Person Details

Birthday: 1910-07-14 05:37:53

Death: 2001-03-22 05:37:53

Aliases: Bill Hanna , William Denby Hanna , Denby Williams

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Melrose, New Mexico, USA

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Movie Involvements: 405

TV Involvements: 221


Most Famous Work

Biography

William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by 1919. There, Hanna became an Eagle Scout. Hanna graduated from Compton High School in 1928. He briefly attended Compton City College but dropped out at the onset of the Great Depression.After working odd jobs in the first months of the Depression, Hanna joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930. During the 1930s, Hanna steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such as Captain and the Kids. In 1937, while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Hanna met Joseph Barbera. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action films. In 1957, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna–Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991. At that time the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards. Their cartoons have become cultural icons, and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films, books, and toys. Hanna–Barbera's shows have a global audience of over 300 million people and have been translated into more than 20 languages.

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ABC Afterschool Special
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(1972) Producer
Super Friends
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Super Friends

(1973) Producer
The Tom and Jerry Show
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The Tom and Jerry Show

(1975) Creator
Shirt Tales
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Shirt Tales

(1982) Creator
Pac-Man
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Pac-Man

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Johnny Bravo
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Johnny Bravo

(1997) Executive Producer
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
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Space Stars
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Space Stars

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Acting

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2023 (archive voices)
2022 Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
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2010 Tom (archive sound)
2006 Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
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2002 Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000 Special Appearance
1994 Executive in Boardroom
1993 William
1992 N/A
1991 Narrator
1990 Self
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1957 Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1954 Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1950 Spike's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
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1949 Large Dog Scream (voice)
1948 Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
Tom / Butch (voice) (uncredited)
1946 Tom (screaming voice) (uncredited)
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1945 Tom (voice) (uncredited)
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1944 Tom (voice) (uncredited)
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1942 Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
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Little Gravel Voice (voice) (uncredited)
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1941 Donkey
1940 Jinx (voice) (uncredited)
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Crew

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Sound


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