Tex Avery
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 26 February 1908 · Taylor, Texas, USA
- Died
- 26 August 1980
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy.
Known for
Directing 160
- 2026Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1 · director
- 2026Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3 · director
- 2026Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4 · director
- 2026Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2 · director
- 2025Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 1 · director
- 2020Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection · director
- 2011Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One · director
- 2010The Essential Bugs Bunny · director
- 2007Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 · director
- 2007Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson · director
- 2005The very best of Tweety · director
- 2004Tex Avery MGM Collection · director
- 2003Behind the Tunes: Forever Befuddled · director
- 1991The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame · director
- 1957Cat's Meow · director
- 1956Millionaire Droopy · director
- 1955Cellbound · director
- 1955Deputy Droopy · director
- 1955The First Bad Man · director
- 1955Sh-h-h-h-h-h · director
- 1955Field and Scream · director
- 1955The Legend of Rockabye Point · director
- 1955Crazy Mixed Up Pup · director
- 1954I'm Cold · director
- 1954Dixieland Droopy · director
- 1954The Flea Circus · director
- 1954The Farm of Tomorrow · director
- 1954Homesteader Droopy · director
- 1954Billy Boy · director
- 1954Drag-A-Long Droopy · director
- 1953The Three Little Pups · director
- 1953T.V. of Tomorrow · director
- 1953Little Johnny Jet · director
- 1952Rock-a-Bye Bear · director
- 1952One Cab's Family · director
- 1952Magical Maestro · director
- 1951Droopy's Double Trouble · director
- 1951Car of Tomorrow · director
- 1951Symphony in Slang · director
- 1951Droopy's Good Deed · director
- 1951Daredevil Droopy · director
- 1951Cock-a-Doodle Dog · director
- 1950The Peachy Cobbler · director
- 1950The Chump Champ · director
- 1950Garden Gopher · director
- 1950The Cuckoo Clock · director
- 1950Ventriloquist Cat · director
- 1949The Counterfeit Cat · director
- 1949Out-Foxed · director
- 1949Little Rural Riding Hood · director
- 1949Wags to Riches · director
- 1949Doggone Tired · director
- 1949The House of Tomorrow · director
- 1949Señor Droopy · director
- 1949Bad Luck Blackie · director
- 1948The Cat That Hated People · director
- 1948Lucky Ducky · director
- 1948Half-Pint Pygmy · director
- 1948Little 'Tinker · director
- 1948What Price Fleadom · director
- 1947King-Size Canary · director
- 1947Slap Happy Lion · director
- 1947Uncle Tom's Cabaña · director
- 1947Red Hot Rangers · director
- 1947Hound Hunters · director
- 1946Henpecked Hoboes · director
- 1946Northwest Hounded Police · director
- 1946The Hick Chick · director
- 1946Lonesome Lenny · director
- 1945Wild and Woolfy · director
- 1945Swing Shift Cinderella · director
- 1945The Shooting of Dan McGoo · director
- 1945Jerky Turkey · director
- 1945The Screwy Truant · director
- 1944Big Heel-Watha · director
- 1944Happy-Go-Nutty · director
- 1944Batty Baseball · director
- 1944Screwball Squirrel · director
- 1943What's Buzzin' Buzzard? · director
- 1943One Ham's Family · director
- 1943Who Killed Who? · director
- 1943Red Hot Riding Hood · director
- 1943Dumb-Hounded · director
- 1942The Early Bird Dood It! · director
- 1942Blitz Wolf · director
- 1942Crazy Cruise · director
- 1942Aloha Hooey · director
- 1941Wabbit Twouble · director
- 1941The Cagey Canary · director
- 1941The Bug Parade · director
- 1941All This and Rabbit Stew · director
- 1941Aviation Vacation · director
- 1941The Heckling Hare · director
- 1941Hollywood Steps Out · director
- 1941Porky's Preview · director
- 1941Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm · director
- 1941Tortoise Beats Hare · director
- 1941The Crackpot Quail · director
- 1941The Haunted Mouse · director
- 1940Of Fox and Hounds · director
- 1940Wacky Wildlife · director
- 1940Holiday Highlights · director
- 1940Ceiling Hero · director
- 1940A Wild Hare · director
- 1940Circus Today · director
- 1940A Gander at Mother Goose · director
- 1940The Bear's Tale · director
- 1940Cross Country Detours · director
- 1940The Early Worm Gets the Bird · director
- 1939Screwball Football · director
- 1939Fresh Fish · director
- 1939Land of the Midnight Fun · director
- 1939Detouring America · director
- 1939Dangerous Dan McFoo · director
- 1939Believe It or Else · director
- 1939Thugs with Dirty Mugs · director
- 1939A Day at the Zoo · director
- 1939Hamateur Night · director
- 1938The Mice Will Play · director
- 1938Daffy Duck in Hollywood · director
- 1938Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas · director
- 1938A Feud There Was · director
- 1938Cinderella Meets Fella · director
- 1938Movie Phoney News · director
- 1938The Isle of Pingo Pongo · director
- 1938The Penguin Parade · director
- 1938The Sneezing Weasel · director
- 1938Daffy Duck & Egghead · director
- 1937Little Red Walking Hood · director
- 1937I Wanna Be a Sailor · director
- 1937Porky's Garden · director
- 1937A Sunbonnet Blue · director
- 1937Egghead Rides Again · director
- 1937Uncle Tom's Bungalow · director
- 1937Ain't We Got Fun · director
- 1937Porky's Duck Hunt · director
- 1937I Only Have Eyes for You · director
- 1937Picador Porky · director
- 1937Porky the Wrestler · director
- 1936The Village Smithy · director
- 1936Don't Look Now · director
- 1936Milk and Money · director
- 1936Porky the Rain-Maker · director
- 1936I Love to Singa · director
- 1936I'd Love to Take Orders from You · director
- 1936The Blow Out · director
- 1936Page Miss Glory · director
- 1936Plane Dippy · director
- 1935Gold Diggers of '49 · director
- 1935The Quail Hunt · director
- 1935Amateur Broadcast · director
- 1935At Your Service · director
- 1935Towne Hall Follies · director
- 1935Elmer the Great Dane · director
- 1935Do a Good Deed · director
- 1935The Hillbilly · director
- 1935Robinson Crusoe Isle · director
- 1934Sky Larks · director
- 1934Chris Columbus, Jr. · director
- 1934The Gingerbread Boy · director
Writing 9
- 2025Wolf! Wolf! · writer
- 2004Tex Avery MGM Collection · scenario writer
- 1995George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular · original concept
- 1955Sh-h-h-h-h-h · writer
- 1955Crazy Mixed Up Pup · writer
- 1937Porky's Duck Hunt · writer
- 1936I Love to Singa · story
- 1933The Zoo · story
- 1931The Hunter · writer
Acting 58
- 2021Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3 as Narrator (voice) / Various (voice)
- 2012King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 as Papa Bear (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2004Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery as Self
- 2003Tex Avery: A Crazy World as Lui-même
- 1993The Compleat Tex Avery
- 1988Portrait of Tex Avery
- 1976Bugs Bunny Superstar as Himself
- 1955Deputy Droopy as Short Robber (voice) (uncredited)
- 1955The First Bad Man as Cavemen (uncredited)
- 1955The Legend of Rockabye Point as Polar Bear's Sneezes / Polar Bear's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
- 1954The Farm of Tomorrow as Small Baby Chicken (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953Barney's Hungry Cousin as Hungry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951Car of Tomorrow as Hiccups (voice)
- 1951Daredevil Droopy as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950Garden Gopher as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950Ventriloquist Cat as Alley Cat / Spike (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949The House of Tomorrow as Burps (uncredited)
- 1949Señor Droopy as Bull (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949Bad Luck Blackie as Large Dog (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948What Price Fleadom as Homer's Dog (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947Red Hot Rangers as Junior (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947Hound Hunters as Junior (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946Henpecked Hoboes as Junior (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946Northwest Hounded Police as Droopy (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946Lonesome Lenny as Lenny (voice) (uncredited)
- 1945Jerky Turkey as Hunting Pilgrim / Turkey Call (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943Who Killed Who? as Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942Hold the Lion, Please as Hippo (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941The Heckling Hare as Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941The Crackpot Quail as Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940Of Fox and Hounds as Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940Ghost Wanted as Laughing Ghost (voice)
- 1940Circus Today as Circus Bandmaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940The Bear's Tale as Poppa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939Fresh Fish as Prof. Mackerel Fishsticks (voice)
- 1939Dangerous Dan McFoo as Fight Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939Believe It or Else as Old Man in Jail (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939Thugs with Dirty Mugs as Ed. G. Robemsome as Killer Diller (voice)
- 1939A Day at the Zoo as Other Elk Named Bill (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939Hamateur Night as Hippo (voice)
- 1938Count Me Out as Fight Referee (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas as The Chief (voice)
- 1938A Feud There Was as Weaver Dude / Weaver Guy with Gun (voice)
- 1938The Penguin Parade as Walrus (voice)
- 1938Porky's Phoney Express as Porky's Boss's laugh (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938The Sneezing Weasel as Weasel (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937A Sunbonnet Blue as Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937Egghead Rides Again as Red (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937Uncle Tom's Bungalow as Uncle Tom (voice)
- 1937Porky the Wrestler as Champion Wrestler Man Mountain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1936The Village Smithy as Blacksmith (voice)
- 1936Don't Look Now as Preacher (voice) (uncredited)
- 1934Toyland Premiere as Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
- 1930Spooks as Opening Voice / The Phantom (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- 1930Not So Quiet as Sergeant (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- 1930My Pal Paul as Paul Whiteman / Laughing Bird (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- 1930Hells Heels as Sheriff (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Production 4
- 2004Tex Avery MGM Collection · producer
- 1953T.V. of Tomorrow · producer
- 1951Symphony in Slang · producer
- 1950Garden Gopher · producer
visual effects 9
- 1993The Compleat Tex Avery · animation
- 1979Casper's First Christmas · animation director
- 1946A Feather in His Collar · animation
- 1946A Bird in the Head · animation
- 1935Towne Hall Follies · animation
- 1933Confidence · animation
- 1932Grandma's Pet · animation
- 1930Africa · animation
- 1930The Fowl Ball · animation