Tex Avery

American animator and director (1908–1980)

Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery was an American animator, film director and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for Leon Schlesinger Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's cartoon department, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd for Warner Bros. and Droopy, Butch Dog, Screwy Squirrel, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood, and George and Junior for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 47 films (1936–1956) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 26 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1936	The blow out	a Guild Films presentation ; Leon Schlesinger Studios ; produced by Leon Schlesinger ; supervision, Fred Avery.	8	16mm	B&W	sound
1939	A Day At The Zoo	Indian Gov't Films Division Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting	7 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1939	A Day At the Zoo	Castle Films	1200 ft.		B&W
1939	Hamateur Night	Leon Schlesinger Studios	8 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1940	A Wild Hare.	Tex Avery	1 reel			sound
1940	Of Fox And Hounds.	Tex Avery	1 reel
1941	The Cagey Canary.	Tex Avery	1 reel
1941	The Heckling Hare.	Tex Avery	1 reel
1941	Tortoise Beats Hare.	Tex Avery	1 reel
1943	One Ham's Family.	Tex Avery	696 ft.			sound
1943	Red Hot Riding Hood.	Tex Avery	662 ft.			sound
1943	Who Killed Who?	Tex Avery	8 min
1944	Batty Baseball.	Tex Avery	594 ft.			sound
1944	Happy-Go-Nutty.	Tex Avery	668 ft.			sound
1944	Screwball Squirrel.	Tex Avery	678 ft.			sound
1945	Swing Shift Cinderella.	Tex Avery	710 ft.			sound
1946	Henpecked Hoboes.	Tex Avery	744 ft.	35mm	Color	sound
1946	Lonesome Lenny.	Tex Avery	708 ft.			sound
1947	Red Hot Rangers.	Tex Avery	8 min	35mm	Color	sound
1948	Half-Pint Pygmy.	Tex Avery	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1948	Little 'Tinker.	Tex Avery	1 reel	35mm	Color	sound
1948	The Cat That Hated People.	Tex Avery	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1949	Bad Luck Blackie.	Tex Avery	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1949	Doggone Tired.	Tex Avery	8 min	35mm	Color	sound
1949	Little Rural Riding Hood.	Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Fred Quimby ; directed by Tex Avery.	6 min	35mm	Color	sound
1949	Out-Foxed	Loew’s, Inc	8 min
1949	The Counterfeit Cat.	Tex Avery	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1949	The House Of Tomorrow.	Tex Avery	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1949	Wags To Riches.	Tex Avery	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1950	The Chump Champ.	Loew's Inc.	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1950	The Peachy Cobbler.	Loew's Inc.	6 min	35mm	Color	sound
1950	Ventriloquist Cat.	Loew's Inc.	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1951	Daredevil Droopy.	Loew's Inc.	6 min	35mm	Color	sound
1951	Droopy’s Double Trouble.	Loew's Inc.	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1951	Droopy’s Good Deed.	Loew's Inc.	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1952	One Cab’s Family.	Loew’s Incorporated	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Billy Boy.	Loew’s Incorporated	6 min	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Drag-A-Long Droopy.	Loew’s Incorporated	8 min	35mm	Color	sound
1954	FIELD AND SCREAM	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.	7 min	16mm	Color	sound
1954	Homesteader Droopy.	Loew’s Incorporated	8 min	35mm	Color	sound
1954	The Flea Circus.	Loew’s Incorporated	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1954	The Three Little Pups.	Loew’s Incorporated	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1955	Cellbound.	Loew’s Incorporated	6 min	35mm	Color	sound
1955	Deputy Droopy.	Loew’s Incorporated	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1955	I’m Cold.	Universal International	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1955	The First Bad Man.	Loew’s Incorporated	7 min	35mm	Color	sound
1956	Millionaire Droopy.	Loew’s Incorporated	7 min	35mm	Color	sound