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Michael Maltese

Writer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born February 6, 1908Died February 22, 1981 (73 years)
Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time.

[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Popeye the Sailor (1960)

Known For

  • The Flintstones
  • What's Opera, Doc?
  • Duck Amuck
  • Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
  • One Froggy Evening
  • Rabbit of Seville
  • Rabbit Seasoning
  • The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie
  • Rabbit Fire
  • Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
  • Feed the Kitty
  • Bully for Bugs
  • The Yogi Bear Show
  • Robin Hood Daffy
  • Wacky Races
  • Fast and Furry-ous
  • Baseball Bugs
  • Water, Water Every Hare
  • Quick Draw McGraw
  • Ali Baba Bunny
  • The Scarlet Pumpernickel
  • Scaredy Cat
  • Little Red Riding Rabbit
  • Top Cat

Michael Maltese Filmography

2019
2004
1986
1955
Past Perfumance · as Porthos
1951
A Hound for Trouble · as Customer (voice)
1948
Bugs Bunny Rides Again · as Cowboy Crowds
1948
1947
A Hare Grows in Manhattan · as Dog (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Wackiki Wabbit · as Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
1943
The Aristo-Cat · as Hubie (voice)
1943
Tortoise Wins by a Hare · as Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
1942
The Ducktators · as Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
1940
You Ought to Be in Pictures · as Studio Guard (uncredited)

2021
Looney Tunes Presents Marvin the Martian: Space Tunes · as Story: Duck Dodgers In The 24½ Century
2013
2012
Daffy's Rhapsody · as Song
1998
1998
1991
1991
1991
Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1990
Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1989
1988
Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1988
1988
Tex Avery, the King of Cartoons · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1982
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1982
Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1980
1979
Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1977
Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1975
Bugs Bunny Superstar · as Stories: Classic Cartoons
1971
The Funky Phantom (TV Series) · as Story
1971
Great Performances (TV Series) · as Stories
1970
Harlem GlobeTrotters (TV Series) · as Story
1969
1969
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (TV Series) · as Story
1969
The Cattanooga Cats (TV Series) · as Story
1968
Wacky Races (TV Series) · as Story
1967
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show (TV Series) · as Story
1967
Cat and Dupli-cat · as Story
1966
Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles (TV Series) · as Story
1966
1966
Mucho Locos · as Robin Hood Daffy And Deduce You Say Sequences
1966
Duel Personality · as Story
1965
The Cat's Me-Ouch · as Story
1965
Atom Ant (TV Series) · as Written By
1965
The Secret Squirrel Show (TV Series) · as Written By
1965
Winsome Witch (TV Series) · as Written By
1965
1965
Tom-ic Energy · as Story
1965
1964
Snowbody Loves Me · as Story
1964
1964
1964
1963
1963
Pent-House Mouse · as Story
1962
Wally Gator (TV Series) · as Story
1962
Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har (TV Series) · as Story
1962
Touché Turtle and Dum Dum (TV Series) · as Story
1961
Top Cat (TV Series) · as Written By
1961
The Yogi Bear Show (TV Series) · as Written By
1960
High Note · as Story
1960
Trip for Tat · as Story
1960
The Bugs Bunny Show (TV Series) · as Stories
1960
1960
Mouse and Garden · as Story
1960
Popeye the Sailor (1960) (TV Series) · as Story
1960
Hyde and Go Tweet · as Story
1960
1960
Horse Hare · as Story
1959
Unnatural History · as Story
1959
Loopy De Loop (TV Series) · as Story
1959
1959
1959
Hot-Rod and Reel! · as Story
1959
Hare-Abian Nights · as Story
1959
Baton Bunny · as Story
1958
Cat Feud · as Story
1958
Hip Hip-Hurry! · as Story
1958
1958
The Huckleberry Hound Show (TV Series) · as Story
1958
Tot Watchers · as Story
1958
To Itch His Own · as Story
1958
Whoa, Be-Gone! · as Story
1958
1958
Robin Hood Daffy · as Story
1957
Rabbit Romeo · as Story
1957
Touché and Go · as Story
1957
Zoom and Bored · as Story
1957
Mucho Mouse · as Story
1957
What's Opera, Doc? · as Story
1957
Steal Wool · as Story
1957
Boyhood Daze · as Story
1957
1957
Ali Baba Bunny · as Story
1957
Scrambled Aches · as Story
1956
To Hare Is Human · as Story
1956
1956
Deduce, You Say · as Story
1956
Rocket-bye Baby · as Story
1956
1955
One Froggy Evening · as Story
1955
Guided Muscle · as Story
1955
Jumpin' Jupiter · as Story
1955
Double or Mutton · as Story
1955
Rabbit Rampage · as Story
1955
Past Perfumance · as Story
1955
1955
Beanstalk Bunny · as Story
1955
Helter Shelter · as Story
1954
Baby Buggy Bunny · as Story
1954
My Little Duckaroo · as Story
1954
Real Gone Woody · as Story
1954
1954
1954
Bewitched Bunny · as Story
1954
Hay Rube · as Story
1954
Claws for Alarm · as Story
1954
No Barking · as Story
1953
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z · as Story
1953
1953
Lumber Jack-Rabbit · as Story
1953
Zipping Along · as Story
1953
Bully for Bugs · as Story
1953
1953
Wild Over You · as Story
1953
1953
Duck Amuck · as Story
1953
Kiss Me Cat · as Story
1953
Forward March Hare · as Story
1953
1952
Terrier-Stricken · as Story
1952
Rabbit Seasoning · as Story
1952
1952
Hoppy-Go-Lucky · as Story
1952
The Hasty Hare · as Story
1952
1952
Feed the Kitty · as Story
1952
Operation: Rabbit · as Story
1951
Drip-Along Daffy · as Story
1951
1951
Cheese Chasers · as Story
1951
1951
Chow Hound · as Story
1951
Rabbit Fire · as Story
1951
1951
Bunny Hugged · as Story
1950
Rabbit of Seville · as Story
1950
The Ducksters · as Story
1950
8 Ball Bunny · as Story
1950
1950
Homeless Hare · as Story
1950
1949
Rabbit Hood · as Story
1949
1949
Fast and Furry-ous · as Story
1949
Long-Haired Hare · as Story
1949
Mississippi Hare · as Story
1949
Awful Orphan · as Story
1948
Mouse Wreckers · as Story
1948
Scaredy Cat · as Story
1948
1948
Kit for Cat · as Story
1948
Daffy Dilly · as Story
1948
Haredevil Hare · as Story
1948
Buccaneer Bunny · as Story
1948
Rabbit Punch · as Story
1948
Back Alley Oproar · as Story
1948
1947
Slick Hare · as Story
1947
1947
Swiss Tease · as Story
1947
1947
Up'n Atom · as Story
1947
Rabbit Transit · as Story
1947
Tweetie Pie · as Story
1947
1947
1947
Cockatoos for Two · as Story
1946
Rhapsody Rabbit · as Story
1946
Fair and Worm-er · as Story
1946
Racketeer Rabbit · as Story
1946
Hollywood Daffy · as Story
1946
Baseball Bugs · as Story
1945
Hare Trigger · as Story
1945
Odor-Able Kitty · as Story
1944
Stage Door Cartoon · as Story
1944
Angel Puss · as Story
1944
1944
1943
1943
Hiss and Make Up · as Story
1943
1943
Pigs in a Polka · as Story
1942
My Favorite Duck · as Story
1942
1942
Fresh Hare · as Story
1942
Foney Fables · as Story
1942
Horton Hatches the Egg · as Adaptation
1942
1942
Crazy Cruise · as Story
1942
Aloha Hooey · as Story
1941
Rhapsody in Rivets · as Story
1941
The Heckling Hare · as Story
1941
1941
Porky's Bear Facts · as Story

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