1938Nominee
Best Performance
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Bill Melendez
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
November 15, 1916
Biography
José "Bill" Cuauhtémoc Meléndez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was a Mexican–American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer known for his cartoons for Walt Disney Productions (working on four Disney films Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi), Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and the Peanuts series. Melendez provided the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock in the latter as well. In a career spanning over 60 years, he won six Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more. In addition, he was nominated for an Oscar and five Grammy Awards. The Peanuts television specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas and What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, which he directed, were each honored with a Peabody Award.
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2015Nominee
Best Performance
The Peanuts Movie
1992Nominee
Best Performance
Cool World
Career Highlights
1966Highlight
Best Performance
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
2002Highlight
Best Performance
A Charlie Brown Valentine
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Peanuts Movie
Cool World