Friz Freleng

Isadore "Friz" Freleng (1906–1995), sometimes credited as I. Freleng, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the cat, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance) and Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners' Termite Terrace studio, Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266), and is also the most honored of the Warner directors, having won four Academy Awards. After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David H. DePatie founded DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (notably The Pink Panther Show), feature film title sequences, and Saturday morning cartoons through the early 1980s. The nickname "Friz" came from his friend Hugh Harman, who initially nicknamed him "Congressman Frizby" after a fictional senator that was in articles in the Los Angeles Examiner. Over time this shortened to "Friz".

Known For

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Birth Location Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Born 1906-08-21
Died 1995-05-26

Movies

A Wizard's Tale Original Series Creator
2018
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony Animation Director
2010
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol:2 Director of Photography
2004
1999
From Hare to Eternity In Memory Of
1997
Driving Mr. Pink Creative Consultant
1995
1991
1988
1980
The Yolks on You Director
1980
1980
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? Executive Producer
1980
1980
Supermarket Pink Producer
1980
Pink Suds Producer
1979
1979
1979
Doctor Pink Producer
1979
Spark Plug Pink Producer
1979
Pink Pull Producer
1979
1979
1979
Toro Pink Producer
1979
Pink Quackers Producer
1979
Pink Breakfast Producer
1979
Pink Z-Z-Z Producer
1978
Star Pink Producer
1978
1978
Pink Bananas Producer
1978
1978
1978
Pet Pink Pebbles Producer
1978
Pink Press Producer
1978
A Pink Christmas Producer
1978
A Pink Christmas Teleplay
1978
1978
Pinkologist Producer
1978
Pink and Shovel Producer
1978
Pink S.W.A.T. Producer
1978
Pink Daddy Producer
1978
1978
Pink Lightning Producer
1978
Pink U.F.O. Producer
1978
Sprinkle Me Pink Producer
1978
Dietetic Pink Producer
1978
Pink Lemonade Producer
1978
Pink Trumpet Producer
1978
Pink Arcade Producer
1978
Pink Pictures Producer
1978
Halloween Is Grinch Night Executive Producer
1977
1977
Therapeutic Pink Producer
1977
Rocky Pink Producer
1976
Sherlock Pink Producer
1976
Pinky Doodle Producer
1976
Pink Piper Producer
1976
The Pink Pro Producer
1976
1976
Mystic Pink Producer
1976
Pink Campaign Producer
1975
1975
Bobolink Pink Producer
1975
The Tiny Tree Executive Producer
1975
1975
Pink Elephant Producer
1975
Pink Plasma Producer
1975
Forty Pink Winks Producer
1975
Salmon Pink Producer
1975
Pink Streaker Producer
1975
Pink DaVinci Producer
1975
The Hoober-Bloob Highway Executive Producer
1975
Pink Aye Producer
1974
The Lorax Producer
1972
Pink 8 Ball Producer
1972
Pink-In Producer
1971
1971
Pink-In Director
1971
The Pink Flea Producer
1971
Psst Pink Producer
1971
Pink Pranks Producer
1971
Cattle Battle Producer
1971
Pink Tuba-Dore Producer
1971
Pink Blue Plate Producer
1971
The Cat in the Hat Executive Producer
1971
1971
Gem Dandy Producer
1970
War and Pieces Producer
1970
Robin Goodhood Producer
1970
Bridgework Producer
1970
A Taste of Money Producer
1970
Goldilocks Producer
1970
1969
Extinct Pink Producer
1969
Pink on the Cob Producer
1969
1969
Flying Feet Producer
1969
Slink Pink Producer
1969
1969
1969
1969
Pink-A-Rella Producer
1969
Pinkcome Tax Producer
1968
Hawks and Doves Producer
1968
1968
Pink Sphinx Producer
1968
Tickled Pink Producer
1968
1968
1968
Prehistoric Pink Producer
1968
The Pink Pill Producer
1968
Pink Valiant Producer
1968
1968
Lucky Pink Producer
1968
G.I. Pink Producer
1968
Put-Put, Pink Producer
1968
Psychedelic Pink Producer
1968
1968
Sky Blue Pink Producer
1968
Pink Outs Producer
1967
1967
Pinto Pink Producer
1967
Pink Paradise Producer
1967
Jet Pink Producer
1967
In the Pink Producer
1967
1967
Pink Posies Producer
1967
Pink Panic Producer
1967
Pinknic Producer
1967
Rock-A-Bye Pinky Producer
1966
Super Pink Producer
1966
Pink-A-Boo Director
1966
1966
1966
1966
1966
Vitamin Pink Producer
1966
Pink Pistons Producer
1966
Pink Punch Producer
1966
Bully for Pink Producer
1965
Reel Pink Producer
1965
Just Plane Beep Producer
1965
An Ounce of Pink Producer
1965
Pink Panzer Producer
1965
1965
1965
Corn on the Cop Producer
1965
1965
Pink Ice Producer
1965
Pink Ice Director
1965
Shocking Pink Producer
1965
Pinkfinger Producer
1965
Shocking Pink Director
1965
Pinkfinger Director
1965
Pickled Pink Producer
1965
Pickled Pink Director
1965
Sink Pink Producer
1965
Sink Pink Director
1965
1965
1965
The Wild Chase Producer
1965
The Wild Chase Director
1965
1965
1965
Cats and Bruises Director
1965
Pink Pajamas Producer
1964
Pink Pajamas Director
1964
Road to Andalay Director
1964
The Pink Phink Producer
1964
The Pink Phink Director
1964
1964
1964
Nuts and Volts Producer
1964
Nuts and Volts Director
1964
1964
1963
Chili Weather Director
1963
1963
1963
1963
Shishkabugs Director
1962
The Jet Cage Screenplay
1962
The Jet Cage Director
1962
Honey's Money Director
1962
Mexican Boarders Director
1962
Crows' Feat Director
1962
1961
Prince Violent Director
1961
1961
1961
D' Fightin' Ones Director
1961
Bad-Time Story Director
1961
1960
1960
Trip for Tat Director
1960
1960
1960
Mouse and Garden Director
1960
1960
Person to Bunny Director
1960
Horse Hare Director
1960
Tweet Dreams Director
1959
1959
1959
Tweet and Lovely Director
1959
Mexicali Shmoes Director
1959
Trick or Tweet Director
1959
Apes of Wrath Director
1959
1959
The Alphabet Conspiracy Animation Director
1959
1958
1958
A Waggily Tale Director
1958
1958
Hare-Less Wolf Director
1958
1957
Show Biz Bugs Director
1957
1957
Bugsy and Mugsy Director
1957
Birds Anonymous Director
1957
Piker's Peak Director
1957
1957
Tweet Zoo Director
1957
1957
1956
Yankee Dood It Director
1956
A Star Is Bored Director
1956
Tugboat Granny Director
1956
1956
1956
Rabbitson Crusoe Director
1956
Tweet and Sour Director
1956
Pappy's Puppy Director
1955
Heir-Conditioned Director
1955
1955
1955
Speedy Gonzales Director
1955
Hyde and Hare Director
1955
A Kiddies Kitty Director
1955
This Is a Life? Director
1955
Lumber Jerks Director
1955
Tweety's Circus Director
1955
Hare Brush Director
1955
Sandy Claws Director
1955
Sahara Hare Director
1955
Stork Naked Director
1955
Pests for Guests Director
1955
1955
By Word of Mouse Director
1954
Goo Goo Goliath Director
1954
1954
Satan's Waitin' Director
1954
Muzzle Tough Director
1954
1954
Bugs and Thugs Director
1954
I Gopher You Director
1954
1954
Dog Pounded Director
1954
Robot Rabbit Director
1953
Catty Cornered Director
1953
Tom Tom Tomcat Director
1953
Hare Trimmed Director
1953
Ant Pasted Director
1953
1953
Fowl Weather Director
1953
A Mouse Divided Director
1953
Snow Business Director
1953
Hare Lift Director
1952
Tree for Two Director
1952
1952
Cracked Quack Director
1952
Ain't She Tweet Director
1952
1952
14 Carrot Rabbit Director
1952
Foxy by Proxy Director
1952
Gift Wrapped Director
1952
1951
Ballot Box Bunny Director
1951
Tweety's S.O.S. Director
1951
1951
Room and Bird Director
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
Canned Feud Director
1951
1950
Canary Row Director
1950
1950
Golden Yeggs Director
1950
All a Bir-r-r-d Director
1950
His Bitter Half Director
1950
Big House Bunny Director
1950
The Lion's Busy Director
1950
1950
Home, Tweet Home Director
1950
Which Is Witch Director
1949
Each Dawn I Crow Director
1949
1949
1949
1949
Mouse Mazurka Director
1949
Curtain Razor Director
1949
High Diving Hare Director
1949
My Dream Is Yours Animation Director
1949
Hare Do Director
1949
Wise Quackers Director
1949
1949
Kit for Cat Director
1948
Hare Splitter Director
1948
1948
1948
Buccaneer Bunny Director
1948
1948
1948
Slick Hare Director
1947
Along Came Daffy Director
1947
Rabbit Transit Director
1947
Tweetie Pie Director
1947
The Gay Anties Director
1947
Rhapsody Rabbit Director
1946
Racketeer Rabbit Director
1946
Of Thee I Sting Director
1946
Hollywood Daffy Director
1946
1946
Baseball Bugs Director
1946
1945
Operation Snafu Director
1945
Hot Spot Director
1945
Ain't That Ducky Director
1945
Hare Trigger Director
1945
1945
Herr Meets Hare Director
1945
1944
Target Snafu Director
1944
Pay Day Director
1944
Three Brothers Director
1944
Hare Force Director
1944
Slightly Daffy Director
1944
1944
1944
Snafuperman Director
1944
Meatless Flyday Director
1944
1944
Rumors Director
1943
1943
Hiss and Make Up Director
1943
Gripes Director
1943
1943
1943
Greetings Bait Director
1943
Pigs in a Polka Director
1943
Ding Dog Daddy Director
1942
1942
Fresh Hare Director
1942
Foney Fables Director
1942
Double Chaser Director
1942
Lights Fantastic Director
1942
Saps in Chaps Director
1942
1942
1942
1941
Rookie Revue Director
1941
Notes to You Director
1941
Sport Chumpions Director
1941
The Wacky Worm Director
1941
1941
1941
1941
The Cat's Tale Director
1941
1941
1940
1940
1940
1940
1940
1940
1940
The Mad Maestro Director
1939
The Bookworm Director
1939
Mama's New Hat Director
1939
Seal Skinners Director
1939
1939
1938
1938
The Pygmy Hunt Director
1938
1938
1938
Poultry Pirates Director
1938
1938
Jungle Jitters Director
1938
1938
1937
The Lyin' Mouse Director
1937
Dog Daze Director
1937
1937
Sweet Sioux Director
1937
1937
Clean Pastures Director
1937
1937
Pigs Is Pigs Director
1937
He Was Her Man Director
1937
1936
Toy Town Hall Director
1936
1936
When I Yoo Hoo Director
1936
Bingo Crosbyana Director
1936
Let It Be Me Director
1936
1936
1936
1936
1935
1935
1935
The Lady in Red Director
1935
1935
Country Mouse Director
1935
Into Your Dance Director
1935
My Green Fedora Director
1935
1935
1935
1935
Country Boy Director
1935
1935
1934
1934
1934
1934
1934
1934
Buddy and Towser Director
1934
Buddy the Gob Director
1934
We're in the Money Animation
1933
1933
Beau Bosko Director
1933
1933
1933
Bosko in Person Director
1933
Bosko in Dutch Animation
1933
Bosko in Dutch Director
1933
1932
Bosko the Drawback Animation
1932
Ride Him, Bosko Animation
1932
1932
Bosko's Store Animation
1932
Bosko at the Beach Animation
1932
Moonlight for Two Animation
1932
It's Got Me Again! Animation
1932
Goopy Geer Animation
1932
Bosko's Party Animation
1932
Big-Hearted Bosko Animation
1932
1932
Battling Bosko Animation
1932
Bosko at the Zoo Animation
1932
1931
One More Time Animation
1931
1931
The Tree's Knees Animation
1931
Bosko's Holiday Animation
1931
Dumb Patrol Animation
1931
1931
1931
1930
Hold Anything Animation
1930
1930
Weary Willies Director
1929
The Wicked West Director
1929
1929
1929
Hen Fruit Director
1929
Homeless Homer Director
1929
Fiery Fireman Director
1928
Poor Papa Animation
1928
Ride 'Em Plow Boy Animation
1928
Rickety Gin Animation
1927
1927
All Wet Animation
1927
Great Guns Animation
1927
The Mechanical Cow Animation
1927
Oh, Teacher! Animation
1927
Trolley Troubles Animation
1927
1927
1927
1927
1927
1927
Alice's Picnic Animation
1927
1927
1927