- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJosé Cuauhtémoc Meléndez
- Height5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
- Bill Melendez was born on November 15, 1916 in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. He was a producer and director, known for A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969), A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown (1968). He was married to Helen Antionette Huhn. He died on September 2, 2008 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- SpouseHelen Antionette Huhn(September 1, 1940 - September 2, 2008) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- He met Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz in 1959 when he was making Ford Motor television commercials featuring the Peanuts characters. Melendez became the only artist Schulz authorized to animate the characters.
- Being credited in 53 Peanuts related cartoons as the voice of Snoopy, he was the only actor to reprise his original role more times than any other voice actor in a Peanuts related cartoon.
- With Lee Mendelson, Melendez produced, directed, or animated about 70 Peanuts television specials, four movies, and hundreds of commercials. He was also the voice of Snoopy.
- After working at Walt Disney Studios, he joined Warner Brothers in the 1940s, where he worked on Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig cartoons.
- He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7201 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 2, 2015.
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