Michael Maltese

Writing

Michael Maltese

Born 6 February 1908 · New York, New York, USA · Died 22 February 1981 at 73

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]

Known for

Highlights

The Flintstones1960 · Series · Writer
Duck Amuck1953 · Film · Story
What's Opera, Doc?1957 · Film · Story
One Froggy Evening1955 · Film · Story
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie1979 · Film · Writer
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century1953 · Film · Story

Filmography

Movies

193 films

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness2013 · Film · Story
Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth1998 · Film · Story
Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century1980 · Film · Story
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special1980 · Film · Writer
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie1979 · Film · Writer
How Bugs Bunny Won the West1978 · Film · Writer
Cat and Dupli-cat1967 · Film · Story
Love Me, Love My Mouse1966 · Film · Story
Duel Personality1966 · Film · Story
Big Mouse-Take1965 · Film · Writer
I'm Just Wild About Jerry1965 · Film · Story
Tom-ic Energy1965 · Film · Story
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life1965 · Film · Story
Horse Shoo1965 · Film · Writer
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse1964 · Film · Story
Bear Knuckles1964 · Film · Writer
Trouble Bruin1964 · Film · Writer
Much Ado About Mousing1964 · Film · Story
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?1964 · Film · Story
Bear Hug1964 · Film · Writer
The Cat Above and the Mouse Below1964 · Film · Story
Elephantastic1964 · Film · Writer
Raggedy Rug1964 · Film · Writer
Habit Rabbit1963 · Film · Writer
Bear Up!1963 · Film · Story
Drum-Sticked1963 · Film · Writer
Pent-House Mouse1963 · Film · Story
Sheep Stealers Anonymous1963 · Film · Writer
Bearly Able1962 · Film · Writer
Adventures of the Road-Runner1962 · Film · Story
Swash Buckled1962 · Film · Writer
Beef For And After1962 · Film · Writer
Zoo is Company1961 · Film · Story
Fee Fie Foes1961 · Film · Writer
This Is My Ducky Day1961 · Film · Story
The Mouse on 57th Street1961 · Film · Story
High Note1960 · Film · Story
Trip for Tat1960 · Film · Story
Ready, Woolen and Able1960 · Film · Story
Who Scent You?1960 · Film · Story
Person to Bunny1960 · Film · Story
Goldimouse and the Three Cats1960 · Film · Story
Horse Hare1960 · Film · Story
Little Bo Bopped1959 · Film · Story
Wolf Hounded1959 · Film · Story
A Witch's Tangled Hare1959 · Film · Story
Wild About Hurry1959 · Film · Story
Really Scent1959 · Film · Story
Baton Bunny1959 · Film · Story
Cat Feud1958 · Film · Story
Hip Hip-Hurry!1958 · Film · Story
Weasel While You Work1958 · Film · Story
Whoa, Be-Gone!1958 · Film · Story
Hare-Way to the Stars1958 · Film · Story
Robin Hood Daffy1958 · Film · Story
Touché and Go1957 · Film · Story
Zoom and Bored1957 · Film · Story
What's Opera, Doc?1957 · Film · Story
Steal Wool1957 · Film · Story
Fox-Terror1957 · Film · Writer
Boyhood Daze1957 · Film · Story
Ali Baba Bunny1957 · Film · Story
Scrambled Aches1957 · Film · Story
90 Day Wondering1956 · Film · Writer
There They Go-Go-Go!1956 · Film · Story
Deduce, You Say1956 · Film · Story
Rocket-bye Baby1956 · Film · Story
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z1956 · Film · Story
One Froggy Evening1955 · Film · Story
Guided Muscle1955 · Film · Story
Square Shootin' Square1955 · Film · Story
Flea for Two1955 · Film · Writer
Double or Mutton1955 · Film · Story
Rabbit Rampage1955 · Film · Story
Past Perfumance1955 · Film · Story
Ready.. Set.. Zoom!1955 · Film · Story
The Legend of Rockabye Point1955 · Film · Writer
Witch Crafty1955 · Film · Story
Beanstalk Bunny1955 · Film · Story
Helter Shelter1955 · Film · Story
Baby Buggy Bunny1954 · Film · Story
Sheep Ahoy1954 · Film · Story
My Little Duckaroo1954 · Film · Story
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z1954 · Film · Story
Pig in a Pickle1954 · Film · Story
Stop! Look! and Hasten!1954 · Film · Story
Paw's Night Out1954 · Film · Story
Bewitched Bunny1954 · Film · Story
Claws for Alarm1954 · Film · Story
The Cats Bah1954 · Film · Story
No Barking1954 · Film · Story
Feline Frame-Up1954 · Film · Story
Duck! Rabbit, Duck!1953 · Film · Story
Lumber Jack-Rabbit1953 · Film · Story
Zipping Along1953 · Film · Story
Bully for Bugs1953 · Film · Story
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century1953 · Film · Story
Wild Over You1953 · Film · Story
Much Ado About Nutting1953 · Film · Story
Duck Amuck1953 · Film · Story
Kiss Me Cat1953 · Film · Story
Forward March Hare1953 · Film · Story
Terrier-Stricken1952 · Film · Story
Rabbit Seasoning1952 · Film · Story
Mouse-Warming1952 · Film · Story
Going! Going! Gosh!1952 · Film · Story
The Hasty Hare1952 · Film · Story
Beep, Beep1952 · Film · Writer
Water, Water Every Hare1952 · Film · Story
Little Beau Pepé1952 · Film · Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Feed the Kitty1952 · Film · Story
Operation: Rabbit1952 · Film · Story
Drip-Along Daffy1951 · Film · Story
A Bear for Punishment1951 · Film · Story
Cheese Chasers1951 · Film · Story
Chow Hound1951 · Film · Story
Rabbit Fire1951 · Film · Story
A Hound for Trouble1951 · Film · Customer (voice)
Scent-imental Romeo1951 · Film · Story
Bunny Hugged1951 · Film · Story
Two's a Crowd1950 · Film · Story
Rabbit of Seville1950 · Film · Story
Dog Gone South1950 · Film · Story
8 Ball Bunny1950 · Film · Story
The Hypo-Chondri-Cat1950 · Film · Story
The Scarlet Pumpernickel1950 · Film · Story
Homeless Hare1950 · Film · Story
Rabbit Hood1949 · Film · Story
Bear Feat1949 · Film · Writer
For Scent-imental Reasons1949 · Film · Story
Frigid Hare1949 · Film · Writer
Fast and Furry-ous1949 · Film · Story
Long-Haired Hare1949 · Film · Story
The Bee-Deviled Bruin1949 · Film · Story
Mouse Wreckers1949 · Film · Story
Scaredy Cat1948 · Film · Story
My Bunny Lies Over the Sea1948 · Film · Story
Kit for Cat1948 · Film · Story
Haredevil Hare1948 · Film · Story
Bugs Bunny Rides Again1948 · Film · Writer
Buccaneer Bunny1948 · Film · Story
Rabbit Punch1948 · Film · Story
Back Alley Oproar1948 · Film · Story
What's Brewin', Bruin?1948 · Film · Story
A Feather in His Hare1948 · Film · Indian (voice)
Kitty Foiled1948 · Film · Story
Slick Hare1947 · Film · Story
House Hunting Mice1947 · Film · Story
A Pest in the House1947 · Film · Story
Along Came Daffy1947 · Film · Story
Rabbit Transit1947 · Film · Story
Tweetie Pie1947 · Film · Story
A Hare Grows in Manhattan1947 · Film · Dog (voice) (uncredited)
Scent-imental Over You1947 · Film · Story
Cockatoos for Two1947 · Film · Story
Roughly Squeaking1946 · Film · Story
Rhapsody Rabbit1946 · Film · Story
Racketeer Rabbit1946 · Film · Story
Hollywood Daffy1946 · Film · Story
Baseball Bugs1946 · Film · Story
Ain't That Ducky1945 · Film · Story
Herr Meets Hare1945 · Film · Writer
Stage Door Cartoon1944 · Film · Story
Angel Puss1944 · Film · Story
Meatless Flyday1944 · Film · Story
Little Red Riding Rabbit1944 · Film · Story
Rumors1943 · Film · Soldier (voice)
Daffy - The Commando1943 · Film · Story
Fin'n Catty1943 · Film · Story
Hiss and Make Up1943 · Film · Story
Wackiki Wabbit1943 · Film · Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
The Aristo-Cat1943 · Film · Hubie (voice)
Fifth Column Mouse1943 · Film · Story
Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk1943 · Film · Story
The Unbearable Bear1943 · Film · Story
Tortoise Wins by a Hare1943 · Film · Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist1942 · Film · Story
Fresh Hare1942 · Film · Story
The Ducktators1942 · Film · Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Foney Fables1942 · Film · Story
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper1942 · Film · Story
Crazy Cruise1942 · Film · Story
Aloha Hooey1942 · Film · Story
Notes to You1941 · Film · Story
Sport Chumpions1941 · Film · Story
We, the Animals - Squeak!1941 · Film · Leader Mouse (voice)
The Heckling Hare1941 · Film · Story
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt1941 · Film · Story
The Trial of Mr. Wolf1941 · Film · Story
Porky's Bear Facts1941 · Film · Story
The Cat's Tale1941 · Film · Story
The Haunted Mouse1941 · Film · Story
You Ought to Be in Pictures1940 · Film · Studio Guard (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

9 shows

Harlem Globetrotters1970 · Series · Story
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines1969 · Series · Story
The Inspector1965 · Series · Writer
Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har1962 · Series · Writer
The Yogi Bear Show1961 · Series · Writer
The Flintstones1960 · Series · Writer
The Quick Draw McGraw Show1959 · Series · Writer
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy1959 · Series · Writer
Snooper and Blabber1959 · Series · Writer