Director

William Hanna

Directing

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Directed credits

201

Prolific

Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.0

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Directed movies: 177Directed series: 24All crew credits: 502

TMDB ID: 13620

IMDb ID: nm0360253

Known for: Directing

Born: July 14, 1910

Died: March 22, 2001

Age: 90

Place of birth: Melrose, New Mexico, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1936 - 2025

Years active: 90

Average TMDB rating: 7.04

Wikidata: Q263324

Also known as

Bill Hanna • William Denby Hanna • Denby Williams • William D. Hanna

Frequent jobs

Director (201)Producer (142)Executive Producer (71)Characters (31)Co-Producer (29)Creator (18)Story (3)In Memory Of (2)Writer (2)

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Biography

William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by 1919. There, Hanna became an Eagle Scout. Hanna graduated from Compton High School in 1928. He briefly attended Compton City College but dropped out at the onset of the Great Depression.After working odd jobs in the first months of the Depression, Hanna joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930. During the 1930s, Hanna steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such as Captain and the Kids. In 1937, while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Hanna met Joseph Barbera. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action films. In 1957, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna–Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991. At that time the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards. Their cartoons have become cultural icons, and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films, books, and toys. Hanna–Barbera's shows have a global audience of over 300 million people and have been translated into more than 20 languages.

Movies

Directed Movies

Movies directed by William Hanna.

Director

Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958)

2025 • Movie

Director

Tom and Jerry Chaos Concerto

2014 • Movie

Director

Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons

2012 • Movie

Director

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

2011 • Movie

Director

Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog

2002 • Movie

Director

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

2002 • Movie

Director

Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers

2000 • Movie

Director

The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby

1993 • Movie

Director

Les p'tits schtroumpfs

1988 • Movie

Director

The Three Musketeers

1973 • Movie

Director

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1973 • Movie

Director

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

1973 • Movie

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Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

1972 • Movie

Director

A Christmas Story

1972 • Movie

Director

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

1972 • Movie

Director

Oliver and the Artful Dodger

1972 • Movie

Director

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

1972 • Movie

Director

Yogi's Ark Lark

1972 • Movie

Director

Shutter Bugged Cat

1967 • Movie

Director

The Man Called Flintstone

1966 • Movie

Director

Matinee Mouse

1966 • Movie

Director

Big Mouse-Take

1965 • Movie

Director

Crow's Fete

1965 • Movie

Director

Pork Chop Phooey

1965 • Movie

Series

Directed Series

Series directed by William Hanna.

Director • 2 eps

What a Cartoon!

1995 • Series

Director • 16 eps

Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space

1972 • Series

Director • 2 eps

Love, American Style

1969 • Series

Director • 24 eps

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

1969 • Series

Director • 34 eps

Motormouse and Autocat

1969 • Series

Director • 8 eps

It's the Wolf

1969 • Series

Director • 17 eps

Around the World in 79 Days

1969 • Series

Director • 18 eps

Arabian Knights

1968 • Series

Director • 59 eps

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio

1967 • Series

Director • 2 eps

Shazzan

1967 • Series

Director • 1 eps

Young Samson & Goliath

1967 • Series

Director • 1 eps

The Space Kidettes

1966 • Series

Director • 78 eps

The Secret Squirrel Show

1965 • Series

Director • 1 eps

Jonny Quest

1964 • Series

Director • 14 eps

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey

1964 • Series

Director • 23 eps

Breezly and Sneezly

1964 • Series

Director • 23 eps

Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long

1964 • Series

Director • 15 eps

Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse

1964 • Series

Director • 7 eps

The Jetsons

1962 • Series

Director • 52 eps

Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har

1962 • Series

Director • 166 eps

The Flintstones

1960 • Series

Director • 135 eps

The Quick Draw McGraw Show

1959 • Series

Director • 45 eps

Snooper and Blabber

1959 • Series

Director • 57 eps

Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks

1958 • Series

Movies