Directed credits
332
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Friz Freleng
Directing
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Directed movies: 330Directed series: 2All crew credits: 605
TMDB ID: 930633
IMDb ID: nm0293989
Known for: Directing
Born: August 21, 1906
Died: May 26, 1995
Age: 88
Place of birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1927 - 2020
Years active: 94
Average TMDB rating: 6.72
Wikidata: Q457864
Also known as
Isodore Freleng • I. Freleng • Isadore Freleng • Yosemite Friz • Friz • Isadore 'Friz' Freleng
Frequent jobs
Director (328)Animation Director (4)Producer (201)Animation (52)Executive Producer (6)Creator (3)Writer (3)In Memory Of (2)Author (1)Characters (1)
Biography
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".
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Friz Freleng.
Director
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection
2020 • Movie
Director
The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Crazylegs Crane
2016 • Movie
Director
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One
2011 • Movie
Director
Looney Tunes Super Stars Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy
2010 • Movie
Director
The Essential Bugs Bunny
2010 • Movie
Director
Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire
2010 • Movie
Director
Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
2010 • Movie
Animation Director
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
2010 • Movie
Director
Looney Tunes Collection: Best Of Bugs Bunny Volume 1
2004 • Movie
Director
Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1
2003 • Movie
Director
Looney Tunes All Stars
1999 • Movie
Director
Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth
1998 • Movie
Director
Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes
1998 • Movie
Director
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
1991 • Movie
Director
Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes
1991 • Movie
Director
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
1988 • Movie
Director
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
1983 • Movie
Director
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
1982 • Movie
Director
Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television
1982 • Movie
Director
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
1981 • Movie
Director
Bugs Bunny: All American Hero
1981 • Movie
Director
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
1980 • Movie
Director
The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special
1980 • Movie
Director
The Chocolate Chase
1980 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Friz Freleng.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Friz Freleng.
Storyboard Artist
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 • Movie
Director
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
1981 • Movie
Producer
The Lorax
1972 • Movie
Director
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
1982 • Movie
as Citizen (uncredited)
Gremlins
1984 • Movie
Director
Speedy Gonzales
1955 • Movie
Director
Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales
1979 • Movie
Director
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
1983 • Movie
Director
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
1988 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Friz Freleng.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Friz Freleng.
as Citizen (uncredited)
Gremlins
1984 • Movie
Director
Rumors
1943 • Movie
Director
Greedy for Tweety
1957 • Movie
Director
Pay Day
1944 • Movie
Director
Hollywood Daffy
1946 • Movie
Director
Slightly Daffy
1944 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 • Movie
Director
Dog Daze
1937 • Movie
Director
Hare Lift
1952 • Movie
Director
Gripes
1943 • Movie
Director
Three Brothers
1944 • Movie
Director
Dog Pounded
1954 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Friz Freleng.
Executive Producer • 144 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 • Series
In Memory Of • 1 eps
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
1995 • Series
Creator
The Pink Panther
1993 • Series
Characters • 78 eps
Pink Panther and Pals
2010 • Series
Producer • 16 eps
Spider-Woman
1979 • Series
Producer • 16 eps
Crazylegs Crane
1978 • Series
Director • 34 eps
The Inspector
1965 • Series
Producer • 48 eps
The All New Pink Panther Show
1978 • Series
Creator • 33 eps
The Pink Panther
1964 • Series
Producer • 13 eps
The Fantastic Four
1978 • Series
Producer • 34 eps
Here Comes the Grump
1969 • Series
Producer • 32 eps
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
1977 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Friz Freleng.
Producer
The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Sheriff Hoot Kloot
2017 • Movie
Producer
The Pink Panther: Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 2
2005 • Movie
Producer
The Pink Panther: Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 3
2005 • Movie
In Memory Of
From Hare to Eternity
1997 • Movie
Creative Consultant
Driving Mr. Pink
1995 • Movie
Producer
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
1982 • Movie
Producer
Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother
1981 • Movie
Executive Producer
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?
1980 • Movie
Producer
Supermarket Pink
1980 • Movie
Producer
Pink Suds
1979 • Movie
Producer
Fright Before Christmas
1979 • Movie
Producer
Doctor Pink
1979 • Movie
Producer
Spark Plug Pink
1979 • Movie
Producer
Pink Pull
1979 • Movie
Producer
Pink in the Woods
1979 • Movie
Producer
String Along in Pink
1979 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Friz Freleng.
Characters • 78 eps
Pink Panther and Pals
2010 • Series
In Memory Of • 1 eps
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
1995 • Series
Creator
The Pink Panther
1993 • Series
Producer • 26 eps
Pink Panther and Sons
1984 • Series
Author • 103 eps
The Bugs Bunny Show
1983 • Series
Producer • 16 eps
Spider-Woman
1979 • Series
Producer • 48 eps
The All New Pink Panther Show
1978 • Series
Producer • 13 eps
The Fantastic Four
1978 • Series
Producer • 16 eps
Crazylegs Crane
1978 • Series
Producer • 32 eps
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
1977 • Series
Producer • 13 eps
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits
1977 • Series
Producer • 13 eps
Return to the Planet of the Apes
1975 • Series
Producer • 16 eps
مخمخ و مشمش الثنائي المدهش
1975 • Series
Producer • 32 eps
Bailey's Comets
1973 • Series
Executive Producer • 144 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 • Series
Producer • 13 eps
The Houndcats
1972 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Friz Freleng.
as Himself (archive footage)
That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
2014 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012 • Movie
as Himself
Friz on Film
2006 • Movie
as Himself
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003 • Movie
as Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992 • Movie
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990 • Movie
as Self
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988 • Movie
as Self
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986 • Movie
as Citizen (uncredited)
Gremlins
1984 • Movie
as Himself
Bugs Bunny Superstar
1976 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Friz Freleng.
