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Videos (see all 5)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) -- A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) -- A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) -- A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) -- A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Horton Hears a Who! (1970) -- Horton The Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbours who refuse to believe it exists.

Overview

Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
28 March 1984, Los Angeles County, California, USA more
Trivia:
Is credited with inventing Daffy Duck's favorite line, "Thanks for the... more
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Up 21% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
Benny Washam

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Animation Department, Director, Writer
Animation Department:
  1. "That's Warner Bros.!" (1995) TV series (animator)
  2. "Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends" (1990) TV series (animator)

  3. Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) (animator) (segments "Daffy Dilly", "Water, Water Every Hare", "Claws for Alarm" and "Punch Trunk")
  4. "The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show" (1986) TV series (animator)
  5. "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour" (1985) TV series (animator)
  6. Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982) (animator: classic cartoons)
    ... aka Bugs Bunny's 1001 Rabbit Tales (USA: short title)
  7. Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980) (TV) (animator: classic cartoons / new animation)
  8. Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century (1980) (TV) (master animator)

  9. Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979) (TV) (animator) (as Benny Washam)
  10. Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile (1979) (TV) (co-director: character layout)
  11. The Great American Chase (1979) (animator)
    ... aka The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (International: English title: new title)
  12. Bugs Bunny's Valentine (1979) (TV) (animator)
    ... aka Bugs Bunny's Cupid Capers (USA: video title)
  13. Freeze Frame (1979) (TV) (animator)
  14. "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show" (1978) TV series (animator) (1978)
  15. Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper (1978) (TV) (master animator)
  16. Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet (1978) (TV) (animator: classic cartoons)
  17. How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978) (TV) (animator)
  18. Bugs Bunny's Howl-Oween Special (1978) (TV) (animator: classic cartoons)
  19. A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978) (TV) (master animator)
    ... aka Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court (video title)
  20. Carnival of the Animals (1976) (TV) (master animator)
    ... aka Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals (USA: video title)
  21. Mowgli's Brothers (1976) (TV) (animator: "Tabaqui")
  22. Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975) (TV) (guest animator)
  23. The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) (supervising animator)
    ... aka The Adventures of Milo in the Phantom Tollbooth
  24. Horton Hears a Who! (1970) (TV) (animator)

  25. The Pogo Special Birthday Special (1969) (TV) (animator)
  26. "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour" (1968) TV series (animator)
  27. The Bear That Wasn't (1967) (supervising animator)
  28. Cannery Rodent (1967) (animator)
  29. Surf-Bored Cat (1967) (animator)
  30. Guided Mouse-ille (1967) (animator)
    ... aka Guided Mouse-ille or Science on a Wet Afternoon
  31. Cat and Dupli-cat (1967) (animator)
  32. The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R. (1967) (animator)
  33. Advance and Be Mechanized (1967) (animator)
  34. O-Solar-Meow (1967) (animator)
  35. Rock 'n' Rodent (1967) (animator)
  36. "The Road Runner Show" (1966) TV series (animator)
  37. Love Me, Love My Mouse (1966) (animator)
  38. Puss 'n' Boats (1966) (animator)
  39. Catty-Cornered (1966) (animator)
  40. Filet Meow (1966) (animator)
  41. Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary (1966) (animator)
  42. The A-Tom-inable Snowman (1966) (animator)
  43. The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965) (animator)
    ... aka The Dot and the Line (Australia)
    ... aka The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
  44. The Man from Button Willow (1965) (animator) (as Benny Washam)
  45. Of Feline Bondage (1965) (animator)
  46. I'm Just Wild About Jerry (1965) (animator)
  47. Tom-ic Energy (1965) (animator)
  48. Roadrunner a Go-Go (1965) (animator)
  49. Haunted Mouse (1965) (animator)
  50. Jerry-Go-Round (1965) (animator)
  51. Duel Personality (1965) (animator)
  52. The Year of the Mouse (1965) (animator)
  53. Zip Zip Hooray! (1965) (animator)
  54. Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life (1965) (animator)
  55. The Cat's Me-Ouch (1965) (animator)
  56. The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off (1965) (animator)
  57. Bad Day at Cat Rock (1965) (animator)
  58. The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (1964) (animator)
  59. Snowbody Loves Me (1964) (animator)
  60. Much Ado About Mousing (1964) (animator)
  61. Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? (1964) (animator)
  62. The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (1964) (animator)
  63. Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (1963) (animator)
  64. Pent-House Mouse (1963) (animator)
  65. Gay Purr-ee (1962) (animator)
  66. Adventures of the Road-Runner (1962) (animator) (supervising animator)
  67. Now Hear This (1962) (animator)
  68. Nelly's Folly (1961) (animator)
  69. "Calvin and the Colonel" (supervising animator) (4 episodes, 1961) (animator) (1 episode, 1961)
        - Money in the Closet (1961) TV episode (animator)
        - Sycamore Lodge (1961) TV episode (supervising animator)
        - The Costume Ball (1961) TV episode (supervising animator)
        - The Polka Dot Bandit (1961) TV episode (supervising animator)
        - The Television Job (1961) TV episode (supervising animator)
  70. "King Leonardo and His Short Subjects" (1960) TV series (animator)
    ... aka King Leonardo (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The King and Odie (USA: syndication title)
  71. "The Bugs Bunny Show" (1960) TV series (animator) (unknown episodes)
  72. Ready, Woolen and Able (1960) (animator)
  73. Who Scent You? (1960) (animator)
  74. Fastest with the Mostest (1960) (animator)

  75. Unnatural History (1959) (animator)
  76. A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959) (animator)
  77. Wild About Hurry (1959) (animator)
  78. Really Scent (1959) (animator)
  79. Hot-Rod and Reel! (1959) (animator)
  80. Hare-Abian Nights (1959) (animator)
  81. Baton Bunny (1959) (animator)
  82. Cat Feud (1958) (animator)
  83. Hip Hip-Hurry! (1958) (animator)
  84. Hook, Line and Stinker (1958) (animator)
  85. To Itch His Own (1958) (animator)
  86. Ali Baba Bunny (1957) (animator)
  87. Scrambled Aches (1957) (animator)
  88. Drafty, Isn't It? (1957) (animator) (uncredited)
  89. To Hare Is Human (1956) (animator)
  90. There They Go-Go-Go! (1956) (animator)
  91. Deduce, You Say (1956) (animator)
  92. Rocket-bye Baby (1956) (animator)
  93. Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (1956) (animator)
  94. Heaven Scent (1956) (animator)
  95. Rocket Squad (1956) (animator)
  96. Broom-Stick Bunny (1956) (animator)
  97. Bugs' Bonnets (1956) (animator)
  98. 90 Day Wondering (1956) (animator)
  99. One Froggy Evening (1955) (animator)
  100. Guided Muscle (1955) (animator)
  101. Two Scent's Worth (1955) (animator)
  102. Knight-Mare Hare (1955) (animator)
  103. Rabbit Rampage (1955) (animator)
  104. Ready.. Set.. Zoom! (1955) (animator)
  105. A Hitch in Time (1955) (animator)
  106. Baby Buggy Bunny (1954) (animator)
  107. My Little Duckaroo (1954) (animator)
  108. Lumber Jack-Rabbit (1954) (animator)
  109. By Word of Mouse (1954) (animator)
  110. Bewitched Bunny (1954) (animator)
  111. Claws for Alarm (1954) (animator)
  112. The Cats Bah (1954) (animator)
  113. Punch Trunk (1953) (animator)
  114. Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953) (animator)
  115. Zipping Along (1953) (animator)
  116. Bully for Bugs (1953) (animator)
  117. Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953) (animator)
  118. Wild Over You (1953) (animator)
  119. Much Ado About Nutting (1953) (animator)
  120. Duck Amuck (1953) (animator)
  121. Kiss Me Cat (1953) (animator)
  122. Forward March Hare (1953) (animator)
  123. Don't Give Up the Sheep (1953) (animator)
  124. From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1953) (animator)
  125. Terrier-Stricken (1952) (animator)
  126. Rabbit Seasoning (1952) (animator)
  127. Mouse-Warming (1952) (animator)
  128. Going! Going! Gosh! (1952) (animator)
  129. The Hasty Hare (1952) (animator)
  130. Beep, Beep (1952) (animator)
  131. Water, Water Every Hare (1952) (animator)
  132. Little Beau Pepé (1952) (animator)
  133. Feed the Kitty (1952) (animator)
  134. Operation: Rabbit (1952) (animator)
  135. Drip-Along Daffy (1951) (animator)
  136. A Bear for Punishment (1951) (animator)
  137. Cheese Chasers (1951) (animator)
  138. His Hare Raising Tale (1951) (animator) (archive footage) (uncredited)
  139. The Wearing of the Grin (1951) (animator)
  140. Chow Hound (1951) (animator)
  141. Rabbit Fire (1951) (animator)
  142. A Hound for Trouble (1951) (animator)
  143. Scent-imental Romeo (1951) (animator)
  144. Bunny Hugged (1951) (animator)
  145. Two's a Crowd (1950) (animator)
  146. Rabbit of Seville (1950) (animator)
  147. Caveman Inki (1950) (animator)
  148. The Ducksters (1950) (animator)
  149. Dog Gone South (1950) (animator)
  150. 8 Ball Bunny (1950) (animator)
  151. The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (1950) (animator)
  152. Homeless Hare (1950) (animator)
  153. The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950) (animator)

  154. Rabbit Hood (1949) (animator)
  155. Bear Feat (1949) (animator)
  156. For Scent-imental Reasons (1949) (animator)
  157. Frigid Hare (1949) (animator)
  158. Fast and Furry-ous (1949) (animator)
  159. Often an Orphan (1949) (animator)
  160. Long-Haired Hare (1949) (animator)
  161. The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949) (animator)
  162. Mississippi Hare (1949) (animator)
  163. Awful Orphan (1949) (animator)
  164. So Much for So Little (1949) (animator)
  165. Scaredy Cat (1948) (animator)
  166. My Bunny Lies Over the Sea (1948) (animator)
  167. Daffy Dilly (1948) (animator)
  168. House Hunting Mice (1948) (animator)
  169. You Were Never Duckier (1948) (animator)
  170. Haredevil Hare (1948) (animator)
  171. Rabbit Punch (1948) (animator)
  172. What's Brewin', Bruin? (1948) (animator)
  173. A Feather in His Hare (1948) (animator)
  174. Mouse Wreckers (1948) (animator)
  175. Little Orphan Airedale (1947) (animator)
  176. A Pest in the House (1947) (animator)
  177. Inki at the Circus (1947) (animator)
  178. Scent-imental Over You (1947) (animator)
  179. Roughly Squeaking (1946) (animator)
  180. Fair and Worm-er (1946) (animator)
  181. The Eager Beaver (1946) (animator)
  182. Hair-Raising Hare (1946) (animator)
  183. Hush My Mouse (1946) (animator)
  184. Quentin Quail (1946) (animator)
  185. Hare Tonic (1945) (animator)
  186. No Buddy Atoll (1945) (animator) (uncredited)
  187. Fresh Airedale (1945) (animator)
  188. Hare Conditioned (1945) (animator)
  189. It's Murder She Says... (1945) (animator) (uncredited)
  190. In the Aleutians (1945) (animator) (uncredited)
  191. Trap Happy Porky (1945) (animator) (uncredited)
  192. Odor-Able Kitty (1945) (animator)
  193. The Good Egg (1945) (animator) (uncredited)
  194. Brotherhood of Man (1945) (animator)
  195. Lost and Foundling (1944) (animator)
  196. Outpost (1944) (animator) (uncredited)
  197. From Hand to Mouse (1944) (animator) (uncredited)
  198. Angel Puss (1944) (animator) (uncredited)
  199. Gas (1944) (animator) (uncredited)
  200. A Lecture on Camouflage (1944) (animator) (uncredited)
  201. Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike (1944) (animator) (uncredited)
  202. The Weakly Reporter (1944) (animator)
  203. Tom Turk and Daffy (1944) (animator) (uncredited)
  204. Going Home (1944) (animator) (uncredited)
  205. Fin n' Catty (1943) (animator)
    ... aka Fin'n Catty (USA: reissue title)
  206. The Infantry Blues (1943) (animator) (uncredited)
  207. Spies (1943) (animator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Private Snafu: Spies (USA: complete title)
  208. Wackiki Wabbit (1943) (animator) (uncredited)
  209. Coming!! Snafu (1943) (animator) (uncredited)
  210. The Unbearable Bear (1943) (animator) (uncredited)
  211. Super-Rabbit (1943) (animator) (uncredited)
  212. Flop Goes the Weasel (1943) (animator) (uncredited)
  213. Point Rationing of Foods (1943) (animator) (uncredited)
  214. Case of the Missing Hare (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
  215. My Favorite Duck (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
  216. The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Dover Boys (USA: short title)
  217. Fox Pop (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
  218. The Squawkin' Hawk (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
  219. Hold the Lion, Please (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
  220. The Draft Horse (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
  221. Conrad the Sailor (1942) (animator)
  222. The Bird Came C.O.D. (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
  223. Saddle Silly (1941) (animator) (uncredited)
  224. Snow Time for Comedy (1941) (animator)
    ... aka Merrie Melodies: Snow Time for Comedy (USA: series title)
    ... aka Snowtime for Comedy (USA: reissue title)
  225. Joe Glow, the Firefly (1941) (animator) (uncredited)
Director:
  1. Horton Hears a Who! (1970) (TV) (co-director)

  2. The Pogo Special Birthday Special (1969) (TV) (co-director)
  3. Advance and Be Mechanized (1967)
  4. Purr-Chance to Dream (1967)
  5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) (TV) (co-director)
    ... aka Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (USA: complete title)
  6. Love Me, Love My Mouse (1966)
Writer:
  1. Gone Batty (1954) (story)

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