Michael Maltese

Writing

Michael Maltese

Born February 6, 1908New York, New York, USA198 credits

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

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness
6.0

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness

Movie

2013

Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

Movie

2010

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth

Movie

1998

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
5.5

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century

Movie

1980

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
6.1

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special

Movie

1980

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
7.4

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie

Movie

1979

Filmography

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness
2013Tom and Jerry's Winter WackinessStoryMovie
D
2010Daffy Duck: Frustrated FowlWriterMovie
Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth
1998Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on EarthStoryMovie
Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
1980Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th CenturyStoryMovie
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
1980Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving SpecialWriterMovie
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
1979The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner MovieWriterMovie
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
1978How Bugs Bunny Won the WestWriterMovie
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
1969Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying MachinesStoryTV
Cat and Dupli-cat
1967Cat and Dupli-catStoryMovie
Love Me, Love My Mouse
1966Love Me, Love My MouseStoryMovie
Duel Personality
1966Duel PersonalityStoryMovie
The Inspector
1965The InspectorWriterTV
Big Mouse-Take
1965Big Mouse-TakeWriterMovie
I'm Just Wild About Jerry
1965I'm Just Wild About JerryStoryMovie
Tom-ic Energy
1965Tom-ic EnergyStoryMovie
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life
1965Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of LifeStoryMovie
Horse Shoo
1965Horse ShooWriterMovie
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
1964The Unshrinkable Jerry MouseStoryMovie
Bear Knuckles
1964Bear KnucklesWriterMovie
Trouble Bruin
1964Trouble BruinWriterMovie
Much Ado About Mousing
1964Much Ado About MousingStoryMovie
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
1964Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?StoryMovie
Bear Hug
1964Bear HugWriterMovie
The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
1964The Cat Above and the Mouse BelowStoryMovie
Elephantastic
1964ElephantasticWriterMovie
Raggedy Rug
1964Raggedy RugWriterMovie
Habit Rabbit
1963Habit RabbitWriterMovie
Bear Up!
1963Bear Up!StoryMovie
Drum-Sticked
1963Drum-StickedWriterMovie
Pent-House Mouse
1963Pent-House MouseStoryMovie
Sheep Stealers Anonymous
1963Sheep Stealers AnonymousWriterMovie
Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har
1962Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har HarWriterTV
Bearly Able
1962Bearly AbleWriterMovie
Adventures of the Road-Runner
1962Adventures of the Road-RunnerStoryMovie
Swash Buckled
1962Swash BuckledWriterMovie
Beef For And After
1962Beef For And AfterWriterMovie
Zoo is Company
1961Zoo is CompanyStoryMovie
Fee Fie Foes
1961Fee Fie FoesWriterMovie
This Is My Ducky Day
1961This Is My Ducky DayStoryMovie
The Mouse on 57th Street
1961The Mouse on 57th StreetStoryMovie
The Yogi Bear Show
1961The Yogi Bear ShowWriterTV
High Note
1960High NoteStoryMovie
Trip for Tat
1960Trip for TatStoryMovie
The Flintstones
1960The FlintstonesWriterTV
Ready, Woolen and Able
1960Ready, Woolen and AbleStoryMovie
Who Scent You?
1960Who Scent You?StoryMovie
Person to Bunny
1960Person to BunnyStoryMovie
Goldimouse and the Three Cats
1960Goldimouse and the Three CatsStoryMovie
Horse Hare
1960Horse HareStoryMovie
Little Bo Bopped
1959Little Bo BoppedStoryMovie
Wolf Hounded
1959Wolf HoundedStoryMovie
A Witch's Tangled Hare
1959A Witch's Tangled HareStoryMovie
Wild About Hurry
1959Wild About HurryStoryMovie
The Quick Draw McGraw Show
1959The Quick Draw McGraw ShowWriterTV
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
1959Augie Doggie and Doggie DaddyWriterTV
Snooper and Blabber
1959Snooper and BlabberWriterTV
Baton Bunny
1959Baton BunnyStoryMovie
Cat Feud
1958Cat FeudStoryMovie
Hip Hip-Hurry!
1958Hip Hip-Hurry!StoryMovie
Weasel While You Work
1958Weasel While You WorkStoryMovie
Whoa, Be-Gone!
1958Whoa, Be-Gone!StoryMovie
Hare-Way to the Stars
1958Hare-Way to the StarsStoryMovie
Robin Hood Daffy
1958Robin Hood DaffyStoryMovie
Touché and Go
1957Touché and GoStoryMovie
Zoom and Bored
1957Zoom and BoredStoryMovie
What's Opera, Doc?
1957What's Opera, Doc?StoryMovie
Steal Wool
1957Steal WoolStoryMovie
Fox-Terror
1957Fox-TerrorWriterMovie
Boyhood Daze
1957Boyhood DazeStoryMovie
Ali Baba Bunny
1957Ali Baba BunnyStoryMovie
Scrambled Aches
1957Scrambled AchesStoryMovie
90 Day Wondering
195690 Day WonderingWriterMovie
There They Go-Go-Go!
1956There They Go-Go-Go!StoryMovie
Deduce, You Say
1956Deduce, You SayStoryMovie
Rocket-bye Baby
1956Rocket-bye BabyStoryMovie
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
1956Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-zStoryMovie
One Froggy Evening
1955One Froggy EveningStoryMovie
Guided Muscle
1955Guided MuscleStoryMovie
Square Shootin' Square
1955Square Shootin' SquareStoryMovie
F
1955Flea for TwoWriterMovie
Double or Mutton
1955Double or MuttonStoryMovie
Rabbit Rampage
1955Rabbit RampageStoryMovie
Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
1955Ready.. Set.. Zoom!StoryMovie
The Legend of Rockabye Point
1955The Legend of Rockabye PointWriterMovie
Witch Crafty
1955Witch CraftyStoryMovie
Beanstalk Bunny
1955Beanstalk BunnyStoryMovie
Helter Shelter
1955Helter ShelterStoryMovie
Baby Buggy Bunny
1954Baby Buggy BunnyStoryMovie
Sheep Ahoy
1954Sheep AhoyStoryMovie
My Little Duckaroo
1954My Little DuckarooStoryMovie
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
1954From A to Z-Z-Z-ZStoryMovie
Pig in a Pickle
1954Pig in a PickleStoryMovie
Stop! Look! and Hasten!
1954Stop! Look! and Hasten!StoryMovie
Paw's Night Out
1954Paw's Night OutStoryMovie
Bewitched Bunny
1954Bewitched BunnyStoryMovie
Claws for Alarm
1954Claws for AlarmStoryMovie
The Cats Bah
1954The Cats BahStoryMovie
No Barking
1954No BarkingStoryMovie
Feline Frame-Up
1954Feline Frame-UpStoryMovie
Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
1953Duck! Rabbit, Duck!StoryMovie
Lumber Jack-Rabbit
1953Lumber Jack-RabbitStoryMovie
Zipping Along
1953Zipping AlongStoryMovie
Bully for Bugs
1953Bully for BugsStoryMovie
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
1953Duck Dodgers in the 24½th CenturyStoryMovie
Wild Over You
1953Wild Over YouStoryMovie
Much Ado About Nutting
1953Much Ado About NuttingStoryMovie
Duck Amuck
1953Duck AmuckStoryMovie
Kiss Me Cat
1953Kiss Me CatStoryMovie
Forward March Hare
1953Forward March HareStoryMovie
Terrier-Stricken
1952Terrier-StrickenStoryMovie
Rabbit Seasoning
1952Rabbit SeasoningStoryMovie
Mouse-Warming
1952Mouse-WarmingStoryMovie
Going! Going! Gosh!
1952Going! Going! Gosh!StoryMovie
The Hasty Hare
1952The Hasty HareStoryMovie
Beep, Beep
1952Beep, BeepWriterMovie
Water, Water Every Hare
1952Water, Water Every HareStoryMovie
Little Beau Pepé
1952Little Beau Pepéas Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Feed the Kitty
1952Feed the KittyStoryMovie
Operation: Rabbit
1952Operation: RabbitStoryMovie
Drip-Along Daffy
1951Drip-Along DaffyStoryMovie
A Bear for Punishment
1951A Bear for PunishmentStoryMovie
Cheese Chasers
1951Cheese ChasersStoryMovie
Chow Hound
1951Chow HoundStoryMovie
Rabbit Fire
1951Rabbit FireStoryMovie
A Hound for Trouble
1951A Hound for Troubleas Customer (voice)Movie
Scent-imental Romeo
1951Scent-imental RomeoStoryMovie
Bunny Hugged
1951Bunny HuggedStoryMovie
Two's a Crowd
1950Two's a CrowdStoryMovie
Rabbit of Seville
1950Rabbit of SevilleStoryMovie
Dog Gone South
1950Dog Gone SouthStoryMovie
8 Ball Bunny
19508 Ball BunnyStoryMovie
The Hypo-Chondri-Cat
1950The Hypo-Chondri-CatStoryMovie
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
1950The Scarlet PumpernickelStoryMovie
Homeless Hare
1950Homeless HareStoryMovie
Rabbit Hood
1949Rabbit HoodStoryMovie
Bear Feat
1949Bear FeatWriterMovie
For Scent-imental Reasons
1949For Scent-imental ReasonsStoryMovie
Frigid Hare
1949Frigid HareWriterMovie
Fast and Furry-ous
1949Fast and Furry-ousStoryMovie
Long-Haired Hare
1949Long-Haired HareStoryMovie
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
1949The Bee-Deviled BruinStoryMovie
Mouse Wreckers
1949Mouse WreckersStoryMovie
Scaredy Cat
1948Scaredy CatStoryMovie
My Bunny Lies Over the Sea
1948My Bunny Lies Over the SeaStoryMovie
Kit for Cat
1948Kit for CatStoryMovie
Haredevil Hare
1948Haredevil HareStoryMovie
Bugs Bunny Rides Again
1948Bugs Bunny Rides AgainWriterMovie
Buccaneer Bunny
1948Buccaneer BunnyStoryMovie
Rabbit Punch
1948Rabbit PunchStoryMovie
Back Alley Oproar
1948Back Alley OproarStoryMovie
What's Brewin', Bruin?
1948What's Brewin', Bruin?StoryMovie
Kitty Foiled
1948Kitty FoiledStoryMovie
I
1947It's a Grand Old NagWriterMovie
Slick Hare
1947Slick HareStoryMovie
House Hunting Mice
1947House Hunting MiceStoryMovie
A Pest in the House
1947A Pest in the HouseStoryMovie
Along Came Daffy
1947Along Came DaffyStoryMovie
Rabbit Transit
1947Rabbit TransitStoryMovie
Tweetie Pie
1947Tweetie PieStoryMovie
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
1947A Hare Grows in Manhattanas Dog (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Scent-imental Over You
1947Scent-imental Over YouStoryMovie
Cockatoos for Two
1947Cockatoos for TwoStoryMovie
Roughly Squeaking
1946Roughly SqueakingStoryMovie
Rhapsody Rabbit
1946Rhapsody RabbitStoryMovie
Racketeer Rabbit
1946Racketeer RabbitStoryMovie
Baseball Bugs
1946Baseball BugsStoryMovie
Ain't That Ducky
1945Ain't That DuckyStoryMovie
Herr Meets Hare
1945Herr Meets HareWriterMovie
Stage Door Cartoon
1944Stage Door CartoonStoryMovie
Angel Puss
1944Angel PussStoryMovie
Meatless Flyday
1944Meatless FlydayStoryMovie
Little Red Riding Rabbit
1944Little Red Riding RabbitStoryMovie
Rumors
1943Rumorsas Soldier (voice)Movie
Daffy - The Commando
1943Daffy - The CommandoStoryMovie
Fin'n Catty
1943Fin'n CattyStoryMovie
Hiss and Make Up
1943Hiss and Make UpStoryMovie
Wackiki Wabbit
1943Wackiki Wabbitas Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Aristo-Cat
1943The Aristo-Catas Hubie (voice)Movie
Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk
1943Jack-Wabbit and the BeanstalkStoryMovie
The Unbearable Bear
1943The Unbearable BearStoryMovie
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
1943Tortoise Wins by a Hareas Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist
1942The Hare-Brained HypnotistStoryMovie
Fresh Hare
1942Fresh HareStoryMovie
The Ducktators
1942The Ducktatorsas Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Foney Fables
1942Foney FablesStoryMovie
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
1942The Wabbit Who Came to SupperStoryMovie
Crazy Cruise
1942Crazy CruiseStoryMovie
Aloha Hooey
1942Aloha HooeyStoryMovie
Notes to You
1941Notes to YouStoryMovie
Sport Chumpions
1941Sport ChumpionsStoryMovie
We, the Animals - Squeak!
1941We, the Animals - Squeak!as Leader Mouse (voice)Movie
The Heckling Hare
1941The Heckling HareStoryMovie
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
1941Hiawatha's Rabbit HuntStoryMovie
The Trial of Mr. Wolf
1941The Trial of Mr. WolfStoryMovie
Porky's Bear Facts
1941Porky's Bear FactsStoryMovie
The Cat's Tale
1941The Cat's TaleStoryMovie
The Haunted Mouse
1941The Haunted MouseStoryMovie
You Ought to Be in Pictures
1940You Ought to Be in Picturesas Studio Guard (uncredited)Movie