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]

Filmography

• 2013Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness — Story
• 2012Daffy's Rhapsody — Songs
• 2010Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl — Writer
• 1998Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth — Story
• 1980Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special — Writer
• 1980Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century — Story
• 1979The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie — Writer
• 1978How Bugs Bunny Won the West — Writer
• Harlem Globetrotters — Story
• Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines — Story
• 1967Cat and Dupli-cat — Story
• 1966Duel Personality — Story
• 1966Love Me, Love My Mouse — Story
• 1965Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life — Story
• 1965Big Mouse-Take — Writer
• 1965Horse Shoo — Writer
• 1965I'm Just Wild About Jerry — Story
• The Inspector — Writer
• 1965Tom-ic Energy — Story
• 1964Bear Hug — Writer
• 1964Bear Knuckles — Writer
• 1964Elephantastic — Writer
• 1964Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? — Story
• 1964Much Ado About Mousing — Story
• 1964Raggedy Rug — Writer
• 1964The Cat Above and the Mouse Below — Story
• 1964The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse — Story
• 1964Trouble Bruin — Writer
• 1963Bear Up! — Story
• 1963Drum-Sticked — Writer
• 1963Habit Rabbit — Writer
• 1963Pent-House Mouse — Story
• 1963Sheep Stealers Anonymous — Writer
• 1962Adventures of the Road-Runner — Story
• 1962Bearly Able — Writer
• 1962Beef For And After — Writer
• Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har — Writer
• 1962Swash Buckled — Writer
• 1961Fee Fie Foes — Writer
• 1961The Mouse on 57th Street — Story
• The Yogi Bear Show — Writer
• 1961This Is My Ducky Day — Story
• 1961Zoo is Company — Story
• 1960Goldimouse and the Three Cats — Story
• 1960High Note — Story
• 1960Horse Hare — Story
• 1960Person to Bunny — Story
• 1960Ready, Woolen and Able — Story
• The Flintstones — Writer
• 1960Trip for Tat — Story
• 1960Who Scent You? — Story
• 1959A Witch's Tangled Hare — Story
• Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy — Writer
• 1959Baton Bunny — Story
• 1959Little Bo Bopped — Story
• 1959Really Scent — Story
• Snooper and Blabber — Writer
• The Quick Draw McGraw Show — Writer
• 1959Wild About Hurry — Story
• 1959Wolf Hounded — Story
• 1958Cat Feud — Story
• 1958Hare-Way to the Stars — Story
• 1958Hip Hip-Hurry! — Story
• 1958Robin Hood Daffy — Story
• 1958Weasel While You Work — Story
• 1958Whoa, Be-Gone! — Story
• 1957Ali Baba Bunny — Story
• 1957Boyhood Daze — Story
• 1957Fox-Terror — Writer
• 1957Scrambled Aches — Story
• 1957Steal Wool — Story
• 1957Touché and Go — Story
• 1957What's Opera, Doc? — Story
• 1957Zoom and Bored — Story
• 195690 Day Wondering — Writer
• 1956Deduce, You Say — Story
• 1956Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z — Story
• 1956Rocket-bye Baby — Story
• 1956There They Go-Go-Go! — Story
• 1955Beanstalk Bunny — Story
• 1955Double or Mutton — Story
• 1955Flea for Two — Writer
• 1955Guided Muscle — Story
• 1955Helter Shelter — Story
• 1955One Froggy Evening — Story
• 1955Past Perfumance — Story
• 1955Rabbit Rampage — Story
• 1955Ready.. Set.. Zoom! — Story
• 1955Square Shootin' Square — Story
• 1955The Legend of Rockabye Point — Writer
• 1955Witch Crafty — Story
• 1954Baby Buggy Bunny — Story
• 1954Bewitched Bunny — Story
• 1954Claws for Alarm — Story
• 1954Feline Frame-Up — Story
• 1954From A to Z-Z-Z-Z — Story
• 1954My Little Duckaroo — Story
• 1954No Barking — Story
• 1954Paw's Night Out — Story
• 1954Pig in a Pickle — Story
• 1954Sheep Ahoy — Story
• 1954Stop! Look! and Hasten! — Story
• 1954The Cats Bah — Story
• 1953Bully for Bugs — Story
• 1953Duck Amuck — Story
• 1953Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century — Story
• 1953Duck! Rabbit, Duck! — Story
• 1953Forward March Hare — Story
• 1953Kiss Me Cat — Story
• 1953Lumber Jack-Rabbit — Story
• 1953Much Ado About Nutting — Story
• 1953Wild Over You — Story
• 1953Zipping Along — Story
• 1952Beep, Beep — Writer
• 1952Feed the Kitty — Story
• 1952Going! Going! Gosh! — Story
• 1952Little Beau Pepé — Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited), Story
• 1952Mouse-Warming — Story
• 1952Operation: Rabbit — Story
• 1952Rabbit Seasoning — Story
• 1952Terrier-Stricken — Story
• 1952The Hasty Hare — Story
• 1952Water, Water Every Hare — Story
• 1951A Bear for Punishment — Story
• 1951A Hound for Trouble — Customer (voice)
• 1951Bunny Hugged — Story
• 1951Cheese Chasers — Story
• 1951Chow Hound — Story
• 1951Drip-Along Daffy — Story
• 1951Rabbit Fire — Story
• 1951Scent-imental Romeo — Story
• 19508 Ball Bunny — Story
• 1950Dog Gone South — Story
• 1950Homeless Hare — Story
• 1950Rabbit of Seville — Story
• 1950The Hypo-Chondri-Cat — Story
• 1950The Scarlet Pumpernickel — Story
• 1950Two's a Crowd — Story
• 1949Bear Feat — Writer
• 1949Fast and Furry-ous — Story
• 1949For Scent-imental Reasons — Story
• 1949Frigid Hare — Writer
• 1949Long-Haired Hare — Story
• 1949Mouse Wreckers — Story
• 1949Rabbit Hood — Story
• 1949The Bee-Deviled Bruin — Story
• 1948A Feather in His Hare — Indian (voice)
• 1948Back Alley Oproar — Story
• 1948Buccaneer Bunny — Story
• 1948Bugs Bunny Rides Again — Writer
• 1948Haredevil Hare — Story
• 1948Kit for Cat — Story
• 1948Kitty Foiled — Story
• 1948My Bunny Lies Over the Sea — Story
• 1948Rabbit Punch — Story
• 1948Scaredy Cat — Story
• 1948What's Brewin', Bruin? — Story
• 1947A Hare Grows in Manhattan — Dog (voice) (uncredited), Story
• 1947A Pest in the House — Story
• 1947Along Came Daffy — Story
• 1947Cockatoos for Two — Story
• 1947House Hunting Mice — Story
• 1947It's a Grand Old Nag — Writer
• 1947Rabbit Transit — Story
• 1947Scent-imental Over You — Story
• 1947Slick Hare — Story
• 1947Tweetie Pie — Story
• 1946Baseball Bugs — Story
• 1946Hollywood Daffy — Story
• 1946Racketeer Rabbit — Story
• 1946Rhapsody Rabbit — Story
• 1946Roughly Squeaking — Story
• 1945Ain't That Ducky — Story
• 1945Herr Meets Hare — Writer
• 1944Angel Puss — Story
• 1944Little Red Riding Rabbit — Story
• 1944Meatless Flyday — Story
• 1944Stage Door Cartoon — Story
• 1943Daffy - The Commando — Story
• 1943Fifth Column Mouse — Story
• 1943Fin'n Catty — Story
• 1943Hiss and Make Up — Story
• 1943Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk — Story
• 1943Rumors — Soldier (voice)
• 1943The Aristo-Cat — Hubie (voice)
• 1943The Unbearable Bear — Story
• 1943Tortoise Wins by a Hare — Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
• 1943Wackiki Wabbit — Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
• 1942Aloha Hooey — Story
• 1942Crazy Cruise — Story
• 1942Foney Fables — Story
• 1942Fresh Hare — Story
• 1942The Ducktators — Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
• 1942The Hare-Brained Hypnotist — Story
• 1942The Wabbit Who Came to Supper — Story
• 1941Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt — Story
• 1941Notes to You — Story
• 1941Porky's Bear Facts — Story
• 1941Sport Chumpions — Story
• 1941The Cat's Tale — Story
• 1941The Haunted Mouse — Story
• 1941The Heckling Hare — Story
• 1941The Trial of Mr. Wolf — Story
• 1941We, the Animals - Squeak! — Leader Mouse (voice)
• 1940You Ought to Be in Pictures — Studio Guard (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1991Chuck Amuck: The Movie — Himself