Michael Maltese
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
Little Beau Pepé
as Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Little Beau Pepé
as Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
A Hound for Trouble
as Customer (voice)
A Hound for Trouble
as Customer (voice)
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
as Dog (voice) (uncredited)
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
as Dog (voice) (uncredited)
Rumors
as Soldier (voice)
Rumors
as Soldier (voice)
Wackiki Wabbit
as Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
Wackiki Wabbit
as Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
The Aristo-Cat
as Hubie (voice)
The Aristo-Cat
as Hubie (voice)
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
as Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
as Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
The Ducktators
as Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
The Ducktators
as Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
as Leader Mouse (voice)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
as Leader Mouse (voice)
You Ought to Be in Pictures
as Studio Guard (uncredited)
You Ought to Be in Pictures
as Studio Guard (uncredited)