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".
Filmography
all 733
Movies 713
Director 346
Producer 310
TV Shows 20
self 10
Writer 10
Creator 3
A Wizard's Tale (2018)
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2010)
Friz on Film (2006)
Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner (2004)
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol:2 (2004)
From Hare to Eternity (1997)
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995)
Driving Mr. Pink (1995)
The Pink Panther (1993)
Pink Panther and Sons (1984)
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
The Yolks on You (1980)
The Chocolate Chase (1980)
Daffy Flies North (1980)
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980)
Supermarket Pink (1980)
Pink Suds (1979)
Doctor Pink (1979)
Spider-Woman (1979)
Spark Plug Pink (1979)
Pink Pull (1979)
Pink in the Woods (1979)
String Along in Pink (1979)
Toro Pink (1979)
Pink Quackers (1979)
Pink Breakfast (1979)
Pink Z-Z-Z (1978)
Star Pink (1978)
Pink Bananas (1978)
Pinktails for Two (1978)
Pink in the Drink (1978)
Pet Pink Pebbles (1978)
The Pink of Bagdad (1978)
Pink Press (1978)
Yankee Doodle Pink (1978)
Pinkologist (1978)
Pink and Shovel (1978)
Pink S.W.A.T. (1978)
Pink Daddy (1978)
Pink Lightning (1978)
Pink U.F.O. (1978)
Dietetic Pink (1978)
Sprinkle Me Pink (1978)
Pink Lemonade (1978)
Pink Trumpet (1978)
Pink Arcade (1978)
Pink Pictures (1978)
The Fantastic Four (1978)
Crazylegs Crane (1978)
Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977)
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits (1977)
Bugs Bunny in Space (1977)
Therapeutic Pink (1977)
Rocky Pink (1976)
Sherlock Pink (1976)
Pinky Doodle (1976)
Pink Piper (1976)
Medicur (1976)
The Pink Pro (1976)
The Pink of Arabee (1976)
Mystic Pink (1976)
Bobolink Pink (1975)
Pink Campaign (1975)
The Tiny Tree (1975)
Rockhounds (1975)
Pink Elephant (1975)
The Oddball Couple (1975)
Pink Plasma (1975)
Forty Pink Winks (1975)
Salmon Pink (1975)
Pink Streaker (1975)
Pink DaVinci (1975)
From Nags to Riches (1975)
Eagle Beagles (1975)
Haunting Dog (1975)
Rock-A-Bye Maybe (1975)
Watch the Birdie (1975)
Saltwater Tuffy (1975)
Bows and Errors (1974)
Deviled Yeggs (1974)
Mother Dogfather (1974)
Heist and Seek (1974)
The Dogfather (1974)
The Dogfather (1974)
Mesa Trouble (1974)
Saddle Soap Opera (1974)
Pink Aye (1974)
Strange on the Range (1974)
By Hoot or By Crook (1974)
Little Boa Peep (1974)
Giddy Up Woe (1974)
Gold Struck (1974)
Phony Express (1974)
Stirrups and Hiccups (1973)
Bailey's Comets (1973)
Snake Preview (1973)
Aches and Snakes (1973)
The Shoe Must Go On (1973)
Fowl Play (1973)
Killarney Blarney (1973)
Blue Aces Wild (1973)
Wham and Eggs (1973)
The Boa Friend (1973)
Kloot's Kounty (1973)
Blue Racer Blues (1972)
Yokahama Mama (1972)
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
The Houndcats (1972)
The Barkleys (1972)
Camera Bug (1972)
Love and Hisses (1972)
Punch and Judo (1972)
Nippon Tuck (1972)
Flight to the Finish (1972)
Frog Jog (1972)
Hiss and Hers (1972)
The Lorax (1972)
Pink 8 Ball (1972)
Croakus Pocus (1971)
Serape Happy (1971)
Gong with the Pink (1971)
Pink-In (1971)
Psst Pink (1971)
The Pink Flea (1971)
Pink Pranks (1971)
Cattle Battle (1971)
Pink Tuba-Dore (1971)
Pink Blue Plate (1971)
A Fink in the Rink (1971)
The Cat in the Hat (1971)
A Fly in the Pink (1971)
A Leap in the Deep (1971)
From Bed to Worse (1971)
Mud Squad (1971)
Trick or Retreat (1971)
Snake in the Gracias (1971)
Rough Brunch (1971)
A Dopey Hacienda (1970)
The Froze Nose Knows (1970)
Gem Dandy (1970)
Mumbo Jumbo (1970)
War and Pieces (1970)
Doctor Dolittle (1970)
Robin Goodhood (1970)
Bridgework (1970)
The Foul Kin (1970)
Never on Thirsty (1970)
Science Friction (1970)
A Taste of Money (1970)
Hop and Chop (1970)
Ants in the Pantry (1970)
Say Cheese, Please (1970)
Odd Ant Out (1970)
Goldilocks (1970)
Scratch a Tiger (1970)
Go for Croak (1969)
Isle of Caprice (1969)
A Pair of Greenbacks (1969)
Dune Bug (1969)
A Pair of Sneakers (1969)
Never Bug an Ant (1969)
Here Comes the Grump (1969)
Sweet and Sourdough (1969)
Technology, Phooey (1969)
Extinct Pink (1969)
Pink on the Cob (1969)
Carte Blanched (1969)
Flying Feet (1969)
Slink Pink (1969)
The Ant from Uncle (1969)
Hasty But Tasty (1969)
Pink Pest Control (1969)
Hurts and Flowers (1969)
French Freud (1969)
Pink-A-Rella (1969)
Pinkcome Tax (1968)
Hawks and Doves (1968)
Roland and Rattfink (1968)
Pink Sphinx (1968)
Tickled Pink (1968)
Little Beaux Pink (1968)
Pink in the Clink (1968)
Prehistoric Pink (1968)
The Pink Pill (1968)
La Feet's Defeat (1968)
Pink Valiant (1968)
Cherche Le Phantom (1968)
The Pink Quarterback (1968)
Lucky Pink (1968)
G.I. Pink (1968)
Bear De Guerre (1968)
Put-Put, Pink (1968)
Transylvania Mania (1968)
Les Miserobots (1968)
Psychedelic Pink (1968)
Pinkadilly Circus (1968)
London Derriere (1968)
Sky Blue Pink (1968)
Pink Outs (1967)
Prefabricated Pink (1967)
Tour de Farce (1967)
Canadian Can-Can (1967)
Crow De Guerre (1967)
Pinto Pink (1967)
Le Cop on Le Rocks (1967)
Le Escape Goat (1967)
Pink Paradise (1967)
Jet Pink (1967)
Le Bowser Bagger (1967)
Le Pig-Al Patrol (1967)
Bomb Voyage (1967)
In the Pink (1967)
Le Quiet Squad (1967)
Pink of the Litter (1967)
Pink Posies (1967)
Sacré Bleu Cross (1967)
Daffy's Diner (1967)
Pink Panic (1967)
Pinknic (1967)
Toulouse La Trick (1966)
Rock-A-Bye Pinky (1966)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
A Taste of Catnip (1966)
Unsafe and Seine (1966)
Sugar and Spies (1966)
Super Pink (1966)
Swing Ding Amigo (1966)
Feather Finger (1966)
A Squeak in the Deep (1966)
Pink-A-Boo (1966)
Ape Suzette (1966)
The Pink Blueprint (1966)
Pink, Plunk, Plink (1966)
Snow Excuse (1966)
Vitamin Pink (1966)
Plastered in Paris (1966)
Daffy Rents (1966)
Pink Pistons (1966)
Clippety Clobbered (1966)
Mexican Mousepiece (1966)
Pink Punch (1966)
The Solid Tin Coyote (1966)
Mucho Locos (1966)
Out and Out Rout (1966)
Shot and Bothered (1966)
The Astroduck (1966)
Chaser on the Rocks (1965)
Bully for Pink (1965)
Highway Runnery (1965)
Go Go Amigo (1965)
Reel Pink (1965)
Hairied and Hurried (1965)
Just Plane Beep (1965)
Chili Corn Corny (1965)
An Ounce of Pink (1965)
Boulder Wham! (1965)
Tired and Feathered (1965)
Pink Panzer (1965)
Tease for Two (1965)
The Pink Tail Fly (1965)
Rushing Roulette (1965)
Suppressed Duck (1965)
Pink Ice (1965)
Well Worn Daffy (1965)
Shocking Pink (1965)
Pinkfinger (1965)
Pickled Pink (1965)
Assault and Peppered (1965)
Sink Pink (1965)
Moby Duck (1965)
Dial 'P' for Pink (1965)
The Wild Chase (1965)
We Give Pink Stamps (1965)
Cats and Bruises (1965)
Pink Pajamas (1964)
Road to Andalay (1964)
The Pink Phink (1964)
Pancho's Hideaway (1964)
Hawaiian Aye Aye (1964)
Nuts and Volts (1964)
Freudy Cat (1964)
A Message to Gracias (1964)
The Unmentionables (1963)
Chili Weather (1963)
Mexican Cat Dance (1963)
Devil's Feud Cake (1963)
Shishkabugs (1962)
The Jet Cage (1962)
Honey's Money (1962)
Mexican Boarders (1962)
Crows' Feat (1962)
The Last Hungry Cat (1961)
Prince Violent (1961)
D' Fightin' Ones (1961)
Bad-Time Story (1961)
Lighter Than Hare (1960)
Trip for Tat (1960)
From Hare to Heir (1960)
Mouse and Garden (1960)
Hyde and Go Tweet (1960)
Person to Bunny (1960)
Horse Hare (1960)
Tweet Dreams (1959)
Wild and Woolly Hare (1959)
Tweet and Lovely (1959)
Mexicali Shmoes (1959)
Trick or Tweet (1959)
Apes of Wrath (1959)
A Bird in a Bonnet (1958)
Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)
A Waggily Tale (1958)
A Pizza Tweety-Pie (1958)
Hare-Less Wolf (1958)
Gonzales' Tamales (1957)
Show Biz Bugs (1957)
Bugsy and Mugsy (1957)
Birds Anonymous (1957)
Piker's Peak (1957)
Tweet Zoo (1957)
Three Little Bops (1957)
Yankee Dood It (1956)
A Star Is Bored (1956)
Tugboat Granny (1956)
Napoleon Bunny-Part (1956)
Tree Cornered Tweety (1956)
Rabbitson Crusoe (1956)
Tweet and Sour (1956)
Pappy's Puppy (1955)
Heir-Conditioned (1955)
Roman Legion-Hare (1955)
Speedy Gonzales (1955)
Hyde and Hare (1955)
A Kiddies Kitty (1955)
This Is a Life? (1955)
Lumber Jerks (1955)
Tweety's Circus (1955)
Hare Brush (1955)
Sandy Claws (1955)
Sahara Hare (1955)
Stork Naked (1955)
Pests for Guests (1955)
Pizzicato Pussycat (1955)
By Word of Mouse (1954)
Goo Goo Goliath (1954)
Yankee Doodle Bugs (1954)
Satan's Waitin' (1954)
Muzzle Tough (1954)
Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954)
Bugs and Thugs (1954)
I Gopher You (1954)
Captain Hareblower (1954)
Dog Pounded (1954)
Robot Rabbit (1953)
Catty Cornered (1953)
Tom Tom Tomcat (1953)
Hare Trimmed (1953)
Ant Pasted (1953)
Fowl Weather (1953)
A Mouse Divided (1953)
Snow Business (1953)
Hare Lift (1952)
Tree for Two (1952)
Cracked Quack (1952)
Ain't She Tweet (1952)
14 Carrot Rabbit (1952)
Foxy by Proxy (1952)
Gift Wrapped (1952)
Tweet Tweet Tweety (1951)
Ballot Box Bunny (1951)
Tweety's S.O.S. (1951)
Room and Bird (1951)
The Fair Haired Hare (1951)
A Bone for a Bone (1951)
Putty Tat Trouble (1951)
Rabbit Every Monday (1951)
Canned Feud (1951)
Stooge for a Mouse (1950)
Canary Row (1950)
Bunker Hill Bunny (1950)
Golden Yeggs (1950)
All a Bir-r-r-d (1950)
His Bitter Half (1950)
Big House Bunny (1950)
The Lion's Busy (1950)
Mutiny on the Bunny (1950)
Home, Tweet Home (1950)
Which Is Witch (1949)
Each Dawn I Crow (1949)
Dough for the Do-Do (1949)
Bad Ol' Putty Tat (1949)
Knights Must Fall (1949)
Mouse Mazurka (1949)
Curtain Razor (1949)
High Diving Hare (1949)
My Dream Is Yours (1949)
Hare Do (1949)
Wise Quackers (1949)
Kit for Cat (1948)
Hare Splitter (1948)
Two Guys from Texas (1948)
Buccaneer Bunny (1948)
I Taw a Putty Tat (1948)
Back Alley Oproar (1948)
Slick Hare (1947)
Along Came Daffy (1947)
Rabbit Transit (1947)
Tweetie Pie (1947)
The Gay Anties (1947)
Rhapsody Rabbit (1946)
Racketeer Rabbit (1946)
Of Thee I Sting (1946)
Hollywood Daffy (1946)
Baseball Bugs (1946)
Operation Snafu (1945)
Hot Spot (1945)
Ain't That Ducky (1945)
Hare Trigger (1945)
Life with Feathers (1945)
Herr Meets Hare (1945)
Stage Door Cartoon (1944)
Target Snafu (1944)
Pay Day (1944)
Three Brothers (1944)
Hare Force (1944)
Slightly Daffy (1944)
Duck Soup to Nuts (1944)
Snafuperman (1944)
Meatless Flyday (1944)
Rumors (1943)
Daffy - The Commando (1943)
Hiss and Make Up (1943)
Gripes (1943)
Fifth Column Mouse (1943)
Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943)
Greetings Bait (1943)
Pigs in a Polka (1943)
Ding Dog Daddy (1942)
The Sheepish Wolf (1942)
Fresh Hare (1942)
Foney Fables (1942)
Double Chaser (1942)
Lights Fantastic (1942)
Saps in Chaps (1942)
Rhapsody in Rivets (1941)
Rookie Revue (1941)
Notes to You (1941)
Sport Chumpions (1941)
The Wacky Worm (1941)
Porky's Bear Facts (1941)
The Cat's Tale (1941)
The Fighting 69½th (1941)
Shop Look & Listen (1940)
Porky's Hired Hand (1940)
Calling Dr. Porky (1940)
Malibu Beach Party (1940)
The Bookworm Turns (1940)
Little Blabbermouse (1940)
Confederate Honey (1940)
The Mad Maestro (1939)
The Bookworm (1939)
Mama's New Hat (1939)
Seal Skinners (1939)
Petunia Natural Park (1939)
The Pygmy Hunt (1938)
Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)
A Day at the Beach (1938)
Poultry Pirates (1938)
A Star Is Hatched (1938)
Jungle Jitters (1938)
My Little Buckeroo (1938)
The Lyin' Mouse (1937)
Dog Daze (1937)
Sweet Sioux (1937)
Clean Pastures (1937)
Pigs Is Pigs (1937)
He Was Her Man (1937)
The CooCoo Nut Grove (1936)
Toy Town Hall (1936)
When I Yoo Hoo (1936)
Bingo Crosbyana (1936)
Let It Be Me (1936)
I'm a Big Shot Now (1936)
The Cat Came Back (1936)
I Wanna Play House (1936)
Flowers for Madame (1935)
Billboard Frolics (1935)
Little Dutch Plate (1935)
The Lady in Red (1935)
The Merry Old Soul (1935)
Country Mouse (1935)
Into Your Dance (1935)
My Green Fedora (1935)
I Haven't Got a Hat (1935)
Country Boy (1935)
Pop Goes Your Heart (1934)
Beauty and the Beast (1934)
Buddy and Towser (1934)
Buddy the Gob (1934)
Bosko's Picture Show (1933)
We're in the Money (1933)
Beau Bosko (1933)
I Like Mountain Music (1933)
Wake Up the Gypsy in Me (1933)
Bosko in Person (1933)
Young and Healthy (1933)
Bosko in Dutch (1933)
Bosko's Woodland Daze (1932)
Bosko the Drawback (1932)
Ride Him, Bosko (1932)
Bosko the Lumberjack (1932)
Bosko's Store (1932)
Bosko at the Beach (1932)
Moonlight for Two (1932)
It's Got Me Again! (1932)
Goopy Geer (1932)
Bosko's Party (1932)
Big-Hearted Bosko (1932)
Freddy the Freshman (1932)
Battling Bosko (1932)
Bosko at the Zoo (1932)
Bosko's Soda Fountain (1931)
One More Time (1931)
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931)
The Tree's Knees (1931)
Bosko's Holiday (1931)
Dumb Patrol (1931)
Ain't Nature Grand! (1931)
Big Man from the North (1931)
The Booze Hangs High (1930)
Hold Anything (1930)
Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930)
Weary Willies (1929)
The Wicked West (1929)
Stripes and Stars (1929)
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid (1929)
Hen Fruit (1929)
Homeless Homer (1929)
Fiery Fireman (1928)
Poor Papa (1928)
Ride 'Em Plow Boy (1928)
Rickety Gin (1927)
The Banker's Daughter (1927)
All Wet (1927)
Great Guns (1927)
The Mechanical Cow (1927)
Oh, Teacher! (1927)
Trolley Troubles (1927)
Alice in the Big League (1927)
Alice the Beach Nut (1927)
Alice's Medicine Show (1927)
Alice in the Klondike (1927)
Alice's Channel Swim (1927)
Alice's Picnic (1927)
Alice's Three Bad Eggs (1927)
Alice's Knaughty Knight (1927)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1906-08-21
Deathday1995-05-26 (88 years old)
Birth NameIsadore Freleng
Birth PlaceKansas City, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsIsodore Freleng, I. Freleng, Isadore Freleng, Yosemite Friz, Friz, Isadore 'Friz' Freleng
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Winsor McCay Award, Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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