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Bob Clampett

Director

Bob Clampett

Country United States

Born 1913-05-08

Died 1984-05-02

Birthplace San Diego, California, USA

Defining Films

The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (20/7/

The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (20/7/

The Big Snooze (5/10/

The Big Snooze (5/10/

Bacall to Arms (3/8/

Bacall to Arms (3/8/

Kitty Kornered (8/6/

Kitty Kornered (8/6/

Book Revue (5/1/

Book Revue (5/1/

Profile

Bob Clampett was an American animator and director who shaped the theatrical cartoon tradition at Warner Bros. during the 1940s and 1950s. He directed over 80 animated shorts featuring characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, bringing anarchic energy and visual inventiveness to films such as "Bugs Bunny Rides Again" (1948) and "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery" (1946). His work was marked by rapid-fire gags, exaggerated character expressions, and surrealist humor that pushed the boundaries of the medium's visual language. Clampett's cartoons influenced generations of animators and remain central to the history of American animation.

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Filmography (83)

The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (20/7/

The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (20/7/

The Big Snooze (5/10/

The Big Snooze (5/10/

Bacall to Arms (3/8/

Bacall to Arms (3/8/

Kitty Kornered (8/6/

Kitty Kornered (8/6/

Book Revue (5/1/

Book Revue (5/1/

Baby Bottleneck (16/3/

Baby Bottleneck (16/3/

The Bashful Buzzard (5/9/

The Bashful Buzzard (5/9/

Wagon Wheels (28/7/

Wagon Wheels (28/7/

Draftee Daffy (27/1/

Draftee Daffy (27/1/

Gruesome Twosome (9/6/

Gruesome Twosome (9/6/

Hare Ribbin’ (24/6/

Hare Ribbin’ (24/6/

Russian Rhapsody (20/5/

Russian Rhapsody (20/5/

The Old Grey Hare (28/10/

The Old Grey Hare (28/10/

Tick Tock Tuckered (8/4/

Tick Tock Tuckered (8/4/

Birdy and the Beast (19/8/

Birdy and the Beast (19/8/

Booby Traps (January ) Private Snafu cartoon made for the U.S. Army Signal Corps*

Booby Traps (January ) Private Snafu cartoon made for the U.S. Army Signal Corps*

Buckaroo Bugs (26/8/

Buckaroo Bugs (26/8/

What’s Cookin’ Doc? (8/1/

What’s Cookin’ Doc? (8/1/

Tin Pan Alley Cats (26/6/

Tin Pan Alley Cats (26/6/

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (16/1/

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (16/1/

Falling Hare (30/10/

Falling Hare (30/10/

Fighting Tools (October ) Private Snafu cartoon made for the U.S. Army Signal Corps*

Fighting Tools (October ) Private Snafu cartoon made for the U.S. Army Signal Corps*

Tortoise wins by a Hare (20/2/

Tortoise wins by a Hare (20/2/

An Itch in Time (4/12/

An Itch in Time (4/12/

The Wise Quacking Duck (1/5/

The Wise Quacking Duck (1/5/

A Corny Concerto (25/9/

A Corny Concerto (25/9/

Crazy Cruise (14/3/) co-dir: Tex Avery

Crazy Cruise (14/3/) co-dir: Tex Avery

Horton Hatches the Egg (11/4/

Horton Hatches the Egg (11/4/

Bugs Bunny gets the Boid (11/7/

Bugs Bunny gets the Boid (11/7/

The Hep Cat (3/10/

The Hep Cat (3/10/

A Tale of Two Kitties (21/11/

A Tale of Two Kitties (21/11/

Any Bonds Today

Any Bonds Today

The Wacky Wabbit (2/5/

The Wacky Wabbit (2/5/

Eatin’ on the Cuff (22/8/

Eatin’ on the Cuff (22/8/

A Coy Decoy (7/6/

A Coy Decoy (7/6/

Porky’s Pooch (27/12/

Porky’s Pooch (27/12/

The Henpecked Duck (30/8/

The Henpecked Duck (30/8/

We, the Animals, Squeak (9/8/

We, the Animals, Squeak (9/8/

Cagey Canary (22/11/) co-dir: Tex Avery

Cagey Canary (22/11/) co-dir: Tex Avery

Wabbit Twouble (20/12/

Wabbit Twouble (20/12/

Goofy Groceries (29/3/

Goofy Groceries (29/3/

Farm Frolics (10/5/

Farm Frolics (10/5/

Meet John Doughboy (5/7/

Meet John Doughboy (5/7/

Porky’s Snooze Reel (11/1/) co-dir: Norman McCabe

Porky’s Snooze Reel (11/1/) co-dir: Norman McCabe

The Chewin’ Bruin (8/6/

The Chewin’ Bruin (8/6/

Africa Squeaks (27/1/

Africa Squeaks (27/1/

Ali-Baba Bound (10/2/

Ali-Baba Bound (10/2/

Patient Porky (24/8/

Patient Porky (24/8/

Pilgrim Porky (16/3/

Pilgrim Porky (16/3/

Porky’s Last Stand (6/1/

Porky’s Last Stand (6/1/

Porky’s Poor Fish (27/4/

Porky’s Poor Fish (27/4/

Prehistoric Porky (12/10/

Prehistoric Porky (12/10/

Slap-Happy Pappy (13/4/

Slap-Happy Pappy (13/4/

The Sour Puss (2/11/

The Sour Puss (2/11/

The Timid Toreador (21/12/) co-dir: Norman McCabe

The Timid Toreador (21/12/) co-dir: Norman McCabe

Kristopher Kolumbus. Jr. (13/5/

Kristopher Kolumbus. Jr. (13/5/

Chicken Jitters (1/4/

Chicken Jitters (1/4/

Wise Quacks (5/8/

Wise Quacks (5/8/

Porky’s Hotel (2/9/

Porky’s Hotel (2/9/

Polar Pals (3/6/

Polar Pals (3/6/

Pied Piper Porky (4/11/

Pied Piper Porky (4/11/

Naughty Neighbors (7/10/

Naughty Neighbors (7/10/

Porky’s Picnic (15/7/

Porky’s Picnic (15/7/

Scalp Trouble (24/6/

Scalp Trouble (24/6/

The Film Fan (26/12/

The Film Fan (26/12/

Porky’s Tire Trouble (28/2/

Porky’s Tire Trouble (28/2/

Jeepers Creepers (23/9/

Jeepers Creepers (23/9/

Porky’s Movie Mystery (11/3/

Porky’s Movie Mystery (11/3/

The Lone Stranger and Porky (7/1/

The Lone Stranger and Porky (7/1/

Porky in Egypt (5/11/

Porky in Egypt (5/11/

Porky’s Naughty Nephew (15/10/

Porky’s Naughty Nephew (15/10/

What Price Porky (26/2/

What Price Porky (26/2/

The Daffy Doc (26/11/

The Daffy Doc (26/11/

Porky’s Five and Ten (16/4/

Porky’s Five and Ten (16/4/

Porky in Wackyland (24/9/

Porky in Wackyland (24/9/

Porky and Daffy (6/8/

Porky and Daffy (6/8/

Injun Trouble (21/5/

Injun Trouble (21/5/

Porky’s Poppa (15/1/

Porky’s Poppa (15/1/

Porky’s Party (25/6/

Porky’s Party (25/6/

Rover’s Rival (9/10/

Rover’s Rival (9/10/

Get Rich Quick Porky (28/8/

Get Rich Quick Porky (28/8/

Porky’s Badtime Story (24/7/

Porky’s Badtime Story (24/7/

Porky’s Hero Agency (4/12/

Porky’s Hero Agency (4/12/