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Tex Avery
Deceased

How Did Tex Avery Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72
Also known asFrederick Bean Avery, Fred AveryGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/02/1908Born inTaylor, Texas, USADied26/08/1980 (aged 72)Died inBurbankCauseliver cancer, lung cancerWikidataQ319723 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#237588 ↗

Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery was an American animator, film director and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for Leon Schlesinger Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's cartoon department, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd for Warner Bros.

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Filmography28 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2012King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes RevolutionMovieSelf (archive footage)104
1955The First Bad ManMovieCavemen (uncredited)47
1955Deputy DroopyMovieShort Robber (voice) (uncredited)47
1955The Legend of Rockabye PointMoviePolar Bear's Sneezes / Polar Bear's Screams (voice) (uncredited)47
1954The Farm of TomorrowMovieSmall Baby Chicken (voice) (uncredited)46
1951Daredevil DroopyMovieSpike (voice) (uncredited)43
1951Car of TomorrowMovieHiccups (voice)43
1950Ventriloquist CatMovieAlley Cat / Spike (voice) (uncredited)42
1950Garden GopherMovieSpike (voice) (uncredited)42
1949Señor DroopyMovieBull (voice) (uncredited)41
1947Red Hot RangersMovieJunior (voice) (uncredited)39
1947Hound HuntersMovieJunior (voice) (uncredited)39
1946Lonesome LennyMovieLenny (voice) (uncredited)38
1946Henpecked HoboesMovieJunior (voice) (uncredited)38
1943Who Killed Who?MovieSanta Claus (voice) (uncredited)35
1941The Heckling HareMovieWilloughby (voice) (uncredited)33
1940The Bear's TaleMoviePoppa Bear (voice) (uncredited)32
1939Thugs with Dirty MugsMovieEd. G. Robemsome as Killer Diller (voice)31
1939Believe It or ElseMovieOld Man in Jail (voice) (uncredited)31
1939A Day at the ZooMovieOther Elk Named Bill (voice) (uncredited)31
1939Hamateur NightMovieHippo (voice)31
1939Dangerous Dan McFooMovieFight Commentator (voice) (uncredited)31
1938The Penguin ParadeMovieWalrus (voice)30
1938Count Me OutMovieFight Referee (voice) (uncredited)30
1937Uncle Tom's BungalowMovieUncle Tom (voice)29
1937Porky the WrestlerMovieChampion Wrestler Man Mountain (voice) (uncredited)29
1936The Village SmithyMovieBlacksmith (voice)28
1936Don't Look NowMoviePreacher (voice) (uncredited)28