Bill Melendez

José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials, as well as providing the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock. Before ''Peanuts'', he previously worked as an animator for Walt Disney Productions, Warner Bros. Cartoons, and UPA.

In a career spanning over 60 years, he won six Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more. In addition, he was nominated for an Oscar and five Grammy Awards. The two ''Peanuts'' specials, ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' and ''What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?'', which he directed, were each honored with a Peabody Award. Provided by Wikipedia