- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- May 21, 1895
- Place of Birth
- Belton, Missouri, USA
- Died
- February 5, 1957
Ben Hardaway
Joseph Benson 'Ben' (a.k.a. 'Bugs') Hardaway (May 21, 1895 – February 5, 1957) was an American storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer and director for several American animation studios during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. While at the Leon Schlesinger / Warner Bros. studio during the late 1930s, Hardaway, in 1938, co-directed Porky's Hare Hunt, the first film to feature a rabbit. When this unnamed, embryonic rabbit was given a new model sheet for a later short, since, according to Chuck Jones, Hardaway "didn't draw it very well", designer Charlie Thorson inadvertently offered a permanent name by titling the model sheet "Bugs' Bunny" since it was meant for Hardaway's unit. By the time the rabbit was redesigned and refined for the film A Wild Hare, the name was already being used in relation to the character in studio publicity materials. In 1940, Hardaway joi…
Filmography
movieWoody Woodpecker and Friends
1982 · Various Voices
movieThe Woody Woodpecker Polka
1951 · Story
movieA Bone for a Bone
1951 · Story
movieRabbit Every Monday
1951 · Story
movieScrappy Birthday
1949 · Writer
movieWild and Woody!
1948 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
movieDog Tax Dodgers
1948 · Writer
Playful Pelican
moviePlayful Pelican
1948 · Writer
movieWet Blanket Policy
1948 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
movieWacky-Bye Baby
1948 · Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Kiddie Koncert
movieKiddie Koncert
1948 · Story
movieWoody the Giant Killer
1947 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
movieThe Overture to 'William Tell'
1947 · Writer
movieThe Coo Coo Bird
1947 · Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited), Story
movieSmoked Hams
1947 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
movieThe Wacky Weed
1946 · Writer
movieFair Weather Fiends
1946 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
movieThe Reckless Driver
1946 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
movieBathing Buddies
1946 · Story
movieWho's Cookin Who?
1946 · Woody Woodpecker / Starvation (voice), Writer
movieMousie Come Home
1946 · Writer
movieApple Andy
1946 · Writer
movieSpringtime for Thomas
1946 · Story
movieReddy Made Magic
1946 · Screenplay
movieThe Loose Nut
1945 · Woody Woodpecker / Bull Dozer (voice), Story
movieThe Dippy Diplomat
1945 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
movieWoody Dines Out
1945 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
movieChew-Chew Baby
1945 · Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited), Story
movieThe Pied Piper of Basin Street
1945 · Story
movieSki for Two
1944 · Woody Woodpecker, Story
movieThe Beach Nut
1944 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
movieFish Fry
1944 · Story
movieThe Barber of Seville
1944 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
movieRation Bored
1943 · Story
movieThe Yankee Doodle Mouse
1943 · Story
movieThe Dizzy Acrobat
1943 · Story
movieThe Egg Cracker Suite
1943 · Director
movieThe Screwball
1943 · Story
movieBoogie Woogie Sioux
1942 · Writer
movieThe Loan Stranger
1942 · Story
movieYankee Doodle Swing Shift
1942 · Writer
movieJuke Box Jamboree
1942 · Story
movieAce in the Hole
1942 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Writer
movieNutty Pine Cabin
1942 · Story
movieThe Hollywood Matador
1942 · Woody Woodpecker, Story
Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop
movieUnder the Spreading Blacksmith Shop
1942 · Writer
moviePantry Panic
1941 · Woody Woodpecker (voice), Story
movieBoogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"
1941 · Writer
movieThe Screwdriver
1941 · Story
movieWoody Woodpecker
1941 · Story
movieHysterical Highspots in American History
1941 · Story
movieScrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
1941 · Story
movieKnock Knock
1940 · Story
moviePorky's Baseball Broadcast
1940 · Story
movieThe Bear's Tale
1940 · Story
movieConfederate Honey
1940 · Story
movieBusy Bakers
1940 · Director
movieBreakdowns of 1939
1939 · Director
movieFagin's Freshman
1939 · Director
moviePorky the Giant Killer
1939 · Director
movieSioux Me
1939 · Director
movieHare-um Scare-um
1939 · Director
movieHobo Gadget Band
1939 · Director
moviePorky and Teabiscuit
1939 · Director
movieBars And Stripes Forever
1939 · Director
movieGold Rush Daze
1939 · Director
movieIt's an Ill Wind
1939 · Dizzy Duck, Director
movieCount Me Out
1938 · Director
moviePorky the Gob
1938 · Director
movieLove and Curses
1938 · Director
moviePorky's Hare Hunt
1938 · Director
movieThe Penguin Parade
1938 · Story
movieDaffy Duck & Egghead
1938 · Story
movieMilk and Money
1936 · Story
movieThe Merry Old Soul
1935 · Script
movieBuddy in Africa
1935 · Director
movieBuddy of the Legion
1935 · Director
movieOld Mother Hubbard
1935 · Story
movieBuddy's Pony Express
1935 · Director
movieBuddy's Theatre
1935 · Director
movieJack Frost
1934 · Story
movieBuddy the Dentist
1934 · Director
movieBuddy's Adventures
1934 · Director
movieRhythm in the Bow
1934 · Director
movieThe Headless Horseman
1934 · Story
movieAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1934 · Story
movieBuddy of the Apes
1934 · Director
movieBuddy's Trolley Troubles
1934 · Story
movieBuddy and Towser
1934 · Story
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1933 · Story
movieThe Bully
1932 · Story
movieSchool Days
1932 · Story
moviePuppy Love
1932 · Story
movieWhat a Life
1932 · Story
movieFire! Fire!
1932 · Story
movieThe Milkman
1932 · Story
movieAfrica Squeaks
1931 · Story