Jerry Beck

Biography

Jerry Beck is a well-known animation historian, with ten books and numerous articles to his credit. He is also an animation producer, an industry consultant to Warner Bros., and has been an executive with Nickelodeon and Disney.

Known For

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Self

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!

Self - Animation Historian and Author

Claydream

Self

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Self

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

Self

The Art of 'Spirited Away'

Himself

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

Himself

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Hare's to Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration	Self - Animation historian
2023	Century of Animation Showcase: 1923	Self (Host)
2022	Claydream	Self
2021	Cartoon Carnival	Self
2021	Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!	Self - Animation Historian and Author
2020	Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!	Self
2019	Animation Outlaws	Self
2018	The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass	Self
2018	Bird Gone Wild: The Woody Woodpecker Story	Himself
2018	The Memory of Robot Carnival: A Look Back at the History of the Classic Anthology	Himself (uncredited)
2016	Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng	Himself
2016	Of Aardvarks, Ants, Inspectors, and Cranes	Himself
2013	The One and Only June Foray	Self
2012	Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul	Himself
2012	King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution	Self
2011	Adventures in Plymptoons!	Self
2010	Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast	Self
2009	Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants	Self
2009	The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached	Himself
2008	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood	Self
2008	Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story	Himself
2007	Tinker Bell: A Fairy's Tale	Himself
2007	Behind the Tunes: Real American Zero - The Adventures of Private Snafu	Himself
2007	Behind the Tunes: Once Upon A Looney Tune	Himself
2007	Behind the Tunes: Wacky Warner One-Shots	Himself
2007	Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson	Himself
2007	Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute	Himself
2005	The Art and Animation of Carl Barks	Himself
2005	Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White	Himself
2005	Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin	Himself
2005	Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!	Himself
2004	It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’	Himself
2003	The Art of 'Spirited Away'	Himself
2003	Behind the Tunes: Blanc Expressions	Himself
2003	Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes	Himself
1996	Cartoons Go To War	Himself
	Ghost Empire: The Forgotten Story of Harvey Comics	Himself

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	100 Years of Warner Bros.	Self