Portrait of William Hanna

Directing

William Hanna

Career

Active from 1928 to 2025, busiest in 1972 with 17 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tom & Jerry
Tom & Jerry
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 195 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Hanna Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.0, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    0.9, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    1.4, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 30
  • Classic Animation 26
  • Family-Friendly 22
  • Classic Hanna-Barbera 20
  • Classic Cartoon 17
  • Wholesome Entertainment 14
  • Nostalgic 13
  • Family Friendly 11
  • Nostalgic Cartoon 10
  • Slapstick Humor 9
  • Hanna-Barbera 9
  • Nostalgic Animation 8

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

370
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
GoodWatch score 46

Characters

Gli antenati - Largo ai giovani
Gli antenati - Largo ai giovani

Executive Producer

Untitled The Flintstones Film
Untitled The Flintstones Film

Characters

The Jetsons
The Jetsons

Characters

Untitled Live Action Bamm-Bamm Film
Untitled Live Action Bamm-Bamm Film

Characters

2020s

9 titles · average score 51
Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958)
Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958) (2025)

Director

Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2025)
GoodWatch score 44

Characters

Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection
Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection (2025)

Producer

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry (2023)

TV show · as (archive voices)

Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!
Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up! (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)

Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land
Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

Characters

Tom & Jerry
Tom & Jerry (2021)
GoodWatch score 42

as Tom / Jerry (archive sounds) (uncredited)

The House That Cat Built
The House That Cat Built (2021)

as Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)

On a Roll
On a Roll (2021)

as Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)

2010s

14 titles · average score 54
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Characters

Daphne & Velma
Daphne & Velma (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

Characters

Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

Characters

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

Characters

Top Cat Begins
Top Cat Begins (2015)
GoodWatch score 31

Characters

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

Characters

Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons
Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons (2012)

Director

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates (2011)

Director

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

Characters

Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One
Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One (2011)

as Jerry (voice 1940-1958) / Tom (voice 1942-1958)

Top Cat: The Movie
Top Cat: The Movie (2011)
GoodWatch score 31

Characters

Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer, Characters

2000s

24 titles · average score 63
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

Characters

Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)

Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

Characters

Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars!
Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars! (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

Characters

Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)
GoodWatch score 65

In Memory Of

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog
Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

Executive Producer

Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

Executive Producer, In Memory Of

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
GoodWatch score 32

as Special Appearance

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

Executive Producer

Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers
Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers (2000)

Director

1990s

21 titles · average score 59
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
GoodWatch score 83

Characters

The Flintstones
The Flintstones (1994)
GoodWatch score 38

as Executive in Boardroom

Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994)
GoodWatch score 57

Executive Producer

A Flintstones Christmas Carol
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer

I Yabba-Dabba Do!
I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bill (voice)

The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

Executive Producer, Director

Once Upon a Forest
Once Upon a Forest (1993)
GoodWatch score 39

Executive Producer

MGM: When the Lion Roars
MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
GoodWatch score 34

Characters

The Last Halloween
The Last Halloween (1991)

as Narrator

Jetsons: The Movie
Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer, Director

1980s

37 titles · average score 63
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

Les p'tits schtroumpfs
Les p'tits schtroumpfs (1988)

Director

The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound
The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

Rock Odyssey
Rock Odyssey (1987)

Director, Producer

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

Main Title Theme Composer, Executive Producer

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

Snorks: Bubbles of Fun
Snorks: Bubbles of Fun (1987)
GoodWatch score 82

Executive Producer

Le bébé schtroumpf
Le bébé schtroumpf (1984)

Director

Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose
Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose (1983)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

Yogi's First Christmas
Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

1970s

31 titles · average score 64
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1973)

Director

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1973)

Director

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1973)

Director

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1973)

Producer, Director

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Yogi's Ark Lark
Yogi's Ark Lark (1972)

Director, Producer

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't (1972)

Director, Producer

The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park (1972)

Director, Producer

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director

The Last of the Curlews
The Last of the Curlews (1972)

Producer, Director

Oliver and the Artful Dodger
Oliver and the Artful Dodger (1972)

Producer, Music

1960s

56 titles · average score 62
Shutter Bugged Cat
Shutter Bugged Cat (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Surf-Bored Cat
Surf-Bored Cat (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tom's Scream (archive voice) (uncredited)

The Man Called Flintstone
The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Director

Matinee Mouse
Matinee Mouse (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Of Feline Bondage
Of Feline Bondage (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jerry's Gasp (archive voice) (uncredited)

Horse Shoo
Horse Shoo (1965)

Director

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

Story, Producer

Raggedy Rug
Raggedy Rug (1964)

Director

Bear Hug
Bear Hug (1964)

Director

Bear Up!
Bear Up! (1963)

Director

Yogi's Birthday Party
Yogi's Birthday Party (1962)

Director, Producer

Swash Buckled
Swash Buckled (1962)

Producer, Director

1950s

88 titles · average score 70
Pecos Pest
Pecos Pest (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Mice Follies
Mice Follies (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Downhearted Duckling
Downhearted Duckling (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Posse Cat
Posse Cat (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Just Ducky
Just Ducky (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Johann Mouse
Johann Mouse (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Triplet Trouble
Triplet Trouble (1952)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

Cruise Cat
Cruise Cat (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

Little Runaway
Little Runaway (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

Cat Napping
Cat Napping (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

Casanova Cat
Casanova Cat (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tom (archive voice) (uncredited)

Safety Second
Safety Second (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

1940s

80 titles · average score 72
Tennis Chumps
Tennis Chumps (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Mouse Cleaning
Mouse Cleaning (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tom (voice) (uncredited)

Professor Tom
Professor Tom (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

Solid Serenade
Solid Serenade (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Quiet Please!
Quiet Please! (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

as Tom's Screams (voice) (uncredited)

Flirty Birdy
Flirty Birdy (1945)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tom (voice) (uncredited)

The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard (1944)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Baby Puss
Baby Puss (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tom's Screams (voice) (uncredited)

Sufferin' Cats!
Sufferin' Cats! (1943)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tom's Devil / Tom / Meathead's Yelps (voice) (uncredited)

Dog Trouble
Dog Trouble (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

Fraidy Cat
Fraidy Cat (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas (1941)
GoodWatch score 76

Story, Director

1930s

5 titles · average score 66
Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Associate Producer

What a Lion!
What a Lion! (1938)

Director

Old Smokey
Old Smokey (1938)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Blue Monday
Blue Monday (1938)

Director

To Spring
To Spring (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

Story, Director