Joseph Barbera

Known for ProductionBorn 1911-03-24Died 2006-12-18Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century. Through his young adult years, Barbera lived, attended college, and began his career in New York City. After working odd jobs and as a banker, Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936. In 1937 he moved to California and while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Barbera met William Hanna. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action films. In 1957, after MGM dissolved their animation department, they co-founded Hanna–Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, Top Cat, The Jetsons,Scooby-Doo, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna–Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained head of the company until 1991. At that time the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards. Their cartoon shows have become cultural icons, and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films, books, and toys. Hanna–Barbera's shows have a global audience of over 300 million people and have been translated into more than 20 languages.Read more

Movies & web series

Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958)

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Cases

What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 4: Merry Scary Holiday

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 7: Ready to Scare

What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular

Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies

What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 3: Halloween Boos and Clues

What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 1: Space Ape at the Cape

Snorks: Bubbles of Fun

What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 10: Monstrous Tails

What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 7: Ghosts on the Go!

Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

Teen Force

Wonder Wheels

LEGO Scooby-Doo Shorts

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales

Lost in Space

Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Crook Who Cried Wolf

Watcha Watchin'?

Scooby-Doo! and the Safari Creatures

Zoo is Company

Two Faced Wolf

Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers

Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection

This Is My Ducky Day

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob

Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog

Night of the Living Doo

Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

Cyrano

The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik

Horse Shoo

Not in Nottingham

Sheep Stealers Anonymous

No Biz Like Shoe Biz

Little Bo Bopped

David and Goliath

The Last of the Curlews

Star Fairies

The Big Game Haunt

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

A Scooby-Doo! Christmas