Joseph Barbera

from Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Artwork for The FlintstonesImage of Joseph Barbera

Biography

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.

Timeline

2025Aged 114

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection

    Producer

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass

    Characters

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

    Director

2022Aged 111

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!

    Characters

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land

    Characters

2021Aged 110

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!

    Self - Hanna-Barbera Co-Founder (archive footage)

  • Poster for Tom & Jerry

    Characters

2019Aged 108

  • Poster for 톰과 제리 공동작전

    Director

2018Aged 107

  • Poster for 톰과 제리 맨하탄 가다!!

    Director

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Characters

  • Poster for Daphne & Velma

    Characters

  • Poster for 톰과 제리 헐리우드 가다!!!

    Director

2017Aged 106

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    Characters

2016Aged 105

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

    Characters

2015Aged 104

  • Poster for Top Cat Begins

    Characters

2013Aged 102

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

    Characters

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot!

    Producer

2012Aged 101

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons

    Director

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! and the Safari Creatures

    Executive Producer

2011Aged 100

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

    Characters

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

    Director

  • Poster for Top Cat: The Movie

    Characters

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One

    Creator

2010Aged 99

  • Poster for Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection

    Jerry (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

    Characters

2008Aged 97

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry Tales, Vol. 4

    Producer

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry Tales, Vol. 5

    Producer

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: Winter Tails

    Characters

2007Aged 96

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry Tales, Vol. 2

    Producer

  • Poster for Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry Tales, Vol. 3

    Producer

2006Aged 95

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

    Executive Producer

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

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

    Executive Producer

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

    Executive Producer

2005Aged 94

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars!

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Aloha Scooby-Doo!

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

    Executive Producer

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

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Karate Guard

    Storyboard

2004Aged 93

2003Aged 92

  • Poster for Pitcher and the Pin-Up

    Stu

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales

    Characters

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

    Director

  • Poster for Les Aventures effrayantes de Scoubidou

    Writer

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

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

    Executive Producer

2002Aged 91

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring

    Executive Producer

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

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Boo Boo and the Man

    Characters

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

    Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog

    Director

  • Poster for A Scooby-Doo! Christmas

    Executive Producer

2001Aged 90

  • Poster for The Mansion Cat

    Home Owner (voice)

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Night of the Living Doo

    Characters

2000Aged 89

  • Poster for The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

    Special Appearance

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers

    Director

1999Aged 88

  • Poster for A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost

    Executive Producer

1998Aged 87

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

    Characters

1997Aged 86

1996Aged 85

  • Poster for Buy One, Get One Free

    Thanks

1995Aged 84

1994Aged 83

  • Poster for The Flintstones

    Man in Mersandes

  • Poster for Yogi the Easter Bear

    Story Editor

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for A Flintstones Christmas Carol

    Executive Producer

1993Aged 82

  • Poster for I Yabba-Dabba Do!

    Joe (voice)

  • Poster for The Town Santa Forgot

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby

    Executive Producer

1992Aged 81

  • Poster for Jonah

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Tom and Jerry: The Movie

    Characters

1991Aged 80

1990Aged 79

  • Poster for Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

    Self

  • Poster for The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Jetsons: The Movie

    Producer

  • Poster for Timeless Tales: Rapunzel

    Executive Producer

1989Aged 78

  • Poster for Hanna-Barbera's 50th

    Self

  • Poster for Hanna-Barbera's Christmas Sing-A-Long!

    Self

  • Poster for Hägar the Horrible

    Executive Producer

1988Aged 77

  • Poster for Rockin' with Judy Jetson

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Flintstone Kids'

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf

    Executive Producer

1987Aged 76

1986Aged 75

1985Aged 74

  • Poster for Smurfily Ever After

    Producer

  • Poster for Star Fairies

    Executive Producer

1984Aged 73

  • Poster for Here Are the Smurfs

    Director

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Le bébé schtroumpf

    Director

1983Aged 72

  • Poster for Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose

    Director

  • Poster for The Smurfs Halloween Special

    Producer

1982Aged 71

  • Poster for Heidi's Song

    Writer

  • Poster for The Smurfs Christmas Special

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Christmas Comes to Pac-land

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper

    Executive Producer

1981Aged 70

  • Poster for The Flintstones: Jogging Fever

    Executive Producer

1980Aged 69

  • Poster for Belle Starr

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Yogi's First Christmas

    Executive Producer

1979Aged 68

  • Poster for Legends of the Super Heroes

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Popeye Valentine Special: Sweethearts at Sea

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba Dabba Doo II

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Casper's Halloween Special

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Gathering, Part II

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Casper's First Christmas

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for C.H.O.M.P.S.

    Producer

  • Poster for Scooby Goes Hollywood

    Executive Producer

1978Aged 67

  • Poster for Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Flintstones: Little Big League

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Beasts Are on the Streets

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

    Executive Producer

1977Aged 66

  • Poster for The Gathering

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for A Flintstone Christmas

    Executive Producer

1976Aged 65

  • Poster for Mother, Jugs & Speed

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Davy Crockett on the Mississippi

    Executive Producer

1975Aged 64

  • Poster for Stay Awake or Else...

    Director

1974Aged 63

  • Poster for Shootout in a One-Dog Town

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Cyrano

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Crazy Comedy Concert

    Executive Producer

1973Aged 62

  • Poster for Charlotte's Web

    Producer

  • Poster for Lost in Space

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

    Director

  • Poster for The Count of Monte Cristo

    Music

  • Poster for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Director

  • Poster for The Three Musketeers

    Director

1972Aged 61

  • Poster for Hardcase

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Yogi's Ark Lark

    Producer

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

    Producer

  • Poster for The Last of the Curlews

    Producer

  • Poster for Oliver and the Artful Dodger

    Music

  • Poster for The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik

    Producer

  • Poster for Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection

    Director

  • Poster for The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

    Producer

  • Poster for The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park

    Producer

  • Poster for A Christmas Story

    Producer

1967Aged 56

  • Poster for Jack and the Beanstalk

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Shutter Bugged Cat

    Director

1966Aged 55

  • Poster for Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

    Producer

  • Poster for Matinee Mouse

    Director

  • Poster for The Man Called Flintstone

    Story

1965Aged 54

  • Poster for Horse Shoo

    Director

  • Poster for Pork Chop Phooey

    Director

  • Poster for Crow's Fete

    Director

  • Poster for Big Mouse-Take

    Director

1964Aged 53

  • Poster for Raggedy Rug

    Director

  • Poster for Elephantastic

    Director

  • Poster for Bear Hug

    Director

  • Poster for Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!

    Story

  • Poster for Trouble Bruin

    Director

  • Poster for Bear Knuckles

    Director

  • Poster for Christmas Flintstone

    Director

1963Aged 52

  • Poster for Here Comes a Star

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Just a Wolf at Heart

    Director

  • Poster for Chicken Hearted Wolf

    Director

  • Poster for Watcha Watchin'?

    Director

  • Poster for A Fallible Fable

    Director

  • Poster for Sheep Stealers Anonymous

    Director

  • Poster for Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing

    Director

  • Poster for Not in Nottingham

    Director

  • Poster for Drum-Sticked

    Director

  • Poster for Bear Up!

    Director

  • Poster for Crook Who Cried Wolf

    Director

  • Poster for Habit Rabbit

    Director

1962Aged 51

  • Poster for Yogi's Birthday Party

    Producer

  • Poster for Bungle Uncle

    Producer

  • Poster for Beef For And After

    Producer

  • Poster for Swash Buckled

    Producer

  • Poster for Common Scents

    Producer

  • Poster for Bearly Able

    Producer

  • Poster for Slippery Slippers

    Producer

  • Poster for Chicken Fracas-See

    Director

  • Poster for Rancid Ransom

    Director

  • Poster for Bunnies Abundant

    Director

1961Aged 50

  • Poster for Count Down Clown

    Producer

  • Poster for Happy Go Loopy

    Producer

  • Poster for Two Faced Wolf

    Producer

  • Poster for This Is My Ducky Day

    Producer

  • Poster for Fee Fie Foes

    Producer

  • Poster for Zoo is Company

    Producer

  • Poster for Child Sock-Cology

    Producer

  • Poster for Catch Meow

    Producer

  • Poster for Kooky Loopy

    Producer

  • Poster for Loopy's Hare-do

    Producer

1960Aged 49

  • Poster for Tale of a Wolf

    Producer

  • Poster for Life with Loopy

    Producer

  • Poster for Creepy Time Pal

    Producer

  • Poster for Snoopy Loopy

    Producer

  • Poster for The Do-Good Wolf

    Producer

  • Poster for Here, Kiddie, Kiddie

    Producer

  • Poster for No Biz Like Shoe Biz

    Producer

1959Aged 48

  • Poster for Wolf Hounded

    Producer

  • Poster for Little Bo Bopped

    Producer

1958Aged 47

  • Poster for Happy Go Ducky

    Producer

  • Poster for Sheep Wrecked

    Producer

  • Poster for Royal Cat Nap

    Producer

  • Poster for Mutts About Racing

    Producer

  • Poster for The Vanishing Duck

    Producer

  • Poster for Robin Hoodwinked

    Producer

  • Poster for Droopy Leprechaun

    Producer

  • Poster for Tot Watchers

    Producer

  • Poster for Yogi Bear's Big Break

    Director

1957Aged 46

  • Poster for Cat's Meow

    Producer

  • Poster for Tops with Pops

    Producer

  • Poster for Give and Tyke

    Producer

  • Poster for Timid Tabby

    Producer

  • Poster for Grin and Share It

    Producer

  • Poster for Feedin' the Kiddie

    Producer

  • Poster for Scat Cats

    Producer

  • Poster for Mucho Mouse

    Producer

  • Poster for Tom's Photo Finish

    Producer

  • Poster for One Droopy Knight

    Producer

1956Aged 45

  • Poster for The Flying Sorceress

    Producer

  • Poster for The Egg and Jerry

    Producer

  • Poster for Busy Buddies

    Producer

  • Poster for Muscle Beach Tom

    Producer

  • Poster for Millionaire Droopy

    Producer

  • Poster for Down Beat Bear

    Producer

  • Poster for Blue Cat Blues

    Producer

  • Poster for Barbecue Brawl

    Producer

1955Aged 44

  • Poster for Southbound Duckling

    Director

  • Poster for Pup on a Picnic

    Director

  • Poster for Mouse for Sale

    Director

  • Poster for Designs on Jerry

    Director

  • Poster for Tom and Chérie

    Director

  • Poster for Smarty Cat

    Director

  • Poster for Pecos Pest

    Director

  • Poster for That's My Mommy

    Producer

  • Poster for Good Will to Men

    Producer

1954Aged 43

  • Poster for Puppy Tale

    Director

  • Poster for Posse Cat

    Director

  • Poster for Hic-cup Pup

    Director

  • Poster for Little School Mouse

    Director

  • Poster for Baby Butch

    Director

  • Poster for Mice Follies

    Director

  • Poster for Neapolitan Mouse

    Director

  • Poster for Downhearted Duckling

    Director

  • Poster for Pet Peeve

    Director

  • Poster for Touché, Pussy Cat!

    Director

1953Aged 42

  • Poster for The Missing Mouse

    Director

  • Poster for Jerry and Jumbo

    Director

  • Poster for Johann Mouse

    Director

  • Poster for That's My Pup!

    Director

  • Poster for Just Ducky

    Director

  • Poster for Two Little Indians

    Director

  • Poster for Life with Tom

    Director

1952Aged 41

  • Poster for The Flying Cat

    Director

  • Poster for The Duck Doctor

    Director

  • Poster for The Two Mouseketeers

    Director

  • Poster for Smitten Kitten

    Director

  • Poster for Triplet Trouble

    Director

  • Poster for Little Runaway

    Director

  • Poster for Fit to Be Tied

    Director

  • Poster for Push-Button Kitty

    Director

  • Poster for Cruise Cat

    Director

  • Poster for The Dog House

    Director

1951Aged 40

  • Poster for Casanova Cat

    Director

  • Poster for Jerry and the Goldfish

    Director

  • Poster for Jerry's Cousin

    Director

  • Poster for Sleepy-Time Tom

    Director

  • Poster for His Mouse Friday

    Director

  • Poster for Slicked-up Pup

    Director

  • Poster for Nit-Witty Kitty

    Director

  • Poster for Cat Napping

    Director

1950Aged 39

  • Poster for Little Quacker

    Story

  • Poster for Saturday Evening Puss

    Director

  • Poster for Texas Tom

    Director

  • Poster for Jerry and the Lion

    Director

  • Poster for Safety Second

    Director

  • Poster for The Hollywood Bowl

    Director

  • Poster for The Framed Cat

    Director

  • Poster for Cue Ball Cat

    Director

1949Aged 38

  • Poster for Polka-Dot Puss

    Director

  • Poster for The Little Orphan

    Director

  • Poster for Hatch Up Your Troubles

    Director

  • Poster for Heavenly Puss

    Director

  • Poster for The Cat and the Mermouse

    Director

  • Poster for Love That Pup

    Director

  • Poster for Jerry's Diary

    Director

  • Poster for Tennis Chumps

    Director

1948Aged 37

  • Poster for Kitty Foiled

    Director

  • Poster for Make Mine Freedom

    Director

  • Poster for The Truce Hurts

    Director

  • Poster for Old Rockin' Chair Tom

    Director

  • Poster for Professor Tom

    Director

  • Poster for Mouse Cleaning

    Director

1947Aged 36

  • Poster for Cat Fishin'

    Director

  • Poster for Part Time Pal

    Director

  • Poster for The Cat Concerto

    Writer

  • Poster for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse

    Director

  • Poster for Salt Water Tabby

    Director

  • Poster for A Mouse in the House

    Director

  • Poster for The Invisible Mouse

    Director

1946Aged 35

  • Poster for Springtime for Thomas

    Director

  • Poster for The Milky Waif

    Director

  • Poster for Trap Happy

    Director

  • Poster for Solid Serenade

    Director

1945Aged 34

  • Poster for The Mouse Comes to Dinner

    Director

  • Poster for Mouse in Manhattan

    Director

  • Poster for Tee for Two

    Director

  • Poster for Flirty Birdy

    Director

  • Poster for Quiet Please!

    Director

1944Aged 33

  • Poster for The Zoot Cat

    Director

  • Poster for The Million Dollar Cat

    Director

  • Poster for The Bodyguard

    Director

  • Poster for Bear Raid Warden

    Co-Producer

  • Poster for Puttin' on the Dog

    Director

  • Poster for Mouse Trouble

    Director

1943Aged 32

  • Poster for Sufferin' Cats!

    Director

  • Poster for The Lonesome Mouse

    Director

  • Poster for The Yankee Doodle Mouse

    Director

  • War Dogs

    Director

  • Poster for Baby Puss

    Director

1942Aged 31

  • Poster for Fraidy Cat

    Director

  • Poster for Dog Trouble

    Director

  • Poster for Puss n' Toots

    Director

  • Poster for The Bowling Alley-Cat

    Director

  • Poster for Fine Feathered Friend

    Writer

1941Aged 30

  • Poster for The Goose Goes South

    Director

  • Poster for The Midnight Snack

    Story

  • Poster for Officer Pooch

    Director

  • Poster for The Night Before Christmas

    Story

1940Aged 29

  • Poster for Puss Gets the Boot

    Story

  • Poster for Swing Social

    Director

  • Poster for Gallopin' Gals

    Director

1939Aged 28

  • Poster for Petunia Natural Park

    Writer

  • Poster for The Bookworm

    Writer

  • Poster for The Mad Maestro

    Writer

1938Aged 27

  • Poster for The Captain's Christmas

    Writer

1937Aged 26

Year unknown

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