Ben Hardaway

Ben Hardaway

Writing

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…

Filmography

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Woody Woodpecker and Friends ★ 7.3 Woody Woodpecker and Friends 1982 The Woody Woodpecker Polka ★ 8.3 The Woody Woodpecker Polka 1951 A Bone for a Bone ★ 5.5 A Bone for a Bone 1951 Rabbit Every Monday ★ 7.2 Rabbit Every Monday 1951 Scrappy Birthday ★ 6.0 Scrappy Birthday 1949 Wild and Woody! ★ 6.6 Wild and Woody! 1948 Dog Tax Dodgers ★ 7.0 Dog Tax Dodgers 1948 Playful Pelican ★ 7.0 Playful Pelican 1948 Wet Blanket Policy ★ 7.0 Wet Blanket Policy 1948 Wacky-Bye Baby ★ 6.8 Wacky-Bye Baby 1948 Kiddie Koncert ★ 7.0 Kiddie Koncert 1948 Woody the Giant Killer ★ 7.0 Woody the Giant Killer 1947 The Overture to 'William Tell' ★ 8.3 The Overture to 'William Tell' 1947 The Coo Coo Bird ★ 7.8 The Coo Coo Bird 1947 Smoked Hams ★ 7.4 Smoked Hams 1947 The Wacky Weed ★ 7.3 The Wacky Weed 1946 Fair Weather Fiends ★ 7.3 Fair Weather Fiends 1946 The Reckless Driver ★ 7.6 The Reckless Driver 1946 Bathing Buddies ★ 7.1 Bathing Buddies 1946 Who's Cookin Who? ★ 7.7 Who's Cookin Who? 1946 Mousie Come Home ★ 7.0 Mousie Come Home 1946 Apple Andy ★ 6.8 Apple Andy 1946 Springtime for Thomas ★ 7.2 Springtime for Thomas 1946 Reddy Made Magic Reddy Made Magic 1946 The Loose Nut ★ 6.9 The Loose Nut 1945 The Dippy Diplomat ★ 6.2 The Dippy Diplomat 1945 Woody Dines Out ★ 6.2 Woody Dines Out 1945 Chew-Chew Baby ★ 6.6 Chew-Chew Baby 1945 The Pied Piper of Basin Street ★ 7.0 The Pied Piper of Basin Street 1945 Ski for Two ★ 6.4 Ski for Two 1944 The Beach Nut ★ 6.9 The Beach Nut 1944 Fish Fry ★ 7.1 Fish Fry 1944 The Barber of Seville ★ 6.4 The Barber of Seville 1944 Ration Bored ★ 6.5 Ration Bored 1943 The Yankee Doodle Mouse ★ 7.2 The Yankee Doodle Mouse 1943 The Dizzy Acrobat ★ 6.0 The Dizzy Acrobat 1943 The Egg Cracker Suite ★ 6.5 The Egg Cracker Suite 1943 The Screwball ★ 6.2 The Screwball 1943 Boogie Woogie Sioux ★ 6.0 Boogie Woogie Sioux 1942 The Loan Stranger ★ 6.7 The Loan Stranger 1942 Yankee Doodle Swing Shift ★ 6.0 Yankee Doodle Swing Shift 1942 Juke Box Jamboree ★ 6.4 Juke Box Jamboree 1942 Ace in the Hole ★ 6.1 Ace in the Hole 1942 The Hollywood Matador ★ 6.7 The Hollywood Matador 1942 Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop ★ 10.0 Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop 1942 Pantry Panic ★ 6.1 Pantry Panic 1941 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B" ★ 6.6 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B" 1941 The Screwdriver ★ 7.1 The Screwdriver 1941 Woody Woodpecker ★ 6.9 Woody Woodpecker 1941 Hysterical Highspots in American History ★ 7.1 Hysterical Highspots in American History 1941 Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat ★ 4.4 Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat 1941 Knock Knock ★ 7.1 Knock Knock 1940 Porky's Baseball Broadcast ★ 6.2 Porky's Baseball Broadcast 1940 The Bear's Tale ★ 6.1 The Bear's Tale 1940 Confederate Honey ★ 6.0 Confederate Honey 1940 Busy Bakers ★ 5.8 Busy Bakers 1940 Breakdowns of 1939 ★ 7.0 Breakdowns of 1939 1939 Fagin's Freshman ★ 6.7 Fagin's Freshman 1939 Porky the Giant Killer ★ 6.1 Porky the Giant Killer 1939 Sioux Me ★ 7.3 Sioux Me 1939 Hare-um Scare-um ★ 6.7 Hare-um Scare-um 1939 Hobo Gadget Band ★ 7.0 Hobo Gadget Band 1939 Porky and Teabiscuit ★ 6.4 Porky and Teabiscuit 1939 Bars And Stripes Forever ★ 6.3 Bars And Stripes Forever 1939 Gold Rush Daze ★ 6.0 Gold Rush Daze 1939 It's an Ill Wind ★ 6.7 It's an Ill Wind 1939 Count Me Out ★ 7.3 Count Me Out 1938 Porky the Gob ★ 6.4 Porky the Gob 1938 Love and Curses ★ 6.5 Love and Curses 1938 Porky's Hare Hunt ★ 6.6 Porky's Hare Hunt 1938 The Penguin Parade ★ 5.8 The Penguin Parade 1938 Daffy Duck & Egghead ★ 6.8 Daffy Duck & Egghead 1938 Milk and Money ★ 6.1 Milk and Money 1936 The Merry Old Soul ★ 5.7 The Merry Old Soul 1935 Buddy in Africa ★ 3.3 Buddy in Africa 1935 Buddy of the Legion ★ 3.9 Buddy of the Legion 1935 Old Mother Hubbard ★ 5.5 Old Mother Hubbard 1935 Buddy's Pony Express ★ 5.2 Buddy's Pony Express 1935 Buddy's Theatre ★ 4.4 Buddy's Theatre 1935 Jack Frost ★ 6.5 Jack Frost 1934