Biography
Rudolph "Rudy" Larriva (February 12, 1916 – February 19, 2010) was an American animator and director from the 1940s to the 1980s. Larriva worked at a number of studios, including Format Films, Filmation, and Walt Disney Productions, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons and UPA. He was an animator in Chuck Jones' unit, starting in 1939 with the short Dog Gone Modern. He later animated for shorts like Elmer's Pet Rabbit and Porky's Cafe. Larriva was considered by Jones to be his top animator in the late 1930s and early 1940s, where he particularly delivered Disney-quality animation. Some of the productions he worked on include the 1965-1967 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons for Format Films, Song of the South, Mr. Magoo (the first short, "The Ragtime Bear"), Gerald McBoing Boing, Fangface, The Alvin Show and The Lone Ranger. He was also the animation director of The Twilight Zone opening titles for 1959–1960. He died in Irvine, California on February 19, 2010, aged 94. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Directed 26
1980s
- 1983
Beauty and the Beast
Director
- 1981
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
Director
1970s
- 1979
The Incredible Detectives
Director
The Horse That Played Center Field
Director
- 1978
The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
Director
- 1977
1960s
- 1967
The Spy Swatter
Director
The Music Mice-Tro
Director
Quacker Tracker
Director
- 1966
Clippety Clobbered
Director
The Solid Tin Coyote
Director
Out and Out Rout
Director
Shot and Bothered
Director
- 1965
Chaser on the Rocks
Director
Highway Runnery
Director
Hairied and Hurried
Director
Just Plane Beep
Director
Boulder Wham!
Director
Tired and Feathered
Director
Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner
Director
1950s
- 1959
Magoo's Lodge Brother
Director
Merry Minstrel Magoo
Director
- 1957
Magoo's Private War
Director
Magoo's Masquerade
Director
- 1956
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
Director
Visual effects 33
1950s
- 1956
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
Animation
Trailblazer Magoo
Animation
Magoo's Puddle Jumper
Animation
Magoo Beats the Heat
Animation
Calling Doctor Magoo
Animation
Magoo Goes West
Animation
Magoo's Canine Mutiny
Animation
- 1955
Magoo Makes News
Animation
Madcap Magoo
Animation
Magoo Express
Animation
- 1954
Destination Magoo
Animation
Kangaroo Courting
Animation
When Magoo Flew
Animation
- 1952
Pete Hothead
Animation
Pink and Blue Blues
Animation
Man Alive!
Animation
- 1951
Barefaced Flatfoot
Animation
Bungled Bungalow
Animation
- 1950
Gerald McBoing-Boing
Animation
Trouble Indemnity
Animation
Spellbound Hound
Animation
1940s
- 1949
Ragtime Bear
Animation
- 1946
- 1944
The Weakly Reporter
Animation
- 1943
The Aristo-Cat
Animation
Super-Rabbit
Animation
- 1942
My Favorite Duck
Animation
Porky's Cafe
Animation
- 1941
The Brave Little Bat
Animation
Toy Trouble
Animation
1930s
- 1939
Old Glory
Animation
Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur
Animation
Prest-O Change-O
Animation
Wrote 2
1960s
- 1965
Tired and Feathered
Story
Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner
Story
Other crew 2
1970s
- 1973
The Weird Harold Special
Sequence Supervisor
1950s
- 1959
1001 Arabian Nights
Sequence Supervisor