Leon Schlesinger
Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation. He was a distant relative of the Warner Brothers. As head of his own studio, Schlesinger served as the producer of Warner's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons from 1930, when Schlesinger assumed production from his subcontractors, Harman and Ising, to 1944, when Warner acquired the studio.
Acting
Movie
You Ought to Be in Pictures
as Self
1940
Movie
Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2012
Movie
Having a Wonderful Time with Angels in Dirty Places
as self
1938
Movie
The March of Time
1939
Movie
Behind the Tunes: Porky Pig Roast - A Tribute to the World's Most Famous Ham
as Leon Schlesinger (archive footage)
Crew
Movie
I Love to Singa
Producer
1936
Movie
Porky in Wackyland
Producer
1938
Movie
A Corny Concerto
Producer
1943
Movie
Little Red Riding Rabbit
Producer
1944
Movie
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall
Producer
1942
Movie
A Wild Hare
Producer
1940
Movie
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
Producer
1943
Movie
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Producer
1940
Movie
Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid
Producer
1942
Movie
A Tale of Two Kitties
Producer
1942
Movie
Tortoise Beats Hare
Producer
1941
Movie
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
Producer
1944