Rudy Larriva

Rudy Larriva
Born	Rudolph Larriva (1916-02-12)February 12, 1916 El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 19, 2010(2010-02-19) (aged 94) Irvine, California, U.S.
Occupation	Animator/Film director
Years active	1939–1990
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Rudolph "Rudy" Larriva (February 12, 1916 – February 19, 2010) was an American animator and director from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Born in El Paso, Texas, Larriva worked at a number of studios, including Format Films, Filmation, Walt Disney Productions, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons and UPA.

Some of the productions he worked on include the 1965-1967 Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies cartoons for Format Films, Song of the South, Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing Boing, Fangface, The Alvin Show and The Lone Ranger (animated TV series). 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.

Format Films-produced Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Rudy Larriva

• Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner (1965)
• Tired and Feathered (1965)
• Boulder Wham! (1965)
• Just Plane Beep (1965)
• Hairied and Hurried (1965)
• Chaser on the Rocks (1965)
• Shot and Bothered (1966)
• Out and Out Rout (1966)
• The Solid Tin Coyote (1966)
• Clippety Clobbered (1966)
• Quacker Tracker (1967)
• The Music Mice-Tro (1967)
• The Spy Swatter (1967)

External links

• Rudy Larriva at IMDb
• Opening Title, Season One