José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Meléndez (November 15, 1916 - September 2, 2008) was a Mexican-born American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer. He was known for working on the "Peanuts" animated specials. Before "Peanuts", he worked as an animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Cartoons and UPA. Melendez provided the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock in the latter as well.