Arthur Q. Bryan
Date of birth: 1899-05-08
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Arthur Quirk Bryan
Biography
Arthur Quirk Bryan (May 8, 1899 – November 30, 1959) was an American actor, comedian and radio personality, best remembered for his longtime recurring role as well-spoken, wisecracking Dr. Gamble on the radio comedy Fibber McGee and Molly and for creating the voice of the Warner Bros. cartoon character Elmer Fudd. Bryan started voicing Elmer in 1938 in A Feud There Was and voiced the character all the way until his death.
Movie Credits
Manpower
1941-08-09
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
1991-11-13
A feature film compilation of 15 classic Warner Bros. cartoons.
Elmer's Pet Rabbit
1941-01-04
Elmer Fudd gets more than he bargained for from his new pet rabbit.
Beanstalk Bunny
1955-02-12
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (as Jack) find themselves at the top of a beanstalk where they get chased
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
1982-11-19
If Bugs Bunny were to direct his signature inquiry--"What's up, doc?"--toward the modern-day Warner
A Corny Concerto
1943-09-25
Elmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danub
Elmer's Candid Camera
1940-03-02
Elmer takes up wildlife photography but finds his subject, a rabbit, much too rascally.
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
2010-08-10
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl was released in conjunction with Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire None of
South of the Boudoir
1940-05-17
Charley, over his wife's objections, has invited his boss over for dinner. Mrs. Chase walks out, and
Crazy House
1940-09-22
When Andy Panda and his father are stranded miles away from home by a thunderstorm, they take shelte
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941-08-14
Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a
Quack Shot
1954-10-29
Elmer Fudd goes duck hunting on a pond, where Daffy Duck proclaims himself guardian of all his web-f
Rabbit Seasoning
1952-09-20
Elmer Fudd is hunting both Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny again.
Rabbit of Seville
1950-12-16
Behind the Hollywood Bowl stage which is playing the opera The Barber of Seville, Bugs Bunny flees i
Wabbit Twouble
1941-12-20
Elmer Fudd expects to find "west and wewaxation" during his visit to Jellostone National Park, but h
Rabbit Fire
1951-05-19
Daffy Duck and Bugs argue back and forth whether it is duck season or rabbit season. The object of t
Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
1953-10-03
The final installment of the "Hunting Trilogy" once again has Elmer out hunting, while Bugs and Daff
The Wacky Wabbit
1942-05-02
While seeking gold in the desert, prospector Elmer Fudd stumbles across mischievous Bugs Bunny.
Hare Tonic
1945-11-10
When Elmer Fudd brings Bugs Bunny home for dinner main course, Bugs tricks him into thinking there i
A Pest in the House
1947-08-02
A very tired businessman needs some sleep and checks into a hotel run by Elmer Fudd, where Daffy Duc
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020-12-01
Narrated by Billy Crystal, the documentary examines the history of the character over the decades, i
Kit for Cat
1948-11-06
Elmer Fudd takes in Sylvester Cat and an orange kitten during a cold winter night. He'd like to adop
Broken Lance
1954-09-25
Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the
Hare Remover
1946-03-23
Elmer Fudd is an amateur scientist who wants to turn a normal character into a devilish fiend; he's
Slick Hare
1947-11-01
Humphrey Bogart visits the Mocrumbo Restaurant. He orders fried rabbit and Elmer Fudd has twenty min
Stage Door Cartoon
1944-12-30
That wascawwy wabbit is chased into a theatre by Elmer Fudd, and ends up having to perform to save h
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist
1942-10-31
Elmer Fudd goes after Bugs using hypnotism, only the plan backfires.
The Big Snooze
1946-10-05
Elmer Fudd walks out of a typical Bugs cartoon, so Bugs gets back at him by disturbing Elmer's sleep
Wideo Wabbit
1956-10-27
Bugs Bunny is chased by Elmer Fudd throughout a TV studio and its various productions.
Back Alley Oproar
1948-03-25
Sylvester sings opera and popular tunes while standing on a back alley fence; Elmer, who wants to sl
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
1942-03-28
Bugs Bunny exploits the situation when an uncle leaves Elmer Fudd three million dollars on the condi
An Itch in Time
1943-12-04
Elmer threatens to give his dog a bath if he doesn't stop scratching, but the poor pooch is the vict
What's Up Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny
1990-01-01
This salute to Bugs Bunny reveals the loony, creative atmosphere in which Bugs was born and develope
Bugs' Bonnets
1956-01-14
A passing truck spills a variety of hats, causing Elmer and Bugs to change personalities in rapid su
Rabbit Rampage
1955-06-11
Bugs Bunny is playfully harassed by his animator.
The Old Grey Hare
1944-10-28
Failed hunter Elmer Fudd laments that he's never able to catch the rabbit (Bugs Bunny); just then a
Easter Yeggs
1947-06-28
Bugs gets roped into delivering the Easter Rabbit's eggs for him.
Hare Do
1949-01-15
Elmer Fudd chases Bugs Bunny all the way from the woods to a local movie theater, where cinema-relat
The Great Library Misery
1938-09-10
A man desiring to join the Grouch Club describes the terrible experience of trying to check out a bo
Nutty News
1942-05-22
Elmer Fudd narrates a newsreel (but is never seen on screen). A hunter uses a moose call; the moose
A Wild Hare
1940-07-27
While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny who tricks and harasses him.
Alice in Wonderland
2010-02-23
This production was originally broadcast on radio back in the 1940s. It was put on DVD with new anim
Heir-Conditioned
1955-11-26
Sylvester is a rich cat, courtesy of his deceased mistress, who has left him $3 million. His alley c
To Duck.... Or Not to Duck
1943-03-06
Daffy challenges duckhunter Elmer to a boxing match, rigged in his favor with the collusion of the d
What Makes Daffy Duck
1948-02-14
It's duck season, so Daffy plays hunter Elmer and a hungry fox off against each other.
Rabbit Romeo
1957-12-15
Elmer Fudd's Uncle Judd sends him an ugly, temperamental Slobovian rabbit named Millicent to babysit
A Star Is Bored
1956-09-14
Daffy Duck must double for Bugs in any slapstick which Warners considers too dangerous for its star
Dad for a Day
1939-10-20
The "Our Gang" kids encourage a shy man to take a widow and her son to a picnic.
The Stupid Cupid
1944-11-25
Cupid (Elmer Fudd) is on the prowl around the farm. With his ever-accurate arrows, he spreads love t
A Feud There Was
1938-09-23
The McCoys and the Weavers are two feuding hillbilly clans. Elmer Fudd, Peacemaker, attempts to end
Hell's Outpost
1954-12-15
A returning Korean War vet becomes embroiled in a fight over possession of a tungsten mine.
I'm from Arkansas
1944-10-31
A town in Arkansas makes national headlines when a local sow gives birth to 18 piglets.
Yankee Dood It
1956-10-12
Elmer Fudd is the progressive King of industrial Elves. He visits an outmoded shoemaker's shop to ex
Mopey Dope
1944-06-16
Absent-minded Harry mistakenly goes home to his neighbor's house. Unfortunately, his neighbor is a b
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942-05-07
A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try a
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
2010-05-07
A concert musical featuring Looney Tunes characters.
Broadway Serenade
1939-04-07
A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audi
These Glamour Girls
1939-08-18
A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked
Millionaire Playboy
1940-03-14
A young millionaire gets hiccups whenever he kisses a pretty woman.
This Is a Life?
1955-07-09
Parody of "This is Your Life," with Elmer Fudd as the host and Bugs Bunny as the guest of honor, muc
Person to Bunny
1960-04-01
In his Hollywood home Bugs is being interviewed by the Edward R. Murrow TV show "People to People" w
Meet the Governor
1955-10-05
A backwoods lawyer's race for the governor's office is thwarted by mainstream opponents who dig up d
Past Perfumance
1955-05-20
Paris, 1913: Passionate, odiferous Pepe Le Pew pursues the latest love of his life, a cat who's been
Swing Out the Blues
1943-12-23
The film is partly a parody of The Goodwill Court, a popular radio problem hosted by advice-dispense
Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
2010-08-10
This must-have animation collection "Looney Tunes Super Stars: Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl" (2010) i
Confederate Honey
1940-03-29
Nett Cutler (Elmer Fudd) romances Crimson O'Hairoil in this send-up of Gone With the Wind (1939).
Ant Pasted
1953-05-09
Elmer Fudd, on a fourth of July picnic, throws some of his firecrackers into an ant colony, and the
Design for Leaving
1954-03-27
Daffy Duck is a salesman for a futuristic appliance company, who, against Elmer Fudd's will, moderni
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
2007-10-30
The Looney Tunes Guide to Fairy Tales: In a storybook setting, Looney Tunes characters share with ki
Groom and Bored
1942-04-09
Johnny tries to keep his marriage a secret from his boss, who feels that matrimony interferes with b
Dangerous Dan McFoo
1939-07-15
An arctic saloon. The tiny dog, Dan McFoo, is playing a pinball-like marble game in the back. His gi
Fresh Hare
1942-08-21
Bugs Bunny is wanted "dead or alive" by the Mounted Police, led by Elmer Fudd. The "Fresh Hare" epis
The Devil Bat
1940-12-13
Dr. Paul Carruthers is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath and Henry Morton, have
Road to Singapore
1940-03-22
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
So You Want a Model Railroad
1955-08-27
Alice visits Mr. Agony with her latest problem with Joe. They had given Junior a toy railroad for a
The Hardship of Miles Standish
1940-04-26
In this version of "The Courtship of Miles Standish", Elmer Fudd is messanger John Alden, sent to gi
What's Opera, Doc?
1957-07-06
Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as
I Stole a Million
1939-08-01
A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.
Johnny Doughboy
1942-12-31
As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, loo
Samson and Delilah
1949-12-21
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeanc
Bugs Bunny! That Wacky Wabbit
1942-05-02
The lovably rambunctious rabbit takes center stage in this collection of cartoon capers gathered fro
What's Up, Doc?
1950-06-17
Bugs' showbiz career is recounted from babyhood to stardom. Bugs and Elmer Fudd perform the title so
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952-02-16
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though t
Grand Central Murder
1942-05-01
Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Ce
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
1979-09-28
A collection of Warner Brothers short cartoon features, "starring" the likes of Daffy Duck, Porky Pi
Idea Girl
1946-02-08
Larry Brewster, partner in the music publishing firm of Brewster and Crow, returns from a trip to fi
Upswept Hare
1953-03-14
Penthouse dwelling Elmer Fudd brings home a beautiful flowering desert plant and - unknowingly - Bug
The Unruly Hare
1945-02-10
When Elmer Fudd disturbs Bugs with his railroad surveying, Bugs fights back.
Road to Rio
1947-12-25
Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio,
Swing with Bing
1940-06-30
A short-subject golf film at the fourth annual Bing Crosby Pro-Am at Rancho Santa Fe.
Behind the Tunes: Blanc Expressions
2003-10-28
A documentary about Mel Blanc's voice work.
The Cartoon Collection
1988-01-01
Compilation of cartoons raising money for the National Children's Home charity. Featuring Mickey Mou
Hare Brush
1955-05-07
The corporate board has Elmer committed to an asylum because he thinks he's a rabbit. At the sanitar
Robot Rabbit
1953-12-12
Bugs Bunny faces off against Farmer Fudd's robot.
Each Dawn I Crow
1949-09-23
Chided by a narrator, John Rooster thinks Elmer Fudd is going to slaughter him with an axe for Sunda
Wise Quackers
1949-01-01
Daffy Duck falls from the sky onto Elmer Fudd's farm. Rather than be shot, he begs Elmer to accept h
Any Bonds Today?
1942-03-30
Bugs Bunny and friends sing and dance to promote the sale of government bonds in support of the war
Pests for Guests
1955-01-29
Elmer Fudd buys a wooden chest of drawers not knowing that two polite twin gophers (known as The Goo
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
1951-06-02
Joe McDoakes, ever obliging and always helpful, volunteers to hang the new wallpaper for his wife.