Warren Batchelder (April 18, 1917 – February 12, 2007) was ananimator on manyWarner Bros. andDePatie-Freleng cartoons. He worked asanimation director on theDungeons and Dragons cartoon show, and he did the animation for the Peanuts TV Special in 1976It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown. He also did the animation for the Peanuts Movie in 1977Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown, although he was uncredited.

Batchelder began his animation career in 1936.^[1] At Warner Bros., his first known role was working as an assistant animator toVirgil Ross in 1945,^[2] before being promoted to a full-fledge animator forRobert McKimson's unit in 1956, his first credit being the 1958-releasedFoghorn Leghorn shortFeather Bluster. After Warner Bros. Cartoons closed in 1963, Batchelder along with other ex-Warner staff worked for the newly formedDePatie–Freleng Enterprises. He additionally worked forBill Melendez Productions andRichard Williams' Studio around this time.

Batchelder would continue to work with Friz Freleng and Dave DePatie when their studio was acquired byMarvel in 1980, as well as the newly openedWarner Bros. Animation studio that same year. In 1987, he received theAnimation Guild Golden Award, and retired in 2002.^[1]

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