Directing

John Whitney Sr.

Born: April 8, 1917
Died: September 22, 1995 (aged 78)
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, USA.
Credits: 27 titles

Biography

John Whitney, Sr. (April 8, 1917—September 22, 1995) was an American animator, composer and inventor, widely considered to be one of the 'fathers' of computer animation.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Permutations

1968

Five Film Exercises: Film 1

1943

Arabesque

1975

Five Film Exercises: Film 4

1944

Matrix III

1972

Catalog

1961

Celery Stalks at Midnight

1951

Matrix

1971

Home Movies 1971-81

1985

A Personal Search For the Complementarity of Music and Visual Art

1992

Osaka 1-2-3

1970

Five Film Exercises: Film 5

1944

Moon Drum

1991

Acting credits 8

Year	Title	Role
TBA	The Film Art of John Whitney, Sr. Film	Himself
2011	Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film Film	Himself (archive footage)
1997	Birth of a Nation Film	Self
1993	Abstract Cinema Film	Himself
1992	A Personal Search For the Complementarity of Music and Visual Art Film
1985	Home Movies 1971-81 Film
1972	Screening Room TV	Himself (1 ep)
1968	Experiments in Motion Graphics Film	Himself

Crew credits 20

Year	Title	Job
1991	Moon Drum Film	Director
1975	Arabesque Film	Director
1973	Hex Demo Film	Director
1972	Matrix III Film	Director
1971	Matrix Film	Director
1970	Osaka 1-2-3 Film	Director
1968	Permutations Film	Director
1968	Experiments in Motion Graphics Film	Director, Producer, Writer
1961	Catalog Film	Director
1956	Blues Pattern Film	Director
1955	The Performing Painter Film	Director
1953	Mozart Rondo Film	Director
1952	Hot House Film	Director
1951	Celery Stalks at Midnight Film	Director
1949	Mahzel Film	Director
1944	Five Film Exercises: Film 5 Film	Director
1944	Five Film Exercises: Film 4 Film	Director
1944	Five Film Exercises: Film 2-3 Film	Director
1943	Five Film Exercises: Film 1 Film	Director
1940	24 Variations on a Theme Film	Director