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John Halas

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John Halas

Born
Died
(aged 82)
Birthplace
Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Credits
85 titles

Biography

John Halas OBE was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy, and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 3

YearTitleRole
2018 Secrets of British Animation Film Self (archive Photos)
2015 John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995 Film
2012 An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995 Film

Crew credits 82

YearTitleJob
TBA Painter and Poet No. 1 Film Producer
TBA Painter and Poet No. 3 Film Producer
TBA How the Motor Car Works: Part II Film Animation
1994 Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom Film Producer
1990 A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy Film Director
1982 Players Film Production Manager, Director
1981 Heavy Metal Film Sequence Supervisor, Director
1981 Dilemma Film Director
1980 Flying Free Film Director
1979 Dream Doll Film Producer
1979 Autobahn Film Director, Writer
1978 European Folk Tales TV Producer (6 ep)
1978 Max und Moritz Film Production Design, Art Direction
1976 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix Film Animation
1975 How Not to Succeed in Business Film Director
1974 The Three Musketeers Film Director
1971 Animation Has Changed Film Producer
1970 The Tomfoolery Show TV Director (17 ep)
1970 Ways and Means Film Producer
1970 Children and Cars Film Director
1969 To Our Children's Children's Children Film Director, Producer, Story
1969 Topology Film Producer
1967 Dying for a Smoke Film Director
1967 Ruddigore Film Producer
1967 Flurina Film Director
1967 The Question Film Producer, Director
1967 Flow Diagram Film Producer
1965 Birds, Bees and Storks Film Director, Writer
1965 The Hoffnung Maestro Film Director, Producer
1965 The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra Film Producer
1965 DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space TV Director, Producer (71 ep)
1965 The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra Film Director, Writer, Producer
1964 Midsummer Nightmare Film Director, Producer, Writer
1964 Automania 2000 Film Director, Writer
1964 The Hoffnung Music Academy Film Director
1963 The Axe and the Lamp Film Director
1961 The Monster of Highgate Ponds Film Producer
1961 Hamilton the Musical Elephant Film Director
1961 Hamilton in the Music Festival Film Story, Director
1961 For Better, For Worse Film Director
1960 Snip and Snap TV Producer, Creator (22 ep)
1960 HaBa Tales: The Insolent Matador Film Producer
1959 The Christmas Visitor Film Director, Screenplay
1959 HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape Film Producer
1959 Piping Hot Film Director
1956 The Candlemaker Film Director
1956 The History of the Cinema Film Director, Writer
1954 Animal Farm Film Producer, Screenplay, Director
1953 The Moving Spirit Film Producer
1953 Power to Fly Film Producer
1952 Coastal Navigation Film Producer
1952 The Owl And The Pussycat Film Producer, Director
1952 The Figurehead Film Producer
1951 Painter and Poet No. 2 Film Producer
1951 John Gilpin Film Producer
1950 Fowl Play Film Director
1950 As Old as the Hills Film Producer
1950 The Shoemaker and the Hatter Film Director, Writer, Producer
1949 Charley's Black Magic Film Director, Writer, Producer
1949 R.A.F.: First Line of Defence Film Director
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