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John Halas

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
3

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 16, 1912 (114 years old)

Place of Birth
Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

John Halas

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.

Known For

Production

1994Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom...Producer
1982Players...Production Manager
1979Dream Doll...Producer
1978European Folk Tales...Producer
1971Animation Has Changed...Producer
1970Ways and Means...Producer
1969To Our Children's Children's Children...Producer
1969Topology...Producer
1967Ruddigore...Producer
1967The Question...Producer
1967Flow Diagram...Producer
1965The Hoffnung Maestro...Producer
1965The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra...Producer
1965DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space...Producer
1965The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra...Producer
1964Midsummer Nightmare...Producer
1961The Monster of Highgate Ponds...Producer
1960Snip and Snap...Producer
1960HaBa Tales: The Insolent Matador...Producer
1959HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape...Producer
1954Animal Farm...Producer
1953The Moving Spirit...Producer
1953Power to Fly...Producer
1952Coastal Navigation...Producer
1952The Owl And The Pussycat...Producer
1952The Figurehead...Producer
1951Painter and Poet No. 2...Producer
1951John Gilpin...Producer
1950As Old as the Hills...Producer
1949Charley's Black Magic...Producer
1949Charley Junior's Schooldays...Producer
1948The Magic Canvas...Producer
1948Charley in New Town...Producer
1947Dolly, Put the Kettle On...Producer
1946A Modern Guide to Health...Producer
19456 Little Jungle Boys...Producer
1945Handling Ships...Producer
1943Abu's Dungeon...Producer
1942Dustbin Parade...Producer
Painter and Poet No. 1...Producer
Painter and Poet No. 3...Producer

Directing

1990A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy...Director
1982Players...Director
1981Heavy Metal...Director
1981Dilemma...Director
1980Flying Free...Director
1979Autobahn...Director
1975How Not to Succeed in Business...Director
1974The Three Musketeers...Director
1970The Tomfoolery Show...Director
1970Children and Cars...Director
1969To Our Children's Children's Children...Director
1967Dying for a Smoke...Director
1967The Question...Director
1967Flurina...Director
1965Birds, Bees and Storks...Director
1965The Hoffnung Maestro...Director
1965DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space...Director
1965The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra...Director
1964Midsummer Nightmare...Director
1964Automania 2000...Director
1964The Hoffnung Music Academy...Director
1963The Axe and the Lamp...Director
1961Hamilton the Musical Elephant...Director
1961For Better, For Worse...Director
1961Hamilton in the Music Festival...Director
1959The Christmas Visitor...Director
1959Piping Hot...Director
1956The Candlemaker...Director
1956The History of the Cinema...Director
1954Animal Farm...Director
1952The Owl And The Pussycat...Director
1950Fowl Play...Director
1950The Shoemaker and the Hatter...Director
1949Charley's Black Magic...Director
1949R.A.F.: First Line of Defence...Director
1949Farmer Charley...Director
1949Charley Junior's Schooldays...Director
1949Fly About the House...Director
1948The Magic Canvas...Director
1948Robinson Charley...Director
1948Charley's March of Time...Director
1948Water for Firefighting...Director
1948Your Very Good Health...Director
1948Charley in New Town...Director
1947Dolly, Put the Kettle On...Director
1946A Modern Guide to Health...Director
1946Train Trouble...Director
19456 Little Jungle Boys...Director
1945Handling Ships...Director
1944Christmas Wishes...Director
1944Cold Comfort...Director
1943Abu's Dungeon...Director
1943Abu and the Poisoned Well...Director
1942Filling the Gap...Director
1942Fable of the Fabrics...Director
1942Dustbin Parade...Director
1941Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard...Director
1938Music Man...Director

Crew

1981Heavy Metal...Sequence Supervisor
1950The Shoemaker and the Hatter...Script

Writing

1979Autobahn...Writer
1969To Our Children's Children's Children...Story
1965Birds, Bees and Storks...Writer
1965The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra...Writer
1964Midsummer Nightmare...Writer
1964Automania 2000...Writer
1961Hamilton in the Music Festival...Story
1959The Christmas Visitor...Screenplay
1956The History of the Cinema...Writer
1954Animal Farm...Screenplay
1949Charley's Black Magic...Writer
1948The Magic Canvas...Writer
1948Robinson Charley...Writer
1948Charley's March of Time...Story
1948Charley in New Town...Story
1945Handling Ships...Writer
1942Dustbin Parade...Writer

Art

1978Max und Moritz...Production Design
1978Max und Moritz...Art Direction
1942Dustbin Parade...Art Designer

Visual Effects

1976The Twelve Tasks of Asterix...Animation
19456 Little Jungle Boys...Animation
1942Dustbin Parade...Animation

Creator

1960Snip and Snap...Creator

Acting

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