JOHN HALAS

John Halas
John Halas
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: April 16, 1912
Deathday: January 21, 1995
Place of Birth: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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.

Filmography

Production

TBA·
Painter and Poet No. 3
Producer
TBA·
Painter and Poet No. 1
Producer
1994·
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Producer
1990·
A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy
Director
1982·
Players
Director, Production Manager
1981·
Heavy Metal
Director, Sequence Supervisor
1981·
Dilemma
Director
1980·
Flying Free
Director
1979·
Autobahn
Writer, Director
1979·
Dream Doll
Producer
1978·
European Folk Tales
Producer
1978·
Max und Moritz
Art Direction, Production Design
1976·
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Animation
1975·
How Not to Succeed in Business
Director
1974·
The Three Musketeers
Director
1971·
Animation Has Changed
Producer
1970·
The Tomfoolery Show
Director
1970·
Children and Cars
Director
1970·
Ways and Means
Producer
1969·
Topology
Producer
1969·
To Our Children's Children's Children
Story, Producer, Director
1967·
Dying for a Smoke
Director
1967·
Flow Diagram
Producer
1967·
The Question
Director, Producer
1967·
Flurina
Director
1967·
Ruddigore
Producer
1965·
DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space
Producer, Director
1965·
The Hoffnung Maestro
Producer, Director
1965·
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra
Producer, Writer, Director
1965·
The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
Producer
1965·
Birds, Bees and Storks
Writer, Director
1964·
The Hoffnung Music Academy
Director
1964·
Midsummer Nightmare
Producer, Writer, Director
1964·
Automania 2000
Writer, Director
1963·
The Axe and the Lamp
Director
1962·
Hamilton in the Music Festival
Story, Director
1961·
For Better, For Worse
Director
1961·
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
Producer
1961·
Hamilton the Musical Elephant
Director
1960·
Snip and Snap
Creator, Producer
1960·
HaBa Tales: The Insolent Matador
Producer
1959·
Piping Hot
Director
1959·
HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape
Producer
1959·
The Christmas Visitor
Director, Screenplay
1956·
The History of the Cinema
Writer, Director
1956·
The Candlemaker
Director
1954·
Animal Farm
Producer, Director, Screenplay
1953·
Power to Fly
Producer
1953·
The Moving Spirit
Producer
1952·
Coastal Navigation
Producer
1952·
The Figurehead
Producer
1952·
The Owl And The Pussycat
Director, Producer
1951·
John Gilpin
Producer
1951·
Painter and Poet No. 2
Producer
1950·
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
Director, Script
1950·
As Old as the Hills
Producer
1950·
Fowl Play
Director
1949·
Fly About the House
Director
1949·
Charley's Black Magic
Writer, Producer, Director
1949·
Farmer Charley
Director
1949·
Charley Junior's Schooldays
Director, Producer
1949·
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
Director
1948·
Charley's March of Time
Story, Director
1948·
Water for Firefighting
Director
1948·
Your Very Good Health
Director
1948·
Charley in New Town
Director, Producer, Story
1948·
The Magic Canvas
Writer, Director, Producer
1948·
Robinson Charley
Writer, Director
1947·
Dolly, Put the Kettle On
Director, Producer
1946·
Train Trouble
Director
1946·
A Modern Guide to Health
Director, Producer
1945·
Handling Ships
Writer, Director, Producer
1945·
6 Little Jungle Boys
Animation, Producer, Director
1944·
Christmas Wishes
Director
1944·
Cold Comfort
Director
1943·
Abu's Dungeon
Producer, Director
1943·
Abu and the Poisoned Well
Director
1942·
Fable of the Fabrics
Director
1942·
Dustbin Parade
Director, Animation, Writer, Art Designer, Producer
1942·
Filling the Gap
Director
1941·
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
Director
1938·
Music Man
Director