John Halas

John Halas

1912-04-16 Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary] Male 3 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-04-16

Place of Birth

Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Known Credits

3

Known For

Directing

Also Known As

János Halász

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Movie Credits

TV Credits

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Movie Production Credits

The Moving Spirit

Producer

1953

Power to Fly

Producer

1953

Dying for a Smoke

Director

1967

Animal Farm

Screenplay

1954

Dream Doll

Producer

1979

Heavy Metal

Sequence Supervisor

1981

Handling Ships

Producer

1945

Fly About the House

Director

1949

As Old as the Hills

Producer

1950

The Pocket Cartoon

Director

1941

Music Man

Director

1938

The Figurehead

Producer

1952

Train Trouble

Director

1946

Flying Free

Director

1980

Coastal Navigation

Producer

1952

Flow Diagram

Producer

1967

Christmas Wishes

Director

1944

The Candlemaker

Director

1956

Dustbin Parade

Producer

1942

Dilemma

Director

1981

Children and Cars

Director

1970

Automania 2000

Director

1964

Autobahn

Director

1979

Players

Production Manager

1982

Topology

Producer

1969

Ruddigore

Producer

1967

Farmer Charley

Director

1949

Flurina

Director

1967

Fowl Play

Director

1950

The Christmas Visitor

Screenplay

1959

Abu's Dungeon

Director

1943

The Magic Canvas

Producer

1948

Max und Moritz

Production Design

1978

Robinson Charley

Director

1948

Piping Hot

Director

1959

The Question

Producer

1967

Filling the Gap

Director

1942

Midsummer Nightmare

Director

1964

Ways and Means

Producer

1970

Cold Comfort

Director

1944

John Gilpin

Producer

1951

TV Production Credits