John Halas
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-04-16
Day of Death
1995-01-21 (82 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
Acting
(2018)
Secrets of British Animation
as Self (archive Photos)
(2015)
(2012)
Crew
Painter and Poet No. 1
Producer
Painter and Poet No. 2
Producer
Painter and Poet No. 3
Producer
(1994)
(1990)
A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy
Director
(1982)
Players
Production Manager, Director
(1981)
Heavy Metal
Sequence Supervisor, Director
(1981)
Dilemma
Director
(1980)
Flying Free
Director
(1979)
Dream Doll
Producer
(1979)
Autobahn
Director, Writer
(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)
Ways and Means
Producer
(1970)
Children and Cars
Director
(1969)
To Our Children's Children's Children
Producer, Director, Story
(1969)
Topology
Producer
(1967)
Ruddigore
Producer
(1967)
Flurina
Director
(1967)
The Question
Producer, Director
(1967)
Flow Diagram
Producer
(1967)
Dying for a Smoke
Director
(1965)
Birds, Bees and Storks
Writer, Director
(1965)
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra
Director, Writer
(1965)
The Hoffnung Maestro
Director
(1964)
Automania 2000
Director, Writer
(1964)
Midsummer Nightmare
Writer, Director, Producer
(1964)
The Hoffnung Music Academy
Director
(1963)
The Axe and the Lamp
Director
(1962)
Hamilton in the Music Festival
Director, Story
(1961)
Hamilton the Musical Elephant
Director
(1961)
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
Producer
(1961)
For Better, For Worse
Director
(1960)
HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape
Producer
(1959)
The Christmas Visitor
Director, Screenplay
(1959)
Piping Hot
Director
(1956)
The Candlemaker
Director
(1956)
The History of the Cinema
Writer, Director
(1954)
Animal Farm
Screenplay, Producer, Director
(1953)
The Moving Spirit
Producer
(1953)
Power to Fly
Producer
(1952)
The Owl And The Pussycat
Producer, Director
(1952)
The Figurehead
Producer
(1952)
Coastal Navigation
Producer
(1951)
John Gilpin
Producer
(1950)
Fowl Play
Director
(1950)
As Old as the Hills
Producer
(1950)
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
Script, Director
(1949)
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
Director
(1949)
Charley Junior's Schooldays
Producer, Director
(1949)
Farmer Charley
Director
(1949)
Charley's Black Magic
Producer, Writer, Director
(1949)
Fly About the House
Director
(1948)
Robinson Charley
Director, Writer
(1948)
Charley in New Town
Story, Producer, Director
(1948)
The Magic Canvas
Writer, Director, Producer
(1948)
Your Very Good Health
Director
(1948)
Water for Firefighting
Director
(1948)
Charley's March of Time
Story, Director
(1947)
Dolly, Put the Kettle On
Director, Producer
(1946)
A Modern Guide to Health
Producer, Director
(1946)
Train Trouble
Director
(1945)
6 Little Jungle Boys
Director, Producer, Animation
(1945)
Handling Ships
Producer, Writer, Director
(1944)
Cold Comfort
Director
(1944)
Christmas Wishes
Director
(1943)
Abu and the Poisoned Well
Director
(1943)
Abu's Dungeon
Producer, Director
(1942)
Filling the Gap
Director
(1942)
Dustbin Parade
Art Designer, Writer, Producer, Animation, Director
(1942)
Fable of the Fabrics
Director
(1941)
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
Director
(1941)
The Pocket Cartoon
Director
(1938)
Music Man
Director