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.

Most Famous Work

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Heavy Metal

(1981) Sequence Supervisor

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Animal Farm

(1954) Screenplay

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Snip and Snap

(1960) Creator

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Tomfoolery

(1970) Director

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Power to Fly

(1954) Producer

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Players

(1982) Production Manager

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Automania 2000

(1964) Writer

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Children and Cars

(1970) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2018	Self (archive Photos)	Secrets of British Animation 2018-11-19 Movie
2015	N/A	John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995 2015-01-01 Movie
2012	N/A	An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995 2012-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1994	Producer	Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom 1994-01-01 Movie
1982	Production Manager	Players 1982-11-12 Movie
1979	Producer	Dream Doll 1979-01-01 Movie
1978	Producer	European Folk Tales 1978-03-05 TV Show
1971	Producer	Animation Has Changed 1971-01-02 Movie
1970	Producer	Children and Cars 1970-11-25 Movie
	Producer	Ways and Means 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	Producer	To Our Children's Children's Children 1969-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Topology 1969-01-02 Movie
1967	Producer	Ruddigore 1967-04-01 Movie
	Producer	Flow Diagram 1967-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Question 1967-01-01 Movie
1965	Producer	DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space 1965-01-08 TV Show
1964	Producer	Midsummer Nightmare 1964-08-10 Movie
1961	Producer	The Monster of Highgate Ponds 1961-05-01 Movie
1960	Producer	Snip and Snap 1960-01-08 TV Show
	Producer	HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape 1960-01-01 Movie
1954	Producer	Animal Farm 1954-12-28 Movie
	Producer	Power to Fly 1954-01-01 Movie
1953	Producer	The Moving Spirit 1953-01-01 Movie
1952	Producer	The Figurehead 1952-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Owl And The Pussycat 1952-01-01 Movie
1950	Producer	As Old as the Hills 1950-07-15 Movie
1949	Producer	Charley's Black Magic 1949-10-01 Movie
	Producer	Charley Junior's Schooldays 1949-01-02 Movie
1948	Producer	The Magic Canvas 1948-12-30 Movie
	Producer	Charley in New Town 1948-01-01 Movie
1947	Producer	Dolly, Put the Kettle On 1947-04-01 Movie
1946	Producer	A Modern Guide to Health 1946-06-05 Movie
1945	Producer	6 Little Jungle Boys 1945-11-15 Movie
	Producer	Handling Ships 1945-06-22 Movie
1943	Producer	Abu's Dungeon 1943-01-01 Movie
1942	Producer	Dustbin Parade 1942-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Painter and Poet No. 2 Movie
	Producer	John Gilpin Movie
	Producer	Painter and Poet No. 3 Movie
	Producer	Painter and Poet No. 1 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1990	Director	A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy 1990-01-01 Movie
1982	Director	Players 1982-11-12 Movie
1981	Director	Dilemma 1981-01-05 Movie
1980	Director	Flying Free 1980-01-01 Movie
1979	Director	Autobahn 1979-01-01 Movie
1974	Director	The Three Musketeers 1974-01-02 Movie
1970	Director	Children and Cars 1970-11-25 Movie
	Director	Tomfoolery 1970-09-12 TV Show
1969	Director	To Our Children's Children's Children 1969-12-01 Movie
1967	Director	Dying for a Smoke 1967-07-06 Movie
	Director	The Question 1967-01-01 Movie
	Director	Flurina 1967-01-01 Movie
1965	Director	Birds, Bees and Storks 1965-12-31 Movie
	Director	The Hoffnung Maestro 1965-09-22 Movie
	Director	DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space 1965-01-08 TV Show
	Director	The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Director	Midsummer Nightmare 1964-08-10 Movie
	Director	Automania 2000 1964-06-12 Movie
	Director	The Hoffnung Music Academy 1964-01-01 Movie
1962	Director	Hamilton in the Music Festival 1962-01-01 Movie
1961	Director	Hamilton the Musical Elephant 1961-04-12 Movie
1959	Director	The Christmas Visitor 1959-12-24 Movie
	Director	Piping Hot 1959-01-01 Movie
1956	Director	The Candlemaker 1956-12-25 Movie
	Director	The History of the Cinema 1956-07-31 Movie
1954	Director	Animal Farm 1954-12-28 Movie
1952	Director	The Owl And The Pussycat 1952-01-01 Movie
1950	Director	Fowl Play 1950-12-16 Movie
	Director	The Shoemaker and the Hatter 1950-01-01 Movie
1949	Director	Charley's Black Magic 1949-10-01 Movie
	Director	R.A.F.: First Line of Defence 1949-07-18 Movie
	Director	Charley Junior's Schooldays 1949-01-02 Movie
1948	Director	The Magic Canvas 1948-12-30 Movie
	Director	Robinson Charley 1948-07-16 Movie
	Director	Charley's March of Time 1948-01-02 Movie
	Director	Charley in New Town 1948-01-01 Movie
	Director	Your Very Good Health 1948-01-01 Movie
	Director	Water for Firefighting 1948-01-01 Movie
1947	Director	Dolly, Put the Kettle On 1947-04-01 Movie
1946	Director	A Modern Guide to Health 1946-06-05 Movie
	Director	Train Trouble 1946-01-01 Movie
1945	Director	6 Little Jungle Boys 1945-11-15 Movie
	Director	Handling Ships 1945-06-22 Movie
1944	Director	Christmas Wishes 1944-12-01 Movie
	Director	Cold Comfort 1944-05-04 Movie
1943	Director	Abu's Dungeon 1943-01-01 Movie
	Director	Abu and the Poisoned Well 1943-01-01 Movie
1942	Director	Dustbin Parade 1942-01-01 Movie
	Director	Fable of the Fabrics 1942-01-01 Movie
	Director	Filling the Gap 1942-01-01 Movie
1941	Director	Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard 1941-01-01 Movie
1938	Director	Music Man 1938-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Sequence Supervisor	Heavy Metal 1981-08-07 Movie
1950	Script	The Shoemaker and the Hatter 1950-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1979	Writer	Autobahn 1979-01-01 Movie
1969	Story	To Our Children's Children's Children 1969-12-01 Movie
1965	Writer	Birds, Bees and Storks 1965-12-31 Movie
	Writer	The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Writer	Midsummer Nightmare 1964-08-10 Movie
	Writer	Automania 2000 1964-06-12 Movie
1962	Story	Hamilton in the Music Festival 1962-01-01 Movie
1959	Screenplay	The Christmas Visitor 1959-12-24 Movie
1956	Writer	The History of the Cinema 1956-07-31 Movie
1954	Screenplay	Animal Farm 1954-12-28 Movie
1949	Writer	Charley's Black Magic 1949-10-01 Movie
1948	Writer	The Magic Canvas 1948-12-30 Movie
	Writer	Robinson Charley 1948-07-16 Movie
	Story	Charley's March of Time 1948-01-02 Movie
	Story	Charley in New Town 1948-01-01 Movie
1945	Writer	Handling Ships 1945-06-22 Movie
1942	Writer	Dustbin Parade 1942-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1978	Production Design	Max und Moritz 1978-01-01 Movie
	Art Direction	Max und Moritz 1978-01-01 Movie
1942	Art Designer	Dustbin Parade 1942-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1960	Creator	Snip and Snap 1960-01-08 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1945	Animation	6 Little Jungle Boys 1945-11-15 Movie
1942	Animation	Dustbin Parade 1942-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv