John Halas

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1912-04-16

Deathday 1995-01-21 (82 years old)

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

Also Known As János Halász

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

Director

1982
Players

as Director

1981
Dilemma

as Director

1981
Heavy Metal

as Director

1980
Flying Free

as Director

1979
Autobahn

as Director

1974
1970
Tomfoolery

as Director

1967
Flurina

as Director

1967
The Question

as Director

1967
Dying for a Smoke

as Director

1965
1965
1964
Automania 2000

as Director

1964
1963
1961
1959
1959
Piping Hot

as Director

1956
The Candlemaker

as Director

1954
Animal Farm

as Director

1952
1950
Fowl Play

as Director

1949
Farmer Charley

as Director

1949
1948
Robinson Charley

as Director

1948
The Magic Canvas

as Director

1948
1948
1948
1948
1947
1946
1946
Train Trouble

as Director

1945
1945
Handling Ships

as Director

1944
Cold Comfort

as Director

1944
Christmas Wishes

as Director

1943
Abu's Dungeon

as Director

1942
Filling the Gap

as Director

1942
Dustbin Parade

as Director

1942
1938
Music Man

as Director

Producer

1982
Players

as Production Manager

1979
Dream Doll

as Producer

1978
1971
1970
Ways and Means

as Producer

1969
Topology

as Producer

1967
Ruddigore

as Producer

1967
The Question

as Producer

1967
Flow Diagram

as Producer

1964
1960
Snip and Snap

as Producer

1954
Animal Farm

as Producer

1953
The Moving Spirit

as Producer

1953
Power to Fly

as Producer

1952
1952
The Figurehead

as Producer

1952
Coastal Navigation

as Producer

1951
John Gilpin

as Producer

1950
1949
1948
1948
The Magic Canvas

as Producer

1947
1946
1945
1945
Handling Ships

as Producer

1943
Abu's Dungeon

as Producer

1942
Dustbin Parade

as Producer

Writer

1979
Autobahn

as Writer

1964
Automania 2000

as Writer

1964
1959
The Christmas Visitor

as Screenplay

1954
Animal Farm

as Screenplay

1949
1948
1948
1948
1945
Handling Ships

as Writer

1942
Dustbin Parade

as Writer

Art

1978
Max und Moritz

as Art Direction

1978
Max und Moritz

as Production Design

1942
Dustbin Parade

as Art Designer

Crew

1981
Heavy Metal

as Sequence Supervisor

Visual Effects

1945
1942
Dustbin Parade

as Animation

Creator

1960
Snip and Snap

as Creator