John Halas

John Halas

Birthday: 1912-04-16
Deathday: 1995-01-21
Place of birth: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Also know as: János Halász

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

Secrets of British Animation

2018
As Self (archive Photos)
An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995

2012
As
John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995

2015
As

Production

Animal Farm

1954
As Screenplay
Animal Farm

1954
As Producer
Animal Farm

1954
As Director
The Moving Spirit

1953
As Producer
Power to Fly

1954
As Producer
Dream Doll

1979
As Producer
Ruddigore

1967
As Producer
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

1949
As Director
Robinson Charley

1948
As Director
Automania 2000

1964
As Director
The Owl And The Pussycat

1952
As Producer
The Candlemaker

1956
As Director
The Three Musketeers

1974
As Director
6 Little Jungle Boys

1945
As Director
Fowl Play

1950
As Director
As Old as the Hills

1950
As Producer
The Shoemaker and the Hatter

1950
As Script
The Shoemaker and the Hatter

1950
As Director
Flurina

1967
As Director
Players

1982
As Production Manager
Filling the Gap

1942
As Director
The Question

1967
As Producer
Cold Comfort

1944
As Director
Charley Junior's Schooldays

1949
As Producer
Heavy Metal

1981
As Sequence Supervisor
6 Little Jungle Boys

1945
As Producer
Robinson Charley

1948
As Writer
6 Little Jungle Boys

1945
As Animation
A Modern Guide to Health

1946
As Producer
Charley in New Town

1948
As Story
Charley in New Town

1948
As Producer
The Christmas Visitor

1959
As Director
The Christmas Visitor

1959
As Screenplay
Birds, Bees and Storks

1965
As Writer
Birds, Bees and Storks

1965
As Director
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra

1965
As Director
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra

1965
As Writer
The Question

1967
As Director
Charley Junior's Schooldays

1949
As Director
Autobahn

1979
As Director
The Owl And The Pussycat

1952
As Director
The History of the Cinema

1956
As Writer
The History of the Cinema

1956
As Director
Max und Moritz

1978
As Art Direction
Max und Moritz

1978
As Production Design
Dustbin Parade

1942
As Art Designer
Dustbin Parade

1942
As Writer
Dustbin Parade

1942
As Producer
Dustbin Parade

1942
As Animation
Christmas Wishes

1944
As Director
Automania 2000

1964
As Writer
Dustbin Parade

1942
As Director
Ways and Means

1970
As Producer
Farmer Charley

1949
As Director
A Modern Guide to Health

1946
As Director
Hamilton in the Music Festival

1962
As Director
Hamilton in the Music Festival

1962
As Story
The Axe and the Lamp

1963
As Director
The Magic Canvas

1948
As Writer
The Magic Canvas

1948
As Director
The Magic Canvas

1948
As Producer
Abu and the Poisoned Well

1943
As Director
The Figurehead

1952
As Producer
HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape

1960
As Producer
Flow Diagram

1967
As Producer
Fable of the Fabrics

1942
As Director
Animation Has Changed

1971
As Producer
Dolly, Put the Kettle On

1947
As Director
Dolly, Put the Kettle On

1947
As Producer
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

1994
As Producer
To Our Children's Children's Children

1969
As Producer
To Our Children's Children's Children

1969
As Director
To Our Children's Children's Children

1969
As Story
Music Man

1938
As Director
Topology

1969
As Producer
Players

1982
As Director
Midsummer Nightmare

1964
As Writer
Midsummer Nightmare

1964
As Director
Midsummer Nightmare

1964
As Producer
Painter and Poet No. 1

0000
As Producer
Painter and Poet No. 2

0000
As Producer
John Gilpin

1951
As Producer
Painter and Poet No. 3

0000
As Producer
The Hoffnung Maestro

1965
As Director
The Hoffnung Music Academy

1964
As Director
Your Very Good Health

1948
As Director
Charley in New Town

1948
As Director
Autobahn

1979
As Writer
Dilemma

1981
As Director
Hamilton the Musical Elephant

1961
As Director
Piping Hot

1959
As Director
A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

1990
As Director
Water for Firefighting

1948
As Director
Charley's Black Magic

1949
As Producer
Charley's Black Magic

1949
As Writer
Charley's Black Magic

1949
As Director
Flying Free

1980
As Director
Dying for a Smoke

1967
As Director
Train Trouble

1946
As Director
Abu's Dungeon

1943
As Producer
Abu's Dungeon

1943
As Director
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

1941
As Director
Handling Ships

1945
As Producer
Handling Ships

1945
As Writer
Handling Ships

1945
As Director
Charley's March of Time

1948
As Story
Charley's March of Time

1948
As Director
The Monster of Highgate Ponds

1961
As Producer
Heavy Metal

1981
As Director