John Halas
Born
16 April 1912 (114)
Place of Birth
Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Also known 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 (40)
Secrets of British Animation
2018
John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995
2015
An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995
2012
A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy
1990
🎬 Director
Players
1982
🎬 Director
Heavy Metal
1981
Dilemma
1981
Flying Free
1980
🎬 Director
Autobahn
1979
How Not to Succeed in Business
1975
🎬 Director
The Three Musketeers
1974
Children and Cars
1970
To Our Children's Children's Children
1969
🎬 DirectorDying for a Smoke
1967
🎬 DirectorFlurina
1967
🎬 Director
The Question
1967
Birds, Bees and Storks
1965
The Hoffnung Maestro
1965
🎬 Director
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra
1965
Midsummer Nightmare
1964
Automania 2000
1964
The Hoffnung Music Academy
1964
The Axe and the Lamp
1963
🎬 Director
Hamilton the Musical Elephant
1961
Hamilton in the Music Festival
1961
🎬 DirectorFor Better, For Worse
1961
🎬 Director
The Christmas Visitor
1959
Piping Hot
1959
🎬 Director
The Candlemaker
1956
The History of the Cinema
1956
Animal Farm
1954
The Owl And The Pussycat
1952
Fowl Play
1950
🎬 DirectorThe Shoemaker and the Hatter
1950
🎬 Director
Charley's Black Magic
1949
🎬 DirectorR.A.F.: First Line of Defence
1949
🎬 Director
Farmer Charley
1949
🎬 Director
Charley Junior's Schooldays
1949
Fly About the House
1949
🎬 Director
The Magic Canvas
1948