Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

125

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-04-16

Day of Death

1995-01-21 (83 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

Acting

Secrets of British Animation

2018

Secrets of British Animation

as

Self (archive Photos)

An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995

2012

An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995

as

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

2015

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

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Production

Animal Farm

1954

Animal Farm

as

The Moving Spirit

1953

The Moving Spirit

as

Power to Fly

1953

Power to Fly

as

Dream Doll

1979

Dream Doll

as

Ruddigore

1967

Ruddigore

as

The Owl And The Pussycat

1952

The Owl And The Pussycat

as

As Old as the Hills

1950

As Old as the Hills

as

Players

1982

Players

as

The Question

1967

The Question

as

Charley Junior's Schooldays

1949

Charley Junior's Schooldays

as

6 Little Jungle Boys

1945

6 Little Jungle Boys

as

A Modern Guide to Health

1946

A Modern Guide to Health

as

Charley in New Town

1948

Charley in New Town

as

Dustbin Parade

1942

Dustbin Parade

as

Ways and Means

1970

Ways and Means

as

The Magic Canvas

1948

The Magic Canvas

as

The Figurehead

1952

The Figurehead

as

HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape

1959

HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape

as

Flow Diagram

1967

Flow Diagram

as

Animation Has Changed

1971

Animation Has Changed

as

Dolly, Put the Kettle On

1947

Dolly, Put the Kettle On

as

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

1994

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

as

To Our Children's Children's Children

1969

To Our Children's Children's Children

as

Topology

1969

Topology

as

Midsummer Nightmare

1964

Midsummer Nightmare

as

Painter and Poet No. 1

Painter and Poet No. 1

as

Painter and Poet No. 2

1951

Painter and Poet No. 2

as

John Gilpin

1951

John Gilpin

as

Painter and Poet No. 3

Painter and Poet No. 3

as

Charley's Black Magic

1949

Charley's Black Magic

as

Abu's Dungeon

1943

Abu's Dungeon

as

Handling Ships

1945

Handling Ships

as

The Monster of Highgate Ponds

1961

The Monster of Highgate Ponds

as

Coastal Navigation

1952

Coastal Navigation

as

European Folk Tales

European Folk Tales

as

Snip and Snap

Snip and Snap

as

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

as

Crew

The Shoemaker and the Hatter

1950

The Shoemaker and the Hatter

as

Heavy Metal

1981

Heavy Metal

as

Directing

Animal Farm

1954

Animal Farm

as

R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

1949

R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

as

Robinson Charley

1948

Robinson Charley

as

Automania 2000

1964

Automania 2000

as

The Candlemaker

1956

The Candlemaker

as

The Three Musketeers

1974

The Three Musketeers

as

6 Little Jungle Boys

1945

6 Little Jungle Boys

as

Fowl Play

1950

Fowl Play

as

The Shoemaker and the Hatter

1950

The Shoemaker and the Hatter

as

Flurina

1967

Flurina

as

Filling the Gap

1942

Filling the Gap

as

Cold Comfort

1944

Cold Comfort

as

The Christmas Visitor

1959

The Christmas Visitor

as

Birds, Bees and Storks

1965

Birds, Bees and Storks

as

The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra

1965

The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra

as

The Question

1967

The Question

as

Charley Junior's Schooldays

1949

Charley Junior's Schooldays

as

Autobahn

1979

Autobahn

as

The Owl And The Pussycat

1952

The Owl And The Pussycat

as

The History of the Cinema

1956

The History of the Cinema

as

Christmas Wishes

1944

Christmas Wishes

as

Dustbin Parade

1942

Dustbin Parade

as

Farmer Charley

1949

Farmer Charley

as

A Modern Guide to Health

1946

A Modern Guide to Health

as

Hamilton in the Music Festival

1962

Hamilton in the Music Festival

as

The Axe and the Lamp

1963

The Axe and the Lamp

as

The Magic Canvas

1948

The Magic Canvas

as

Abu and the Poisoned Well

1943

Abu and the Poisoned Well

as

Fable of the Fabrics

1942

Fable of the Fabrics

as

Dolly, Put the Kettle On

1947

Dolly, Put the Kettle On

as

To Our Children's Children's Children

1969

To Our Children's Children's Children

as

Music Man

1938

Music Man

as

Players

1982

Players

as

Midsummer Nightmare

1964

Midsummer Nightmare

as

The Hoffnung Maestro

1965

The Hoffnung Maestro

as

The Hoffnung Music Academy

1964

The Hoffnung Music Academy

as

Your Very Good Health

1948

Your Very Good Health

as

Charley in New Town

1948

Charley in New Town

as

Dilemma

1981

Dilemma

as

Hamilton the Musical Elephant

1961

Hamilton the Musical Elephant

as

Piping Hot

1959

Piping Hot

as

A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

1990

A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

as

Water for Firefighting

1948

Water for Firefighting

as

Charley's Black Magic

1949

Charley's Black Magic

as

Flying Free

1980

Flying Free

as

Dying for a Smoke

1967

Dying for a Smoke

as

Train Trouble

1946

Train Trouble

as

Abu's Dungeon

1943

Abu's Dungeon

as

Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

1941

Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

as

Handling Ships

1945

Handling Ships

as

Charley's March of Time

1948

Charley's March of Time

as

Heavy Metal

1981

Heavy Metal

as

For Better, For Worse

1961

For Better, For Worse

as

Children and Cars

1970

Children and Cars

as

Fly About the House

1949

Fly About the House

as

The Pocket Cartoon

1941

The Pocket Cartoon

as

How Not to Succeed in Business

1975

How Not to Succeed in Business

as

The Tomfoolery Show

The Tomfoolery Show

as

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

as