John Halas

AKA: János Halász
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1912-04-16

Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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.

Crew Roles

Animal Farm
Screenplay
Animal Farm
Producer
Animal Farm
Director
The Moving Spirit
Producer
Power to Fly
Producer
Dream Doll
Producer
Ruddigore
Producer
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
Director
Robinson Charley
Director
Automania 2000
Director
The Owl And The Pussycat
Producer
The Candlemaker
Director
The Three Musketeers
Director
6 Little Jungle Boys
Director
Fowl Play
Director
As Old as the Hills
Producer
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
Script
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
Director
Flurina
Director
Players
Production Manager
Filling the Gap
Director
The Question
Producer
Cold Comfort
Director
Charley Junior's Schooldays
Producer
Heavy Metal
Sequence Supervisor
6 Little Jungle Boys
Producer
Robinson Charley
Writer
6 Little Jungle Boys
Animation
A Modern Guide to Health
Producer
Charley in New Town
Story
Charley in New Town
Producer
The Christmas Visitor
Director
The Christmas Visitor
Screenplay
Birds, Bees and Storks
Writer
Birds, Bees and Storks
Director
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra
Director
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra
Writer
The Question
Director
Charley Junior's Schooldays
Director
Autobahn
Director
The Owl And The Pussycat
Director
The History of the Cinema
Writer
The History of the Cinema
Director
Max und Moritz
Art Direction
Max und Moritz
Production Design
Dustbin Parade
Art Designer
Dustbin Parade
Writer
Dustbin Parade
Producer
Dustbin Parade
Animation
Christmas Wishes
Director
Automania 2000
Writer
Dustbin Parade
Director
Ways and Means
Producer
Farmer Charley
Director
A Modern Guide to Health
Director
Hamilton in the Music Festival
Director
Hamilton in the Music Festival
Story
The Axe and the Lamp
Director
The Magic Canvas
Writer
The Magic Canvas
Director
The Magic Canvas
Producer
Abu and the Poisoned Well
Director
The Figurehead
Producer
HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape
Producer
Flow Diagram
Producer
Fable of the Fabrics
Director
Animation Has Changed
Producer
Dolly, Put the Kettle On
Director
Dolly, Put the Kettle On
Producer
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Producer
To Our Children's Children's Children
Producer
To Our Children's Children's Children
Director
To Our Children's Children's Children
Story
Music Man
Director
Topology
Producer
Players
Director
Midsummer Nightmare
Writer
Midsummer Nightmare
Director
Midsummer Nightmare
Producer
Painter and Poet No. 1
Producer
Painter and Poet No. 2
Producer
John Gilpin
Producer
Painter and Poet No. 3
Producer
The Hoffnung Maestro
Director
The Hoffnung Music Academy
Director
Your Very Good Health
Director
Charley in New Town
Director
Autobahn
Writer
Dilemma
Director
Hamilton the Musical Elephant
Director
Piping Hot
Director
A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy
Director
Water for Firefighting
Director
Charley's Black Magic
Producer
Charley's Black Magic
Writer
Charley's Black Magic
Director
Flying Free
Director
Dying for a Smoke
Director
Train Trouble
Director
Abu's Dungeon
Producer
Abu's Dungeon
Director
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
Director
Handling Ships
Producer
Handling Ships
Writer
Handling Ships
Director
Charley's March of Time
Story
Charley's March of Time
Director
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
Producer
Heavy Metal
Director
For Better, For Worse
Director
Coastal Navigation
Producer
Children and Cars
Director
Fly About the House
Director
The Pocket Cartoon
Director
How Not to Succeed in Business
Director
Producer
Producer
Producer
Director
Director
Creator
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