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William T. Hurtz(1919-2000)

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Animation Department
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William T. Hurtz was born on 7 April 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director, known for Rocky and His Friends (1959), Super Chicken (1967) and Look Who's Driving (1954). He was married to Mary ?. He died on 14 October 2000 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
BornApril 7, 1919
DiedOctober 14, 2000(81)
BornApril 7, 1919
DiedOctober 14, 2000(81)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Rocky and His Friends (1959)
Rocky and His Friends
7.8
TV Series
  • Director(as Bill Hurtz, 1961-1964)
Super Chicken (1967)
Super Chicken
7.5
TV Series
  • Director(as Bill Hurtz)
Look Who's Driving
7.0
Short
  • Director
  • 1954
Bringing Up Mother (1954)
Bringing Up Mother
6.1
Short
  • Director
  • 1954

Credits

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  • Little Nemo: les Aventures au pays de Slumberland (1989)
    Little Nemo: les Aventures au pays de Slumberland
    7.0
    • Director (as William Hurtz)
    • 1989
  • Bionic Six (1987)
    Bionic Six
    7.3
    TV Series
    • chief director (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1987
  • How to Raise a Puppy
    Short
    • animation director
    • 1970
  • Super Chicken (1967)
    Super Chicken
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1967
  • Tom Slick (1967)
    Tom Slick
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1967
  • Bill Scott in Georges de la Jungle (1967)
    Georges de la Jungle
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Bill Hurtz, 1967)
    • 1967–1970
  • Hoppity Hooper (1964)
    Hoppity Hooper
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1964–1965
  • Rocky and His Friends (1959)
    Rocky and His Friends
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1959–1963
  • The Great Rights (1963)
    The Great Rights
    6.5
    Short
    • Director (as William Hurtz)
    • 1963
  • M. Peabody et Sherman (1959)
    M. Peabody et Sherman
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1963
  • The Dudley Do-Right Show (1969)
    The Dudley Do-Right Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1961
  • Hemo the Magnificent (1957)
    The Unchained Goddess
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1958
  • The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Our Mr. Sun (1956)
    Our Mr. Sun
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Look Who's Driving
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954

Art Department



  • Les Razmoket (1991)
    Les Razmoket
    7.4
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1991–1992
  • Wish Kid (1991)
    Wish Kid
    5.7
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1991
  • Captain N: The Game Master (1989)
    Captain N: The Game Master
    6.3
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1990
  • Hans Conried in Fractured Flickers (1963)
    Fractured Flickers
    8.4
    TV Series
    • title animator (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1963
  • Frosty the Snowman (1951)
    Frosty the Snowman
    6.5
    Short
    • storyboard artist (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Georgie and the Dragon (1951)
    Georgie and the Dragon
    7.1
    Short
    • designer (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1951
  • Christopher Crumpet (1953)
    The Popcorn Story
    6.1
    Short
    • designer (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1950
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
    Gerald McBoing-Boing
    7.1
    Short
    • designer (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1950
  • Giddyap (1950)
    Giddyap
    6.7
    Short
    • designer (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1950
  • The Miner's Daughter (1950)
    The Miner's Daughter
    6.9
    Short
    • designer (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1950
  • Spellbound Hound (1950)
    Spellbound Hound
    6.2
    Short
    • designer (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1950
  • Punchy de Leon (1950)
    Punchy de Leon
    6.5
    Short
    • designer (as William Hurtz)
    • 1950
  • The Sailor and the Seagull (1949)
    The Sailor and the Seagull
    4.9
    Short
    • designer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Trouble Indemnity (1950)
    Ragtime Bear
    6.7
    Short
    • designer (as William Hurtz)
    • 1949
  • Robin Hoodlum (1948)
    The Magic Fluke
    6.4
    Short
    • designer (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1949

Animation Department



  • The Music Machine: An Adventure in Agapeland
    Video
    • layout design (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1990
  • Milton Berle, Paul Lynde, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Risë Stevens, and Danny Thomas in Retour au pays d'Oz (1972)
    Retour au pays d'Oz
    5.7
    • assistant animator (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Hans Conried in Fractured Flickers (1963)
    Fractured Flickers
    8.4
    TV Series
    • animator: title animation
    • title animation
    • title animator
    • 1963–1964
  • Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou (1963)
    Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou
    7.5
    • director: animated title sequence (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Stan Freberg in Chun King Chow Mein Hour (1962)
    Chun King Chow Mein Hour
    8.7
    TV Special
    • animation director
    • 1962
  • The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Hemo the Magnificent (1957)
    Hemo the Magnificent
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
    Gerald McBoing-Boing
    7.1
    Short
    • background designer
    • character designer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • The Sailor and the Seagull (1949)
    The Sailor and the Seagull
    4.9
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • A Few Quick Facts (1944)
    A Few Quick Facts
    4.7
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lend Lease
    Short
    • animator
    • 1944
  • Flat Hatting
    6.3
    Short
    • animator (as Bill Hurtz)
    • 1944
  • Hell-Bent for Election (1944)
    Hell-Bent for Election
    5.9
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • How to Fly a Lazy Eight
    Short
    • animator
    • 1943
  • Fantasia (1940)
    Fantasia
    7.7
    • animation assistant (uncredited)
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bill Hurtz
  • Born
    • April 7, 1919
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • October 14, 2000
    • Van Nuys, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Mary ?? - October 14, 2000 (his death, 1 child)

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    Pinocchio - he worked on the sequence where Geppetto and Figaro settle down to bed before the Blue Fairy brings Pinocchio to life.

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