Seymour Kneitel(1908-1964)

Director
Producer
Animation Department

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Seymour Kneitel was born on 16 March 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Popeye (1960), Braccio di Ferro contro gli indiani (1978) and Snuffy Smith and Barney Google (1961). He was married to Ruth Fleischer. He died on 30 July 1964.

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Known for

Jack Mercer in Popeye (1960)

7.1

TV Series

Director

Braccio di Ferro contro gli indiani

Director(segments "Popeye and the Pirates", "Robin Hood-Winked", "Popeye's Premiere", "Popeye Makes a Movie", "Private Eye Popeye", and "A Job for a Gob")

1978

Snuffy Smith and Barney Google (1961)

Snuffy Smith and Barney Google

7.2

TV Series

Director

Le Scientifique fou (1941)

Le Scientifique fou

7.3

Short

Writer

1941

Credits

Director

Mid-Century Modern Animation: Volume 1
Video
- Director (segment "The Crystal Brawl")
- 2012
Cartoon Alley
8.1
TV Series
- Director (original material)
- 2005
ToonHeads
8.3
TV Series
- Director (original material)
- 1993–2001
Braccio di Ferro contro gli indiani
- Director (segments "Popeye and the Pirates", "Robin Hood-Winked", "Popeye's Premiere", "Popeye Makes a Movie", "Private Eye Popeye", and "A Job for a Gob")
- 1978
Space Kid
6.2
Short
- Director
- 1966
Snuffy Smith and Barney Google
7.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1963–1964
A Tiger's Tail
4.6
Short
- Director
- 1964
The Bus Way to Travel
4.7
Short
- Director
- 1964
Hip Hip Ole
5.0
Short
- Director
- 1964
Accidents Will Happen
4.9
Short
- Director
- 1964
Reading, Writhing, and Rithmetic
5.0
Short
- Director
- 1964
Near-Sighted and Far Out
4.6
Short
- Director
- 1964
And So Tibet
4.5
Short
- Director
- 1964
Highway Slobbery
5.1
Short
- Director
- 1964
Call Me a Taxi
4.9
Short
- Director
- 1964

Producer

Space Kid
6.2
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1966
A Tiger's Tail
4.6
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
The Bus Way to Travel
4.7
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
Hip Hip Ole
5.0
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
Accidents Will Happen
4.9
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
Reading, Writhing, and Rithmetic
5.0
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
Near-Sighted and Far Out
4.6
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
And So Tibet
4.5
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
Highway Slobbery
5.1
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
Call Me a Taxi
4.9
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
Service with a Smile
5.4
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
Robot Rival
5.3
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
The Once Over
5.2
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
Laddy and His Lamp
3.4
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
A Friend in Tweed
4.4
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964

Animation Department

Puss 'n' Boos
5.7
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1954
Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye
6.7
Short
- animator
- 1942
Douce et criquet s'aimaient d'amour tendre
6.9
- animator (uncredited)
- 1941
The Mighty Navy
7.1
Short
- animator
- 1941
Pest Pilot
6.6
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1941
Shakespearian Spinach
6.5
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1940
Les voyages de Gulliver
6.6
- director of animation
- 1939
Leave Well Enough Alone
6.5
Short
- animator
- 1939
Customers Wanted
6.4
Short
- animator
- 1939
Cops Is Always Right
6.7
Short
- animator
- 1938
Goonland
7.6
Short
- animator
- 1938
The Jeep
6.9
Short
- animator
- 1938
I Yam Love Sick
6.9
Short
- animator
- 1938
The House Builder-Upper
7.0
Short
- animator
- 1938
Let's Celebrake
7.0
Short
- animator
- 1938

Personal details

Alternative name
- Seymore Kneitel
Born
- March 16, 1908
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- July 30, 1964
Spouse
- Ruth FleischerDecember 24, 1931 - July 30, 1964 (his death, 3 children)

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Trivia
Son-in-law of Max Fleischer.

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