John Halas(1912-1995)

Producer
Director
Writer

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John Halas was born on 16 April 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a producer and director, known for Métal hurlant (1981), Automania 2000 (1963) and The Question (1967). He was married to Joy Batchelor. He died on 21 January 1995 in London, England, UK.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Métal hurlant (1981)

6.6

Producer(segment "Grimaldi")

1981

Automania 2000 (1963)

6.5

Short

Producer

1963

6.1

Short

Producer

1967

La ferme des animaux (1954)

La ferme des animaux

7.2

Producer

1954

Credits

Producer

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
6.6
Video
- producer
- 2006
Masters of Animation
7.8
TV Series
- producer (1986)
- 1986
Doctor in the Sky
Short
- producer
- 1984
Players
6.6
Short
- producer
- 1982
Hurut kkirály fázik
Short
- producer
- 1981
Métal hurlant
6.6
- sequence producer (segment "Grimaldi")
- 1981
Dilemme
6.2
Short
- producer
- 1981
Bio Woman
6.7
Short
- producer
- 1980
Autobahn
7.0
Short
- producer
- 1979
Dream Doll
6.2
Short
- associate producer
- 1979
Wilhelm Busch - Die Trickfilm-Parade: Max und Moritz und andere Streiche
6.8
- producer
- 1978
Märchen der Völker
TV Series
- producer
- 1978–1979
Heinz Rühmann erzählt Max und Moritz von Wilhelm Busch
6.9
TV Movie
- producer
- 1978
Heinz Rühmann erzählt Märchen
- producer
- 1975
The Five
5.7
Short
- producer
- 1970

Director

Masters of Animation
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1986
Doctor in the Sky
Short
- Director
- 1984
Players
6.6
Short
- Director
- 1982
Métal hurlant
6.6
- Director (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
- 1981
Dilemme
6.2
Short
- Director
- 1981
Autobahn
7.0
Short
- Director
- 1979
D'Artagnan l'Intrépide
7.0
- Director
- 1974
Children and Cars
5.3
Short
- Director
- 1970
Tomfoolery
7.8
TV Series
- supervising director (1970)
- 1970
Cars of the Future
6.0
- Director
- 1969
Dying for a Smoke
6.8
Short
- Director
- 1967
The Question
6.1
Short
- Director
- 1967
The Lone Ranger
7.2
TV Series
- Director (1966)
- 1966–1969
Tales from Hoffnung
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1965
Dodo, the Kid from Outer Space
6.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1965

Writer

Doctor in the Sky
Short
- story
- 1984
Autobahn
7.0
Short
- writer
- 1979
Children and Cars
5.3
Short
- Writer
- 1970
Tales from Hoffnung
6.8
TV Series
- script
- 1965
Midsummer Nightmare
Short
- Writer
- 1964
Automania 2000
6.5
Short
- Writer
- 1963
Hamilton in the Music Festival
Short
- story
- 1962
Hamilton the Musical Elephant
5.9
Short
- story (uncredited)
- 1961
Snip and Snap
6.4
TV Series
- script
- 1960
The Christmas Visitor
6.2
Short
- writer
- 1959
The History of the Cinema
6.7
Short
- story
- 1956
La ferme des animaux
7.2
- story development
- 1954
The Owl and the Pussycat
6.8
Short
- Writer
- 1952
Charley's Black Magic
4.9
Short
- written by
- 1949
The Magic Canvas
6.8
Short
- Writer
- 1948

Personal details

Alternative names
- Halas
Born
- April 16, 1912
- Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died
- January 21, 1995
- London, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Joy BatchelorApril 27, 1940 - May 16, 1991 (her death, 2 children)

Did you know

Trivia
Husband and business partner of Joy Batchelor.

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