Actor

John Halas

Directing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.5

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Movies: 50Series: 1Crew credits: 50

TMDB ID: 70707

IMDb ID: nm0354691

Known for: Directing

Born: April 16, 1912

Died: January 21, 1995

Age: 82

Place of birth: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1938 - 2018

Years active: 81

Average TMDB rating: 6.95

Wikidata: Q472545

Also known as

János Halász

Other jobs

Director (24)Producer (16)Writer (3)Story (2)Animation (1)Art Designer (1)Production Manager (1)Screenplay (1)

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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.