Directed credits
35
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Jules Bass
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 34Directed series: 1All crew credits: 62
TMDB ID: 16410
IMDb ID: nm0060072
Known for: Directing
Born: September 16, 1935
Died: October 25, 2022
Age: 87
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2020
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q1442364
Also known as
Julian P. Gardner
Frequent jobs
Director (35)Producer (13)Executive Producer (4)Lyricist (4)Consulting Producer (3)Associate Producer (1)Co-Producer (1)Novel (1)
Biography
Jules Bass (September 16, 1935 - October 25, 2022) was an American director, producer, composer, and author, best known for the stop-motion holiday classics he created with partner Arthur Rankin, Jr.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jules Bass.
5.5
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Director
1985 Movie
6.0
The Wind in the Willows
Director
1983 Movie
7.2
The Last Unicorn
Director
1982 Movie
6.7
The Flight of Dragons
Director
1982 Movie
5.4
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
Director
1981 Movie
6.6
Pinocchio's Christmas
Director
1980 Movie
6.4
The Return of the King
Director
1980 Movie
6.5
Jack Frost
Director
1979 Movie
6.4
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Director
1979 Movie
5.3
The Stingiest Man in Town
Director
1978 Movie
6.4
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Director
1977 Movie
5.9
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Director
1977 Movie
6.5
The Hobbit
Director
1977 Movie
5.5
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
Director
1977 Movie
6.6
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Director
1976 Movie
5.6
The First Easter Rabbit
Director
1976 Movie
5.3
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Director
1975 Movie
7.2
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Director
1974 Movie
6.7
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Director
1974 Movie
Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland
Director
1973 Movie
6.0
A Christmas Tree
Director
1972 Movie
Jack O'Lantern
Director
1972 Movie
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
Director
1972 Movie
5.0
The Emperor's New Clothes
Director
1972 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Jules Bass.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jules Bass.
7.4
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Producer
1964 Movie
7.2
The Last Unicorn
Director
1982 Movie
7.2
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Director
1974 Movie
7.1
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Director
1970 Movie
6.9
Frosty the Snowman
Director
1969 Movie
6.8
Monte Carlo
Novel
2011 Movie
6.7
The Flight of Dragons
Director
1982 Movie
6.6
The Little Drummer Boy
Director
1968 Movie
6.6
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Director
1976 Movie
6.5
The Hobbit
Director
1977 Movie
6.5
Jack Frost
Director
1979 Movie
6.4
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Director
1977 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jules Bass.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jules Bass.
6.8
Monte Carlo
Novel
2011 Movie
7.2
The Last Unicorn
Director
1982 Movie
6.5
The Hobbit
Director
1977 Movie
7.4
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Producer
1964 Movie
6.9
Frosty the Snowman
Director
1969 Movie
7.2
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Director
1974 Movie
6.4
The Return of the King
Director
1980 Movie
6.7
The Flight of Dragons
Director
1982 Movie
5.3
The Bermuda Depths
Producer
1978 Movie
7.1
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Director
1970 Movie
6.5
Jack Frost
Director
1979 Movie
6.4
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Director
1977 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jules Bass.
8.3
ThunderCats
Producer • 110 eps
1985 Series
7.9
ThunderCats
Consulting Producer • 26 eps
2011 Series
8.2
SilverHawks
Producer • 65 eps
1986 Series
2.9
ThunderCats Roar
Consulting Producer • 52 eps
2020 Series
7.5
Festival of Family Classics
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.0
The King Kong Show
Executive Producer • 73 eps
1966 Series
5.7
The Jackson 5ive
Producer • 23 eps
1971 Series
5.0
The Osmonds
Producer • 17 eps
1972 Series
7.2
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
5.0
TigerSharks
Executive Producer • 26 eps
1987 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jules Bass.
Snarf: Butterfly Blues
Consulting Producer
2011 Movie
6.8
Monte Carlo
Novel
2011 Movie
5.8
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Lyricist
2006 Movie
4.9
The Coneheads
Producer
1983 Movie
5.7
The Sins of Dorian Gray
Producer
1983 Movie
5.4
The Bushido Blade
Executive Producer
1981 Movie
3.5
The Ivory Ape
Executive Producer
1980 Movie
5.3
The Bermuda Depths
Producer
1978 Movie
6.3
The Last Dinosaur
Lyricist
1977 Movie
5.9
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Producer
1976 Movie
Marco
Producer
1973 Movie
That Girl in Wonderland
Lyricist
1973 Movie
The Red Baron
Producer
1972 Movie
9.0
The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
Producer
1972 Movie
3.5
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
Co-Producer
1966 Movie
4.6
The Daydreamer
Lyricist
1966 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jules Bass.
2.9
ThunderCats Roar
Consulting Producer • 52 eps
2020 Series
7.9
ThunderCats
Consulting Producer • 26 eps
2011 Series
5.0
TigerSharks
Executive Producer • 26 eps
1987 Series
8.2
SilverHawks
Producer • 65 eps
1986 Series
8.3
ThunderCats
Producer • 110 eps
1985 Series
5.0
The Osmonds
Producer • 17 eps
1972 Series
5.7
The Jackson 5ive
Producer • 23 eps
1971 Series
6.0
The King Kong Show
Executive Producer • 73 eps
1966 Series
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jules Bass.