Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-07-19 (90 years old)
Deathday
2014-01-30
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
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Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Biography
Arthur Rankin, Jr. (July 19, 1924 - January 30, 2014) was an American-born, Bermudian director, producer and writer, mostly working in animation. The son of actor Arthur Rankin, in the early 1960s he founded the film production company Videocraft International (now called Rankin/Bass) with Jules Bass. The two worked closely together for many years, co-directing and producing a wide array of stop motion animated features and cartoons, perhaps most famously the holiday-themed TV specials, such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, Twas the...
Acting
1928
as Percy
1939
as Second Telegraph Operator
Production
1980
as Director
1980
as Production Design
1977
as Director
1977
as Producer
1977
as Production Design
1982
as Director
1982
as Producer
1976
as Director
1977
as Director
1982
as Director
1979
as Director
1976
as Director
1976
as Producer
1979
as Director
1979
as Producer
1969
as Director
1964
as Producer
1974
as Director
1970
as Director
1976
as Director
1985
as Director
1972
as Producer
1978
as Story
1973
as Producer
1966
as Writer
1966
as Producer
1965
as Director
1971
as Director
1971
as Producer
1980
as Director
1983
as Director
1981
as Director
1977
as Director
1975
1974
as Director
1968
as Director
1968
as Producer
1968
as Director
1968
as Producer
1978
as Director
1970
as Producer
1982
as Producer
1972
as Director
1974
as Producer
1976
as Producer
1983
as Producer
1969
as Producer
1967
as Producer
1981
as Producer
1981
as Producer
1980
as Story
1980
as Executive Producer
1980
as Producer
1999
as Producer
1999
as Adaptation
1976
as Director
1975
2001
as Executive Producer
1980
as Producer
1978
as Producer
1979
as Production Design
1983
as Producer
1979
as Producer
1967
as Writer
1967
as Director
1978
as Producer
1966
as Producer
1967
as Story
1967
as Producer
1972
as Producer
1972
as Director
1982
as Production Design
1977
as Producer
1983
as Director
1973
as Director
1965
as Writer
1965
as Producer
1972
1972
1977
as Producer
1970
as Director
1976
as Producer
1967
as Story
1972
as Director
1972
as Director
1983
as Executive Producer
1964
as Producer
1972
as Director
1972
as Producer
1985
as Producer
1976
as Producer
1974
as Producer
2024
as Director
1967
as Technical Advisor
1967
as Executive Producer
1977
as Executive Producer
1972
as Producer
2011
as Consulting Producer
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