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…
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Filmography
Acting (2)
Crew (115)
Movies (97)
The Rudolph, Frosty & Friends Sing Along
2024Director
Snarf: Butterfly Blues
2011Consulting Producer
Santa, Baby!
2001Executive Producer
The King and I
1999Adaptation
The King and I
1999Producer
SilverHawks: The Origin Story
1986Director
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1985Director
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1985Producer
The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983Executive Producer
The Coneheads
1983Director
The Coneheads
1983Producer
The Wind in the Willows
1983Director
The Wind in the Willows
1983Producer
The Last Unicorn
1982Director
The Last Unicorn
1982Producer
The Last Unicorn
1982Production Design
The Flight of Dragons
1982Director
The Flight of Dragons
1982Producer
The Bushido Blade
1981Producer
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1981Director
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1981Producer
The Return of the King
1980Director
The Return of the King
1980Production Design
The Ivory Ape
1980Executive Producer
The Ivory Ape
1980Producer
The Ivory Ape
1980Story
Pinocchio's Christmas
1980Director
Pinocchio's Christmas
1980Producer
Jack Frost
1979Director
Jack Frost
1979Producer
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979Director
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979Producer
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979Production Design
The Bermuda Depths
1978Producer
The Bermuda Depths
1978Story
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978Director
The Hobbit
1977Director
The Hobbit
1977Producer
The Hobbit
1977Production Design
The Last Dinosaur
1977Executive Producer
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977Director
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977Producer
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977Director
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977Producer
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976Director
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976Producer
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976Director
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976Producer
The First Easter Rabbit
1976Director
The First Easter Rabbit
1976Producer
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976Producer
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1975Director
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1975Producer
The Year Without a Santa Claus
1974Director
The Year Without a Santa Claus
1974Producer
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974Director
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974Producer
Marco
1973Producer
Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland
1973Director
That Girl in Wonderland
1973Director
Jack O'Lantern
1972Director
Jack O'Lantern
1972Producer
The Red Baron
1972Director
The Red Baron
1972Producer
The Emperor's New Clothes
1972Director
A Christmas Tree
1972Director
The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1972Producer
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
1972Director
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972Director
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972Producer
Festival of Family Classics: Swiss Family Robinson
1972Director of Photography
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972Producer
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971Director
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971Producer
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970Director
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970Producer
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970Director
Frosty the Snowman
1969Director
Frosty the Snowman
1969Producer
The Little Drummer Boy
1968Director
The Little Drummer Boy
1968Producer
The Mouse on the Mayflower
1968Director
The Mouse on the Mayflower
1968Producer
Mad Monster Party?
1967Producer
Mad Monster Party?
1967Story
King Kong Escapes
1967Executive Producer
King Kong Escapes
1967Technical Advisor
Cricket on the Hearth
1967Writer
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1967Producer
The Daydreamer
1966Producer
The Daydreamer
1966Writer
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966Producer
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
1965Director
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
1965Producer
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
1965Writer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1964Producer
Return to Oz
1964Producer
Television (18)
ThunderCats
2011Consulting Producer
ThunderCats
2011Producer
TigerSharks
1987Executive Producer
SilverHawks
1986Producer
ThunderCats
1985Archival Footage Coordinator
ThunderCats
1985Executive Producer
ThunderCats
1985Producer
Festival of Family Classics
1972Director
Festival of Family Classics
1972Producer
The Osmonds
1972Director
The Osmonds
1972Producer
The Jackson 5ive
1971Director
The Jackson 5ive
1971Producer
The Tomfoolery Show
1970Director
The Tomfoolery Show
1970Producer
The Smokey Bear Show
1969Director
The Smokey Bear Show
1969Producer
The King Kong Show
1966Executive Producer
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