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Ken Harris
Director, Additional Credits
Born July 31, 1898Died March 24, 1982 (83 years)
Karyl Ross "Ken" Harris (July 31, 1898 – March 24, 1982) was an American animator best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons under the supervision of director Chuck Jones.
The association with Jones began in 1937 and lasted until 1962, the longest time an animator spent with a director at the studio. Jones described him as "a virtuoso. Ken Harris did it all." Dan Backslide, one of the characters from the Jones short The Dover Boys, was a caricature of Harris.
After Jones left Warner's, Harris worked with former animator Phil Monroe on two cartoons before Warner Bros. closed its cartoon department.
In 1963, Harris worked briefly for Friz Freleng on the titles of The Pink Panther (1963), then for Hanna-Barbera on their first feature film Hey There It's Yogi Bear! (1964), then rejoined Jones at MGM for three years. After work as an animator on How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) — directed by Jones, a longtime friend of Dr. Seuss — Harris came to the studio of independent animator Richard Williams in London in 1967. There he served as William's mentor as well as his employee. Harris's credits with him included A Christmas Carol (1971) — as animator of Ebenezer Scrooge — the opening titles of The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), and the still-unfinished animated feature The Thief and the Cobbler (animating the Thief of the title, which is very reminiscent of Harris's earlier work animating Wile E. Coyote for Jones).
Harris died from Parkinson's disease at 83 years of age.
[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
The association with Jones began in 1937 and lasted until 1962, the longest time an animator spent with a director at the studio. Jones described him as "a virtuoso. Ken Harris did it all." Dan Backslide, one of the characters from the Jones short The Dover Boys, was a caricature of Harris.
After Jones left Warner's, Harris worked with former animator Phil Monroe on two cartoons before Warner Bros. closed its cartoon department.
In 1963, Harris worked briefly for Friz Freleng on the titles of The Pink Panther (1963), then for Hanna-Barbera on their first feature film Hey There It's Yogi Bear! (1964), then rejoined Jones at MGM for three years. After work as an animator on How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) — directed by Jones, a longtime friend of Dr. Seuss — Harris came to the studio of independent animator Richard Williams in London in 1967. There he served as William's mentor as well as his employee. Harris's credits with him included A Christmas Carol (1971) — as animator of Ebenezer Scrooge — the opening titles of The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), and the still-unfinished animated feature The Thief and the Cobbler (animating the Thief of the title, which is very reminiscent of Harris's earlier work animating Wile E. Coyote for Jones).
Harris died from Parkinson's disease at 83 years of age.
[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Ken Harris Filmography
| 1990 | |
| 1986 | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Bugs Bunny Show (TV Series) |
| 1959 |
| 2012 | Persistence of Vision · as Self |
| 1993 | The Thief and the Cobbler · as Animation |
| 1980 | Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special · as Animation |
| 1971 | A Christmas Carol · as Animation |
| 1967 | Cat and Dupli-cat · as Animation |
| 1966 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! · as Animation |
| 1966 | Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary · as Animation |
| 1966 | Duel Personality · as Animation |
| 1965 | The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics · as Animation |
| 1965 | Of Feline Bondage · as Animation |
| 1965 | Haunted Mouse · as Animation |
| 1965 | Tom-ic Energy · as Animation |
| 1965 | Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life · as Animation |
| 1964 | War and Pieces · as Animation |
| 1964 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear · as Animation |
| 1964 | Much Ado About Mousing · as Animation |
| 1964 | Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? · as Animation |
| 1964 | The Cat Above and the Mouse Below · as Animation |
| 1963 | To Beep or Not to Beep · as Animation |
| 1963 | Mad as a Mars Hare · as Animation |
| 1963 | Pent-House Mouse · as Animation |
| 1962 | Gay Purr-ee · as Animation |
| 1962 | A Sheep in the Deep · as Animation |
| 1961 | Beep Prepared · as Animation |
| 1961 | Compressed Hare · as Animation |
| 1961 | Zip 'N Snort · as Animation |
| 1960 | High Note · as Animation |
| 1960 | Hopalong Casualty · as Animation |
| 1960 | Ready, Woolen and Able · as Animation |
| 1959 | A Witch's Tangled Hare · as Animation |
| 1959 | Baton Bunny · as Animation |
| 1958 | Cat Feud · as Animation |
| 1958 | Whoa, Be-Gone! · as Animation |
| 1958 | Hare-Way to the Stars · as Animation |
| 1958 | Robin Hood Daffy · as Animation |
| 1957 | Zoom and Bored · as Animation |
| 1957 | What's Opera, Doc? · as Animation |
| 1957 | Steal Wool · as Animation |
| 1957 | Boyhood Daze · as Animation |
| 1957 | Scrambled Aches · as Animation |
| 1956 | 90 Day Wondering · as Animation |
| 1956 | There They Go-Go-Go! · as Animation |
| 1956 | Deduce, You Say · as Animation |
| 1956 | Rocket-bye Baby · as Animation |
| 1956 | Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z · as Animation |
| 1956 | Broom-Stick Bunny · as Animation |
| 1955 | One Froggy Evening · as Animation |
| 1955 | Guided Muscle · as Animation |
| 1955 | Two Scent's Worth · as Animation |
| 1955 | Double or Mutton · as Animation |
| 1955 | Ready.. Set.. Zoom! · as Animation |
| 1955 | Beanstalk Bunny · as Animation |
| 1954 | Baby Buggy Bunny · as Animation |
| 1954 | Bewitched Bunny · as Animation |
| 1954 | Claws for Alarm · as Animation |
| 1954 | No Barking · as Animation |
| 1953 | Zipping Along · as Animation |
| 1953 | Bully for Bugs · as Animation |
| 1953 | Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century · as Animation |
| 1953 | Much Ado About Nutting · as Animation |
| 1953 | Duck Amuck · as Animation |
| 1953 | Kiss Me Cat · as Animation |
| 1953 | Forward March Hare · as Animation |
| 1952 | Rabbit Seasoning · as Animation |
| 1952 | Going! Going! Gosh! · as Animation |
| 1952 | The Hasty Hare · as Animation |
| 1952 | Feed the Kitty · as Animation |
| 1952 | Operation: Rabbit · as Animation |
| 1951 | Drip-Along Daffy · as Animation |
| 1951 | A Bear for Punishment · as Animation |
| 1951 | Cheese Chasers · as Animation |
| 1951 | Chow Hound · as Animation |
| 1951 | Bunny Hugged · as Animation |
| 1950 | Rabbit of Seville · as Animation |
| 1950 | The Ducksters · as Animation |
| 1950 | 8 Ball Bunny · as Animation |
| 1950 | The Hypo-Chondri-Cat · as Animation |
| 1950 | The Scarlet Pumpernickel · as Animation |
| 1949 | Rabbit Hood · as Animation |
| 1949 | For Scent-imental Reasons · as Animation |
| 1949 | Fast and Furry-ous · as Animation |
| 1949 | Long-Haired Hare · as Animation |
| 1949 | Mississippi Hare · as Animation |
| 1948 | Mouse Wreckers · as Animation |
| 1948 | Scaredy Cat · as Animation |
| 1948 | You Were Never Duckier · as Animation |
| 1948 | Haredevil Hare · as Animation |
| 1947 | A Pest in the House · as Animation |
| 1945 | Hare Tonic · as Animation |
| 1943 | Wackiki Wabbit · as Animation |
| 1943 | Super-Rabbit · as Animation |
| 1943 | To Duck... or Not to Duck · as Animation |
| 1942 | My Favorite Duck · as Animation |
| 1942 | |
| 1942 | Hold the Lion, Please · as Animation |
| 1940 | Elmer's Candid Camera · as Animation |
| 1939 | Old Glory · as Animation |
| 1939 | Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur · as Animation |
| 1939 | Prest-O Change-O · as Animation |
| 1938 | The Night Watchman · as Animation |
| 1938 | Have You Got Any Castles? · as Animation |
| 1936 | Page Miss Glory · as Animation |