Apr 16, 1912 - Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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.
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| Movie | 2018 | Secrets of British Animation | Self (archive Photos) | |
| Movie | 2015 | John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995 | ||
| Movie | 2012 | An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995 |
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| Movie | 1954 | Animal Farm | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1954 | Animal Farm | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1954 | Animal Farm | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1953 | The Moving Spirit | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1953 | Power to Fly | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1979 | Dream Doll | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1967 | Ruddigore | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1949 | R.A.F.: First Line of Defence | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1948 | Robinson Charley | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1964 | Automania 2000 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1952 | The Owl And The Pussycat | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1956 | The Candlemaker | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | The Three Musketeers | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1945 | 6 Little Jungle Boys | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1950 | Fowl Play | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1950 | As Old as the Hills | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1950 | The Shoemaker and the Hatter | Script | Crew |
| Movie | 1950 | The Shoemaker and the Hatter | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1967 | Flurina | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Players | Production Manager | Production |
| Movie | 1942 | Filling the Gap | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1967 | The Question | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1944 | Cold Comfort | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1949 | Charley Junior's Schooldays | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1948 | Robinson Charley | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1945 | 6 Little Jungle Boys | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1945 | 6 Little Jungle Boys | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1981 | Heavy Metal | Sequence Supervisor | Crew |
| Movie | 1946 | A Modern Guide to Health | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1948 | Charley in New Town | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1948 | Charley in New Town | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1959 | The Christmas Visitor | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1959 | The Christmas Visitor | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1965 | Birds, Bees and Storks | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1965 | Birds, Bees and Storks | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1965 | The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1965 | The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1967 | The Question | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Autobahn | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1949 | Charley Junior's Schooldays | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1952 | The Owl And The Pussycat | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1956 | The History of the Cinema | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1956 | The History of the Cinema | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1978 | Max und Moritz | Production Design | Art |
| Movie | 1978 | Max und Moritz | Art Direction | Art |
| Movie | 1942 | Dustbin Parade | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1942 | Dustbin Parade | Art Designer | Art |
| Movie | 1942 | Dustbin Parade | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1942 | Dustbin Parade | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1944 | Christmas Wishes | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1964 | Automania 2000 | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1942 | Dustbin Parade | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | Ways and Means | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1949 | Farmer Charley | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1946 | A Modern Guide to Health | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1962 | Hamilton in the Music Festival | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1962 | Hamilton in the Music Festival | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1963 | The Axe and the Lamp | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1948 | The Magic Canvas | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1948 | The Magic Canvas | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1948 | The Magic Canvas | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1943 | Abu and the Poisoned Well | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1952 | The Figurehead | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1960 | HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1971 | Animation Has Changed | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1967 | Flow Diagram | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1942 | Fable of the Fabrics | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1947 | Dolly, Put the Kettle On | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1947 | Dolly, Put the Kettle On | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1994 | Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1969 | To Our Children's Children's Children | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1969 | To Our Children's Children's Children | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1969 | To Our Children's Children's Children | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1938 | Music Man | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Players | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1969 | Topology | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1964 | Midsummer Nightmare | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1964 | Midsummer Nightmare | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1964 | Midsummer Nightmare | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | Painter and Poet No. 1 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | Painter and Poet No. 2 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | Painter and Poet No. 3 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1951 | John Gilpin | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1964 | The Hoffnung Music Academy | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1965 | The Hoffnung Maestro | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1948 | Charley in New Town | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1948 | Your Very Good Health | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Autobahn | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | Dilemma | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | Hamilton the Musical Elephant | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1959 | Piping Hot | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1948 | Water for Firefighting | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1949 | Charley's Black Magic | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1949 | Charley's Black Magic | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1949 | Charley's Black Magic | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Flying Free | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1967 | Dying for a Smoke | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1943 | Abu's Dungeon | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1946 | Train Trouble | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1941 | Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1943 | Abu's Dungeon | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1945 | Handling Ships | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1945 | Handling Ships | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1945 | Handling Ships | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1948 | Charley's March of Time | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1948 | Charley's March of Time | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1961 | The Monster of Highgate Ponds | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1981 | Heavy Metal | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | For Better, For Worse | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1952 | Coastal Navigation | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1970 | Children and Cars | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1949 | Fly About the House | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1941 | The Pocket Cartoon | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1975 | How Not to Succeed in Business | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1976 | The Twelve Tasks of Asterix | Animation | Visual Effects |
| TV Show | 1978 | European Folk Tales | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 1960 | Snip and Snap | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 1965 | DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1965 | DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 1970 | The Tomfoolery Show | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1960 | Snip and Snap | Creator | Creator |
