Person
Jules Bass
Directing · 1935–2022 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known for
ThunderCats
Producer
ThunderCats
Consulting Producer
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Director
SilverHawks
Producer
The Osmonds
Producer
ThunderCats Roar
Consulting Producer
Monte Carlo
Novel
The Hobbit
Producer
The Last Unicorn
Director
The King Kong Show
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsSelf
- 2020ThunderCats RoarConsulting Producer
- 2011Snarf: Butterfly BluesConsulting Producer
- 2011ThunderCatsConsulting Producer
- 2011Monte CarloNovel
- 2006The Year Without a Santa ClausLyricist
- 1987TigerSharksExecutive Producer
- 1986SilverHawksProducer
- 1986SilverHawks: The Origin StoryDirector
- 1985The Life and Adventures of Santa ClausDirector
- 1985ThunderCatsProducer
- 1983The Wind in the WillowsDirector
- 1983The ConeheadsProducer
- 1983The Sins of Dorian GrayProducer
- 1982The Last UnicornDirector
- 1982The Flight of DragonsDirector
- 1981The Leprechauns' Christmas GoldDirector
- 1981The Bushido BladeExecutive Producer
- 1980Pinocchio's ChristmasDirector
- 1980The Return of the KingProducer
- 1980The Ivory ApeExecutive Producer
- 1979Jack FrostDirector
- 1979Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in JulyDirector
- 1978The Stingiest Man in TownDirector
- 1978The Bermuda DepthsProducer
- 1977Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas DonkeyDirector
- 1977The HobbitProducer
- 1977The Last DinosaurLyricist
- 1977The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to TownDirector
- 1976The Little Drummer Boy: Book IIProducer
- 1976Rudolph's Shiny New YearDirector
- 1976Frosty's Winter WonderlandDirector
- 1976The First Easter RabbitDirector
- 1975The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas SnowDirector
- 1974The Year Without a Santa ClausDirector
- 1974'Twas the Night Before ChristmasDirector
- 1973MarcoProducer
- 1973Festival of Family Classics: Alice in WonderlandDirector
- 1973That Girl in WonderlandLyricist
- 1972A Christmas TreeDirector
- 1972The Red BaronProducer
- 1972Jack O'LanternDirector
- 1972Willie Mays and the Say-Hey KidDirector
- 197220,000 Leagues Under the SeaDirector
- 1972The Mad, Mad, Mad MonstersProducer
- 1972Festival of Family ClassicsDirector
- 1972The OsmondsProducer
- 1972The Emperor's New ClothesProducer
- 1971The Jackson 5iveProducer
- 1971Here Comes Peter CottontailDirector
- 1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to TownDirector
- 1970The Tomfoolery ShowDirector
- 1970The Mad, Mad, Mad ComediansDirector
- 1969Frosty the SnowmanDirector
- 1969The Smokey Bear ShowDirector
- 1968The Little Drummer BoyDirector
- 1968The Mouse on the MayflowerDirector
- 1967Cricket on the HearthDirector
- 1967The Wacky World of Mother GooseDirector
- 1967Mad Monster Party?Director
- 1966Ballad of Smokey the BearCo-Producer
- 1966The King Kong ShowExecutive Producer
- 1966The DaydreamerLyricist
- 1965Willy McBean & His Magic MachineAssociate Producer
- 1964Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerProducer
- 1964Return to OzProducer
- 1960The New Adventures of PinocchioCreator
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