Arthur Rankin Jr.
Arthur Gardner Rankin Jr. was an American director, producer and screenwriter, who mostly worked in animation. Co-creator of Rankin/Bass Productions with his friend Jules Bass, he created stop-motion and traditional animation features such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, and the 1977 cartoon special of The Hobbit. He is credited on over 1,000 television programs.
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🎬 Movies
The King and I
writer
1999
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
director
1985
The Wind in the Willows
director
1983
The Last Unicorn
director
1982
The Flight of Dragons
director
1982
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
director
1981
Pinocchio's Christmas
director
1980
The Return of the King
director
1980
The Ivory Ape
writer
1980
Jack Frost
director
1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
director
1979
The Bermuda Depths
writer
1978
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
director
1977
The Hobbit
director
1977
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
director
1977
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
director
1976
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
director
1976
The First Easter Rabbit
director
1976
The Year Without a Santa Claus
director
1974
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
director
1974
Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland
director
1973
Jack O'Lantern
director
1972
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
director
1971
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
director
1970
Frosty the Snowman
director
1969
The Little Drummer Boy
director
1968
The Mouse on the Mayflower
director
1968
Mad Monster Party?
writer
1967
The Daydreamer
writer
1966
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
writer
1965
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
director
1965