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Jay Sarbry(1919-2000)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jay Sarbry was born on 18 January 1919 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Jay was a director and assistant director, known for The Smurfs (1981), Pound Puppies (1985) and The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990). Jay was married to Beverly Mayes. Jay died on 13 June 2000 in San Pedro, California, USA.
BornJanuary 18, 1919
DiedJune 13, 2000(81)
BornJanuary 18, 1919
DiedJune 13, 2000(81)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)
The Smurfs
7.2
TV Series
  • Animation Department
Pound Puppies (1985)
Pound Puppies
6.4
TV Series
  • Animation Department
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990)
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
6.9
TV Series
  • Director
Super Friends (1973)
Super Friends
7.2
TV Series
  • Animation Department

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Droopy: Master Detective (1993)
    Droopy: Master Detective
    6.3
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1993–1994
  • Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1990)
    Timeless Tales from Hallmark
    7.4
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1990
  • Casey Kasem, Patty Maloney, Don Messick, and Pat Musick in Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
    Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1988
  • The Flintstone Kids (1986)
    The Flintstone Kids
    5.8
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1986–1988
  • The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
    The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1988
  • Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (1988)
    Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1988
  • Foofur (1986)
    Foofur
    5.9
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1986–1987
  • Popeye and Son (1987)
    Popeye and Son
    5.7
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1987
  • The Little Troll Prince (1987)
    The Little Troll Prince
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1987
  • The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
    The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1987
  • Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985)
    Yogi's Treasure Hunt
    7.1
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1986–1987
  • Daws Butler, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Jean Vander Pyl, and Janet Waldo in The Jetsons (1962)
    The Jetsons
    7.0
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • animation supervisor
    • 1985–1987
  • Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
    Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1987
  • Yogi's Great Escape (1987)
    Yogi's Great Escape
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1987
  • Sky Commanders (1987)
    Sky Commanders
    6.6
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1987

Director

  • Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)
    Tom & Jerry Kids Show
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Yo Yogi! (1991)
    Yo Yogi!
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991–1992
  • The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990)
    The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990–1991
  • Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)
    The Smurfs
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984–1989
  • The New Yogi Bear Show (1988)
    The New Yogi Bear Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
    The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Pound Puppies (1985)
    Pound Puppies
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
    Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985)
    Yogi's Treasure Hunt
    7.1
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1986
  • Smurfily Ever After (1985)
    Smurfily Ever After
    7.3
    Short
    • sequence director
    • 1985

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)
    The Smurfs
    7.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1985
  • The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984)
    The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
    7.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1984
  • Super Friends (1973)
    Super Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1984
  • The Dukes (1983)
    The Dukes
    5.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 18, 1919
    • Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • June 13, 2000
    • San Pedro, California, USA(respiratory illness)
  • Spouse
    • Beverly MayesOctober 4, 1946 - June 13, 2000 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Jay Ward Sarbry
  • Parents
      Jay M. Sarbry

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