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Jeff Hale(1923-2015)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Actor
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Jeff Hale was born on 5 January 1923 in Margate, Kent, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Hardware Wars (1978), Heavy Metal (1981) and Christmas Cracker (1963). He was married to Margaret Hale. He died in February 2015 in Talent, Oregon, USA.
BornJanuary 5, 1923
DiedFebruary 2015
BornJanuary 5, 1923
DiedFebruary 2015
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Hardware Wars (1978)
Hardware Wars
6.9
Short
  • Augie 'Ben' Doggie
  • 1978
Heavy Metal (1981)
Heavy Metal
6.6
  • Animation Department(segment "B-17")
  • 1981
Christmas Cracker (1963)
Christmas Cracker
6.1
Short
  • Director(as Hale)
  • 1963
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984)
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Director

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • animation segment
    • 1970–2004
  • Kevin Clash and Martin P. Robinson in Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game (1998)
    Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game
    9.3
    Video
    • animator
    • 1998
  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
    Garfield and Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1994
  • Jim Henson and Kathryn Mullen in Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
    7.8
    Video
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Solarman (1989)
    Solarman
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1989
  • Brennan Thicke in Dennis the Menace (1986)
    Dennis the Menace
    6.2
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1988
  • Peanuts (1965)
    Peanuts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1983–1988
  • Snoopy: The Musical (1988)
    Snoopy: The Musical
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Paradisia
    Short
    • additional animator
    • 1987
  • The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (1987)
    The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
    7.3
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1986–1987
  • Frank Oz and Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986)
    Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
    7.1
    Video
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Babar and Father Christmas (1986)
    Babar and Father Christmas
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Len Carlson in The Raccoons (1985)
    The Raccoons
    7.4
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1985–1986
  • Atkinson Film-Arts: Cartoon Classics (1985)
    Atkinson Film-Arts: Cartoon Classics
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1985–1986
  • Rumpelstiltskin (1985)
    The Tin Soldier
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1986

Director

  • Solarman (1989)
    Solarman
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • My Little Pony (1986)
    My Little Pony
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina (1985)
    My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
    7.6
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1985
  • G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984)
    G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Why We Tell the Truth, or No More Squareburgers in Straightalk (1978)
    Why We Tell the Truth, or No More Squareburgers in Straightalk
    Short
    • Director (as Jeffrey Hale)
    • 1978
  • The Last Cartoon Man
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Christmas Cracker (1963)
    Christmas Cracker
    6.1
    Short
    • Director (as Hale)
    • 1963
  • The Great Toy Robbery (1963)
    The Great Toy Robbery
    6.9
    Short
    • Director (as Jeffrey Hale)
    • 1963
  • Pot-pourri (1962)
    Pot-pourri
    Short
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Hors-d'oeuvre (1960)
    Hors-d'oeuvre
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960

Actor

  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Edgar Turtle
    • Singer
    • Saxophone Man
    • 1977–2002
  • Sesame Street: Numbers (1991)
    Sesame Street: Numbers
    Video Game
    • (voice)
    • 1991
  • Hardware Wars (1978)
    Hardware Wars
    6.9
    Short
    • Augie 'Ben' Doggie
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jefferson David Hale
  • Born
    • January 5, 1923
    • Margate, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 2015
    • Talent, Oregon, USA
  • Spouse
    • Margaret Hale1954 - February 17, 2003 (her death, 2 children)

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