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Seymour Kneitel(1908-1964)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Animation Department
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Seymour Kneitel was born on 16 March 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Popeye the Sailor (1960), Popeye vs. the Red Indians (1978) and Snuffy Smith and Barney Google (1961). He was married to Ruth Fleischer. He died on 30 July 1964 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 16, 1908
DiedJuly 30, 1964(56)
BornMarch 16, 1908
DiedJuly 30, 1964(56)
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Known for

Jack Mercer in Popeye the Sailor (1960)
Popeye the Sailor
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Popeye vs. the Red Indians (1978)
Popeye vs. the Red Indians
  • Director(segments "Popeye and the Pirates", "Robin Hood-Winked", "Popeye's Premiere", "Popeye Makes a Movie", "Private Eye Popeye", "A Job for a Gob")
  • 1978
Snuffy Smith and Barney Google (1961)
Snuffy Smith and Barney Google
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Riot in Rhythm (1950)
Riot in Rhythm
6.8
Short
  • Director
  • 1950

Credits

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Director

  • Mid-Century Modern Animation: Volume 1 (2012)
    Mid-Century Modern Animation: Volume 1
    Video
    • Director (segment "The Crystal Brawl")
    • 2012
  • Cartoon Craze Presents: Casper & Friends: The Friendly Ghost (2005)
    Cartoon Craze Presents: Casper & Friends: The Friendly Ghost
    Video
    • direction (segments "A Haunting We Will Go", "Spooking About Africa")
    • 2005
  • Cartoon Alley (2004)
    Cartoon Alley
    8.2
    TV Series
    • original material
    • 2005
  • Jack Mercer in Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures (2004)
    Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures
    6.6
    • direction (segments "Big Bad Sindbad", "Me Musical Nephews")
    • 2004
  • Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, and Mae Questel in Popeye: Fists of Fury (2004)
    Popeye: Fists of Fury
    Video
    • direction (segments "The Crystal Brawl", "Spree Lunch", "Nearlyweds")
    • 2004
  • Naughty But Mice (2003)
    Naughty But Mice
    Video
    • direction (segments "Naughty But Mice", "Scrappily Married", "Hep Cat Symphony")
    • 2003
  • Woody Woodpecker & Friends (2003)
    Woody Woodpecker & Friends
    Video
    • direction (segment "The Enchanted Square")
    • 2003
  • Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, and Mae Questel in Popeye the Sailor: When Popeye Ruled the World (2002)
    Popeye the Sailor: When Popeye Ruled the World
    Video
    • direction (segments "Gopher Spinach", "Private Eye Popeye", "Popeye for President", "Out to Punch", "Taxi-Turvy")
    • 2002
  • ToonHeads (1992)
    ToonHeads
    8.3
    TV Series
    • original material
    • 1993–2001
  • Popeye vs. the Red Indians (1978)
    Popeye vs. the Red Indians
    • Director (segments "Popeye and the Pirates", "Robin Hood-Winked", "Popeye's Premiere", "Popeye Makes a Movie", "Private Eye Popeye", "A Job for a Gob")
    • 1978
  • Space Kid
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1966
  • A Tiger's Tail
    4.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Snuffy Smith and Barney Google (1961)
    Snuffy Smith and Barney Google
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963–1964
  • The Bus Way to Travel
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Accidents Will Happen
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964

Producer

  • Toontown Big Shots (2006)
    Toontown Big Shots
    Video
    • producer (segments "The Friendly Ghost", "Cheese Burglar", uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Space Kid
    6.3
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • A Tiger's Tail
    4.4
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • The Bus Way to Travel
    5.4
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Accidents Will Happen
    5.9
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Hip Hip Ole
    5.7
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Near-Sighted and Far Out
    4.8
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Reading, Writhing, and Rithmetic
    5.6
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • And So Tibet (1964)
    And So Tibet
    4.4
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Call Me a Taxi
    5.5
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Highway Slobbery (1964)
    Highway Slobbery
    6.1
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • A Friend in Tweed
    5.4
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Laddy and His Lamp
    4.5
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Robot Rival
    5.8
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Service with a Smile
    5.8
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964

Animation Department

  • Woody Woodpecker & Friends (2003)
    Woody Woodpecker & Friends
    Video
    • animation (segment "The Song of the Birds")
    • 2003
  • Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, and Gus Wicke in Popeye the Sailor: When Popeye Ruled the Seven Seas (2002)
    Popeye the Sailor: When Popeye Ruled the Seven Seas
    Video
    • animation (segments "Little Swee'Pea", "Customers Wanted")
    • 2002
  • Puss 'n' Boos (1954)
    Puss 'n' Boos
    5.8
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye (1942)
    Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye
    6.7
    Short
    • animator
    • 1942
  • Stan Freed, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer, Tedd Pierce, and Pauline Loth in Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
    Mr. Bug Goes to Town
    6.9
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • The Mighty Navy (1941)
    The Mighty Navy
    7.2
    Short
    • animator
    • 1941
  • Pest Pilot (1941)
    Pest Pilot
    6.6
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Shakespearian Spinach (1940)
    Shakespearian Spinach
    6.5
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Pinto Colvig, Jessica Dragonette, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker, Tedd Pierce, and Lanny Ross in Gulliver's Travels (1939)
    Gulliver's Travels
    6.6
    • director of animation
    • 1939
  • Leave Well Enough Alone (1939)
    Leave Well Enough Alone
    6.6
    Short
    • animator
    • 1939
  • Customers Wanted (1939)
    Customers Wanted
    6.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1939
  • Cops Is Always Right (1938)
    Cops Is Always Right
    6.8
    Short
    • animator
    • 1938
  • Goonland (1938)
    Goonland
    7.7
    Short
    • animator
    • 1938
  • The Jeep (1938)
    The Jeep
    6.9
    Short
    • animator
    • 1938
  • I Yam Love Sick (1938)
    I Yam Love Sick
    7.0
    Short
    • animator
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Seymore Kneitel
  • Born
    • March 16, 1908
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 30, 1964
    • Queens, New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Ruth FleischerDecember 24, 1931 - July 30, 1964 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Kenneth Kneitel
  • Parents
      Fay Kneitel
  • Relatives
      Herman Timberg(Aunt or Uncle)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son-in-law of Max Fleischer.

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