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Nick Tafuri(1913-1990)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Nick Tafuri was born on 25 February 1913 in New York, USA. He was a director, known for Spider-Man (1967), Fritz the Cat (1972) and The Marvel Super Heroes (1966). He was married to Ida Giudice. He died on 19 November 1990 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 25, 1913
DiedNovember 19, 1990(77)
BornFebruary 25, 1913
DiedNovember 19, 1990(77)
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Known for

Paul Soles in Spider-Man (1967)
Spider-Man
7.3
TV Series
  • Animation Department
Fritz the Cat (1972)
Fritz the Cat
6.2
  • Animation Department(as Nicholas Tafuri)
  • 1972
The Marvel Super Heroes (1966)
The Marvel Super Heroes
6.7
TV Series
  • Animation Department
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
  • Animation Department(as Nicholas Tafuri)
  • 1939

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Cartoon Craze Presents: Casper & Friends: The Friendly Ghost (2005)
    Cartoon Craze Presents: Casper & Friends: The Friendly Ghost
    Video
    • animation (segments "The Friendly Ghost", "Spooking About Africa", "There's Good Boos To-night", "Yankee Doodle Donkey")
    • 2005
  • 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 (segment "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", as Nicholas Tafuri)
    • 2002
  • Casper and Friends (1990)
    Casper and Friends
    6.3
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1990
  • Noah's Animals (1976)
    Noah's Animals
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • animator
    • 1976
  • Dick Van Dyke, Jane Powell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Gilford, Hermione Gingold, Ray Middleton, Cyril Ritchard, and David Wayne in Tubby the Tuba (1975)
    Tubby the Tuba
    5.8
    • animator
    • 1975
  • Heavy Traffic (1973)
    Heavy Traffic
    6.5
    • animator
    • 1973
  • The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
    The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1972
  • Fritz the Cat (1972)
    Fritz the Cat
    6.2
    • animator (as Nicholas Tafuri)
    • 1972
  • Paul Soles in Spider-Man (1967)
    Spider-Man
    7.3
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1968–1970
  • Mouse Trek (1967)
    Mouse Trek
    5.6
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • The Bickersons
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Marvin Digs (1967)
    Marvin Digs
    6.3
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Mini-Squirts (1967)
    Mini-Squirts
    4.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • The Fuz (1967)
    The Fuz
    5.7
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Keep the Cool, Baby (1967)
    Keep the Cool, Baby
    6.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967

Director

  • The Blacksheep Blacksmith (1967)
    The Blacksheep Blacksmith
    4.4
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Eddie Lawrence and Shari Lewis in From Nags to Witches (1966)
    From Nags to Witches
    6.3
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The Outside Dope
    5.8
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Accidents Will Happen
    5.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Service with a Smile
    5.8
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • The Sheepish Wolf
    4.6
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Hound for Pound
    5.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Ollie the Owl
    6.1
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Fiddlin' Around
    5.4
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • It's for the Birdies
    5.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Et Tu Otto
    4.2
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Krazy Kat (1962)
    Krazy Kat
    6.4
    TV Series
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • A Tree Is a Tree Is a Tree?
    4.4
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Hero's Reward
    4.5
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Funderful Suburbia
    5.6
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Nicholas Tafuri
  • Born
    • February 25, 1913
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 19, 1990
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ida GiudiceJanuary 9, 1937 - ?
  • Children
      Anthony Tafuri
  • Parents
      Elvira Lauro
  • Relatives
      Gilda Tafuri(Sibling)

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