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Euan Frizzell(1954-2012)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Visual Effects
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Euan Frizzell was born on 3 January 1954 in New Zealand. He was a director, known for Heavy Metal (1981), The Great White Man-Eating Shark (1992) and Dark of the Night (1984). He died on 23 September 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand.
BornJanuary 3, 1954
DiedSeptember 23, 2012(58)
BornJanuary 3, 1954
DiedSeptember 23, 2012(58)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins total

Known for

Heavy Metal (1981)
Heavy Metal
6.6
  • Animation Department(segment "Grimaldi")
  • 1981
The Great White Man-Eating Shark (1992)
The Great White Man-Eating Shark
7.0
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1992
Dark of the Night (1984)
Dark of the Night
5.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1984
Vigil (1984)
Vigil
6.8
  • Animation Department
  • 1984

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Small Blacks TV (2009)
    Small Blacks TV
    TV Series
    • animation director: Geniosity
    • 2012
  • Asylum Pieces
    • animator
    • 2010
  • The Wotwots (2009)
    The Wotwots
    5.3
    TV Series
    • 3D digital storyboard artist
    • 2010
  • Sam Neill, Sophie McBride, and Tom Cameron in Under the Mountain (2009)
    Under the Mountain
    4.8
    • lead animator
    • 2009
  • My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C. (2007)
    My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C.
    Short
    • animated by
    • 2007
  • From Len Lye to Gollum: New Zealand Animators
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 2004
  • Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa (2003)
    Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
    Video
    • animator
    • 2003
  • Truth About Demons (2000)
    Truth About Demons
    5.4
    • animation director
    • 2000
  • The Witch in the Cherry Tree
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1994
  • The Three-Legged Cat (1994)
    The Three-Legged Cat
    6.7
    Short
    • animation director
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1994
  • Keeping House (1994)
    Keeping House
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1994
  • The Great White Man-Eating Shark (1992)
    The Great White Man-Eating Shark
    7.0
    Short
    • animator
    • 1992
  • Braindead (1992)
    Braindead
    7.4
    • animator: main title (uncredited)
    • 1992
  • Vigil (1984)
    Vigil
    6.8
    • graphics
    • 1984
  • Heavy Metal (1981)
    Heavy Metal
    6.6
    • animator (segment "Grimaldi")
    • 1981

Director

  • Oscar & Friends (1996)
    Oscar & Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director (1996)
    • 1996
  • Hairy MacLary (1995)
    Hairy MacLary
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • The Witch in the Cherry Tree
    Short
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Three-Legged Cat (1994)
    The Three-Legged Cat
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Keeping House (1994)
    Keeping House
    Short
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Great White Man-Eating Shark (1992)
    The Great White Man-Eating Shark
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1992
  • The Wizard
    6.5
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1985

Visual Effects

  • The Dark Knight (2000)
    The Dark Knight
    5.4
    TV Series
    • digital animation director
    • 2000

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 3, 1954
    • New Zealand
  • Died
    • September 23, 2012
    • Wellington, New Zealand

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