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Doug Crane(1935-2020)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Doug Crane was born on 15 June 1935 in Eastchester, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Heavy Metal (1981), Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) and He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985). He was married to Maureen. He died on 17 December 2020 in Stuart, Florida, USA.
BornJune 15, 1935
DiedDecember 17, 2020(85)
BornJune 15, 1935
DiedDecember 17, 2020(85)
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Known for

Heavy Metal (1981)
Heavy Metal
6.6
  • Animation Department(segments "Den", "Harry Canyon", as Douglas Crane)
  • 1981
Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
6.8
  • Animation Department
  • 1996
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
7.2
  • Animation Department
  • 1985
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
7.5
TV Series
  • Animation Department

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 2008
  • Chicago 10 (2007)
    Chicago 10
    7.3
    • animator: Asterisk
    • 2007
  • Downtown (1999)
    Downtown
    8.2
    TV Series
    • background design and layout
    • 1999
  • Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)
    Beavis and Butt-Head
    7.5
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1997
  • Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
    Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
    6.8
    • animator: Hallucination Scene
    • posing artist
    • 1996
  • Benjamin Blümchen (1988)
    Benjamin Blümchen
    5.4
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1992
  • Fish Police (1992)
    Fish Police
    7.8
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1992
  • The Pirates of Dark Water (1991)
    The Pirates of Dark Water
    8.2
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1991
  • Peter O'Toole, Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows, Len Carlson, Phyllis Diller, Marvin Goldhar, Lynne Gorman, Keith Hampshire, Elizabeth Hanna, Susan Roman, and Theresa Sears in The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
    The Nutcracker Prince
    6.8
    • additional animator
    • 1990
  • Malcolm McDowell, Edward Asner, Irene Cara, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Sally Kellerman, Tracey Ullman, Carol Channing, Linda Gary, Michael Horton, and Frank Welker in Happily Ever After (1989)
    Happily Ever After
    5.6
    • animator (as Douglas P. Crane)
    • 1989
  • Alice in Wonderland (1988)
    Alice in Wonderland
    5.1
    Video
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Peter Pan (1988)
    Peter Pan
    5.9
    Video
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Hiawatha (1988)
    Hiawatha
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • BraveStarr: The Legend (1988)
    BraveStarr: The Legend
    6.8
    • animator
    • 1988
  • Charlie Adler, Pat Fraley, and Ed Gilbert in BraveStarr (1987)
    BraveStarr
    7.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1987–1988

Director

  • Mouse Trek (1967)
    Mouse Trek
    5.6
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • The Bickersons
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Marvin Digs (1967)
    Marvin Digs
    6.3
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Mini-Squirts (1967)
    Mini-Squirts
    4.5
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • The Fuz (1967)
    The Fuz
    5.7
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Keep the Cool, Baby (1967)
    Keep the Cool, Baby
    6.1
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • The Opera Caper (1967)
    The Opera Caper
    4.8
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • A Bridge Grows in Brooklyn (1967)
    A Bridge Grows in Brooklyn
    6.0
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Brother Bat
    5.6
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Clean Sweep (1967)
    Clean Sweep
    5.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Alter Egotist
    5.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967

Additional Crew

  • The Lucky Cat
    Short
    • thesis advisor
    • 2009
  • Moment of Trial
    Short
    • advisor
    • 2008
  • Sky Fugu
    Short
    • instructor: Advanced Animation Workshop, 3rd Year
    • 2006

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Douglas P.J.M. Crane!!
  • Born
    • June 15, 1935
    • Eastchester, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 17, 2020
    • Stuart, Florida, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Maureen1959 - December 15, 2020 (her death, 8 children)

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