
Arthur Rankin Jr.
Highest Rated: 73% Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Lowest Rated: 13% The King and I (1999)
Birthday: Jul 19, 1924
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
One half of the celebrated animation production company Rankin/Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. produced and directed some of the longest-running, universally adored holiday animated specials, including "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (NBC, 1964) and "Frosty the Snowman" (CBS, 1969), as well as "The Hobbit" (NBC, 1977) and weekly series like "ThunderCats" (syndicated, 1985-89). Rankin/Bass's stop-motion "Animagic" process imbued their efforts with a level of wonder and technical finesse that was underscored by the charm and genuine warmth of their stories, which often surpassed the fabricated emotions of bigger-budgeted studio and network efforts. Rankin/Bass produced an enormous array of animated projects between 1964 and 1987, as well as several live-action features and TV films, though none of these were held in the same regard as their holiday specials, which became an essential part of the season itself through yearly screenings, generation after generation. Arthur Rankin, Jr.'s best work with Jules Bass was not unlike the holiday itself: magical, moving and altogether memorable.
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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13% | 40% | The King and I | Producer | $12M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mumm-Ra Lives | Executive Producer | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 70% | Wind in the Willows | Director | - | 1987 |
73% | 86% | The Last Unicorn |
Director, Producer |
- | 1982 |
No Score Yet | 92% | The Flight of Dragons | Director | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | 35% | The Bushido Blade | Producer | - | 1981 |
67% | 38% | The Return of the King | Director | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ivory Ape | Producer | - | 1980 |
14% | 36% | Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Director | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | 41% | The Bermuda Depths | Producer | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Last Dinosaur | Producer | - | 1977 |
69% | 65% | The Hobbit |
Director, Producer, Production Design |
- | 1977 |
No Score Yet | 70% | The First Christmas: The First Christmas Snow |
Director, Producer |
- | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marco | Producer | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | 70% | Here Comes Peter Cottontail |
Director, Producer |
- | 1971 |
93% | No Score Yet | Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town |
Director, Producer |
- | 1970 |
73% | 72% | Frosty the Snowman | Director | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | 42% | King Kong Escapes | Producer | - | 1968 |
75% | 60% | The Little Drummer Boy | Director | - | 1968 |
70% | 67% | Mad Monster Party? |
Writer (Story), Producer |
- | 1967 |
No Score Yet | 40% | The Daydreamer |
Writer (Screenplay), Producer |
- | 1966 |
No Score Yet | 60% | Willy McBean and His Magic Machine | Director | - | 1965 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | SilverHawks | Executive Producer | 1986 |
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