Jules Bass

Directing • 1935-09-16 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jules Bass (September 16, 1935 - October 25, 2022) was an American director, producer, composer, and author, best known for the stop-motion holiday classics he created with partner Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Known For

8.3

ThunderCats

1985

8.2

SilverHawks

1986

7.9

ThunderCats

2011

2.8

ThunderCats Roar

2020

7.4

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1964

7.3

The Last Unicorn

1982

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Filmography

1986
SilverHawks: The Origin StoryFilm
Director
★ 3.0
1985
The Life and Adventures of Santa ClausFilm
Director
★ 5.7
1983
The Wind in the WillowsFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1983
The ConeheadsFilm
Director
★ 5.1
1982
The Last UnicornFilm
Director
★ 7.3
1982
The Flight of DragonsFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1981
The Leprechauns' Christmas GoldFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1980
The Return of the KingFilm
Director
★ 6.4
1980
Pinocchio's ChristmasFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1979
Jack FrostFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in JulyFilm
Director
★ 6.4
1978
The Stingiest Man in TownFilm
Director
★ 5.6
1977
The HobbitFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1977
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas DonkeyFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1977
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to TownFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1976
Rudolph's Shiny New YearFilm
Director
★ 6.4
1976
Frosty's Winter WonderlandFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1976
The Little Drummer Boy: Book IIFilm
Director
★ 6.1
1976
The First Easter RabbitFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1975
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas SnowFilm
Director
★ 5.4
1974
The Year Without a Santa ClausFilm
Director
★ 7.2
1974
'Twas the Night Before ChristmasFilm
Director
★ 6.7
1973
That Girl in WonderlandFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1973
Festival of Family Classics: Alice in WonderlandFilm
Director
1972
The Mad, Mad, Mad MonstersFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1972
Festival of Family ClassicsTV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1972
The OsmondsTV
Director • 17 episodes
★ 5.7
1972
The Emperor's New ClothesFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1972
Jack O'LanternFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1972
The Red BaronFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1972
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey KidFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1972
A Christmas TreeFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1972
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1971
Here Comes Peter CottontailFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1971
The Jackson 5iveTV
Director • 23 episodes
★ 5.8
1970
Santa Claus Is Comin' to TownFilm
Director
★ 7.2
1970
The Tomfoolery ShowTV
Director • 17 episodes
★ 6.5
1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad ComediansFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1969
Frosty the SnowmanFilm
Director
★ 6.9
1969
The Smokey Bear ShowTV
Director • 51 episodes
1968
The Little Drummer BoyFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1968
The Mouse on the MayflowerFilm
Director
★ 6.7
1967
Mad Monster Party?Film
Director
★ 6.5
1967
Cricket on the HearthFilm
Director
★ 5.3
1967
The Wacky World of Mother GooseFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1966
The DaydreamerFilm
Director
★ 5.1