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Jeff Hale(1923-2015)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Actor
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Jeff Hale was born on 5 January 1923 in Margate, Kent, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Hardware Wars (1978), Heavy Metal (1981) and Christmas Cracker (1963). He was married to Margaret Hale. He died in February 2015 in Talent, Oregon, USA.
BornJanuary 5, 1923
DiedFebruary 2015
BornJanuary 5, 1923
DiedFebruary 2015
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Hardware Wars (1978)
Hardware Wars
6.9
Short
  • Augie 'Ben' Doggie
  • 1978
Heavy Metal (1981)
Heavy Metal
6.6
  • Animation Department(segment "B-17")
  • 1981
Christmas Cracker (1963)
Christmas Cracker
6.0
Short
  • Director(as Hale)
  • 1963
Pot-pourri
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1962

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • animation segment
    • 1970–2004
  • Kevin Clash and Martin P. Robinson in Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game (1998)
    Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game
    9.4
    Video
    • animator
    • 1998
  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
    Garfield and Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1994
  • Jim Henson and Kathryn Mullen in Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
    8.0
    Video
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Solarman (1989)
    Solarman
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1989
  • Paradisia
    Short
    • additional animator
    • 1987
  • Frank Oz and Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986)
    Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
    7.2
    Video
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Sports Cartoons (1985)
    Sports Cartoons
    7.4
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1985
  • John Ritter, Tom Selleck, Jim Henson, Greg Berg, Barbara Billingsley, Dave Coulier, Peter Cullen, Stan Lee, Katie Leigh, Jeffrey Scott, Laurie O'Brien, Russi Taylor, Frank Welker, and Lon Zimmet in Muppet Babies (1984)
    Muppet Babies
    7.5
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1984–1985
  • Peter Cullen and Frank Welker in The Transformers (1984)
    The Transformers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • sequence director
    • 1984
  • Fitness and Me: Why Exercise? (1984)
    Fitness and Me: Why Exercise?
    4.8
    Short
    • animation artist
    • 1984
  • The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983)
    The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1983
  • What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? (1983)
    What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
    7.7
    TV Short
    • animator
    • 1983
  • It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown (1983)
    It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Peter and the Magic Egg (1983)
    Peter and the Magic Egg
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • animator
    • 1983

Director

  • Solarman (1989)
    Solarman
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • My Little Pony (1986)
    My Little Pony
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • My Little Pony Escape from Catrina (1985)
    My Little Pony Escape from Catrina
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1985
  • G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984)
    G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Why We Tell the Truth, or No More Squareburgers in Straightalk
    Short
    • Director (as Jeffrey Hale)
    • 1978
  • The Last Cartoon Man
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • The Great Toy Robbery (1963)
    The Great Toy Robbery
    7.2
    Short
    • Director (as Jeffrey Hale)
    • 1963
  • Christmas Cracker (1963)
    Christmas Cracker
    6.0
    Short
    • Director (as Hale)
    • 1963
  • Pot-pourri
    Short
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Hors-d'oeuvre (1960)
    Hors-d'oeuvre
    5.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960

Actor

  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Edgar Turtle
    • Voice Dog
    • Singer
    • 1977–2002
  • Sesame Street: Numbers (1991)
    Sesame Street: Numbers
    Video Game
    • (voice)
    • 1991
  • Hardware Wars (1978)
    Hardware Wars
    6.9
    Short
    • Augie 'Ben' Doggie
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jeffery David Hale
  • Born
    • January 5, 1923
    • Margate, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 2015
    • Talent, Oregon, USA
  • Spouse
    • Margaret Hale1954 - February 17, 2003 (her death, 2 children)

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