
Biography
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.
Directed 45
1980s
- 1986
SilverHawks: The Origin Story
Director
- 1985
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Director
- 1983
The Wind in the Willows
Director
The Coneheads
Director
- 1982
The Flight of Dragons
Director
- 1981
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
Director
- 1980
Pinocchio's Christmas
Director
1970s
- 1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Director
- 1978
The Stingiest Man in Town
Director
- 1977
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Director
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
Director
- 1976
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Director
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Director
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Director
The First Easter Rabbit
Director
- 1975
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Director
- 1974
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Director
- 1973
Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland
Director
That Girl in Wonderland
Director
- 1972
A Christmas Tree
Director
The Red Baron
Director
Jack O'Lantern
Director
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
Director
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Director
The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
Director
Festival of Family Classics
Director
The Osmonds
Director
The Emperor's New Clothes
Director
- 1971
The Jackson 5ive
Director
- 1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Director
1960s
- 1969
The Smokey Bear Show
Director
- 1968
The Mouse on the Mayflower
Director
- 1967
Cricket on the Hearth
Director
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
Director
Mad Monster Party?
Director
- 1966
Produced 54
2020s
- 2020
2010s
- 2011
Snarf: Butterfly Blues
Consulting Producer
1980s
- 1987
TigerSharks
Executive Producer
- 1986
- 1985
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Producer
- 1983
The Wind in the Willows
Producer
The Coneheads
Producer
The Sins of Dorian Gray
Producer
- 1982
The Flight of Dragons
Producer
- 1981
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
Producer
The Bushido Blade
Executive Producer
- 1980
Pinocchio's Christmas
Producer
The Ivory Ape
Executive Producer
1970s
- 1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Producer
- 1978
The Stingiest Man in Town
Producer
The Bermuda Depths
Producer
- 1977
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Producer
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
Producer
- 1976
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Producer
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Producer
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Producer
The First Easter Rabbit
Producer
- 1975
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Producer
- 1974
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Producer
- 1973
Marco
Producer
- 1972
The Red Baron
Producer
Jack O'Lantern
Producer
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
Producer
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Producer
The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
Producer
Festival of Family Classics
Producer
The Osmonds
Producer
The Emperor's New Clothes
Producer
- 1971
The Jackson 5ive
Producer
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
The Smokey Bear Show
Producer
- 1968
The Mouse on the Mayflower
Producer
- 1967
Mad Monster Party?
Producer
- 1966
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
Co-Producer
The King Kong Show
Executive Producer
- 1965
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
Associate Producer
- 1964
Return to Oz
Producer
Wrote 28
2010s
- 2011
2000s
- 2006
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Lyricist
1980s
- 1985
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Writer
- 1983
The Wind in the Willows
Lyricist
- 1982
The Flight of Dragons
Lyricist
- 1981
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
Lyricist
- 1980
Pinocchio's Christmas
Lyricist
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
The Bermuda Depths
Lyricist
- 1977
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Lyricist
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
Lyricist
- 1976
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Writer
The First Easter Rabbit
Writer, Lyricist
- 1975
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Writer
- 1974
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Lyricist
- 1973
That Girl in Wonderland
Lyricist
- 1972
The Emperor's New Clothes
Lyricist
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
The Smokey Bear Show
Lyricist
- 1968
- 1967
Cricket on the Hearth
Lyricist
Mad Monster Party?
Lyricist
- 1966
Sound 8
1980s
- 1983
The Wind in the Willows
Music
1970s
- 1977
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Music
- 1973
Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland
Music
- 1972
Festival of Family Classics
Music
1960s
- 1969
The Smokey Bear Show
Music
- 1967
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
Songs, Music
- 1966
The King Kong Show
Theme Song Performance
Created 3
1970s
- 1972
Festival of Family Classics
Creator
- 1971
The Jackson 5ive
Creator
1960s
- 1969
The Smokey Bear Show
Creator