Jules Bass

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

1. The Last Unicorn (1982) — Director
2. Frosty the Snowman (1969) — Director
3. The Hobbit (1977) — Director
4. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) — Director
5. The Return of the King (1980) — Director
6. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) — Director
7. The Little Drummer Boy (1968) — Director
8. The Flight of Dragons (1982) — Director
9. Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) — Director
10. Jack Frost (1979) — Director
11. Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976) — Director
12. Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) — Director
13. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) — Director
14. Mad Monster Party? (1967) — Director
15. Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) — Director
16. Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) — Director
17. Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) — Director
18. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) — Director
19. The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975) — Director
20. Cricket on the Hearth (1967) — Director
21. The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) — Director
22. The Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976) — Director
23. The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977) — Director
24. The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981) — Director
25. The Jackson 5ive (1971) — Director
26. The First Easter Rabbit (1976) — Director
27. The Wind in the Willows (1983) — Director
28. The Daydreamer (1966) — Director
29. The Coneheads (1983) — Director
30. The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967) — Director
31. The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters (1972) — Director
32. The Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) — Director
33. The Osmonds (1972) — Director
34. The Emperor's New Clothes (1972) — Director
35. SilverHawks: The Origin Story (1986) — Director
36. The Tomfoolery Show (1970) — Director
37. Festival of Family Classics (1972) — Director
38. Jack O'Lantern (1972) — Director
39. A Christmas Tree (1972) — Director
40. That Girl in Wonderland (1973) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020) — Self