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Hide HideAnimation Department (52 titles)
2011 I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View (TV documentary) (director of animation)
 
2006 Reading to Your Bunny (video short) (animator)
 
2005 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (short) (animator)
 
2004 Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (TV documentary) (animation director)
 
2002 Courage the Cowardly Dog (TV series) (animation director: 'Past' Sequence - 1 episode)
– Remembrance of Courage Past/Perfect (2002) (animation director: 'Past' Sequence - uncredited)
 
2002 I, Crocodile (short) (animator)
 
2002 'Twas the Night (TV movie) (animation director)
 
2001 Goodnight Moon (animation director)
 
2000 Yo! Yes? (short) (animator)
 
2000 Life (short) (animator)
 
1999 Between the Lions (TV series) (director: animation segment)
 
1999 Leo the Late Bloomer (short) (animator)
 
1999 Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales (TV movie) (animation director)
 
1998 Kids Are Punny (TV movie) (animation director)
 
1997 Champagne (documentary short) (animator)
 
1996 How Do You Spell God? (TV movie) (animation director)
 
1995 The Land of the Four Winds (video short) (animator)
 
1995 Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (TV movie) (animation director)
 
1994 Whitewash (TV short) (animator)
 
1993 The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale (TV movie) (animator)
 
1993 The Talking Eggs (TV movie) (animator)
 
1992 Nightingale (TV movie) (animator)
 
1992 A Child's Garden of Verses (TV movie) (animator, layout artist)
 
1992 Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (video) (animator)
 
1992 Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems (video) (animator)
 
1991 Ira Sleeps Over (TV movie) (animator)
 
1991 Jazztime Tale (TV movie) (animator)
 
1991 The Emperor's New Clothes (TV short) (animator, background artist, character designer)
 
1991 Max's Chocolate Chicken (short) (animator)
 
1991 The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (short) (animator)
 
1990 The Little Match Girl (TV movie) (animator, background artist)
 
1990 Earthday Birthday (TV movie) (animator)
 
1990 The Red Shoes (TV short) (animator)
 
1989 The Story of the Dancing Frog (TV short) (animator)
 
1989 What's Under My Bed? (short) (animator)
 
1988 Max's Christmas (short) (animator)
 
1988 Abel's Island (video short) (animator)
 
1987 Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street (TV movie) (animator)
 
1986 The Mysterious Tadpole (short) (animator, rendering artist)
 
1985 The Amazing Bone (short) (animator)
 
1984 Doctor DeSoto (short) (animator)
 
1983 Braingames (TV series) (animation director)
 
1982 Andrea Doria: The Final Chapter (TV documentary) (sequence animator)
 
1982 Morris's Disappearing Bag (short) (animator)
 
1981 Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me (short) (animator)
 
1981 The Trolls and the Christmas Express (TV movie) (animator)
 
1980 Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method (short) (animator)
 
1977 A Doonesbury Special (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (assistant animation supervisor: New York)
 
1976 People, People, People (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1975 Everybody Rides the Carousel (animator)
 
1974 Voyage to Next (short) (assistant animator, ink and paint artist)
 
Show ShowDirector (48 titles)
2013 Poe (in production)
 
2006 Reading to Your Bunny (video short)
 
2005 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (short)
 
2004 Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (TV documentary)
 
2002 Mona Mon Amour (short)
 
2002 The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale (TV movie)
 
2002 I, Crocodile (short)
 
2000 Yo! Yes? (short)
 
1999 Leo the Late Bloomer (short)
 
1997 White Fang (video short)
 
1997 The Ten Commandments (video)
 
1997 Champagne (documentary short)
 
1995 The Land of the Four Winds (video short)
 
1994 Whitewash (TV short)
 
1993 The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale (TV movie)
 
1993 The Talking Eggs (TV movie)
 
1992 The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
 
1992 Nightingale (TV movie)
 
1992 A Child's Garden of Verses (TV movie)
 
1992 Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (video)
 
1992 Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems (video)
 
1992 Monty (short)
 
1991 Ira Sleeps Over (TV movie)
 
1991 Jazztime Tale (TV movie)
 
1991 The Emperor's New Clothes (TV short)
 
1991 Max's Chocolate Chicken (short)
 
1991 The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (short)
 
1990 The Little Match Girl (TV movie)
 
1990 The Marzipan Pig (TV movie)
 
1990 Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (TV short)
 
1990 Earthday Birthday (TV movie)
 
1990 The Red Shoes (TV short)
 
1989 The Story of the Dancing Frog (TV short)
 
1989 What's Under My Bed? (short)
 
1989 Baby's Storytime (video)
 
1989 The Hunting of the Snark (short)
 
1988 Max's Christmas (short)
 
1988 Abel's Island (video short)
 
1987 Santabear's High Flying Adventure (TV short)
 
1987 Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street (TV movie)
 
1986 The Mysterious Tadpole (short)
 
1984-1985 Braingames (TV series)
– Braingames #5 (1985) (segment "Wrongovia")
– Braingames #4 (1985) (segments "Wrongovia" and "Eyewitness")
– Braingames #1 (1984) (segment "Wrongovia")
– Braingames #2 (1984) (segment "Wrongovia")
 
1985 The Amazing Bone (short)
 
1984 Doctor DeSoto (short)
 
1983 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
– Louis the Fish (1983) (segment "At the Library")
 
1982 Morris's Disappearing Bag (short)
 
1981 Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me (short)
 
1980 Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (40 titles)
2013 Poe (producer) (in production)
 
2011 I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2005 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (short) (producer)
 
2002 Mona Mon Amour (short) (producer)
 
2000 Yo! Yes? (short) (producer)
 
1997 Champagne (documentary short) (producer)
 
1997 The Ten Commandments (video) (producer)
 
1997 White Fang (video short) (producer)
 
1995 The Land of the Four Winds (video short) (producer)
 
1994 Whitewash (TV short) (producer)
 
1993 The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale (TV movie) (producer)
 
1993 The Talking Eggs (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1992 The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas (producer)
 
1992 Nightingale (TV movie) (producer)
 
1992 A Child's Garden of Verses (TV movie) (producer)
 
1992 Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (video) (producer)
 
1992 Monty (short) (producer)
 
1992 Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems (video) (producer)
 
1991 Ira Sleeps Over (TV movie) (producer)
 
1991 Jazztime Tale (TV movie) (producer)
 
1991 The Emperor's New Clothes (TV short) (producer)
 
1991 Max's Chocolate Chicken (short) (producer)
 
1991 The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (short) (producer)
 
1990 The Little Match Girl (TV movie) (producer)
 
1990 The Marzipan Pig (TV movie) (producer)
 
1990 Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (TV short) (producer)
 
1990 Earthday Birthday (TV movie) (producer)
 
1990 The Red Shoes (TV short) (producer)
 
1989 The Story of the Dancing Frog (TV short) (producer)
 
1989 The Hunting of the Snark (short) (producer)
 
1989 What's Under My Bed? (short) (producer)
 
1988 Abel's Island (video short) (producer)
 
1988 Max's Christmas (short) (producer)
 
1987 Santabear's High Flying Adventure (TV short) (producer)
 
1987 Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street (TV movie) (producer)
 
1986 The Mysterious Tadpole (short) (producer)
 
1985 The Amazing Bone (short) (producer)
 
1984 Doctor DeSoto (short) (producer)
 
1981 Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me (short) (producer)
 
1980 Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (8 titles)
1989 Family Business (title designer)
 
1988 Running on Empty (title designer)
 
1987 Making Mr. Right (title designer)
 
1985 Desperately Seeking Susan (title designer: Animation Inc.)
 
1984 Garbo Talks (title designer)
 
1982 Andrea Doria: The Final Chapter (TV documentary) (title designer)
 
1981 Prince of the City (title designer)
 
1977 Simple Gifts (TV movie) (production coordinator)
 
Show ShowArt Department (7 titles)
2002 Courage the Cowardly Dog (TV series) (storyboard artist - 1 episode)
– Remembrance of Courage Past/Perfect (2002) (storyboard artist)
 
2002 I, Crocodile (short) (storyboard artist)
 
1999 Leo the Late Bloomer (short) (storyboard artist)
 
1992 Nightingale (TV movie) (storyboard artist)
 
1992 A Child's Garden of Verses (TV movie) (exteriors)
 
1991 The Emperor's New Clothes (TV short) (storyboard artist)
 
1991 The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (short) (storyboard artist)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
2002 Courage the Cowardly Dog (TV series)
– Remembrance of Courage Past/Perfect (2002) (written by / segment "Remembrance of Courage Past")
 
1991 Ira Sleeps Over (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
1989 The Story of the Dancing Frog (TV short) (screenplay)
 
1988 Abel's Island (video short) (screenplay)
 
1987 Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1980 Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method (short) (screen adaptation)
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
2002 Harold and the Purple Crayon (TV series)
– Cowboy Harold (2002)
 
1977 Simple Gifts (TV movie) (assistant director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2005 The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (short) (thanks)
 
1987 Propagandance (short) (special thanks)
 
1976 Isabella and the Magic Brush (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2008 Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty (video documentary short)
Himself
 
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(1983) Film and directed the Liquid Liquid music video "Cavern"

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