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Ray Patterson(1911-2001)

  • Director
  • Animation Department
  • Additional Crew
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Raymond "Ray" Patterson was an American animator. and director of animated films. He was born in Hollywood, California.

Patterson started his animation career in 1929, as an inker for the Mintz studio, the animation studio created by producer Charles Mintz (1889-1939). He remained there when the studio was renamed to "Screen Gems", and remained there for the entire 1930s decade.

In 1940, Patterson was hired as animator for the Walt Disney Animation Studio, where he remained until 1943. He served as an animator for the feature films "Fantasia" (1940) and "Dumbo" (1941). He also worked in the studio's short film department. He at first worked mostly in the Pluto film series, but then worked on the even more popular Donald Duck series.

In 1943, Patterson was hired as an animator by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, where he would continue working until 1954. He mostly served as an animator for the production unit co-headed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, focusing on the then-popular Tom and Jerry film series. However, he also worked at times with Tex Avery's production unit, and even served under Dick Lundy (Avery's substitute director ).

In 1954, Patterson served as one of the founders of Grantray-Lawrence Animation, an animation studio mostly focusing on television commercials. In the 1960s, Grantray-Lawrence produced the animated television series"The Marvel Super Heroes" (1966) and "Spider-Man" (1967-1970), with Patterson still one of their animators. He left the studio in 1967, when it faced bankruptcy.

In 1967, Patterson was hired by Hanna-Barbera, the animation studio created by his former MGM bosses. He was eventually promoted to a supervising director for many of the studio's animated series and films from the 1970s to the early 1990s. Patterson held the position of Vice President of the studio for a number of years. He retired in 1993, at the age of 82.

In 1999, Patterson received a Winsor McCay Award for contributions to animation. He died in 2001, reportedly of natural causes. He died shortly before his 90th birthday.
BornNovember 23, 1911
DiedDecember 30, 2001(90)
BornNovember 23, 1911
DiedDecember 30, 2001(90)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo
7.2
  • Animation Department
  • 1941
Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia
7.7
  • Animation Department(segment "Dance of the Hours")
  • 1940
Adam West, Norman Alden, Jack Angel, Michael Rye, William Callaway, Danny Dark, Shannon Farnon, Casey Kasem, and Ted Knight in Super Friends (1973)
Super Friends
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Broadway Bow Wow's
7.3
Short
  • Director
  • 1954

Credits

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  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
    Captain Planet and the Planeteers
    6.7
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1993–1994
  • A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)
    A Flintstone Family Christmas
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)
    Tom & Jerry Kids Show
    6.2
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1990–1993
  • The Pirates of Dark Water (1991)
    The Pirates of Dark Water
    8.2
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1991–1993
  • The Addams Family (1992)
    The Addams Family
    7.0
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1992
  • Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream (1992)
    Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • supervising director
    • 1992
  • Jonah (1992)
    Jonah
    7.8
    Video
    • supervising director
    • 1992
  • Queen Esther (1992)
    Queen Esther
    7.5
    Video
    • supervising director
    • 1992
  • Yo Yogi! (1991)
    Yo Yogi!
    5.1
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1991–1992
  • The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990)
    The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
    7.1
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1990–1991
  • The Miracles of Jesus (1991)
    The Miracles of Jesus
    7.2
    Video
    • supervising director
    • 1991
  • Kellie Martin, Casey Kasem, Christina Lange, Don Messick, and Carl Steven in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988)
    A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
    6.7
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1988–1991
  • Wake, Rattle & Roll (1990)
    Wake, Rattle & Roll
    7.5
    TV Series
    • supervising director: animation
    • 1990
  • Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990)
    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
    6.4
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1990
  • Gravedale High (1990)
    Gravedale High
    6.5
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1990

Animation Department



  • Jim Cummings, Kevin Michael Richardson, Pamela Adlon, Kath Soucie, and Frank Welker in Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996)
    Adventures from the Book of Virtues
    7.0
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1996–2000
  • Matt Frewer in The Pink Panther (1993)
    The Pink Panther
    6.8
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1994–1996
  • Hot Rod Dogs & Cool Car Cats (1995)
    Hot Rod Dogs & Cool Car Cats
    7.9
    TV Series
    • slugging
    • 1996
  • Droopy: Master Detective (1993)
    Droopy: Master Detective
    6.3
    TV Series
    • supervising animation director
    • 1993–1994
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
    Captain Planet and the Planeteers
    6.7
    TV Series
    • supervising animation director
    • 1993–1994
  • Elisabeth Moss, Ellen Blain, Michael Crawford, Paige Gosney, Benji Gregory, and Ben Vereen in Once Upon a Forest (1993)
    Once Upon a Forest
    6.5
    • timing director
    • 1993
  • I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
    I Yabba-Dabba Do!
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • supervising animation director
    • 1993
  • Fish Police (1992)
    Fish Police
    7.7
    TV Series
    • supervising animation director
    • 1992
  • Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1990)
    Timeless Tales from Hallmark
    7.2
    TV Series
    • supervising animation director
    • 1990–1991
  • Mel Blanc, Brad Garrett, Patti Deutsch, Dana Hill, Steve McClintock, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Ronnie Schell, Penny Singleton, Russi Taylor, Tiffany, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, and Patric Zimmerman in Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
    Jetsons: The Movie
    5.5
    • animation director
    • 1990
  • Hägar the Horrible (1989)
    Hägar the Horrible
    6.9
    TV Short
    • animation director
    • 1989
  • Noelle North and Lorenzo Music in Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985)
    Adventures of the Gummi Bears
    7.5
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1987–1988
  • The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
    The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
    7.5
    TV Series
    • supervising animation director
    • 1988
  • Hamilton Camp, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
    Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1988
  • Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
    Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1987

Additional Crew



  • The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990)
    The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
    7.1
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1990–1991
  • Fantastic Max (1988)
    Fantastic Max
    6.9
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1988–1990
  • Paddington Bear (1989)
    Paddington Bear
    7.1
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1989–1990
  • The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989)
    The Further Adventures of SuperTed
    7.0
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1989
  • Daws Butler, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Jean Vander Pyl, and Janet Waldo in The Jetsons (1962)
    The Jetsons
    7.0
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1985–1987
  • Sky Commanders (1987)
    Sky Commanders
    7.0
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1987
  • Pink Panther and Sons (1984)
    Pink Panther and Sons
    5.4
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1984–1985

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Grant-Ray
  • Born
    • November 23, 1911
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 30, 2001
    • Encino, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • June Patterson1944 - December 30, 2001 (his death)

Did you know

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    Brother of animator Don Patterson.

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  • When did Ray Patterson die?
    December 30, 2001
  • How did Ray Patterson die?
    Natural causes
  • How old was Ray Patterson when he died?
    90 years old
  • Where did Ray Patterson die?
    Encino, California, USA
  • When was Ray Patterson born?
    November 23, 1911

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