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John Sparey(1927-2010)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Art Department
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John Sparey was born on 17 January 1927 in the USA. He was a director, known for The Swan Princess (1994), Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989) and The Lord of the Rings (1978). He died on 15 December 2010 in the USA.
BornJanuary 17, 1927
DiedDecember 15, 2010(83)
BornJanuary 17, 1927
DiedDecember 15, 2010(83)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

The Swan Princess (1994)
The Swan Princess
6.4
  • Animation Department("The Swan")
  • 1994
Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)
Garfield's Babes and Bullets
8.0
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1989
Christopher Guard and William Squire in The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Lord of the Rings
6.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1978
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
6.9
TV Series
  • Animation Department

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Animation Department

  • The Swan Princess (1994)
    The Swan Princess
    • animator: "The Swan"
    • 1994
  • Henry Gibson, Michael Bell, Dana Hill, Tony Jay, Richard Kind, Anndi McAfee, Don Messick, Howard Morris, Charlotte Rae, and Rip Taylor in Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
    Tom and Jerry: The Movie
    • sequence director
    • 1992
  • Bobby's World (1990)
    Bobby's World
    • director: main title
    • director: main title animation
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1992
  • Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)
    Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
    • layout supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Anthony De Longis, Dody Goodman, Janice Karman, Susan Tyrrell, and Frank Welker in The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
    The Chipmunk Adventure
    • scene planner
    • 1987
  • Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
    Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
    • scene planner
    • 1985
  • Big Yank, Jimmy Bridges, Shane Callan, Greg Wayne Elam, Archie Hamilton, Michael Kelloff, Cynthia Leake, Randy Norton, Ray Oliver, William Ostrander, Dale Park, Douglas Payton, Nathan Purdee, Maggie Roswell, Steve Sandor, and Le Tari in Fire and Ice (1983)
    Fire and Ice
    • layout artist
    • 1983
  • Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
    Hey Good Lookin'
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1982
  • Wizards (1977)
    Wizards
    • layout artist
    • 1977
  • Scatman Crothers, Charles Gordone, Philip Michael Thomas, Jesse Welles, and Barry White in Coonskin (1974)
    Coonskin
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1974
  • Heavy Traffic (1973)
    Heavy Traffic
    • layout artist
    • 1973
  • Fritz the Cat (1972)
    Fritz the Cat
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1972
  • Big Yellow Taxi
    • animator
    • Short
    • 1971
  • Josie and the Pussycats (1970)
    Josie and the Pussycats
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • Where's Huddles? (1970)
    Where's Huddles?
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 1970

Director

  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
    Garfield and Friends
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1988–1994
  • Nick & Noel (1993)
    Nick & Noel
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Garfield Gets a Life (1991)
    Garfield Gets a Life
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Garfield's Feline Fantasies (1990)
    Garfield's Feline Fantasies
    • co-director
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989)
    Garfield's Thanksgiving
    • co-director
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)
    Garfield's Babes and Bullets
    • co-director
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988)
    Garfield: His 9 Lives
    • co-director (segments King Cat, Garfield, Space Cat)
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)
    Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1987

Art Department

  • Bobby's World (1990)
    Bobby's World
    • main title director
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1998
  • Scatman Crothers, Charles Gordone, Philip Michael Thomas, Jesse Welles, and Barry White in Coonskin (1974)
    Coonskin
    • designer
    • 1974
  • Crusader Rabbit (1950)
    Crusader Rabbit
    • artist (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1950

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 17, 1927
    • USA
  • Died
    • December 15, 2010
    • USA

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