- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- October 29, 1938
- Place of Birth
- Haifa, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel]
Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is a Palestinian-born American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote. He has been involved in numerous television projects as director, writer, producer and animator. Beginning his career at the Terrytoons television cartoon studio as a cel polisher, Bakshi was eventually promoted to director. He moved to the animation division of Paramount Pictures in 1967 and started his own studio, Bakshi Productions, in 1968. Through producer Steve Krantz, Bakshi made his debut feature film, Fritz the Cat, released in 1972. It was the first animated film to receive an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and the most successful independent a…
Filmography
movieMidwest
2023 · , Director, Writer
movieLast Days of Coney Island
2015 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieTrickle Dickle Down
2012 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieAdventures in Plymptoons!
2011 · Self
movieForging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings'
2010 · Himself, Thanks
movieBreaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse
2010 · Self
tvRen & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon
2003 · Ralph Bakshi (voice)
tvRen & Stimpy: The Lost Episodes
2003 · Ralph Bakshi (voice)
movieFrazetta: Painting with Fire
2003 · Self
movieMalcom and Melvin
1997 · Super Hero, Director, Writer
movieBabe, He Calls Me
1997 · Super Hero, Animation, Director, Writer
tvSpicy City
1997 · Connelly / Goldblum (voice), Stevie (voice), Director, Producer, Production Assistant, Character Designer, Creator
tvWhat a Cartoon!
1995 · Writer, Animation, Director
movieCool and the Crazy
1994 · Writer, Director
tvRebel Highway
1994 · Director, Writer
movieCool World
1992 · Director
movieThe Ren & Stimpy Show
1991 · Storyboard Artist
movieImagining America
1989 · Director
Tribe
movieTribe
1989 · Writer
Reflections of A Native Son
movieReflections of A Native Son
1989 · Writer
Get Your Kicks on Route 66
movieGet Your Kicks on Route 66
1989 · Writer
movieThe Butter Battle Book
1989 · Director, Producer
movieHound Town
1989 · Director
movieThis Ain't Bebop
1989 · Director, Writer
movieChristmas in Tattertown
1988 · Director, Characters
tvMighty Mouse: The New Adventures
1987 · Creator
movieCannonball Run II
1984 · Animation
movieFire and Ice
1983 · Producer, Director, Characters
movieHey Good Lookin'
1982 · Producer, Director, Writer
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Writer, Director
movieThe Cigarette and the Weed
1981 · Cigarette / Weed (voice), Writer, Director, Animation
movieAmerican Pop
1981 · Piano Player (voice), Director, Producer
movieThe Lord of the Rings
1978 · Director
movieWizards
1977 · Storm Trooper (voice, uncredited), Fritz (voice, uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Monsterizer
1975 · Director
movieCoonskin
1975 · Cop With Megaphone (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer, Additional Photography, Lyricist
The Junker
movieThe Junker
1975 · Director
The Plastic Blaster
movieThe Plastic Blaster
1975 · Director
The Bigger Digger
movieThe Bigger Digger
1974 · Director
movieHeavy Traffic
1973 · Various Characters (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
The Paper Monster
movieThe Paper Monster
1973 · Director
The Return of the Monsterizer
movieThe Return of the Monsterizer
1973 · Director
The Time Eraser
movieThe Time Eraser
1972 · Director
The Scarecrow
movieThe Scarecrow
1972 · Director
movieFritz the Cat
1972 · Narrator / Pig Cop #1 (voice), Screenplay, Director
The Timekeeper
movieThe Timekeeper
1972 · Director
The Drifter
movieThe Drifter
1970 · Director
Lost and Foundation
movieLost and Foundation
1970 · Director
The Ghost Monster
movieThe Ghost Monster
1970 · Director, Story
The Toy Man
movieThe Toy Man
1969 · Director
The Frog
movieThe Frog
1969 · Director
The Stretcher
movieThe Stretcher
1969 · Director
movieMouse Trek
1967 · Director, Executive Producer
movieBaron Von Go-Go
1967 · Director
movieMini-Squirts
1967 · Executive Producer, Character Designer, Creator, Director
Frozen Sparklers
movieFrozen Sparklers
1967 · Director
movieThe Fuz
1967 · Director, Executive Producer
movieMarvin Digs
1967 · Production Design, Director, Executive Producer
movieFancy Plants
1967 · Director
movieTraffic Trouble
1967 · Director, Supervising Animation Director
movieThe Opera Caper
1967 · Director
Dr. Rhinestone's Theory
movieDr. Rhinestone's Theory
1967 · Supervising Animation Director
tvSpider-Man
1967 · Producer, Director, Executive Producer
Which Is Witch?
movieWhich Is Witch?
1967 · Supervising Animation Director
Give Me Liberty
movieGive Me Liberty
1967 · Director
Bugged By A Bug
movieBugged By A Bug
1967 · Supervising Animation Director
It's for the Birds
movieIt's for the Birds
1967 · Director
The Heat's Off
movieThe Heat's Off
1967 · Director
Mr. Winlucky
movieMr. Winlucky
1967 · Director
A Voodoo Spell
movieA Voodoo Spell
1967 · Supervising Animation Director
tvThe Mighty Heroes
1966 · Creator
movieScuba Duba Do
1966 · Director, Animation
movieDr. Ha-Ha
1966 · Director
movieThe Monster Master
1966 · Director
movieThe Third Musketeer
1965 · Director
movieDress Reversal
1965 · Director
movieDon't Spill the Beans
1965 · Director
movieGadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy
1965 · Animation, Director
tvPossible Possum
1965 · Creator
Where There's Smoke
movieWhere There's Smoke
1962 · Animation
Crossing The Delaware
movieCrossing The Delaware
1961 · Animation
movieThe Unsung Hero
1961 · Visual Effects
movieThe Mysterious Package
1960 · Animation
movieHouse of Hashimoto
1960 · Animation