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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) -- Clip: Jessica saves Kris Kringle and the others

The Little Drummer Boy (1968) -- HV post

Frosty the Snowman (1969) -- Clip: I've always wanted to see the town

The Last Unicorn (1982) -- A brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil king who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world's unicorns.

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Date of Birth:

19 July 1924, New York City, New York, USA more

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Son of actor/writer Arthur Rankin. more

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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Santa Baby! (2001) (TV)	(executive producer)	2001	-	6.8 (26)

2.	The King and I (1999)	(producer)	1999	-	2.9 (1,485)

3.	"The Comic Strip" (1987)	(executive producer) (1987)	1987	-	7.4 (14)
	AKAs: The Mini-Monsters (USA: alternative title)
4.	The Wind in the Willows (1987) (TV)	(producer)	1987	-	7.1 (159)

5.	"Silverhawks" (1986)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1986	-	7.4 (277)

6.	The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) (TV)	(producer)	1985	-	7.4 (226)

7.	"Thundercats" (1985)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1985	-	8.4 (1,901)

8.	The Coneheads (1983) (TV)	(producer)	1983	-	5.1 (265)

9.	The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983) (TV)	(executive producer)	1983	-	5.5 (57)

10.	The Last Unicorn (1982)	(producer)	1982	-	7.1 (7,510)
	AKAs: Das letzte Einhorn (West Germany)
11.	The Flight of Dragons (1982)	(producer)	1982	-	7.7 (2,561)
	AKAs: Flight of the Dragon
12.	The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981) (TV)	(producer)	1981	-	5.8 (69)

13.	The Bushido Blade (1981)	(producer)	1981	-	5.5 (149)
	AKAs: The Bloody Bushido Blade
14.	Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) (TV)	(producer)	1980	-	7.3 (82)

15.	The Return of the King (1980) (TV)	(producer)	1980	-	5.5 (1,408)

16.	The Ivory Ape (1980) (TV)	(executive producer) (producer)	1980	-	4.2 (30)
	AKAs: Animal Attraction (Hong Kong: English title: bootleg title)
17.	Jack Frost (1979) (TV)	(producer)	1979	-	7.2 (286)

18.	Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) (TV)	(producer)	1979	-	6.7 (248)

19.	The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) (TV)	(producer)	1978	-	5.8 (64)

20.	The Bermuda Depths (1978) (TV)	(producer)	1978	-	4.8 (242)
	AKAs: Bamyuda no nazo (Japan) It Came Up from the Depths
21.	Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) (TV)	(producer)	1977	-	7.2 (373)

22.	The Hobbit (1977) (TV)	(producer)	1977	-	6.4 (4,265)

23.	The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977) (TV)	(producer)	1977	-	7.1 (161)

24.	The Last Dinosaur (1977)	(producer)	1977	-	5.5 (215)
	AKAs: Kyokutei tankensen Pora-Bora (Japan)
25.	The Little Drummer Boy Book II (1976) (TV)	(producer)	1976	-	6.7 (78)

26.	Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) (TV)	(producer)	1976	-	6.7 (389)

27.	Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976) (TV)	(producer)	1976	-	6.8 (265)

28.	The First Easter Rabbit (1976) (TV)	(producer)	1976	-	7.1 (36)

29.	The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975) (TV)	(producer)	1975	-	7.1 (95)
	AKAs: The First Christmas (USA: video title)
30.	The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) (TV)	(producer)	1974	-	7.9 (1,295)

31.	'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) (TV)	(producer)	1974	-	7.1 (434)

32.	Marco (1973)	(producer)	1973	-	4.5 (18)

33.	"The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" (1972)	producer (4 episodes, 1972-1973)	1973	-	7.7 (15)
	AKAs: The New Saturday Superstar Movie (USA: second season title) 4 TV episodes: "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: That Girl in Wonderland" (producer) "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: The Red Baron" (producer) "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid" (producer) "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters" (producer)
34.	"Kid Power" (1972)	(producer) (1972)	1972	-	8.3 (14)

35.	"The Osmonds" (1972)	(producer) (1972)	1972	-	4.5 (13)

36.	"Jackson 5ive" (1971)	producer (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	6.0 (30)
	1 TV episode: "Jackson 5ive: It All Started With... (#1.1)" (producer)
37.	Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV)	(producer)	1971	-	7.4 (198)

38.	"Tomfoolery" (1970)	(producer) (1970)	1970	-	7.6 (11)

39.	Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) (TV)	(producer)	1970	-	7.8 (1,655)

40.	"The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show" (1970)	(producer)	1970	-	2.2 (5)

41.	The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970) (TV)	(producer)	1970	-	7.8 (25)

42.	"The Smokey Bear Show" (1969)	(producer)	1969	-	-

43.	The Little Drummer Boy (1968) (TV)	(producer)	1968	-	7.2 (587)

44.	Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) (TV)	(producer)	1968	-	6.7 (31)

45.	Cricket on the Hearth (1967) (TV)	(producer)	1967	-	6.2 (72)

46.	Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967)	(producer)	1967	-	5.3 (26)

47.	Kingu Kongu no gyakushû (1967)	(producer) (US version)	1967	-	5.2 (514)
	AKAs: King Kong Escapes (UK) (USA) King Kong Strikes Again (International: English title: literal title) King Kong's Counterattack (International: English title: literal title) The Revenge of King Kong
48.	Mad Monster Party? (1967)	(producer)	1967	-	6.4 (858)
	AKAs: Mad Monsters Party?
49.	The Ballad of Smokey the Bear (1966) (TV)	(producer)	1966	-	7.1 (16)

50.	"King Kong" (1966)	executive producer (3 episodes, 1966)	1966	-	6.3 (42)
	3 TV episodes: "King Kong: The Horror of Mondo Island (#1.3)" (executive producer) "King Kong: The Treasure Trap (#1.2)" (executive producer) "King Kong: Under the Volcano (#1.1)" (executive producer)
51.	The Daydreamer (1966)	(producer)	1966	-	6.0 (111)

52.	Willie McBean & His Magic Machine (1965)	(producer)	1965	-	6.5 (19)

53.	Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (TV)	(producer)	1964	-	8.0 (6,016)

54.	Return to Oz (1964) (TV)	(producer)	1964	-	5.8 (53)

55.	"Tales of the Wizard of Oz" (1961)	(producer)	1961	-	8.8 (22)

56.	"The New Adventures of Pinocchio" (1960)	(producer)	1960	-	7.8 (22)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Wind in the Willows (1987) (TV)		1987	-	7.1 (159)

2.	The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) (TV)		1985	-	7.4 (226)

3.	The Coneheads (1983) (TV)		1983	-	5.1 (265)

4.	The Last Unicorn (1982)		1982	-	7.1 (7,510)
	AKAs: Das letzte Einhorn (West Germany)
5.	The Flight of Dragons (1982)		1982	-	7.7 (2,561)
	AKAs: Flight of the Dragon
6.	The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981) (TV)		1981	-	5.8 (69)

7.	Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) (TV)		1980	-	7.3 (82)

8.	The Return of the King (1980) (TV)		1980	-	5.5 (1,408)

9.	Jack Frost (1979) (TV)		1979	-	7.2 (286)

10.	Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) (TV)		1979	-	6.7 (248)

11.	The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) (TV)		1978	-	5.8 (64)

12.	Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) (TV)		1977	-	7.2 (373)

13.	The Hobbit (1977) (TV)		1977	-	6.4 (4,265)

14.	The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977) (TV)		1977	-	7.1 (161)

15.	The Little Drummer Boy Book II (1976) (TV)		1976	-	6.7 (78)

16.	Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) (TV)		1976	-	6.7 (389)

17.	Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976) (TV)		1976	-	6.8 (265)

18.	The First Easter Rabbit (1976) (TV)		1976	-	7.1 (36)

19.	The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975) (TV)		1975	-	7.1 (95)
	AKAs: The First Christmas (USA: video title)
20.	The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) (TV)		1974	-	7.9 (1,295)

21.	'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) (TV)		1974	-	7.1 (434)

22.	"The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" (1972)	(4 episodes, 1972-1973)	1973	-	7.7 (15)
	AKAs: The New Saturday Superstar Movie (USA: second season title) 4 TV episodes: "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: That Girl in Wonderland" "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: The Red Baron" "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid" "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters"
23.	The Ballad of Paul Bunyan (1973) (TV)		1973	-	5.8 (5)

24.	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1973)		1973	-	5.6 (30)

25.	"The Osmonds" (1972)	(1972)	1972	-	4.5 (13)

26.	"Kid Power" (1972)		1972	-	8.3 (14)

27.	Arabian Nights (1972)		1972	-	-

28.	"Jackson 5ive" (1971)	(1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	6.0 (30)
	1 TV episode: "Jackson 5ive: It All Started With... (#1.1)"
29.	Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV)		1971	-	7.4 (198)

30.	"Tomfoolery" (1970)	(1970)	1970	-	7.6 (11)

31.	Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) (TV)		1970	-	7.8 (1,655)

32.	"The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show" (1970)		1970	-	2.2 (5)

33.	The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970) (TV)		1970	-	7.8 (25)

34.	Frosty the Snowman (1969) (TV)		1969	-	7.3 (1,926)

35.	"The Smokey Bear Show" (1969)		1969	-	-

36.	The Little Drummer Boy (1968) (TV)		1968	-	7.2 (587)

37.	Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) (TV)		1968	-	6.7 (31)

38.	Cricket on the Hearth (1967) (TV)		1967	-	6.2 (72)

39.	Willie McBean & His Magic Machine (1965)		1965	-	6.5 (19)

40.	"The New Adventures of Pinocchio" (1960)		1960	-	7.8 (22)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Ivory Ape (1980) (TV)	(story)	1980	-	4.2 (30)
	AKAs: Animal Attraction (Hong Kong: English title: bootleg title)
2.	The Bermuda Depths (1978) (TV)	(story)	1978	-	4.8 (242)
	AKAs: Bamyuda no nazo (Japan) It Came Up from the Depths
3.	Cricket on the Hearth (1967) (TV)	(written by)	1967	-	6.2 (72)

4.	Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967)	(story)	1967	-	5.3 (26)

5.	Mad Monster Party? (1967)	(story)	1967	-	6.4 (858)
	AKAs: Mad Monsters Party?
6.	The Daydreamer (1966)	(writer)	1966	-	6.0 (111)

7.	Willie McBean & His Magic Machine (1965)	(writer)	1965	-	6.5 (19)

8.	"The New Adventures of Pinocchio" (1960)	(writer)	1960	-	7.8 (22)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Last Unicorn (1982)	1982	-	7.1 (7,510)
	AKAs: Das letzte Einhorn (West Germany)
2.	The Return of the King (1980) (TV)	1980	-	5.5 (1,408)

3.	Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) (TV)	1979	-	6.7 (248)

4.	The Hobbit (1977) (TV)	1977	-	6.4 (4,265)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Kingu Kongu no gyakushû (1967)	(creative consultant) (Japanese version)	1967	-	5.2 (514)
	AKAs: King Kong Escapes (UK) (USA) King Kong Strikes Again (International: English title: literal title) King Kong's Counterattack (International: English title: literal title) The Revenge of King Kong
2.	"Tales of the Wizard of Oz" (1961)	(addition of new material and adaptation)	1961	-	8.8 (22)

Art Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951)	director of graphics (2 episodes, 1952)	1952	-	7.5 (51)
		2 TV episodes: "Tales of Tomorrow: The Miraculous Serum (#1.38)" (director of graphics) "Tales of Tomorrow: Flight Overdue (#1.26)" (director of graphics)

Visual Effects View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951)	graphic arts director (1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	7.5 (51)
		1 TV episode: "Tales of Tomorrow: Blunder (#1.2)" (graphic arts director)

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