About

Known credits:
169
Birthday:
1913-01-05
Place of birth:
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Website:
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Jack Hannah

Overview

Jack Hannah (January 5, 1913 - June 11, 1994) was an animator, writer and director of animated shorts.He began his career at the Walt Disney Studios as an animator in the short Modern Inventions (released on May 29, 1937). After thirteen films in that capacity, he was assigned to the story department writing cartoon short continuities, beginning withDonald's Nephews (released on April 15, 1938). He received writing credit on 21 Disney cartoon shorts.In 1942 he collaborated with Carl Barks on the first two comic books Barks worked on, Pluto Saves the Ship and Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold. Hannah in subsequent years did a handful of other Donald Duck comic book stories but unlike Barks he stayed at the studio and eventually was given a chance to be a director. The short Donald's Off Day (released on December 8, 1944) was the first of 94 films he would direct. These include most of the shorts featuring Donald Duck in the post-war era along with all starring Chip 'n Dale and Humphrey the Bear; he also directed some shorts starring Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Pluto and some minor Walt Disney characters. After Disney stopped producing animated shorts Hannah did 14 episodes of the Walt Disney anthology television series (composed of footage from the classic cartoons along with new linking material) and fulfilled his ambition to direct live-action by handling Walt Disney's introductions for the episodes. Hannah hoped to segue into a career in live-action but "Walt had me pegged as an animation director so he balked at the suggestion. We had a few heated discussions and I became aware that I had come to an impasse." He then went to the Walter Lantz Studio and directed a number of films featuring Woody Woodpecker and some minor characters. Besides directing shorts Hannah also was Assistant Director for the TV series The Woody Woodpecker Show, which started airing on October 3, 1957. "I did more or less the same thing that I did with Walt Disney in directing live action except Lantz was better at taking direction." His last directing effort was the short Charlie's Mother-In-Law (released on April 16, 1963). He retired shortly thereafter.Hannah was one of the co-founders, along with T. Hee, of the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.Hannah was honored as a "Disney Legend" in 1992. As Carl Barks is credited with creating the personality of Donald Duck's comic book version, Jack Hannah is credited with developing, if not creating, the personality of the animated version. It is for this reason Disney historian Jim Korkis has dubbed him "Donald Duck's Other Daddy".Hannah died in 1994, aged 81.

Known for

Acting
2007 The Pixar Story Actor Lamp Shop Owner (voice) (archive footage) 63
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1979 Lady and the Lamp Actor Lamp Shop Owner 59
Average
1955 No Hunting Actor Moose (voice) (uncredited) 59
Average

Directing
2023 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration Directing Director N/A
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2012 Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites Directing Director 59
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2005 Disney's Christmas Favorites Directing Director 59
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2005 Classic Cartoon Favorites Volume 8: Holiday Celebration with Mickey and Pals Directing Director 59
Average
2005 Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree Directing Director 59
Average
2004 Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Everybody Loves Donald Directing Director 59
Average
2002 Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy Directing Director 59
Average
2001 Mickey's House of Villains Directing Director 64
Fair
1987 Here's Goofy! Directing Director 59
Average
1984 Daisy Directing Director N/A
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1984 Donald Directing Director N/A
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1984 Donald Duck's First 50 Years Directing Director N/A
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1980 The Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale Directing Director 59
Average
1963 A Square Peg in a Round Hole Directing Director N/A
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1962 Corny Concerto Directing Director 59
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1962 Punchy Pooch Directing Director 59
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1962 Mother's Little Helper Directing Director N/A
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1962 Rocket Racket Directing Director 59
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1962 Mackerel Moocher Directing Director N/A
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1962 The Beary Family Directing Director 69
Fair
1962 Fowled-Up Birthday Directing Director 59
Average
1962 Pest of Show Directing Director N/A
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1962 Fish and Chips Directing Director 58
Average
1962 Rock-a-Bye Gator Directing Director 59
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1961 Doc's Last Stand Directing Director N/A
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1961 Kids Is Kids Directing Director 59
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1961 Tin Can Concert Directing Director N/A
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1961 Woody's Kook-Out Directing Director 59
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1961 Tricky Trout Directing Director N/A
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1961 Voo-Doo Boo-Boo Directing Director 59
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1961 Franken-Stymied Directing Director 59
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1961 Bear and the Bees Directing Director N/A
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1961 Clash and Carry Directing Director 59
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1961 Gabby's Diner Directing Director 59
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1961 Eggnapper Directing Director N/A
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1961 Poop Deck Pirate Directing Director 59
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1960 Southern Fried Hospitality Directing Director 59
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1960 Hunger Strife Directing Director N/A
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1960 Freeloading Feline Directing Director N/A
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1960 The Mad Hermit of Chimney Butte Directing Director N/A
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1960 This Is Your Life Donald Duck Directing Director 59
Average
1960 Two Happy Amigos Directing Director N/A
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1960 Jungle Medics Directing Director 58
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1959 Highway to Trouble Directing Director N/A
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1959 Duck Flies Coop Directing Director 59
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1958 From All of Us to All of You Directing Director 59
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1958 Donald's Weekend Directing Director N/A
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1957 Duck for Hire Directing Director N/A
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1957 Donald's Award Directing Director N/A
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1957 Your Host, Donald Duck Directing Director N/A
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1956 At Home With Donald Duck Directing Director N/A
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1956 The Great Cat Family Directing Director N/A
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1956 In the Bag Directing Director 59
Average
1956 Hooked Bear Directing Director 59
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1956 Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From? Directing Director N/A
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1956 On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends Directing Director 59
Average
1956 A Day in the Life of Donald Duck Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Adventures of Mickey Mouse Directing Director N/A
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1955 Up a Tree Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Beezy Bear Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Bearly Asleep Directing Director 59
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1955 No Hunting Directing Director 59
Average
1954 The Donald Duck Story Directing Director N/A
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1954 The Flying Squirrel Directing Director 59
Average
1954 Grin and Bear It Directing Director 59
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1954 Dragon Around Directing Director 59
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1954 Spare the Rod Directing Director 58
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1953 Canvas Back Duck Directing Director 59
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1953 Working for Peanuts Directing Director 59
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1953 Rugged Bear Directing Director 59
Average
1953 The New Neighbor Directing Director 59
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1953 Don's Fountain of Youth Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Pluto's Christmas Tree Directing Director 61
Fair
1952 Trick or Treat Directing Director 60
Fair
1952 Uncle Donald's Ants Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Let's Stick Together Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Two Chips and a Miss Directing Director 59
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1952 Lambert the Sheepish Lion Directing Director 60
Fair
1952 Donald Applecore Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Bee On Guard Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Out of Scale Directing Director 60
Fair
1951 Lucky Number Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Test Pilot Donald Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Corn Chips Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Dude Duck Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Chicken in the Rough Directing Director 59
Average
1950 Out on a Limb Directing Director 59
Average
1950 Bee at the Beach Directing Director 59
Average
1950 Hook, Lion and Sinker Directing Director 59
Average
1950 Trailer Horn Directing Director 59
Average
1950 Crazy Over Daisy Directing Director 59
Average
1950 Lion Around Directing Director 58
Average
1949 Toy Tinkers Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Slide Donald Slide Directing Director 59
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1949 The Greener Yard Directing Director 58
Average
1949 All in a Nutshell Directing Director 59
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1949 Honey Harvester Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Winter Storage Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Sea Salts Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Donald's Happy Birthday Directing Director 59
Average
1948 Tea for Two Hundred Directing Director 59
Average
1948 Three for Breakfast Directing Director 59
Average
1948 Soup's On Directing Director 59
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1948 Inferior Decorator Directing Director 59
Average
1948 Daddy Duck Directing Director 58
Average
1948 They're Off Directing Director 59
Average
1947 Chip an' Dale Directing Director 60
Fair
1947 Foul Hunting Directing Director 58
Average
1947 Bootle Beetle Directing Director 58
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1947 Clown of the Jungle Directing Director 59
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1947 Straight Shooters Directing Director 58
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1946 Double Dribble Directing Director 59
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1946 Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive Directing Director 58
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1946 Lighthouse Keeping Directing Director 59
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1946 Squatter's Rights Directing Director 59
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1946 A Knight for a Day Directing Director 59
Average
1945 No Sail Directing Director 58
Average
1945 The Eyes Have It Directing Director 58
Average
1944 Donald's Off Day Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
1961 Tin Can Concert Writing Writer N/A
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1960 Freeloading Feline Writing Story N/A
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1954 The Donald Duck Story Writing Writer N/A
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1944 The Plastics Inventor Writing Story 59
Average
1944 Donald Duck and the Gorilla Writing Story 59
Average
1944 Trombone Trouble Writing Story 58
Average
1943 Home Defense Writing Story 58
Average
1943 The Old Army Game Writing Story 58
Average
1942 Bellboy Donald Writing Story 59
Average
1942 Sky Trooper Writing Story 59
Average
1942 The Army Mascot Writing Story 58
Average
1942 Donald Gets Drafted Writing Story 59
Average
1941 Chef Donald Writing Story 60
Fair
1941 Old MacDonald Duck Writing Story 59
Average
1941 Truant Officer Donald Writing Story 59
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1941 Early to Bed Writing Story 59
Average
1941 Timber Writing Writer 59
Average
1940 Fire Chief Writing Writer 59
Average
1940 Window Cleaners Writing Story 59
Average
1940 Donald's Vacation Writing Story 59
Average
1940 Mr. Duck Steps Out Writing Story 59
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1939 Beach Picnic Writing Story 59
Average
1939 Donald's Cousin Gus Writing Story 59
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1939 The Hockey Champ Writing Story 59
Average
1939 Donald's Lucky Day Writing Story 59
Average
1938 Donald's Golf Game Writing Story 59
Average
1938 Donald's Nephews Writing Story 59
Average

Visual Effects
1942 Donald's Garden Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1942 Donald's Snow Fight Visual Effects Animation 60
Fair
1940 Donald's Vacation Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1939 Donald's Penguin Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1939 Sea Scouts Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1939 Donald's Lucky Day Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1938 Donald's Golf Game Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1938 Good Scouts Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1938 Donald's Nephews Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1938 Donald's Better Self Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1938 Self Control Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1937 Donald's Ostrich Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1937 The Old Mill Visual Effects Animation 62
Fair
1937 Modern Inventions Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1937 Woodland Café Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1937 Don Donald Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1936 The Country Cousin Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1936 Donald and Pluto Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns Visual Effects Animation 59
Average