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Known credits:
119
Birthday:
1938-10-29
Place of birth:
Haifa, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel]
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Ralph Bakshi

Overview

Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American director of animated and live-action films. 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 animated feature of all time.

Over the next eleven years, Bakshi directed seven additional animated features. He is well known for his fantasy films, which include Wizards (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978) and Fire and Ice (1983). In 1987, Bakshi returned to television work, producing the series Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, which ran for two years before it was canceled due to complaints from a conservative political group over perceived drug references. After a nine-year hiatus from feature films, he directed Cool World (1992), which was largely rewritten during production and received poor reviews. Bakshi returned to television with the live-action film Cool and the Crazy (1994) and the anthology series Spicy City (1997).

He founded the Bakshi School of Animation and Cartooning in 2003. During the 2000s, he has focused largely on painting. He has received several awards for his work, including the 1980 Golden Gryphon for The Lord of the Rings at the Giffoni Film Festival, the 1988 Annie Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Art of Animation, and the 2003 Maverick Tribute Award at the Cinequest Film Festival.

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Known for

Acting
2023 Midwest Actor N/A
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2011 Adventures in Plymptoons! Actor Himself 59
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2010 Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings' Actor Self 58
Average
2010 Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Frazetta: Painting with Fire Actor Himself 59
Average
1997 Malcom and Melvin Actor Super Hero 59
Average
1997 Babe, He Calls Me Actor Super Hero 59
Average
1997 Spicy City Actor Connelly / Goldblum / Stevie N/A
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1981 American Pop Actor Piano Player (voice) 60
Fair
1977 Wizards Actor Fritz (voice, uncredited) 59
Average
1977 Wizards Actor Storm Trooper (voice, uncredited) 59
Average
1975 Coonskin Actor Cop With Megaphone (voice) (uncredited) 59
Average
1973 Heavy Traffic Actor Various Characters (voice) (uncredited) 59
Average
1972 Fritz the Cat Actor Narrator / Pig Cop #1 (voice) 59
Average

Directing
2023 Midwest Directing Director N/A
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2015 Last Days of Coney Island Directing Director 59
Average
2012 Trickle Dickle Down Directing Director N/A
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2010 Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings' Directing Director 58
Average
1997 Babe, He Calls Me Directing Director 59
Average
1997 Malcom and Melvin Directing Director 59
Average
1997 Spicy City Directing Director N/A
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1994 Cool and the Crazy Directing Director 58
Average
1994 Rebel Highway Directing Director 70
Good
1992 Cool World Directing Director 57
Average
1989 Imagining America Directing Director 58
Average
1989 The Butter Battle Book Directing Director 59
Average
1989 Hound Town Directing Director 59
Average
1989 This Ain't Bebop Directing Director 59
Average
1988 Christmas in Tattertown Directing Director 59
Average
1983 Fire and Ice Directing Director 61
Fair
1982 Hey Good Lookin' Directing Director 58
Average
1981 The Cigarette and the Weed Directing Director N/A
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1981 American Pop Directing Director 60
Fair
1978 The Lord of the Rings Directing Director 63
Fair
1977 Wizards Directing Director 59
Average
1975 The Monsterizer Directing Director N/A
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1975 Coonskin Directing Director 59
Average
1975 The Junker Directing Director N/A
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1975 The Plastic Blaster Directing Director N/A
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1974 The Bigger Digger Directing Director N/A
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1973 Heavy Traffic Directing Director 59
Average
1973 The Paper Monster Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Return of the Monsterizer Directing Director N/A
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1972 The Time Eraser Directing Director N/A
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1972 The Scarecrow Directing Director N/A
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1972 Fritz the Cat Directing Director 59
Average
1972 The Timekeeper Directing Director N/A
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1971 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream Directing Director N/A
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1970 The Drifter Directing Director N/A
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1970 Lost and Foundation Directing Director N/A
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1970 The Ghost Monster Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Toy Man Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Frog Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Stretcher Directing Director N/A
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1967 Mouse Trek Directing Director N/A
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1967 Baron Von Go-Go Directing Director N/A
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1967 Mini-Squirts Directing Director N/A
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1967 Frozen Sparklers Directing Director N/A
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1967 The Fuz Directing Director 58
Average
1967 Marvin Digs Directing Director 58
Average
1967 Fancy Plants Directing Director N/A
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1967 Traffic Trouble Directing Director N/A
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1967 The Opera Caper Directing Director 58
Average
1967 Give Me Liberty Directing Director N/A
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1967 It's for the Birds Directing Director N/A
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1967 The Heat's Off Directing Director N/A
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1967 Mr. Winlucky Directing Director N/A
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1966 Scuba Duba Do Directing Director 59
Average
1966 Dr. Ha-Ha Directing Director N/A
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1966 The Monster Master Directing Director N/A
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1965 The Third Musketeer Directing Director N/A
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1965 Dress Reversal Directing Director N/A
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1965 Don't Spill the Beans Directing Director N/A
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1965 Gadmouse the Apprentice Good Fairy Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Midwest Writing Writer N/A
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2015 Last Days of Coney Island Writing Writer 59
Average
2012 Trickle Dickle Down Writing Writer N/A
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1997 Malcom and Melvin Writing Writer 59
Average
1997 Babe, He Calls Me Writing Writer 59
Average
1994 Cool and the Crazy Writing Writer 58
Average
1989 This Ain't Bebop Writing Writer 59
Average
1988 Christmas in Tattertown Writing Characters 59
Average
1983 Fire and Ice Writing Characters 61
Fair
1982 Hey Good Lookin' Writing Writer 58
Average
1981 The Cigarette and the Weed Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1977 Wizards Writing Writer 59
Average
1975 Coonskin Writing Writer 59
Average
1975 Coonskin Writing Lyricist 59
Average
1973 Heavy Traffic Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1972 Fritz the Cat Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1970 The Ghost Monster Writing Story N/A
N/A

Production
2015 Last Days of Coney Island Production Producer 59
Average
2012 Trickle Dickle Down Production Producer N/A
N/A
1997 Spicy City Production Producer 67
Fair
1989 The Butter Battle Book Production Producer 59
Average
1983 Fire and Ice Production Producer 61
Fair
1982 Hey Good Lookin' Production Producer 58
Average
1981 American Pop Production Producer 60
Fair
1977 Wizards Production Producer 59
Average
1967 Mini-Squirts Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1967 Marvin Digs Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1967 Spider-Man Production Executive Producer 75
Good

Art
1967 Marvin Digs Art Production Design 58
Average

Camera
1975 Coonskin Camera Additional Photography 59
Average

Crew
1967 Mini-Squirts Crew Creator N/A
N/A

Visual Effects
1997 Babe, He Calls Me Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1984 Cannonball Run II Visual Effects Animation 56
Average
1981 The Cigarette and the Weed Visual Effects Animation N/A
N/A
1967 Mini-Squirts Visual Effects Character Designer N/A
N/A
1967 Traffic Trouble Visual Effects Supervising Animation Director N/A
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1967 Dr. Rhinestone's Theory Visual Effects Supervising Animation Director N/A
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1967 Which Is Witch? Visual Effects Supervising Animation Director N/A
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1967 Bugged By A Bug Visual Effects Supervising Animation Director N/A
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1967 A Voodoo Spell Visual Effects Supervising Animation Director N/A
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1965 Gadmouse the Apprentice Good Fairy Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1961 Crossing The Delaware Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1961 The Unsung Hero Visual Effects Visual Effects N/A
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1960 The Mysterious Package Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1960 House of Hashimoto Visual Effects Animation 59
Average