Ralph Bakshi
Directing
Born October 29, 1938 in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel]
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 animated feature of all time.
Filmography
Midwest
Last Days of Coney Island
Trickle Dickle Down
Adventures in Plymptoons!
Self
Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings'
Himself
Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse
Self
Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon
Ralph Bakshi (voice)
Ren & Stimpy: The Lost Episodes
Ralph Bakshi (voice)
Frazetta: Painting with Fire
Self
Malcom and Melvin
Super Hero
Babe, He Calls Me
Super Hero
Spicy City
Connelly / Goldblum (voice)
What a Cartoon!
Cool and the Crazy
Rebel Highway
Cool World
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Imagining America
The Butter Battle Book
Hound Town
This Ain't Bebop
Christmas in Tattertown
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
Cannonball Run II
Fire and Ice
Hey Good Lookin'
American Playhouse
The Cigarette and the Weed
Cigarette / Weed (voice)
American Pop
Piano Player (voice)
The Lord of the Rings
Wizards
Storm Trooper (voice, uncredited)
The Monsterizer
Coonskin
Cop With Megaphone (voice) (uncredited)
Heavy Traffic
Various Characters (voice) (uncredited)
Fritz the Cat
Narrator / Pig Cop #1 (voice)
Mouse Trek
Baron Von Go-Go
Mini-Squirts
The Fuz
Marvin Digs
Fancy Plants
Traffic Trouble
The Opera Caper
Spider-Man
The Mighty Heroes
Scuba Duba Do
Dr. Ha-Ha
The Monster Master
The Third Musketeer
Dress Reversal
Don't Spill the Beans
Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy
Possible Possum
The Unsung Hero
The Mysterious Package
House of Hashimoto