Ralph Bakshi

Ralph Bakshi

ActorDirectorWriterProducerCrew Oct 29 (age 87) Haifa, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel] 1960–2023 (63 year career)
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Biography

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, Baksh…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (121)

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Movies (107)

Midwest

Midwest

2023

Director

Midwest

Midwest

2023

Writer

Last Days of Coney Island

Last Days of Coney Island

2015

Director

5.5
Last Days of Coney Island

Last Days of Coney Island

2015

Producer

5.5
Last Days of Coney Island

Last Days of Coney Island

2015

Writer

5.5
Trickle Dickle Down

Trickle Dickle Down

2012

Director

Trickle Dickle Down

Trickle Dickle Down

2012

Producer

Trickle Dickle Down

Trickle Dickle Down

2012

Writer

Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings'

Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings'

2010

Thanks

10.0
Babe, He Calls Me

Babe, He Calls Me

1997

Animation

6.0
Babe, He Calls Me

Babe, He Calls Me

1997

Director

6.0
Babe, He Calls Me

Babe, He Calls Me

1997

Writer

6.0
Malcom and Melvin

Malcom and Melvin

1997

Director

6.5
Malcom and Melvin

Malcom and Melvin

1997

Writer

6.5
Cool and the Crazy

Cool and the Crazy

1994

Director

4.2
Cool and the Crazy

Cool and the Crazy

1994

Writer

4.2
Cool World

Cool World

1992

Director

5.6
The Ren & Stimpy Show

The Ren & Stimpy Show

1991

Storyboard Artist

Imagining America

Imagining America

1989

Director

5.0
Hound Town

Hound Town

1989

Director

3.7
Reflections of A Native Son

Reflections of A Native Son

1989

Writer

The Butter Battle Book

The Butter Battle Book

1989

Director

6.2
The Butter Battle Book

The Butter Battle Book

1989

Producer

6.2
This Ain't Bebop

This Ain't Bebop

1989

Director

5.0
This Ain't Bebop

This Ain't Bebop

1989

Writer

5.0
Tribe

Tribe

1989

Writer

Get Your Kicks on Route 66

Get Your Kicks on Route 66

1989

Writer

Christmas in Tattertown

Christmas in Tattertown

1988

Characters

4.2
Christmas in Tattertown

Christmas in Tattertown

1988

Director

4.2
Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

1984

Animation

5.4
Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice

1983

Characters

6.7
Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice

1983

Director

6.7
Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice

1983

Producer

6.7
Hey Good Lookin'

Hey Good Lookin'

1982

Director

5.5
Hey Good Lookin'

Hey Good Lookin'

1982

Producer

5.5
Hey Good Lookin'

Hey Good Lookin'

1982

Writer

5.5
American Pop

American Pop

1981

Director

6.9
American Pop

American Pop

1981

Producer

6.9
The Cigarette and the Weed

The Cigarette and the Weed

1981

Animation

4.0
The Cigarette and the Weed

The Cigarette and the Weed

1981

Director

4.0
The Cigarette and the Weed

The Cigarette and the Weed

1981

Writer

4.0
The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

1978

Director

6.6
Wizards

Wizards

1977

Director

6.2
Wizards

Wizards

1977

Producer

6.2
Wizards

Wizards

1977

Writer

6.2
Coonskin

Coonskin

1975

Additional Photography

6.1
Coonskin

Coonskin

1975

Director

6.1
Coonskin

Coonskin

1975

Lyricist

6.1
Coonskin

Coonskin

1975

Writer

6.1
The Junker

The Junker

1975

Director

The Plastic Blaster

The Plastic Blaster

1975

Director

The Monsterizer

The Monsterizer

1975

Director

The Bigger Digger

The Bigger Digger

1974

Director

Heavy Traffic

Heavy Traffic

1973

Director

6.4
Heavy Traffic

Heavy Traffic

1973

Screenplay

6.4
The Paper Monster

The Paper Monster

1973

Director

The Return of the Monsterizer

The Return of the Monsterizer

1973

Director

Fritz the Cat

Fritz the Cat

1972

Director

6.2
Fritz the Cat

Fritz the Cat

1972

Screenplay

6.2
The Time Eraser

The Time Eraser

1972

Director

The Timekeeper

The Timekeeper

1972

Director

The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow

1972

Director

Lost and Foundation

Lost and Foundation

1970

Director

The Drifter

The Drifter

1970

Director

The Ghost Monster

The Ghost Monster

1970

Director

The Ghost Monster

The Ghost Monster

1970

Story

The Frog

The Frog

1969

Director

The Toy Man

The Toy Man

1969

Director

The Stretcher

The Stretcher

1969

Director

Mini-Squirts

Mini-Squirts

1967

Character Designer

Mini-Squirts

Mini-Squirts

1967

Creator

Mini-Squirts

Mini-Squirts

1967

Director

Mini-Squirts

Mini-Squirts

1967

Executive Producer

Dr. Rhinestone's Theory

Dr. Rhinestone's Theory

1967

Supervising Animation Director

Baron Von Go-Go

Baron Von Go-Go

1967

Director

Marvin Digs

Marvin Digs

1967

Director

6.0
Marvin Digs

Marvin Digs

1967

Executive Producer

6.0
Marvin Digs

Marvin Digs

1967

Production Design

6.0
The Opera Caper

The Opera Caper

1967

Director

3.0
A Voodoo Spell

A Voodoo Spell

1967

Supervising Animation Director

Mouse Trek

Mouse Trek

1967

Director

Mouse Trek

Mouse Trek

1967

Executive Producer

Which Is Witch?

Which Is Witch?

1967

Supervising Animation Director

The Fuz

The Fuz

1967

Director

6.0
The Fuz

The Fuz

1967

Executive Producer

6.0
Mr. Winlucky

Mr. Winlucky

1967

Director

Give Me Liberty

Give Me Liberty

1967

Director

The Heat's Off

The Heat's Off

1967

Director

Bugged By A Bug

Bugged By A Bug

1967

Supervising Animation Director

Frozen Sparklers

Frozen Sparklers

1967

Director

Fancy Plants

Fancy Plants

1967

Director

It's for the Birds

It's for the Birds

1967

Director

Traffic Trouble

Traffic Trouble

1967

Director

Traffic Trouble

Traffic Trouble

1967

Supervising Animation Director

Scuba Duba Do

Scuba Duba Do

1966

Director

7.0
Dr. Ha-Ha

Dr. Ha-Ha

1966

Director

The Monster Master

The Monster Master

1966

Director

Don't Spill the Beans

Don't Spill the Beans

1965

Director

The Third Musketeer

The Third Musketeer

1965

Director

Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy

Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy

1965

Animation

Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy

Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy

1965

Director

Dress Reversal

Dress Reversal

1965

Director

Where There's Smoke

Where There's Smoke

1962

Animation

7.0
Crossing The Delaware

Crossing The Delaware

1961

Animation

The Unsung Hero

The Unsung Hero

1961

Visual Effects

House of Hashimoto

House of Hashimoto

1960

Animation

10.0
The Mysterious Package

The Mysterious Package

1960

Animation

6.0