Ken Harris
Visual Effects
Karyl Ross "Ken" Harris (July 31, 1898 – March 24, 1982) was an American animator best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons under the supervision of director Chuck Jones. The association with Jones began in 1937 and lasted until 1962, the longest time an animator spent with a director at the studio. Jones described him as "a virtuoso. Ken Harris did it all." Dan Backslide, one of the characters from the Jones short The Dover Boys, was a caricature of Harris. After Jones left Warner's, Harris worked with former animator Phil Monroe on two cartoons before Warner Bros. closed its cartoon department. In 1963, Harris worked briefly for Friz Freleng on the titles of The Pink Panther (1963), then for Hanna-Barbera on their first feature film Hey There It's Yogi Bear! (1964), then rejoined Jones at MGM for three years. After work as an animator on How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) — directed by Jones, a longtime friend of Dr. Seuss — Harris came to the studio of independent animator Richard Williams in London in 1967. There he served as William's mentor as well as his employee. Harris's credits with him included A Christmas Carol (1971) — as animator of Ebenezer Scrooge — the opening titles of The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), and the still-unfinished animated feature The Thief and the Cobbler (animating the Thief of the title, which is very reminiscent of Harris's earlier work animating Wile E. Coyote for Jones). Harris died from Parkinson's disease at 83 years of age. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known for
Visual Effects133
movieThe Thief and the Cobbler
1993
Animation
movieA Christmas Carol
1971
Animation
movieCat and Dupli-cat
1967
Animation
movieDuel Personality
1966
Animation
movieZip Zip Hooray!
1965
Animation
movieOf Feline Bondage
1965
Animation
movieHaunted Mouse
1965
Animation
movieTom-ic Energy
1965
Animation
movieWar and Pieces
1964
Animation
movieHey There, It's Yogi Bear!
1964
Animation
movieMuch Ado About Mousing
1964
Animation
movieTo Beep or Not to Beep
1963
Animation
movieMad as a Mars Hare
1963
Animation
moviePent-House Mouse
1963
Animation
movieGay Purr-ee
1962
Animation
movieLouvre Come Back to Me!
1962
Animation
movieA Sheep in the Deep
1962
Animation
movieNelly's Folly
1961
Animation
movieBeep Prepared
1961
Animation
movieCompressed Hare
1961
Animation
movieA Scent of the Matterhorn
1961
Animation
movieThe Mouse on 57th Street
1961
Animation
movieZip 'n Snort
1961
Animation
movieHigh Note
1960
Animation
movieHopalong Casualty
1960
Animation
movieReady, Woolen and Able
1960
Animation
movieRabbit's Feat
1960
Animation
movieWho Scent You?
1960
Animation
movieFastest with the Mostest
1960
Animation
movieA Witch's Tangled Hare
1959
Animation
movieWild About Hurry
1959
Animation
movieReally Scent
1959
Animation
movieBaton Bunny
1959
Animation
movieCat Feud
1958
Animation
movieWhoa, Be-Gone!
1958
Animation
movieHare-Way to the Stars
1958
Animation
movieRobin Hood Daffy
1958
Animation
movieDrafty, Isn't It?
1957
Animation
movieTouché and Go
1957
Animation
movieZoom and Bored
1957
Animation
movieWhat's Opera, Doc?
1957
Animation
movieSteal Wool
1957
Animation
movieBoyhood Daze
1957
Animation
movieScrambled Aches
1957
Animation
movie90 Day Wondering
1956
Animation
movieThere They Go-Go-Go!
1956
Animation
movieDeduce, You Say
1956
Animation
movieRocket-bye Baby
1956
Animation
movieBarbary-Coast Bunny
1956
Animation
movieGee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
1956
Animation
movieHeaven Scent
1956
Animation
movieBroom-Stick Bunny
1956
Animation
movieOne Froggy Evening
1955
Animation
movieGuided Muscle
1955
Animation
movieTwo Scent's Worth
1955
Animation
movieDouble or Mutton
1955
Animation
moviePast Perfumance
1955
Animation
movieReady.. Set.. Zoom!
1955
Animation
movieBeanstalk Bunny
1955
Animation
movieA Hitch in Time
1955
Animation
movieBaby Buggy Bunny
1954
Animation
movieBewitched Bunny
1954
Animation
movieClaws for Alarm
1954
Animation
movieNo Barking
1954
Animation
movieZipping Along
1953
Animation
movieBully for Bugs
1953
Animation
movieWild Over You
1953
Animation
movieMuch Ado About Nutting
1953
Animation
movieDuck Amuck
1953
Animation
movieKiss Me Cat
1953
Animation
movieForward March Hare
1953
Animation
movieRabbit Seasoning
1952
Animation
movieMouse-Warming
1952
Animation
movieGoing! Going! Gosh!
1952
Animation
movieThe Hasty Hare
1952
Animation
movieLittle Beau Pepé
1952
Animation
movieFeed the Kitty
1952
Animation
movieOperation: Rabbit
1952
Animation
movieDrip-Along Daffy
1951
Animation
movieA Bear for Punishment
1951
Animation
movieCheese Chasers
1951
Animation
movieChow Hound
1951
Animation
movieScent-imental Romeo
1951
Animation
movieBunny Hugged
1951
Animation
movieRabbit of Seville
1950
Animation
movieThe Ducksters
1950
Animation
movieDog Gone South
1950
Animation
movie8 Ball Bunny
1950
Animation
movieThe Hypo-Chondri-Cat
1950
Animation
movieThe Scarlet Pumpernickel
1950
Animation
movieRabbit Hood
1949
Animation
movieFor Scent-imental Reasons
1949
Animation
movieFast and Furry-ous
1949
Animation
movieLong-Haired Hare
1949
Animation
movieMouse Wreckers
1949
Animation
movieMississippi Hare
1949
Animation
movieScaredy Cat
1948
Animation
movieYou Were Never Duckier
1948
Animation
movieHaredevil Hare
1948
Animation
movieHouse Hunting Mice
1947
Animation
movieA Pest in the House
1947
Animation
movieQuentin Quail
1946
Animation
movieHare Tonic
1945
Animation
movieTrap Happy Porky
1945
Animation
movieThe Weakly Reporter
1944
Animation
movieWackiki Wabbit
1943
Animation
movieSuper-Rabbit
1943
Animation
movieTo Duck.... Or Not to Duck
1943
Animation
movieMy Favorite Duck
1942
Animation
movieHold the Lion, Please
1942
Animation
movieToy Trouble
1941
Animation
movieElmer's Candid Camera
1940
Animation
movieOld Glory
1939
Animation
movieDaffy Duck and the Dinosaur
1939
Animation
moviePrest-O Change-O
1939
Animation
movieThe Night Watchman
1938
Animation
movieHave You Got Any Castles
1938
Animation
movieNow That Summer Is Gone
1938
Animation
movieThe Lyin' Mouse
1937
Animation
movieStreamlined Greta Green
1937
Animation
moviePage Miss Glory
1936
Animation
movieLittle Dutch Plate
1935
Animation
Acting1
Art1
movieThe Return of the Pink Panther
1975
Title Designer
Directing1
movieHare-abian Nights
1959
Director