Biography
Karyl Ross "Ken" Harris (July 31, 1898 β 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) β directed by Jones, a longtime friend of Dr. Seuss β 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) β as animator of Ebenezer Scrooge β 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]
Filmography
all 112
Movies 112
Director 2
self 1
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980)
Die Titelmacher (1976)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Cat and Dupli-cat (1967)
Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary (1966)
Duel Personality (1966)
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
Zip Zip Hooray! (1965)
Of Feline Bondage (1965)
Haunted Mouse (1965)
Tom-ic Energy (1965)
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life (1965)
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (1964)
Much Ado About Mousing (1964)
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? (1964)
To Beep or Not to Beep (1963)
Mad as a Mars Hare (1963)
Pent-House Mouse (1963)
Gay Purr-ee (1962)
Louvre Come Back to Me! (1962)
Compressed Hare (1961)
A Scent of the Matterhorn (1961)
The Mouse on 57th Street (1961)
Zip 'n Snort (1961)
High Note (1960)
Hopalong Casualty (1960)
Ready, Woolen and Able (1960)
Rabbit's Feat (1960)
Who Scent You? (1960)
Fastest with the Mostest (1960)
A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959)
Hare-Abian Nights (1959)
Baton Bunny (1959)
Cat Feud (1958)
Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958)
Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
Drafty, Isn't It? (1957)
Zoom and Bored (1957)
What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
Steal Wool (1957)
Boyhood Daze (1957)
Scrambled Aches (1957)
90 Day Wondering (1956)
There They Go-Go-Go! (1956)
Deduce, You Say (1956)
Rocket-bye Baby (1956)
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (1956)
Broom-Stick Bunny (1956)
One Froggy Evening (1955)
Guided Muscle (1955)
Two Scent's Worth (1955)
Ready.. Set.. Zoom! (1955)
Beanstalk Bunny (1955)
A Hitch in Time (1955)
Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)
Bewitched Bunny (1954)
Claws for Alarm (1954)
No Barking (1954)
Zipping Along (1953)
Bully for Bugs (1953)
Duck Dodgers in the 24Β½th Century (1953)
Much Ado About Nutting (1953)
Duck Amuck (1953)
Kiss Me Cat (1953)
Forward March Hare (1953)
Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
Going! Going! Gosh! (1952)
The Hasty Hare (1952)
Feed the Kitty (1952)
Operation: Rabbit (1952)
Drip-Along Daffy (1951)
A Bear for Punishment (1951)
Cheese Chasers (1951)
Chow Hound (1951)
Scent-imental Romeo (1951)
Bunny Hugged (1951)
Rabbit of Seville (1950)
Dog Gone South (1950)
8 Ball Bunny (1950)
The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (1950)
The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)
Rabbit Hood (1949)
For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)
Fast and Furry-ous (1949)
Long-Haired Hare (1949)
Mouse Wreckers (1949)
Mississippi Hare (1949)
Scaredy Cat (1948)
You Were Never Duckier (1948)
Haredevil Hare (1948)
House Hunting Mice (1947)
A Pest in the House (1947)
Trap Happy Porky (1945)
Wackiki Wabbit (1943)
Super-Rabbit (1943)
To Duck.... Or Not to Duck (1943)
My Favorite Duck (1942)
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (1942)
Hold the Lion, Please (1942)
Toy Trouble (1941)
Elmer's Candid Camera (1940)
Old Glory (1939)
Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (1939)
Prest-O Change-O (1939)
The Night Watchman (1938)
Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)
Now That Summer Is Gone (1938)
The Lyin' Mouse (1937)
Streamlined Greta Green (1937)
Page Miss Glory (1936)
Little Dutch Plate (1935)
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1898-07-31
Deathday1982-03-24 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceTulare County, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsM. Cannes Harris, Karyl Ross Harris, Karol Ross Harris
AwardsWinsor McCay Award
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