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John Sparey(1927-2010)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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John Sparey was born on 17 January 1927 in the USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Swan Princess (1994), Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989) and The Lord of the Rings (1978). He died on 15 December 2010 in the USA.
BornJanuary 17, 1927
DiedDecember 15, 2010(83)
BornJanuary 17, 1927
DiedDecember 15, 2010(83)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

John Cleese, Jack Palance, James Arrington, Liz Callaway, Lex de Azevedo, Sandy Duncan, Davis Gaines, Jonathan Hadary, Mark Harelik, Dakin Matthews, Howard McGillin, Joel McKinnon Miller, Michelle Nicastro, Tom Alan Robbins, Steve Vinovich, Steven Wright, and David Zippel in The Swan Princess (1994)
The Swan Princess
6.4
  • Animation Department
  • 1994
Lorenzo Music in Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)
Garfield's Babes and Bullets
8.0
TV Short
  • Director
  • 1989
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Lord of the Rings
6.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1978
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
7.1
TV Series
  • Animation Department

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Animation Department

  • Bobby's World (1990)
    Bobby's World
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director: main title
    • director: main title animation
    • 1990–1998
  • John Cleese, Jack Palance, James Arrington, Liz Callaway, Lex de Azevedo, Sandy Duncan, Davis Gaines, Jonathan Hadary, Mark Harelik, Dakin Matthews, Howard McGillin, Joel McKinnon Miller, Michelle Nicastro, Tom Alan Robbins, Steve Vinovich, Steven Wright, and David Zippel in The Swan Princess (1994)
    The Swan Princess
    6.4
    • animator: "The Swan"
    • 1994
  • Henry Gibson, Dana Hill, Tony Jay, Richard Kind, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, and Rip Taylor in Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
    Tom and Jerry: The Movie
    5.5
    • sequence director
    • 1992
  • Bette Midler, Cheech Marin, Roscoe Lee Browne, Billy Joel, Joey Lawrence, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Richard Mulligan in Oliver & Company (1988)
    Oliver & Company
    6.6
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)
    Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
    7.1
    TV Series
    • layout supervisor
    • 1987
  • Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Anthony De Longis, Dody Goodman, Janice Karman, Susan Tyrrell, and Frank Welker in The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
    The Chipmunk Adventure
    7.2
    • scene planner
    • 1987
  • Down and Out with Donald Duck (1987)
    Down and Out with Donald Duck
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • assistant animator (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • The Rolling Stones: Harlem Shuffle (1986)
    The Rolling Stones: Harlem Shuffle
    6.4
    Music Video
    • animator
    • 1986
  • John Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)
    The Black Cauldron
    6.3
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Carmen Argenziano, Daryl Bartley, Tyke Caravelli, Joe Colligan, Noelle North, and Les Tremayne in Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
    Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
    6.5
    • scene planner
    • 1985
  • Fire and Ice (1983)
    Fire and Ice
    6.5
    • layout artist
    • 1983
  • Heidi's Song (1982)
    Heidi's Song
    6.2
    • character animator (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
    Hey Good Lookin'
    6.2
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1982
  • Wizards (1977)
    Wizards
    6.4
    • layout artist
    • 1977
  • Scatman Crothers, Charles Gordone, Philip Michael Thomas, Jesse Welles, and Barry White in Coonskin (1974)
    Coonskin
    6.4
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1974

Director

  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
    Garfield and Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1994
  • Jerry Houser and Kath Soucie in Nick & Noel (1993)
    Nick & Noel
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Garfield Gets a Life (1991)
    Garfield Gets a Life
    6.9
    TV Short
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Garfield Specials (1982)
    Garfield Specials
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • co-director
    • 1989–1991
  • Garfield's Feline Fantasies (1990)
    Garfield's Feline Fantasies
    7.5
    TV Short
    • co-director
    • 1990
  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989)
    Garfield's Thanksgiving
    7.6
    TV Short
    • co-director
    • 1989
  • Lorenzo Music in Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)
    Garfield's Babes and Bullets
    8.0
    TV Short
    • co-director
    • 1989
  • Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988)
    Garfield: His 9 Lives
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • co-director (segments "King Cat", "Garfield", "Space Cat")
    • 1988
  • Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)
    Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Carmen Argenziano, Daryl Bartley, Tyke Caravelli, Joe Colligan, Noelle North, and Les Tremayne in Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
    Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
    6.5
    • associate director
    • 1985
  • Frank DeKova, Ben Frommer, Jerry Holland, Roz Kelly, Marcello Krakoff, Amy Levitt, Jeffrey Lippa, Helen Morgan, Lisa Jane Persky, Elsa Raven, Rick Singer, Mews Small, Ron Thompson, and Rick Singer in American Pop (1981)
    American Pop
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1981
  • The Lord of the Rings (1978)
    The Lord of the Rings
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1978

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  • Born
    • January 17, 1927
    • USA
  • Died
    • December 15, 2010
    • USA

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