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John Hardwick(1937-2004)

  • Animation Department
  • Additional Crew
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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John Hardwick was born on 1 May 1937 in Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK. He is known for Beauty and the Beast (1961), Air, Land, and Water (1962) and Pops and Lenny (1962). He died on 24 September 2004 in Somerset, England, UK.
BornMay 1, 1937
DiedSeptember 24, 2004(67)
BornMay 1, 1937
DiedSeptember 24, 2004(67)
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Known for

Beauty and the Beast
TV Series
  • Special Effects
Air, Land, and Water
TV Series
  • Animation Department(as Bura and Hardwick)
Pops and Lenny (1962)
Pops and Lenny
TV Series
  • Additional Crew(as Bura and Hardwick)
Words and Pictures (1970)
Words and Pictures
8.9
TV Series
  • Animation Department(as Bura and Hardwick)

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Words and Pictures (1970)
    Words and Pictures
    8.9
    TV Series
    • animator (as Bura and Hardwick)
    • 1975–1990
  • Musical Tales
    Video
    • animator
    • 1988
  • Lieutenant Kije (1979)
    Lieutenant Kije
    TV Movie
    • animator (as Bura and Hardwick)
    • 1979
  • Stories from Toytown Featuring Larry the Lamb (1972)
    Stories from Toytown Featuring Larry the Lamb
    7.3
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1972–1974
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • The Adventures of Sir Prancelot (1972)
    The Adventures of Sir Prancelot
    6.5
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1972
  • Mary Mungo & Midge (1969)
    Mary Mungo & Midge
    8.0
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1969
  • Chigley (1969)
    Chigley
    7.4
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1969
  • Petrushka
    TV Movie
    • animator (as Bura and Hardwick)
    • 1968
  • The Furry Folk on Holiday (1967)
    The Furry Folk on Holiday
    6.1
    Short
    • animator (as Bura & Hardwick)
    • 1967
  • Trumpton (1967)
    Trumpton
    7.4
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Pinky and Perky's Island
    TV Mini Series
    • animator (as Bura and Hardwick)
    • 1967
  • A Little Rascals Color Special
    TV Mini Series
    • animator: unconfirmed
    • 1966
  • Camberwick Green (1966)
    Camberwick Green
    7.6
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1966
  • Merry-Go-Round
    TV Series
    • animated sequences
    • film animation (as Bura and Hardwick)
    • 1965

Additional Crew

  • You and Me (1974)
    You and Me
    7.5
    TV Series
    • puppeteer (as Bura & Hardwick)
    • 1977
  • Pinky and Perky's Island
    TV Mini Series
    • puppeteer
    • 1967
  • Hey Presto! It's Rolf
    TV Series
    • puppetry
    • 1965–1966
  • Merry-Go-Round
    TV Series
    • animated puppets: The Housework That Did Itself
    • animated puppets: How Maui Snared the Sun (as Bura and Hardwick)
    • 1966
  • A Rubovian Legend (1955)
    A Rubovian Legend
    8.0
    TV Series
    • puppeteer
    • 1955–1964
  • Pops and Lenny (1962)
    Pops and Lenny
    TV Series
    • puppeteer (as Bura and Hardwick)
    • 1962–1963
  • The Dancing Princess
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1962
  • They Hanged My Saintly Billy
    TV Movie
    • puppetry (as Bura and Hardwick)
    • 1962
  • The Magic Tree
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1960
  • The Crumpot Candles
    TV Short
    • puppeteer
    • 1960
  • The King of the Golden River
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1959
  • The Petrified Princess
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1959
  • Toytown
    TV Series
    • puppeteer
    • 1956–1958
  • The Emperor's New Clothes
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1958
  • Beauty and the Beast
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1957

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Captain Pugwash (1957)
    Captain Pugwash
    6.7
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1974–1975
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1973–1975
  • Mary Mungo & Midge (1969)
    Mary Mungo & Midge
    8.0
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bura & Hardwick
  • Born
    • May 1, 1937
    • Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 24, 2004
    • Somerset, England, UK

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    With Bob Bura, created and animated many seminal children's series.

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