John Wilson

Career Overview

John Wilson has 28 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Signature works include Shinbone Alley, Journey to the Stars, An Off-Beats Valentine's. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

28

Birth Date

1919-08-08

Birth Place

Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Shinbone Alley
• 

  Journey to the Stars
• 

  An Off-Beats Valentine's
• 

  Stanley, the Ugly Duckling
• 

  The Smallest Elephant in the World
• 

  Casey at the Bat

Frequent Collaborators

• Carol Channing (1 collaborations)
• Eddie Bracken (1 collaborations)
• Alan Reed (1 collaborations)
• John Carradine (1 collaborations)
• Hal Smith (1 collaborations)
• Joan Gerber (1 collaborations)
• Sal Delano (1 collaborations)
• Ken Sansom (1 collaborations)
• Byron Kane (1 collaborations)
• Mark Wagner (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (16 credits)

  • Journey to the Stars

    director

    directing
    2026
  • An Off-Beats Valentine's

    layout

    directing
    1999
  • Stanley, the Ugly Duckling

    layout

    directing
    1982
  • The Smallest Elephant in the World

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Casey at the Bat

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Chocolate Princess

    director

    directing
    1974
  • The Incredible Art of Animation: A Living Art Form

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Big Yellow Taxi

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Shinbone Alley

    director

    directing
    1970
  • The Night Before Christmas

    director

    directing
    1968
  • My Government U.S.A.

    director

    directing
    1967
  • The Salty Sea

    director

    directing
    1965
  • Johnny Appleseed

    director

    directing
    1965
  • The Emperor's Oblong Pancake

    director

    directing
    1964
  • Petroushka

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Tara, The Stonecutter

    director

    directing
    1954

• writing (1 credits)

  • Heroes of the Golden Mask

    novel

    writing
    2023

• art (3 credits)

  • Sheep in the Big City

    - Baa-hind the Scenes (2002) ... storyboard artist art

    - An Officer and a Gentlelamb (2002) ... storyboard artist art

    - Daddy Shearest (2002) ... storyboard artist art

    - My, How Ewe Have Changed (2001) ... storyboard artist art

    - Wish You Were Shear (2001) ... storyboard artist art
    2000
  • Stanley, the Ugly Duckling

    storyboard artist

    art
    1982
  • Shinbone Alley

    production design

    art
    1970

• visual effects (4 credits)

  • Sheep in the Big City

    - The Wool Is Not Enough (2002) ... animation visual effects

    - Daddy Shearest (2002) ... animation visual effects

    - A Star Is Shorn (2001) ... animation visual effects

    - Going Off the Sheep End (2000) ... animation visual effects
    2000
  • Stanley, the Ugly Duckling

    character designer

    visual effects
    1982
  • Joys

    animation

    visual effects
    1976
  • Pigs Is Pigs

    animation

    visual effects
    1954

• production (3 credits)

  • Stanley, the Ugly Duckling

    producer

    production
    1982
  • Shinbone Alley

    producer

    production
    1970
  • My Government U.S.A.

    producer

    production
    1967

• crew (1 credits)

  • The Incredible Art of Animation: A Living Art Form

    script

    crew
    1971