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Nick Tafuri(1913-1990)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Nick Tafuri was born on 25 February 1913 in the USA. He was a director, known for Gulliver's Travels (1939), Spider-Man (1967) and Fritz the Cat (1972). He died on 19 November 1990 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 25, 1913
DiedNovember 19, 1990(77)
BornFebruary 25, 1913
DiedNovember 19, 1990(77)
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Known for

Pinto Colvig, Jessica Dragonette, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker, Tedd Pierce, and Lanny Ross in Gulliver's Travels (1939)
Gulliver's Travels
6.6
  • Animation Department(as Nicholas Tafuri)
  • 1939
Paul Soles in Spider-Man (1967)
Spider-Man
7.3
TV Series
  • Animation Department
Fritz the Cat (1972)
Fritz the Cat
6.2
  • Animation Department(as Nicholas Tafuri)
  • 1972
Mighty Thor (1966)
Mighty Thor
6.5
TV Series
  • Animation Department

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Casper and Friends (1990)
    Casper and Friends
    6.2
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1990
  • Noah's Animals (1976)
    Noah's Animals
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • animator
    • 1976
  • Dick Van Dyke, Jane Powell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Gilford, Hermione Gingold, Ray Middleton, Cyril Ritchard, and David Wayne in Tubby the Tuba (1975)
    Tubby the Tuba
    6.1
    • animator
    • 1975
  • Heavy Traffic (1973)
    Heavy Traffic
    6.5
    • animator
    • 1973
  • The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
    The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
    7.2
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1972
  • Fritz the Cat (1972)
    Fritz the Cat
    6.2
    • animator (as Nicholas Tafuri)
    • 1972
  • Paul Soles in Spider-Man (1967)
    Spider-Man
    7.3
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1968–1970
  • The Bickersons
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Mouse Trek
    4.9
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Mini-Squirts (1967)
    Mini-Squirts
    4.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Marvin Digs (1967)
    Marvin Digs
    6.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • The Fuz (1967)
    The Fuz
    5.8
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Keep the Cool, Baby (1967)
    Keep the Cool, Baby
    5.8
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • The Opera Caper (1967)
    The Opera Caper
    4.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • A Bridge Grows in Brooklyn (1967)
    A Bridge Grows in Brooklyn
    5.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967

Director

  • The Blacksheep Blacksmith (1967)
    The Blacksheep Blacksmith
    3.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Eddie Lawrence and Shari Lewis in From Nags to Witches (1966)
    From Nags to Witches
    5.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The Outside Dope
    5.2
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Accidents Will Happen
    4.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Service with a Smile
    5.4
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • The Sheepish Wolf
    4.7
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Hound for Pound
    5.2
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Ollie the Owl
    5.3
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Fiddlin' Around
    4.8
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Krazy Kat (1962)
    Krazy Kat
    6.2
    TV Series
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • It's for the Birdies
    5.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Et Tu Otto
    4.4
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • A Tree Is a Tree Is a Tree?
    4.7
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Hero's Reward
    4.6
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Giddy Gadgets
    5.6
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1962

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Nicholas Tafuri
  • Born
    • February 25, 1913
    • USA
  • Died
    • November 19, 1990
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA

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