Visual Effects
Ken Harris
EN, DE cinema · 136 credits
Born
31 July 1898
Died
24 March 1982 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Tulare County, California, USA
Also known as M. Cannes Harris · Karyl Ross Harris · Karol Ross Harris
Karyl Ross "Ken" Harris (July 31, 1898 – 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) — directed by Jones, a longtime friend of Dr. Seuss — 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) — as animator of Ebenezer Scrooge — 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]
Known for
Filmography
The Return of the Pink Panther
Title Designer
A Christmas Carol
Animation
Cat and Dupli-cat
Animation
Duel Personality
Animation
Tom-ic Energy
Animation
Haunted Mouse
Animation
Zip Zip Hooray!
Animation
Of Feline Bondage
Animation
Much Ado About Mousing
Animation
War and Pieces
Animation
Pent-House Mouse
Animation
To Beep or Not to Beep
Animation
Mad as a Mars Hare
Animation
Gay Purr-ee
Animation
Louvre Come Back to Me!
Animation
A Sheep in the Deep
Animation
Zip 'n Snort
Animation
The Mouse on 57th Street
Animation
Beep Prepared
Animation
Nelly's Folly
Animation
Compressed Hare
Animation
Fastest with the Mostest
Animation
Who Scent You?
Animation
Rabbit's Feat
Animation
Ready, Woolen and Able
Animation
Hopalong Casualty
Animation
High Note
Animation
A Witch's Tangled Hare
Animation
Baton Bunny
Animation
Hare-abian Nights
Director
Wild About Hurry
Animation
Really Scent
Animation
Hare-Way to the Stars
Animation
Cat Feud
Animation
Whoa, Be-Gone!
Animation
Robin Hood Daffy
Animation
What's Opera, Doc?
Animation
Boyhood Daze
Animation
Drafty, Isn't It?
Animation
Zoom and Bored
Animation
Scrambled Aches
Animation
Steal Wool
Animation
Touché and Go
Animation
90 Day Wondering
Animation
Broom-Stick Bunny
Animation
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
Animation
There They Go-Go-Go!
Animation
Deduce, You Say
Animation
Rocket-bye Baby
Animation
Barbary-Coast Bunny
Animation
Heaven Scent
Animation
One Froggy Evening
Animation
A Hitch in Time
Animation
Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
Animation
Guided Muscle
Animation
Beanstalk Bunny
Animation
Two Scent's Worth
Animation
Double or Mutton
Animation
Past Perfumance
Animation
Bewitched Bunny
Animation
Baby Buggy Bunny
Animation
No Barking
Animation
Claws for Alarm
Animation
Duck Amuck
Animation
Kiss Me Cat
Animation
Zipping Along
Animation
Bully for Bugs
Animation
Much Ado About Nutting
Animation
Forward March Hare
Animation
Wild Over You
Animation
Rabbit Seasoning
Animation
Feed the Kitty
Animation
The Hasty Hare
Animation
Going! Going! Gosh!
Animation
Operation: Rabbit
Animation
Mouse-Warming
Animation
Little Beau Pepé
Animation
Chow Hound
Animation
Drip-Along Daffy
Animation
Bunny Hugged
Animation
Scent-imental Romeo
Animation
A Bear for Punishment
Animation
Cheese Chasers
Animation
Rabbit of Seville
Animation
8 Ball Bunny
Animation
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
Animation
Dog Gone South
Animation
The Hypo-Chondri-Cat
Animation
The Ducksters
Animation
Long-Haired Hare
Animation
Fast and Furry-ous
Animation
Rabbit Hood
Animation
Mississippi Hare
Animation
Mouse Wreckers
Animation
Haredevil Hare
Animation
Scaredy Cat
Animation
You Were Never Duckier
Animation
A Pest in the House
Animation
House Hunting Mice
Animation
Quentin Quail
Animation
Hare Tonic
Animation
Trap Happy Porky
Animation
The Weakly Reporter
Animation
Wackiki Wabbit
Animation
Super-Rabbit
Animation
Hold the Lion, Please
Animation
My Favorite Duck
Animation
Toy Trouble
Animation
Elmer's Candid Camera
Animation
Old Glory
Animation
Prest-O Change-O
Animation
Have You Got Any Castles
Animation
Now That Summer Is Gone
Animation
The Night Watchman
Animation
Streamlined Greta Green
Animation
The Lyin' Mouse
Animation
Page Miss Glory
Animation
Little Dutch Plate
Animation