Jim Duffy obit

Animator Jim Duffy dies at 75

He was key figure at L.A.'s Klasky Csupo

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TV animator Jim Duffy, who worked at Hanna Barbera and spent most of the last two decades supervising Nickelodeon’s animated slate at Klasky Csupo, died Friday, March 23, after a long battle with cancer. He was 75.

Duffy was born in the U.S., grew up in the U.K. and shuttled between London and Los Angeles during a career spent not only in animated TV series but also commercials and even National Coal Board safety films, working variously as a director, animator, producer, writer, tracer-painter, storyboard artist and designer.

He picked up three Daytime Emmys, three additional nominations plus several Primetime Emmy noms for his “Rugrats” efforts. He also received two Primetime Emmy nominations for Nick show “As Told by Ginger” as well as Daytime Emmy noms for “Captain Planet and the Planeteers” and “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.” These series were all produced at Klasky Csupo. Other shows on which he worked at the L.A. animation outfit include “Rocket Power,” “Duckman” and, most recently, “All Grown Up.”

Duffy began as an animator in the late 1970s at Hanna-Barbera, working on series including “Smurfs,” “Super Friends” and “The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show.” During the 1980s he worked on series including “G.I. Joe,” “Ghostbusters” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”

Duffy also worked on his own on shortform projects that screened at a variety of festivals including Oberhausen, Tours, Nyon, Lucca, Bilboa, Zagreb and Annecy.

His ex-wife, Cella Nichols Duffy, is a producer at Klasky Csupo. He is survived by their children: Barbara Duffy, an assistant director-editor, Vera Duffy, a writer-editor, and James Duffy, a designer-sculptor.

Services will be held Saturday, March 31, at 2:30 p.m. in the old brick church at Forest Lawn in Hollywood.

Filmography

W-riter, A-nimator, S-toryboard, T-imer, SS-Storyboard Slugging, AA-Assistant Animator, AD-Assistant Director, AS-Animation Supervisor, D-irector, P-roducer, SP-Supervising Producer, C-reative Producer

    2011 - "H! I.J.F.I.T.T" (W/S/A/D/P)

    2008 - "Immigrants" (D)

    2006 - "The Adventures of Chico and Guapo" (D)

    2005 - "Take A Break:30" (W/S/A/D/P)

    2003 - "All Grown Up!" (P)

    2001 - "As Told By Ginger" (SP)

    1999 - "Rocket Power" (P/SP/CP); "The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald" (D)

    1997 - "Rugrats" (P/SP/CP)

    1996 - "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (T)

    1995 - "Dino Babies" (T)

    1994 - "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" (D); "Duckman" (T)

    1991 - "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (P)

    1990 - "The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3" (S)

    1987 - "Visionaries: Knights of Magical Light" (P); "Dirk Niblick" (A)

    1986 - "Jem" (SP); "My Little Pony" (P); "Solarman" (P); "The Real Ghosbusters" (SS)

    1985 - "G.I.Joe" (P); "Solarman" (P); "Super Sunday - Jem" (P)

    1984 - "G.I.Joe - The Revenge of Cobra!" (P)

    1983 - "The Smurfs" (A); "What Have We Learned Charlie Brown?" (A); "The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show" (T); "The Great Bear Scare" (A)

    1982 - "Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody" (A); "Peter and the Magic Egg" (A); "My Smurfy Valentine" (A)

    1981 - "Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" (AS); "Super Friends" (AS)

    1980 - "Carousel" (A)

    1979 - "Little Rascals" (S/D)

    1978 - "The Devil May Care" (W/S/A/D); "The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe" (A/AD)

    1977 - "Teamwork" (W/S/D); "Challenge of the Sexes" (W/S/A/D)

    1976 - "The Extraordinary Adventures of The Mouse and His Child" (A)

    1975 - "Supergoop" (A)

    1974 - "Five Problems in Communication" (W/S/A/D)

    1973 - "Dandruff" (W/S/A/D/P); "Making Music Together" (S); "Safety Senses" (W/S/A/D)

    1972 - "How Not To Lose Your Head While Shotfiring!" (W/S/A/D)

    1971 - "Self-Rescue Breathing Apparatus" (W/S); "Horses of Death" (W/S/A/D)

    1970 - "Toby" (W/S/A/D/P)

    1969 - "Digging" (W/S/A/D/P); "The Weightlifter" (W/S/A/D/P)

    1968 - "My Turtle Died Today" (S/A/D); "Sense of Responsibility" (W/S); "The Magic Pear Tree" (AA)

    1967 - "Homework and Study Habits" (S/A/D)

    1966 - "Discovery Radar" (S/A); "Hands, Knees, and Bumps-A-Daisy" (W/S)

    1965 - "Safety Boots," "The Roof," "Your Helmet" (W/S/A/D)