Monday, April 6, 2015

Cliff Voorhees obit

Cliff Voorhees, American animator is dead

He was not on the list.


Cliff Voorhees, American animator and comics artist (The Walt Disney Company, Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Film Roman, The Simpsons, The Critic, VeggieTales, Grim and Evil), died at the age of 85.

Cliff Voorhees launched his career at Walt Disney Productions working on Lady and The Tramp. Nothing too different about that from lots of other artists, but then Cliff veered off to study at Chouinard Art Institute and launch into the rigors of drawing a daily comic strip.

It was sometime later, after a long stretch in the fields of advertising and comic books, that Cliff returned to animation, where he spent several decades boarding and designing for most of the major Los Angeles cartoon studios.

Animation department (65 credits)

2014 Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks (Video) (sheet timer)

2004-2006 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (TV Series) (background designer - 18 episodes)

2005 VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush (Video short) (layout artist)

2004 VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera (Video) (layout artist)

2003 Evil Con Carne (TV Series) (background designer - 1 episode)

2001 VeggieTales: Lyle, the Kindly Viking (Video short) (layout artist)

1997-1999 The Angry Beavers (TV Series) (layout designer - 7 episodes)

1998 Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (TV Series) (layout artist - 26 episodes)

1998 Mad Jack the Pirate (TV Series) (layout designer - 13 episodes)

1997-1998 King of the Hill (TV Series) (background layout artist - 10 episodes)

1998 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (Video) (layout artist - as Clifford Voorhees)

Bobby's World (TV Series short) (layout artist - 9 episodes, 1990 - 1992) (layout - 5 episodes, 1990 - 1995) (layouts - 3 episodes, 1990 - 1996) (key layout - 1 episode, 1998)

1997 The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (Video) (layout artist - as Clifford Voorhees)

1996 The Story of Santa Claus (TV Special) (key layout artist)

1995-1996 Rocko's Modern Life (TV Series) (key layouts - 31 episodes)

1996 Around the World with Timon & Pumbaa (Video) (key layout designer)

1996 C-Bear and Jamal (TV Series) (layout designer)

1995 Timon & Pumbaa (TV Series) (key layout designer - 7 episodes)

1995 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (TV Series short) (background designer - 1 episode)

1995 The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show (TV Series) (key layout designer - 2 episodes)

1989-1994 Garfield and Friends (TV Series) (key layout artist - 70 episodes)

The Critic (TV Series) (background layout artist - 4 episodes, 1994) (background designer - 1 episode, 1994)

1993 The Simpsons (TV Series) (background layout artist - 3 episodes)

1991-1992 Mother Goose and Grimm (TV Series) (layout artist - 2 episodes)

1992 Tom and Jerry: The Movie (layout artist)

1991 Garfield Gets a Life (TV Short) (layout artist)

1990 Garfield's Feline Fantasies (TV Short) (layout artist)

Muppet Babies (TV Series) (model designer - 42 episodes, 1987 - 1989) (background designer - 18 episodes, 1987 - 1988)

1989 Garfield's Babes and Bullets (TV Short) (layout artist)

1988 Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (layout artist)

1987-1988 BraveStarr (TV Series) (layout artist - 65 episodes)

She-Ra: Princess of Power (TV Series) (layout supervisor - 65 episodes, 1985) (layout artist - 28 episodes, 1986 - 1987)

1987 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (layout artist)

1986 Potato Head Kids (TV Series short) (layout artist - 1986) / (model designer - 1986)

1986 The Original Ghostbusters (TV Series) (layout artist - 65 episodes)

1983-1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (TV Series) (layout supervisor - 114 episodes)

The Smurfs (TV Series) (key layout artist - 36 episodes, 1982) (layout artist - 24 episodes, 1985)

1985 He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (layout supervisor)

1983 The Dukes (TV Series) (key layout artist - 13 episodes)

1982 Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase (layout artist)

1982 The Smurfs Springtime Special (TV Short) (layout artist)

1982 The Fat Albert Easter Special (TV Short) (layout artist)

1981 The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (TV Series short) (layout artist - 11 episodes)

1981 Laverne & Shirley in the Army (TV Series) (layout artist - 1 episode)

1981 The Kwicky Koala Show (TV Series) (layout artist - 1 episode)

1980 A Snow White Christmas (TV Movie) (layout artist)

1979-1980 Sport Billy (TV Series) (layout artist - 26 episodes)

1980 The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (TV Series) (layout artist)

1979 The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle (TV Series) (layout artist - 1979)

1977 The New Archie/Sabrina Hour (TV Series) (layout artist - 1977)

1977 Space Sentinels (TV Series) (layout artist - 13 episodes)

1977 The Fat Albert Halloween Special (TV Short) (layout artist)

1977 The New Adventures of Batman (TV Series) (layout artist - 16 episodes)

1976 Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (TV Series) (layout artist - 16 episodes)

1974 U.S. Of Archie (TV Series) (layout artist - 16 episodes)

1973-1974 Star Trek: The Animated Series (TV Series) (layout artist - 22 episodes)

1974 The New Adventures of Gilligan (TV Series) (layout artist - 1974)

1974 Oliver Twist (layout artist)

1973 Treasure Island (layout artist)

1973 Mission: Magic! (TV Series) (layout artist - 16 episodes)

1972-1973 Lassie's Rescue Rangers (TV Series) (layout artist - 16 episodes)

1973 My Favorite Martians (TV Series) (layout artist - 1973)

1972 The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (TV Series) (layout artist - 1 episode)

- Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies (1972) ... (layout artist)

1972 The Brady Kids (TV Series) (layout artist - 2 episodes)

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