Don Patterson(1909-1998)

Animation Department
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Director

Don Patterson was born on 26 December 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for Dumbo (1941), Pinocchio (1940) and Fantasia (1940). He died on 12 December 1998 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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Awards
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Known for

Dumbo

7.2

Animation Department

1941

Pinocchio

7.5

Animation Department

1940

Fantasia

7.7

Animation Department(segment Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria)

1940

Paul Lynde, Agnes Moorehead, Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Danny Bonaduce, Pamelyn Ferdin, Joan Gerber, Dave Madden, Don Messick, Martha Scott, John Stephenson, Herb Vigran, and William B. White in Charlotte's Web (1973)

Charlotte's Web

6.9

Animation Department

1973

Credits

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Animation Department

Eek! The Cat
7.2
TV Series
- overseas animation supervisor (uncredited)
- 1992–1997
The Pink Panther
6.8
TV Series
- animator (uncredited)
- 1994–1996
Timon & Pumbaa
7.0
TV Series
- animation director (uncredited)
- 1995
Tiny Toon Adventures
7.5
TV Series
- key animator
- animator (uncredited)
- 1990–1992
Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated
5.2
TV Movie
- animator (segments Moving Day, Mickey's Polo Team, Mickey's Trailer, uncredited)
- 1991
Adventures of the Gummi Bears
7.5
TV Series
- animator (uncredited)
- 1990
Best Counting Video Ever!
8.5
Video
- animation director (uncredited)
- 1989
Best ABC Video Ever!
9.0
Video
- animation director (uncredited)
- 1989
Rockin' with Judy Jetson
6.2
TV Movie
- animation director
- 1988
The Flintstone Kids
5.8
TV Series
- animation director
- 1986–1988
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
7.0
TV Series
- animation director
- 1987–1988
'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
6.3
TV Short
- animation director
- 1987
Popeye and Son
5.6
TV Series
- animation director
- 1987
The Smurfs
7.2
TV Series
- animation director
- animation supervisor
- 1983–1987
Foofur
5.8
TV Series
- animation director
- 1986–1987

Second Unit or Assistant Director

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
5.4
- assistant director
- 1986
Challenge of the GoBots
6.3
TV Series
- assistant director
- 1984–1985
The Smurfs
7.2
TV Series
- assistant director
- 1985
CBS Storybreak
7.8
TV Series
- assistant director
- 1985
Pink Panther and Sons
5.4
TV Series
- assistant director
- 1984–1985
Snorks
6.4
TV Series
- assistant director
- 1984
Team Play
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1952
Scalp Treatment
6.5
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1952
Woodpecker in the Rough
6.4
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1952
Stage Hoax
6.7
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1952
Born to Peck
6.4
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1952
Destination Meat Ball
6.6
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1951
The Woody Woodpecker Polka
6.5
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1951
The Redwood Sap
6.3
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1951
Slingshot 6 7/8
6.4
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1951

Director

The King of Ads
5.5
- Director (segment Coca-Cola commercial)
- 1991
Walter, Woody and the World of Animation
7.1
Short
- Director (original material)
- 1982
The Woody Woodpecker Show
7.0
TV Series
- Director (theatrical cartoon segments)
- 1957–1972
Woodpecker from Mars
6.6
Short
- Director (earlier cartoon clips, uncredited)
- 1956
Flea for Two
7.5
Short
- Director
- 1955
Convict Concerto
7.0
Short
- Director (uncredited)
- 1954
A Fine Feathered Frenzy
6.6
Short
- Director
- 1954
Hot Rod Huckster
6.3
Short
- Director
- 1954
Under the Counter Spy
7.1
Short
- Director
- 1954
Alley to Bali
6.3
Short
- Director
- 1954
Socko in Morocco
7.5
Short
- Director
- 1954
The Fox and the Grapes
Short
- Director (uncredited)
- 1953
Little Red Riding Hood
4.2
Short
- Director (uncredited)
- 1953
Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure
6.8
Short
- Director (uncredited)
- 1953
Belle Boys
6.8
Short
- Director
- 1953

Personal details

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Born
- December 26, 1909
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
- December 12, 1998
- Santa Barbara, California, USA(undisclosed)

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Trivia
Brother of animation director and producer Ray Patterson. They collaborated often during their careers with Disney, Walter Lantz/Universal, and Hanna-Barbera.