Ernest Pintoff

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Ernest Pintoff (December 15, 1931 in Watertown, Connecticut – January 12, 2002 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles) was an American film and television director, screenwriter and film producer. He won the Oscar for Best Animated Short for The Critic (1963), a satire on modern art written and narrated by Mel Brooks. Born in Watertown, Connecticut, but raised in New York City, Pintoff originally began as a jazz trumpeter who taught painting and design at Michigan State University. However, he had always shown an interest in the animation of film and began writing in 1956. His career took off in 19…

  • Directing
  • Born 15 December 1931
  • Died 12 January 2002 (age 70)
  • Watertown, Connecticut, USA
  • 39 credits

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Most-watched Ernest Pintoff films currently: Jaguar Lives! (1979), Blade (1973), St. Helens (1982), Human Feelings (1978), Dynamite Chicken (1971).

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Selected TV credits: MacGyver (1985), Falcon Crest (1981), Knots Landing (1979), Hawaii Five-O (1968), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974).

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