Brian Joseph Cosgrove (born 6 April 1934) is an English animator, designer, director, producer and sculptor. With Mark Hall, he founded Cosgrove Hall Films in 1976 and produced successful animated children shows including The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse and Count Duckula.Count Duckula: Remembering Animation's Scariest Duck, Apart From Donald - Cultured Vultures In 2012, he won the BAFTA Special Award.
Early life Born in Manchester, Cosgrove studied at Manchester College of Art and Design. It was there he met his future work partner Mark Hall.
Career Cosgrove started his career by producing television graphics at Granada Television. He later joined Stop Frame Productions, which his partner at Granada Television, Mark Hall founded, where he worked on many public service films, commercials for companies like TVTimes and directed and produced animated shows such as The Magic Ball and Sally And Jake.
After Stop Frame Productions was shut down, Cosgrove and Hall founded Cosgrove Hall Films, where they produced some of the most well known animated children's shows and films in Britain, such as Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, The Wind in the Willows (which would later become a 52 episode TV series), Noddy's Toyland Adventures, Bill and Ben and Fifi and the Flowertots until 2009.
In 1989, Cosgrove directed and produced the animated feature film The BFG, based on the Roald Dahl novel of the same name. According to Cosgrove, this is one of the only adaptations, based on one of Roald Dahl's novels, that Dahl himself actually liked.
Since 2011, Cosgrove has been the creator and executive producer of Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment.
Personal life Cosgrove is good friends with actor David Jason, who has been a collaborator on a number of his projects.
Filmography
Film Year Title Director Producer Animation/ArtDepartment Notes 1989 The BFG Key animator, designer and background artist
Television Year Title Director Producer Animation/ArtDepartment Notes 1966 Picture Box Episodes: "A Calm Country River in Holland""The Seaside Holiday" 1971–1972 The Magic Ball 1972 Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo TV movie Rainbow Episodes: "Shapes""Farm Animals" 1975 Noddy 1976–1979 Chorlton and the Wheelies Jamie and the Magic Torch 1978 Captain Kremmen The Talking Parcel TV movie 1979 Cinderella TV movie 1980–1986 Cockleshell Bay 1981–1992 Danger Mouse Animator 1981 The Pied Piper of Hamelin TV short 1983 The Wind in the Willows TV movieModel character/sculpture designer 1984–1990 The Wind in the Willows Model character/sculpture designer 1985-1986 Alias the Jester 1988–1993 Count Duckula 1989–1990 Oh, Mr. Toad Model character/sculpture designer 1991–1992 Victor and Hugo 1992 Noddy's Toyland Adventures Executive producer On Christmas Eve TV movie Truckers Executive producer 1993 Avenger Penguins 1995 Fantomcat 1995 Oakie Doke 1996 Sooty's Amazing Adventures Executive producerdesigner 1997 Captain Star Animation producer 1999 Lavender Castle Executive producer 1999 Foxbusters 2000 Albie Texture artist 2014–2015 Pip Ahoy! Executive producer 2015-2016 Danger Mouse 2017-present Daisy & Ollie
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result 1983 BAFTA Award Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama) Danger Mouse 1984 Best Animated Film The Wind in the Willows Danger Mouse Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama) The Wind in the Willows BAFTA Awards1985 The Wind in the Willows Best Animated Film Danger Mouse CableACE Award Children's Programming Series Danger Mouse 1986 BAFTA Award Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama) The Wind in the Willows Danger Mouse Best Short Animated Film Alias the Jester The Wind in the Willows Danger Mouse 1987 Best Animated Film The Wind in the Willows Danger Mouse 1988 Best Short Animated Film The Wind in the Willows CableACE Award Children's Entertainment Special or Series - 8 and Younger 1989 1990 BAFTA Award Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama) The BFG
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