John R. Dilworth

Writer

February 14, 1963 (63 years)

New York City, New York

Biography

John Russell Dilworth (born February 14, 1963) is an American animator, actor, writer, director, storyboard artist, producer and the creator of the animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog. His work has mainly appeared on PBS, CBS, Showtime, HBO, Fox, ABC, NBC, Arte, CBC Television, YTV, Teletoon, BBC Two, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV, among others. Description above from the Wikipedia article John R. Dilworth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributor…

Filmography

6.4

Teen Titans Go!

Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg return in all-new, comedic adventures. They may be super heroes who save the world every day ... but somebody still has to do the laundry!

8.2

Courage the Cowardly Dog

The bizarre misadventures of a cowardly dog named Courage and his elderly owners in a farmhouse in Nowhere, Kansas.

7.4

What a Cartoon!

Various original cartoons by some of today's top animators.

7.3

Random! Cartoons

Random! Cartoons is a spin-off of the Nickelodeon animation showcase Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studios for the Nicktoons Network, it premiered on December 6, 2008.

7.7

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog

With Mystery, Inc. on the tail of a strange object in Nowhere, Kansas, the strange hometown of Eustace, Muriel, and Courage, the gang soon find themselves contending with a giant cicada monster and her winged warriors.

10.0

Cartoon Network: Christmas Rocks

The Cartoon Network's coolest characters celebrate the holidays in this collection of Christmas episodes. The season of giving turns chaotic as Johnny Bravo knocks Santa out; Courage the Cowardly Dog battles an evil snowman; Baboon sets out traps for Santa on I.M. Weasel's rooftop; and Dexter plots to shave Santa's beard off. The fun continues with episodes of "Ed, Edd n Eddy," "The Powerpuff Girls," "Codename: Kids Next Door" and more.

9.0

Earthday Birthday

After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness.

6.3

The Fog of Courage

In this animated horror comedy, a cowardly dog named Courage must rescue his lovely owner, Muriel from a vengeful supernatural Fog. Eustace, Muriel's greedy husband, refuses to return the gold necklace belonging to the Fog's long lost love.

6.8

The Chicken from Outer Space

An elderly couple's dog must defend them from a malicious space chicken, bent on conquest by infecting them with mutagenic eggs. First this quiet farm in the middle of nowhere, next, the world!

9.0

The Limited Bird

John's first independent work from 1989. Won Best of Fest Shorts at the Cinequest Film Festival, CA. The film is comprised of highly rendered drawings with very little moving parts to tell a complex story of relationships "gone to the birds".

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Howl If You Love Me

A romantic horror comedy about Jim and his girlfriend Jane, who is a werewolf. The drama emerges when Jane is put in danger and Jim is forced to make a decision that will transform his life.

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Garlic Boy

Frank Capra, with a twist. Garlic Boy is a boy - who's also a stalk of garlic - who goes out into the world to "do good for others." His mother gave him a case of her special "garlic tonic" and Garlic Boy uses this tonic to cure "folk of what ails them."

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Angry Cabaret

Club owners Angry and Cabaret have to scrounge up the money for rent fast, or risk having their business shut down.

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When Lilly Laney Moved in

John R. Dilworth's 2nd professional film, this short film was inspired by the romantic comedies of early Woody Allen. Shot on 35mm, it was animated and colored by hand using 'cels'.

6.0

Noodles and Nedd

A short created by John R. Dilworth involving the daily lives of a yellow man and a purple cat.

2.0

Rinky Dink

A postmodern interpretation of the 'Prince Charming' myth.

5.0

Hector the Get Over Cat

Hector the cat tries to sell a watch to the audience.

7.0

Pierre

John R. Dilworth's 1985 student film. A simple animation of a man smoking a cigarette, which generates a strange angry cloud of smoke.

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