Iwao Takamoto

Iwao Takamoto
Background information
Born	April 29, 1925 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	January 8, 2007 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart attack
Nationality	American
Spouse	Jane M. Baer (m. 1957; div. 1959) Barbara Farber (m. 1964)
Children	2

Iwao Takamoto (April 29, 1925 – January 8, 2007) was an American animator, character, production and creative designer who worked on the franchise of The Flintstones by Hanna-Barbera.

Career

Takamoto left Disney in 1961 and joined Hanna-Barbera Productions. He worked in several positions there, but is arguably best known as a character designer ever which he was responsible for Astro, Scooby-Doo and other characters. Before that, he had worked on Disney films, such as Sleeping Beauty for example.

Credits

Television series

• The Flintstones (1962-1964, as Layout Artist in 11 episodes)
• The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1970-1971, as Character and Production Designer)
• The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1971-1972, as Creative Designer)
• Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977, as Creative Designer)
• The New Fred and Barney Show (1979, as Creative Designer)
• The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980-1981, as Creative Designer)
• The Flintstone Kids (1986-1988, as Creative Designer)
• Cave Kids (1996, as Creative Consultant and Designer in 2 episodes)

Films and specials

• The Man Called Flintstone (1966, as Layout Artist)
• A Flintstone Christmas (1977, as Creative Producer)
• The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987, as Creative Designer)
• The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special (1988, as Creative Designer)
• I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993, as Producer, Storyboard Artist and Creative Designer)
• Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993, as Producer and Creative Designer)