Bruce Bickford
Birthday
1947/02/11
Day of death
2019/04/28 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Bruce Bickford (February 11, 1947 - April 28, 2019) was a maker of animated films who works primarily in clay animation. From 1974 to 1980 he collaborated with Frank Zappa. Bickford's animation was featured extensively in the Frank Zappa videos Baby Snakes and Dub Room Special. Zappa also released a video titled The Amazing Mr. Bickford, which was entirely composed of Bickford animations set to a soundtrack of Zappa's orchestral music.Bickford's animations depict surreal scenes based on his uniq...Read more
Acting
(1979) Frank Zappa: Baby Snakes
as Self
(2020) Zappa
as Self - Animator
(1987) The Amazing Mr. Bickford
as Self
(2004) Monster Road
as Himself
(2008) Luck of a Foghorn
as ---
(2016) Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) The Comic that Frenches your Mind
as Narrator
Travels with Bruce
as Self
(2017) Atilla
as Voice
(2025) Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep
as Self