Ray Goossens

Ray Goossens was a Belgian animator, director, and comics artist, renowned for his significant contributions to European animation. In 1940, he co-founded the AFIM animation studios with Henri Winkeler and Edmond Roex, producing short animated films such as Smidje Smee. Post-World War II, Goossens ventured into comics, working with the weekly youth magazine Kleine Zondagsvriend. He is best known for creating the children's television series Musti (1968–1991), featuring a minimalist animation style that captivated young audiences. Goossens also directed the animated film Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965), showcasing his versatility in storytelling. His work has left a lasting legacy in the field of animation.

Works

Boule et Bill

Release Date:1975-01-01

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Episode Count:26

Vote Count:1

Tip en Tap

Two puppies who get into some kind of mischief in each episode, but who are always saved by their uncle (a flying adult dog) at the last second. At the end, their uncle brings them back home to their beds and tucks them in under the sheets.

Release Date:1969-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:26

Vote Count:3

Asterix the Gaul

In the year 50 BC, Gaul is occupied by the Romans - nearly. But the small village of Asterix and his friends still resists the Roman legions with the aid of their druid's magic potion, which gives superhuman strength. Learning of this potion, a Roman centurion kidnaps the druid to get the secret formula out of him.

Release Date:1967-12-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:741

Pinocchio in Outer Space

Pinocchio tries to save the Earth from Astro the Space Whale

Release Date:1965-12-22

Department:Art

Job:Storyboard Artist

Vote Count:4

Spaghetti à la romaine

Release Date:1965-06-19

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Oumpah-Pah the Red Skin

A short animation film about knights.

Release Date:1965-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

The Calculus Affair

Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion: glass things break without any apparent reason. Professor Calculus, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of his work and send their agents to investigate.

Release Date:1964-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:22

The haunted grove

Chlorophylle and Minimum are about to savor a well-deserved vacation. Surprised by a storm, they take refuge in a grove. However, this grove is peculiar. Unbeknownst to them, they have entered a haunted grove.

Release Date:1960-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Les Aventures de Tintin, d'après Hergé

Release Date:1959-06-17

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:5

Smidje Smee

Animation about the legend of a blacksmith who sells his soul to the devil.

Release Date:1942-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Musti

Department:Creator

Job:Creator