Boyd Kirkland

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Boyd Douglas Kirkland (November 11, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah – January 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California) was an American animation director. He worked on several Batman: The Animated Series episodes and movies.

DCAU Filmography

Batman: The Animated Series

• "It's Never Too Late" (director)
• "Joker's Favor" (director)
• "Pretty Poison" (director)
• "Nothing to Fear" (storyboard artist, director)
• "Appointment in Crime Alley" (storyboard artist, director)
• "The Forgotten" (director)
• "Perchance to Dream" (director)
• "Beware the Gray Ghost" (director)
• "Cat Scratch Fever" (director)
• "I Am the Night" (director)
• "Terror in the Sky" (director)
• "Joker's Wild" (director)
• "His Silicon Soul" (storyboard artist, director)
• "Harley and Ivy" (director)
• "Read My Lips" (director)
• "House & Garden" (director)
• "Sideshow" (director)
• "Second Chance" (director)
• "Make 'Em Laugh" (director)
• "Catwalk" (director)
• "The Lion and the Unicorn" (director)

Feature films

• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
• Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (writer, director)

Background information

• The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Michael Korvac" was dedicated to the memory of Boyd Kirkland.
• Kirkland also developed a concept of a Lobo animated series for WB with John P. McCann and Steven Gordon, but the series wasn't picked up. Several elements, such as "Smiley Joe", were reused in the Lobo: Webseries.

External links

• Boyd Kirkland at Wikipedia
• Boy Kirkland at IMDb