Robert Sandler

Robert Sandler (born March 17, 1937) is an American animator whose work is known in the United Kingdom. The uncle of actor and his spouse Jackie, he has founded ITV Animation and its subsidiaries since September 1955.

List of companies Sandler has founded

 * ITV Animation (formerly Independent Television Animation, September 24, 1955-present)
 * ATV Animation (1955-1982)
 * ABC Animation (1958-1968)
 * Ulster Animation (1959-1993)
 * Tyne Tees Cartoons (1959-present)
 * Grampian Animation (1961-2006)
 * Rediffusion Animation (1964-1968)
 * Southern Animation (1967-1981)
 * Yorkshire Animation (1968-present)
 * STV Animation (1969-present)
 * TSW Animation (1982-1989)
 * Central Animation (1982-present)
 * Meridian Animation (1991-present)