Robert Sandler

Robert Sandler (March 17, 1937-November 20, 2022) was an American animator whose work is known in the United Kingdom. The uncle of actor and his spouse Jackie, he had founded ITV Animation and its subsidiaries since September 1955.

List of companies Sandler had 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 Animation (formerly 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)