Robert Taylor (1944 – December 11, 2014) was an American Primetime Emmy Award-winning animator, writer, producer and film director. Taylor's credits include such films and television series as The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, The Flintstone Kids, It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown, Challenge of the GoBots, Challenge of the Super Friends, Bonkers, Goof Troop, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, TaleSpin and Heidi's Song. He died in Woodland Hills, California on December 11, 2014, from complications due to COPD.