Beavis and Butt-Head Animator Doug Crane Dies at 85 ✖ Animator Doug Crane, whose six-decade career included working on Spider-Man, She-Ra, and He-Man cartoons in addition to films such as Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, died Thursday, December 17th at the age of 85. News of Crane's passing was confirmed by his daughter, Rose-Ellen, on his Facebook page, noting that his passing came after "a brave and short battle with cancer" and just two days after the death of his wife of 61 years, Maureen. The post indicated that the family was having a private funeral for Crane, though a memorial event would be planned once the COVID-19 pandemic calms down.