Wolfgang Reitherman

Director, Productor, Actor

26 de junio de 1909 — 22 de mayo de 1985 (75 años)
Wolfgang Reitherman (June 26, 1909 – May 22, 1985) was a German-American animator and filmmaker. He began working for Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts, including The Band Concert, Music Land, and Elmer Elephant and in all, Reitherman worked on various Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Slave in the Magic Mirror) to The Fox and the Hound (co-producer). He did the climatic dinosaur fight in Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in Fantasia, the Headless Horseman chase in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" section in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, the Crocodile in Peter Pan, and Maleficent as a dragon in Sleeping Beauty (the former three he animated and the latter he directed). Beginning with 1961's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also served as a producer and sequence director, and starred as himself in the 1941 feature film The Reluctant Dragon. All three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard and Robert — provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in The Jungle Book, Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, and Wart in The Sword in the Stone. Reitherman directed several Disney animated feature films including, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967), The Aristocats (1970),Robin Hood (1973) and The Rescuers (1977). He is also known for reusing animation in movies directed by him. According to Floyd Norman, this was just one of his trademarks, and had nothing to do with time or cost savings: "Woolie was our director on The Jungle Book. Reuse was just Woolie’s thing. He never did it to save money. I really don’t think the “Old Guard” ever had any interest in saving money. I was never a big fan of reuse, but it wasn’t my place to tell these old guys what to do. One final thought. It never seemed to bother Walt, and I never heard him complain about reuse."

Conocido por

  • El libro de la selva
    El libro de la selva1967
  • Robin Hood
    Robin Hood1973
  • Los aristogatos
    Los aristogatos1970
  • Merlín el encantador
    Merlín el encantador1963
  • Los rescatadores
    Los rescatadores1977
  • 101 dálmatas
    101 dálmatas1961
  • Lo mejor de Winnie the Pooh
    Lo mejor de Winnie the Pooh1977
  • La bella durmiente
    La bella durmiente1959
  • Tod y Toby
    Tod y Toby1981
  • Winnie the Pooh y el bosque encantado
    Winnie the Pooh y el bosque encantado1968
  • Winnie the Pooh y el árbol de la miel
    Winnie the Pooh y el árbol de la miel1966
  • Winnie the Pooh... ¡y Tigger también!
    Winnie the Pooh... ¡y Tigger también!1974
  • Donald en el País de las Matemáticas
    Donald en el País de las Matemáticas1959
  • Aquamanía
    Aquamanía1961
  • Un borrico en Navidad
    Un borrico en Navidad1978
  • Disneylandia
    Disneylandia51 seasons
  • Las Mini Aventuras de Winnie the Pooh
    Las Mini Aventuras de Winnie the Pooh2 seasons
  • Campeones olímpicos
    Campeones olímpicos1972
  • Disney's Halloween Treat
    Disney's Halloween Treat1997

Filmography

2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty · as Self (archive Footage)
2009
2007
The Pixar Story · as Self (archive Footage)
1997
1990
1969
The 41st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Accepting Best Animated Short Film Award
1961
The Mike Douglas Show · as Self - Disney Animator
1954
Disneyland · as Self
1941
The Reluctant Dragon · as Wolfgang Reitherman

2012

1959
Sleeping Beauty · as Sequence Director
1955
Lady and the Tramp · as Animation
1953
Ben and Me · as Animation
1953
Peter Pan · as Animation
1951
Alice in Wonderland · as Animation
1950
Cinderella · as Animation Director
1949
1949
1949
Goofy Gymnastics · as Animation
1949
Tennis Racquet · as Animation
1947
Fun and Fancy Free · as Animation Director
1947
Mickey and the Beanstalk · as Animation
1942
How to Fish · as Animation
1942
How to Swim · as Animation
1942
Saludos Amigos · as Animation
1942
El Gaucho Goofy · as Animation
1941
Dumbo · as Animation Director
1941
The Reluctant Dragon · as Animation
1940
Fantasia · as Animation
1940
Pinocchio · as Animation
1939
Donald's Cousin Gus · as Animation
1939
Goofy and Wilbur · as Animation
1938
Polar Trappers · as Animation
1938
Donald's Nephews · as Animation
1937
1937
Clock Cleaners · as Animation
1937
Hawaiian Holiday · as Animation
1937
The Worm Turns · as Animation
1936
Moving Day · as Animation
1936
Elmer Elephant · as Animation
1935
Music Land · as Animation
1935
Mickey's Fire Brigade · as Animation
1935
Water Babies · as Animation
1935
Mickey's Service Station · as Animation
1935
The Band Concert · as Animation
1934
Two-Gun Mickey · as Animation
1934
The Goddess of Spring · as Animation
1934
The Wise Little Hen · as Animation
1934
Funny Little Bunnies · as Animation