Don Bluth
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor
September 13, 1937 (89 years)
Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American animator and independent studio owner.
He is best known for his departure from The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated classics such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986),The Land Before Time (1988), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), as well as his involvement in the laserdisc game Dragon's Lair.
He is also often credited for providing competition to Disney, and forcing them to improve from their streak of lackluster film efforts to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance.
He is best known for his departure from The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated classics such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986),The Land Before Time (1988), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), as well as his involvement in the laserdisc game Dragon's Lair.
He is also often credited for providing competition to Disney, and forcing them to improve from their streak of lackluster film efforts to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance.
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| 1994 | Thumbelina · as Screenplay |
| 1982 | The Secret of NIMH · as Screenplay |
| 1979 |
| 2026 | Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There · as Self |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2007 | Nostalgia Critic · as Don Bluth |
| 1989 | Troldspejlet · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography · as Producer |
| 1998 | An All Dogs Christmas Carol · as Characters |
| 1996 | All Dogs Go to Heaven · as Characters |
| 1996 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 · as Based Upon Characters Created By |
| 1994 | A Troll in Central Park · as Original Story By |
| 1991 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West · as Characters |
| 1991 | Rock-A-Doodle · as Story |
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to Heaven · as Production Design |
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to Heaven · as Story |
| 1988 | The Land Before Time · as Production Design |
| 1986 | An American Tail · as Production Design |
| 1984 | Dragon's Lair · as Characters |
| 1982 | The Secret of NIMH · as Visual Development |
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound · as Animation |
| 1980 | Xanadu · as Animation |
| 1979 | Banjo the Woodpile Cat · as Songs |
| 1979 | Banjo the Woodpile Cat · as Animation |
| 1978 | The Small One · as Songs |
| 1978 | The Small One · as Animation |
| 1977 | Pete's Dragon · as Animation Director |
| 1977 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh · as Animation |
| 1974 | Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too · as Story |
| 1973 | Robin Hood · as Animation |
| 1972 | Journey Back to Oz · as Layout |
| 1969 | Archie and His New Pals · as Production Designer |
| 1969 | Archie and His New Pals · as Character Designer |
| 1963 | The Sword in the Stone · as Animation |