Directing
Don Bluth
Born September 13, 1937 · El Paso, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
7.2
Anastasia
Director, Producer
7.5
Robin Hood
Animation
7.1
The Sword in the Stone
Animation
7.2
The Fox and the Hound
Animation
7.4
The Land Before Time
Director, Producer, Storyboard Artist, Production Design
6.9
The Rescuers
Supervising Animator
6.9
An American Tail
Director, Producer, Production Design, Title Designer
6.6
Titan A.E.
Director, Producer
7.5
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Animation
6.8
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Director, Producer, Story, Production Design
7.5
The Secret of NIMH
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Visual Development, Animation Director, Layout
6.5
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Characters
6.4
Pete's Dragon
Animation Director
6.3
Thumbelina
Director, Screenplay, Producer
6.0
Rock-A-Doodle
Director, Story, Producer, Writer
5.4
Xanadu
Animation
6.1
Bartok the Magnificent
Director, Producer
5.4
A Troll in Central Park
Producer, Director
5.6
The Pebble and the Penguin
Director
7.5
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Filmography
- 2025Don Bluth: Somewhere Out ThereSelfMovie
- 2017Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch PresentationProducer, Writer, DirectorMovie
- 2010Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2009Gift of the HoopoeDirectorMovie
- 2008Going Back to XanaduMovie
- 2002You Are MineStoryboardMovie
- 2000Titan A.E.Director, ProducerMovie
- 1999Bartok the MagnificentDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1998An All Dogs Christmas CarolCharactersMovie
- 1997AnastasiaDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1996All Dogs Go To Heaven: The SeriesCharactersSeries
- 1995The Pebble and the PenguinDirectorMovie
- 1994A Troll in Central ParkProducer, DirectorMovie
- 1994ThumbelinaDirector, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
- 1991An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestCharactersMovie
- 1991Rock-A-DoodleDirector, Story, Producer, WriterMovie
- 1991Dragon's Lair II: Time WarpDirectorMovie
- 1989All Dogs Go to HeavenDirector, Producer, Story, Production DesignMovie
- 1988The Land Before TimeDirector, Producer, Storyboard Artist, Production DesignMovie
- 1986An American TailDirector, Producer, Production Design, Title DesignerMovie
- 1984Space AceCreatorSeries
- 1982The Secret of NIMHDirector, Screenplay, Producer, Visual Development, Animation Director, LayoutMovie
- 1981The Fox and the HoundAnimationMovie
- 1980XanaduAnimationMovie
- 1979Banjo the Woodpile CatDirector, Producer, Animation, Writer, Songs, LyricistMovie
- 1978The Small OneDirector, Producer, Animation, SongsMovie
- 1977Pete's DragonAnimation DirectorMovie
- 1977The RescuersSupervising AnimatorMovie
- 1977The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohAnimationMovie
- 1974Winnie the Pooh and Tigger TooStoryMovie
- 1973Robin HoodAnimationMovie
- 1972Journey Back to OzLayoutMovie
- 1969Archie and His New PalsCharacter DesignerMovie
- 1963The Sword in the StoneAnimationMovie
- —Dragon's LairProducer, Video GameMovie