About

Known credits:
123
Birthday:
1895-11-04
Place of birth:
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Website:
N/A

Ben Sharpsteen

Overview

“Born in Tacoma, Wash. Graduated from agricultural college but gave up agrarian pursuits to help out Uncle Sam’s Marines during the war. Marine life made me so lazy I couldn’t bear the thought of hard work again so I became an animator, joining the old International Film Company in New York. Work as an animator on old Mutt and Jeff cartoons and on Fleischer’s “Out-of-the-Inkwell.” Twice deserted the ranks of animation for newspaper and commercial art. Guess I am too old to make another change so will stick to animating as long as it sticks to me.” -published in the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily

Known for

Acting
1954 The Disneyland Story Actor 59
Average

Directing
2023 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration Directing Director N/A
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2023 Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends Directing Director 59
Average
1998 Mickey's Family Album Directing Director 59
Average
1984 Donald Duck's First 50 Years Directing Director N/A
N/A
1980 Mickey Mouse Disco Directing Director 58
Average
1967 Walt Disney Masterpieces Directing Director N/A
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1960 Escape to Paradise/Water Birds Directing Director N/A
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1960 The Danube Directing Director N/A
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1960 Japan Directing Director N/A
N/A
1959 Mysteries of the Deep Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Cruise of the Eagle Directing Director N/A
N/A
1958 Ama Girls Directing Director 59
Average
1957 Portugal Directing Director N/A
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1957 Lapland Directing Director N/A
N/A
1957 Alaskan Sled Dog Directing Director N/A
N/A
1956 Samoa Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Sardinia Directing Director N/A
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1955 Switzerland Directing Director N/A
N/A
1952 Water Birds Directing Director 59
Average
1942 Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line Directing Director 58
Average
1942 The New Spirit Directing Director 58
Average
1941 Dumbo Directing Director 68
Fair
1940 Fantasia Directing Director 71
Good
1940 Pinocchio Directing Director 70
Good
1938 The Fox Hunt Directing Director 58
Average
1938 Polar Trappers Directing Director 58
Average
1938 Mickey's Trailer Directing Director 62
Fair
1938 Boat Builders Directing Director 60
Fair
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Directing Director 70
Good
1937 Pluto's Quin-puplets Directing Director 59
Average
1937 Clock Cleaners Directing Director 61
Fair
1937 Hawaiian Holiday Directing Director 59
Average
1937 Mickey's Review Directing Director N/A
N/A
1937 Moose Hunters Directing Director 59
Average
1937 Don Donald Directing Director 59
Average
1937 The Worm Turns Directing Director 58
Average
1936 Donald and Pluto Directing Director 59
Average
1936 Mickey's Circus Directing Director 58
Average
1936 Moving Day Directing Director 58
Average
1936 Orphan's Picnic Directing Director 58
Average
1935 Broken Toys Directing Director 59
Average
1935 Cock o' the Walk Directing Director 58
Average
1935 On Ice Directing Director 60
Fair
1935 Mickey's Fire Brigade Directing Director 59
Average
1935 The Cookie Carnival Directing Director 59
Average
1935 Mickey's Service Station Directing Director 59
Average
1934 Two-Gun Mickey Directing Director 59
Average
1920 The Bootblack Directing Director N/A
N/A

Production
1960 The Danube Production Producer N/A
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1960 Japan Production Producer N/A
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1959 Cruise of the Eagle Production Producer N/A
N/A
1957 The Navajos: Children of the Gods Production Producer N/A
N/A
1957 The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades Production Producer N/A
N/A
1957 The Blue Men of Morocco Production Associate Producer N/A
N/A
1953 The Living Desert Production Producer 60
Fair
1952 The Olympic Elk Production Production Supervisor 59
Average
1951 Alice in Wonderland Production Production Supervisor 70
Good
1950 Cinderella Production Production Supervisor 69
Fair
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Production Production Supervisor 62
Fair
1940 Fantasia Production Production Supervisor 71
Good

Art
1992 Dingo aux jeux olympiques Art Art Direction 59
Average

Crew
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Crew Sequence Supervisor 70
Good
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Crew Post Production Supervisor 70
Good

Visual Effects
1934 Mickey Plays Papa Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1934 Peculiar Penguins Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1934 The Wise Little Hen Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1934 The Hot Choc-late Soldiers Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1934 Funny Little Bunnies Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants Visual Effects Animation 60
Fair
1934 The China Shop Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1934 Shanghaied Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1933 The Night Before Christmas Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1933 The Pied Piper Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1933 Puppy Love Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1933 Lullaby Land Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1933 Old King Cole Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1933 Mickey's Gala Premiere Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1933 Mickey's Mechanical Man Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1933 Father Noah's Ark Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1933 Mickey's Mellerdrammer Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1933 Birds in the Spring Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1933 The Mad Doctor Visual Effects Animation 60
Fair
1933 Building a Building Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1932 Mickey's Good Deed Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1932 Santa's Workshop Visual Effects Animation 60
Fair
1932 Babes in the Woods Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1932 The Klondike Kid Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1932 The Whoopee Party Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1932 King Neptune Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1932 Trader Mickey Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1932 Mickey in Arabia Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1932 The Bears and the Bees Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1932 Just Dogs Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1932 The Duck Hunt Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1932 The Bird Store Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 Mickey's Orphans Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 The Beach Party Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1931 The Fox Hunt Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 The Spider and the Fly Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 The Clock Store Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 Egyptian Melodies Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 The Cat's Out Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1931 The Busy Beavers Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 The China Plate Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 Mother Goose Melodies Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 Traffic Troubles Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 Birds of a Feather Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1931 The Birthday Party Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1930 Playful Pan Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1930 Pioneer Days Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1930 Winter Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1930 The Gorilla Mystery Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1930 Monkey Melodies Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1930 The Chain Gang Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1930 The Fire Fighters Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1930 Midnight in a Toy Shop Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1930 Arctic Antics Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1930 Frolicking Fish Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1930 Cannibal Capers Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1929 Mickey's Choo-Choo Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1929 El Terrible Toreador Visual Effects Animation 58
Average