
About
Willard Carroll
Overview
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Willard Carroll (born 1955 in Easton, Maryland) is an American film producer, writer, and director. He was executive producer of The Brave Little Toaster series, writing the screenplays for The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. He wrote and directed the Ragnarok-themed horror/adventure film The Runestone, the ensemble romance, Playing by Heart, the family film, Tom's Midnight Garden, and the Bollywood pastiche, Marigold. An ardent fan of the Land of Oz, Carroll is recognized as having the largest privately-held collection of Oz memorabilia in the world, and several books, including The Wizard of Oz Collectors' Treasury and All Things Oz have been published displaying parts of is collection, which includes the Wicked Witch of the West's hourglass from the 1939 MGM film. He also wrote and produced the video series, The Oz Kids. He established Hyperion Pictures with Thomas L. Wilhite, a former Disney executive who greenlighted Return to Oz. Other animated films his studio released include The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, The Tangerine Bear, Rover Dangerfield, and Bebe's Kids.
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Known for
Acting |
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2024 | The Collector | Actor | self | N/A N/A |
2005 | Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
Directing |
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2007 | Marigold | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1999 | Tom's Midnight Garden | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1998 | Playing by Heart | Directing | Director | 61 Fair |
1996 | Saturday Morning Preview Party | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1991 | The Runestone | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
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2007 | Marigold | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
2007 | Marigold | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
2007 | Marigold | Writing | Dialogue | 58 Average |
2003 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1999 | Tom's Midnight Garden | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1998 | Playing by Heart | Writing | Writer | 61 Fair |
1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1996 | The Return of Mombi | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1996 | Journey Beneath the Sea | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1996 | The Monkey Prince | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1996 | Virtual Oz | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1996 | Who Stole Santa? | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1996 | Christmas in Oz | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1996 | Underground Adventure | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1996 | The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1996 | Toto, Lost in New York | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1994 | The Successor | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1991 | The Runestone | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
Production |
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2005 | The Proud Family Movie | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
2004 | Three Way | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
2001 | My Louisiana Sky | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
2000 | The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1999 | The Sissy Duckling | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1999 | O' Christmas Tree | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
1999 | Jingle Bells | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1998 | Playing by Heart | Production | Producer | 61 Fair |
1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
1997 | Killing Mr. Griffin | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
1992 | Bebe's Kids | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1992 | The Itsy Bitsy Spider | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1987 | The Brave Little Toaster | Production | Executive Producer | 63 Fair |
1986 | Nutcracker: The Motion Picture | Production | Producer | 59 Average |