About

Known credits:
65
Birthday:
1937-09-13
Place of birth:
El Paso, Texas, USA
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Don Bluth

Overview

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

Acting
2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty Actor Self (archive footage) 61
Fair
2008 Going Back to Xanadu Actor N/A
N/A
1983 Space Ace Actor Commander Borf N/A
N/A

Directing
2017 Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation Directing Director N/A
N/A
2009 Gift of the Hoopoe Directing Director 58
Average
2000 Titan A.E. Directing Director 63
Fair
1999 Bartok the Magnificent Directing Director 59
Average
1997 Anastasia Directing Director 74
Good
1995 The Pebble and the Penguin Directing Director 57
Average
1994 A Troll in Central Park Directing Director 57
Average
1994 Thumbelina Directing Director 61
Fair
1991 Rock-A-Doodle Directing Director 59
Average
1991 Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp Directing Director N/A
N/A
1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven Directing Director 65
Fair
1988 The Land Before Time Directing Director 68
Fair
1986 An American Tail Directing Director 64
Fair
1983 Dragon's Lair Directing Director 59
Average
1982 The Secret of NIMH Directing Director 68
Fair
1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat Directing Director 59
Average
1978 The Small One Directing Director 60
Fair

Writing
2017 Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1994 Thumbelina Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Writing Characters 61
Fair
1991 Rock-A-Doodle Writing Story 59
Average
1991 Rock-A-Doodle Writing Writer 59
Average
1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven Writing Story 65
Fair
1982 The Secret of NIMH Writing Screenplay 68
Fair
1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat Writing Writer 59
Average
1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat Writing Lyricist 59
Average
1974 Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too Writing Story 60
Fair

Production
2017 Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation Production Producer N/A
N/A
2000 Titan A.E. Production Producer 63
Fair
1999 Bartok the Magnificent Production Producer 59
Average
1997 Anastasia Production Producer 74
Good
1994 A Troll in Central Park Production Producer 57
Average
1994 Thumbelina Production Producer 61
Fair
1991 Rock-A-Doodle Production Producer 59
Average
1991 Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp Production Producer N/A
N/A
1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven Production Producer 65
Fair
1988 The Land Before Time Production Producer 68
Fair
1986 An American Tail Production Producer 64
Fair
1983 Space Ace Production Producer N/A
N/A
1983 Dragon's Lair Production Producer 59
Average
1982 The Secret of NIMH Production Producer 68
Fair
1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat Production Producer 59
Average
1978 The Small One Production Producer 60
Fair
Untitled Dragon's Lair Movie Production Producer N/A
N/A

Sound
1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat Sound Songs 59
Average
1978 The Small One Sound Music 60
Fair

Art
1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven Art Production Design 65
Fair
1988 The Land Before Time Art Production Design 68
Fair
1988 The Land Before Time Art Storyboard Artist 68
Fair
1986 An American Tail Art Production Design 64
Fair

Visual Effects
1983 Space Ace Visual Effects Animation N/A
N/A
1982 The Secret of NIMH Visual Effects Animation Director 68
Fair
1982 The Secret of NIMH Visual Effects Visual Development 68
Fair
1980 Xanadu Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1978 The Small One Visual Effects Animation 60
Fair
1977 Pete's Dragon Visual Effects Animation Director 61
Fair
1977 The Rescuers Visual Effects Animation Director 66
Fair
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Visual Effects Animation 68
Fair
1973 Robin Hood Visual Effects Animation 71
Good
1969 Archie and His New Pals Visual Effects Character Designer N/A
N/A
1963 The Sword in the Stone Visual Effects Animation 70
Good