Don Bluth
Known for
Directing
Born
September 13, 1937 (age 89)
Birthplace
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.
Best known work
Anastasia
1997
Robin Hood
1973
The Sword in the Stone
1963
The Fox and the Hound
1981
The Land Before Time
1988
The Rescuers
1977
An American Tail
1986
Titan A.E.
2000
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989Filmography
TBA
Dragon's LairProducer, Video Game
2025
2017
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch PresentationProducer, Writer, Director
2009
Gift of the HoopoeDirector
2009
Waking Sleeping Beautyas Self (archive footage)
2008
2002
You Are MineStoryboard
2000
Titan A.E.Director, Producer
1999
Bartok the MagnificentDirector, Producer
1998
An All Dogs Christmas CarolCharacters
1997
AnastasiaDirector, Producer
1996
1995
The Pebble and the PenguinDirector
1994
A Troll in Central ParkProducer, Director
1994
ThumbelinaDirector, Screenplay, Producer
1991
An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestCharacters
1991
Rock-A-DoodleDirector, Story, Producer, Writer
1991
Dragon's Lair II: Time WarpDirector
1989
All Dogs Go to HeavenDirector, Producer, Story, Production Design
1988
The Land Before TimeDirector, Producer, Storyboard Artist, Production Design
1986
An American TailDirector, Producer, Production Design, Title Designer
1984
1982
The Secret of NIMHDirector, Screenplay, Producer, Visual Development, Animation Director, Layout
1981
The Fox and the HoundAnimation
1980
XanaduAnimation