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.
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Filmography
all 30
Movies 28
Director 17
TV Shows 2
Producer 2
self 2
Writer 2
Creator 1
Director
Zemlja daleke proslosti (2023)
TV
Director / Producer / Writer
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation (2017)
Movie
Director
Gift of the Hoopoe (2009)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Movie
Self - Animator
Going Back to Xanadu (2008)
Movie
Director
Titan A.E. (2000)
Movie
6.13
Director
Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
Movie
Writer
An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998)
Movie
4.57
Director / Producer
Anastasia (1997)
Movie
7.83
Writer
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
Movie
5.19
Director
The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
Movie
Director
A Troll in Central Park (1994)
Movie
6.26
Director
Thumbelina (1994)
Movie
8
Director
Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
Movie
Director
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (1991)
Movie
Director
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Movie
5.1
Director
The Land Before Time (1988)
Movie
5.72
Director
An American Tail (1986)
Movie
5.58
Creator
Space Ace (1984)
TV
Borf
Space Ace (1983)
Movie
Director
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Movie
3.5
Animation
Xanadu (1980)
Movie
Director
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
Movie
Director
The Small One (1978)
Movie
Director
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Movie
8
Animation
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Movie
9
Story
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)
Movie
Character Designer
Archie and His New Pals (1969)
Movie
Animation
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Movie
6.53
Director
Untitled Dragon's Lair Movie
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.01
Based on 813 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1963
1982
1991
1991
2023
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-09-13 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceEl Paso, United States of America
ReligionThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Height
FatherVirgil Ronceal Bluth
MotherEmaline Pratt
SiblingsToby Bluth
RelativesMitt Romney, Helaman Pratt
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesArgentina, Argentina, Los Angeles · Phoenix · Santa Monica · El Paso · Payson, United States of America
Also Known AsDonald Virgil Bluth
AwardsInkpot Award
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