Don Bluth

Director

Born: September 13, 1937 (88 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (27)

• Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009, ★ 7.2)
• Rock-A-Doodle (1991, ★ 6.2)
• An American Tail (1986, ★ 6.8)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989, ★ 6.8)
• The Secret of NIMH (1982, ★ 7.5)
• Titan A.E. (2000, ★ 6.6)
• The Land Before Time (1988, ★ 7.1)
• Anastasia (1997, ★ 7.6)
• The Small One (1978, ★ 6.9)
• Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974, ★ 7.8)
• Thumbelina (1994, ★ 6.5)
• Bartok the Magnificent (1999, ★ 6)
• Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979, ★ 6.4)
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977, ★ 7.2)
• The Sword in the Stone (1963, ★ 7.2)
• Robin Hood (1973, ★ 7.3)
• The Rescuers (1977, ★ 6.8)
• The Fox and the Hound (1981, ★ 7.1)
• A Troll in Central Park (1994, ★ 5)
• Xanadu (1980, ★ 5.7)
• Pete's Dragon (1977, ★ 6.3)
• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991, ★ 6.3)
• Gift of the Hoopoe (2009, ★ 4.5)
• The Pebble and the Penguin (1995, ★ 5.2)
• Journey Back to Oz (1972, ★ 5.2)
• An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998, ★ 6.1)
• All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series (1996, ★ 5.9)