Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
September 13, 1937 (88 years old)
El Paso, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Donald Virgil Bluth
Don Bluth
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.
Known For
Acting
Directing
Titan A.E.
Director, Producer
2000
Bartok the Magnificent
Director, Producer
1999
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Characters
1998
Anastasia
Director, Producer
1997
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
Characters
1996
The Pebble and the Penguin
Director
1995
A Troll in Central Park
Producer, Director
1994
Thumbelina
Director, Screenplay, Producer
1994
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Characters
1991
Rock-A-Doodle
Director, Story, Producer, Writer
1991
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Director, Producer, Story, Production Design
1989
The Land Before Time
Director, Producer, Storyboard Artist, Production Design
1988