Bill Plympton

Bill Plympton

Visual EffectsDirectorWriterCrewArt Apr 30 (age 79) Portland, Oregon, USA 1968–2025 (57 year career)
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Biography

Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American animator, director, graphic designer, cartoonist, screenwriter and producer best known for his 1987 Academy Award-nominated animated short Your Face and his series of shorts Guard Dog, Guide Dog, Hot Dog and Horn Dog. Plympton's illustrations and cartoons have been published in The New York Times and the weekly newspaper The Village Voice, as well as in the magazines Vogue, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Penthouse, and National Lampoon. His politi…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (237)

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Movies (221)

Slide

Slide

2025

Animation

Slide

Slide

2025

Director

Slide

Slide

2025

Screenplay

Whale 52

Whale 52

2025

Cinematography

Whale 52

Whale 52

2025

Director

Duckville

Duckville

2025

Director

Downwind

Downwind

2023

Title Illustration

6.8
Lipstick of the Brave

Lipstick of the Brave

2022

Director

Demi’s Panic

Demi’s Panic

2021

Director

The One-Minute Memoir

The One-Minute Memoir

2020

Director

The One-Minute Memoir

The One-Minute Memoir

2020

Writer

Sex & Violence 3

Sex & Violence 3

2019

Director

6.0
Sex & Violence 3

Sex & Violence 3

2019

Writer

6.0
No Snow For Christmas

No Snow For Christmas

2018

Director

6.0
No Snow For Christmas

No Snow For Christmas

2018

Writer

6.0
The Modern Lives

The Modern Lives

2018

Director

5.0
Good Advice

Good Advice

2017

Director

Good Advice

Good Advice

2017

Screenplay

Cop Dog

Cop Dog

2017

Director

Hitler's Folly

Hitler's Folly

2016

Director

4.2
Hitler's Folly

Hitler's Folly

2016

Producer

4.2
Hitler's Folly

Hitler's Folly

2016

Writer

4.2
Revengeance

Revengeance

2016

Director

5.5
Revengeance

Revengeance

2016

Producer

5.5
Revengeance

Revengeance

2016

Writer

5.5
Bill Plympton's Revengeance Kickstarter Project

Bill Plympton's Revengeance Kickstarter Project

2015

Writer

The Gastronomic Shark

The Gastronomic Shark

2015

Director

5.5
The Gastronomic Shark

The Gastronomic Shark

2015

Writer

5.5
The Loneliest Stoplight

The Loneliest Stoplight

2015

Director

6.6
The Loneliest Stoplight

The Loneliest Stoplight

2015

Writer

6.6
The Brainwashing of My Dad

The Brainwashing of My Dad

2015

Animation Director

6.3
Cheatin'

Cheatin'

2014

Director

6.6
Cheatin'

Cheatin'

2014

Writer

6.6
The Prophet

The Prophet

2014

Co-Director

7.4
ABCs of Death 2

ABCs of Death 2

2014

Director

5.4
ABCs of Death 2

ABCs of Death 2

2014

Producer

5.4
Footprints

Footprints

2014

Director

5.3
Footprints

Footprints

2014

Writer

5.3
Drunker Than a Skunk

Drunker Than a Skunk

2013

Director

6.0
The Ornaments

The Ornaments

2013

Animation

3.0
The Ornaments

The Ornaments

2013

Director

3.0
The Ornaments

The Ornaments

2013

Writer

3.0
Bill Plympton's Cheatin' Kickstarter Project

Bill Plympton's Cheatin' Kickstarter Project

2012

Writer

Tiffany the Whale: Death on the Runway

Tiffany the Whale: Death on the Runway

2012

Director

6.0
Tiffany the Whale: Death on the Runway

Tiffany the Whale: Death on the Runway

2012

Writer

6.0
Summer Bummer

Summer Bummer

2012

Director

5.7
Summer Bummer

Summer Bummer

2012

Writer

5.7
Waiting for Her Sailor

Waiting for Her Sailor

2012

Director

5.5
The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project

The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project

2011

Writer

The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2011: Animation

The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2011: Animation

2011

Director

Guard Dog Global Jam

Guard Dog Global Jam

2011

Director

6.0
Guard Dog Global Jam

Guard Dog Global Jam

2011

Producer

6.0
Guard Dog Global Jam

Guard Dog Global Jam

2011

Writer

6.0
Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest

Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest

2011

Character Designer

The Flying House

The Flying House

2011

Director

The Flying House

The Flying House

2011

Producer

The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

2010

Director

5.4
The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

2010

Writer

5.4
Horn Dog

Horn Dog

2009

Animation

6.6
Horn Dog

Horn Dog

2009

Director

6.6
Mexican Standoff

Mexican Standoff

2009

Animation

6.0
Mexican Standoff

Mexican Standoff

2009

Director

6.0
Mexican Standoff

Mexican Standoff

2009

Writer

6.0
Tokyo OnlyPic 2008

Tokyo OnlyPic 2008

2008

Director

6.5
The Luv Race

The Luv Race

2008

Director

5.0
The Luv Race

The Luv Race

2008

Screenstory

5.0
The Luv Race

The Luv Race

2008

Writer

5.0
Idiots and Angels

Idiots and Angels

2008

Director

6.8
Idiots and Angels

Idiots and Angels

2008

Producer

6.8
Idiots and Angels

Idiots and Angels

2008

Writer

6.8
Santa: The Fascist Years

Santa: The Fascist Years

2008

Director

5.6
Santa: The Fascist Years

Santa: The Fascist Years

2008

Writer

5.6
Hot Dog

Hot Dog

2008

Director

6.5
Hot Dog

Hot Dog

2008

Writer

6.5
Shuteye Hotel

Shuteye Hotel

2007

Director

6.2
Shuteye Hotel

Shuteye Hotel

2007

Writer

6.2
Gary Guitar

Gary Guitar

2007

Director

Gary Guitar

Gary Guitar

2007

Writer

Fuck

Fuck

2006

Animation

6.4
Guide Dog

Guide Dog

2006

Director

6.2
Guide Dog

Guide Dog

2006

Writer

6.2
The Fan and the Flower

The Fan and the Flower

2005

Director

6.4
Spiral

Spiral

2005

Animation

6.0
Spiral

Spiral

2005

Director

6.0
Spiral

Spiral

2005

Producer

6.0
Spiral

Spiral

2005

Writer

6.0
Hair High

Hair High

2004

Animation

6.4
Hair High

Hair High

2004

Director

6.4
Hair High

Hair High

2004

Producer

6.4
Hair High

Hair High

2004

Screenplay

6.4
Guard Dog

Guard Dog

2004

Animation

6.0
Guard Dog

Guard Dog

2004

Director

6.0
Guard Dog

Guard Dog

2004

Producer

6.0
Guard Dog

Guard Dog

2004

Writer

6.0
For Reel?

For Reel?

2003

Writer

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation: Full Frontal

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation: Full Frontal

2003

Animation

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation: Full Frontal

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation: Full Frontal

2003

Director

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation: Full Frontal

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation: Full Frontal

2003

Writer

Mutant Aliens

Mutant Aliens

2002

Director

6.2
Mutant Aliens

Mutant Aliens

2002

Producer

6.2
Mutant Aliens

Mutant Aliens

2002

Screenplay

6.2
House of Weirdness

House of Weirdness

2002

Director

Parking

Parking

2002

Director

7.0
Parking

Parking

2002

Writer

7.0
An Early Movie

An Early Movie

2002

Director

12 Tiny Christmas Tales

12 Tiny Christmas Tales

2001

Director

6.8
Eat

Eat

2001

Director

5.2
Eat

Eat

2001

Writer

5.2
How to Tell a Woman's Sexual Preference

How to Tell a Woman's Sexual Preference

2000

Director

Rudolfo the Gay Lion Tamer

Rudolfo the Gay Lion Tamer

2000

Director

How to Grab a Woman's Breast

How to Grab a Woman's Breast

2000

Director

New Advances in Medicine

New Advances in Medicine

2000

Director

The Death of Jackson Pollock

The Death of Jackson Pollock

2000

Director

Happiness Is... Licking the Frosting

Happiness Is... Licking the Frosting

2000

Director

Pubic Hair Transplants

Pubic Hair Transplants

2000

Director

Can't Drag Race with Jesus

Can't Drag Race with Jesus

2000

Director

6.0
Can't Drag Race with Jesus

Can't Drag Race with Jesus

2000

Writer

6.0
The Ultimate Blowjob

The Ultimate Blowjob

2000

Director

More Sex & Violence

More Sex & Violence

1999

Animation

5.4
More Sex & Violence

More Sex & Violence

1999

Director

5.4
More Sex & Violence

More Sex & Violence

1999

Producer

5.4
More Sex & Violence

More Sex & Violence

1999

Writer

5.4
The Exciting Life of a Tree

The Exciting Life of a Tree

1999

Director

5.1
Life

Life

1999

Director

7.8
Surprise Cinema

Surprise Cinema

1999

Director

6.0
Surprise Cinema

Surprise Cinema

1999

Writer

6.0
I Married a Strange Person!

I Married a Strange Person!

1998

Animation

7.1
I Married a Strange Person!

I Married a Strange Person!

1998

Creator

7.1
I Married a Strange Person!

I Married a Strange Person!

1998

Director

7.1
I Married a Strange Person!

I Married a Strange Person!

1998

Writer

7.1
General Chaos: Uncensored Animation

General Chaos: Uncensored Animation

1998

Director

5.6
Helter Shelter

Helter Shelter

1998

Director

Helter Shelter

Helter Shelter

1998

Writer

Mondo Plympton

Mondo Plympton

1997

Director

6.5
Mondo Plympton

Mondo Plympton

1997

Writer

6.5
Walt Curtis: The Peckerneck Poet

Walt Curtis: The Peckerneck Poet

1997

Director

5.0
Sex & Violence

Sex & Violence

1997

Director

5.6
Sex & Violence

Sex & Violence

1997

Producer

5.6
Sex & Violence

Sex & Violence

1997

Writer

5.6
Boney D

Boney D

1997

Director

5.0
Boney D

Boney D

1997

Writer

5.0
Twisted Toons

Twisted Toons

1997

Director

Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation Sick & Twisted Volume 4

Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation Sick & Twisted Volume 4

1997

Director

The Animal Lover

The Animal Lover

1997

Director

How to Make Love to a Woman

How to Make Love to a Woman

1996

Animation

5.9
How to Make Love to a Woman

How to Make Love to a Woman

1996

Director

5.9
How to Make Love to a Woman

How to Make Love to a Woman

1996

Producer

5.9
How to Make Love to a Woman

How to Make Love to a Woman

1996

Writer

5.9
Plympmania

Plympmania

1996

Animation

5.7
Plympmania

Plympmania

1996

Director

5.7
Plympmania

Plympmania

1996

Producer

5.7
Plympmania

Plympmania

1996

Writer

5.7
Smell the Flowers

Smell the Flowers

1996

Director

5.0
Smell the Flowers

Smell the Flowers

1996

Writer

5.0
Guns on the Clackamas

Guns on the Clackamas

1995

Director

3.0
Guns on the Clackamas

Guns on the Clackamas

1995

Producer

3.0
Guns on the Clackamas

Guns on the Clackamas

1995

Writer

3.0
The World's Greatest Animation

The World's Greatest Animation

1994

Director

J. Lyle

J. Lyle

1994

Director

6.0
J. Lyle

J. Lyle

1994

Producer

6.0
J. Lyle

J. Lyle

1994

Writer

6.0
Nosehair

Nosehair

1994

Director

5.3
Nosehair

Nosehair

1994

Writer

5.3
Faded Roads

Faded Roads

1994

Director

5.4
Faded Roads

Faded Roads

1994

Producer

5.4
Faded Roads

Faded Roads

1994

Writer

5.4
Draw

Draw

1993

Director

4.0
Draw

Draw

1993

Writer

4.0
The Tune

The Tune

1992

Creator

6.5
The Tune

The Tune

1992

Director

6.5
The Tune

The Tune

1992

Story

6.5
Lovesick Hotel

Lovesick Hotel

1992

Director

Dancing All Day

Dancing All Day

1992

Director

5.0
Dancing All Day

Dancing All Day

1992

Writer

5.0
Toon-O-Rama

Toon-O-Rama

1992

Director

Toon-O-Rama

Toon-O-Rama

1992

Writer

Flooby Nooby

Flooby Nooby

1992

Director

Isn't It Good Again

Isn't It Good Again

1991

Animation

7.0
Isn't It Good Again

Isn't It Good Again

1991

Director

7.0
No Nose Blues

No Nose Blues

1991

Animation

No Nose Blues

No Nose Blues

1991

Director

The Wiseman

The Wiseman

1991

Director

6.0
The Wiseman

The Wiseman

1991

Writer

6.0
Push Comes to Shove

Push Comes to Shove

1991

Animation

5.7
Push Comes to Shove

Push Comes to Shove

1991

Director

5.7
Push Comes to Shove

Push Comes to Shove

1991

Writer

5.7
Tango Schmango

Tango Schmango

1990

Director

Tango Schmango

Tango Schmango

1990

Producer

Tango Schmango

Tango Schmango

1990

Writer

Dig My Do

Dig My Do

1990

Animation

Dig My Do

Dig My Do

1990

Director

Dig My Do

Dig My Do

1990

Writer

Plymptoons

Plymptoons

1990

Animation

6.0
Plymptoons

Plymptoons

1990

Director

6.0
Plymptoons

Plymptoons

1990

Writer

6.0
25 Ways to Quit Smoking

25 Ways to Quit Smoking

1989

Director

6.2
25 Ways to Quit Smoking

25 Ways to Quit Smoking

1989

Producer

6.2
25 Ways to Quit Smoking

25 Ways to Quit Smoking

1989

Writer

6.2
Acid Rain

Acid Rain

1989

Director

Animated Self-Portraits

Animated Self-Portraits

1989

Director

5.7
Animated Self-Portraits

Animated Self-Portraits

1989

Writer

5.7
Noodle Ear

Noodle Ear

1989

Director

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

1989

Director

How to Kiss

How to Kiss

1988

Director

6.1
How to Kiss

How to Kiss

1988

Writer

6.1
One of Those Days

One of Those Days

1988

Animation

6.2
One of Those Days

One of Those Days

1988

Director

6.2
One of Those Days

One of Those Days

1988

Writer

6.2
Love in the Fast Lane

Love in the Fast Lane

1987

Director

5.0
Love in the Fast Lane

Love in the Fast Lane

1987

Producer

5.0
Love in the Fast Lane

Love in the Fast Lane

1987

Writer

5.0
Your Face

Your Face

1987

Director

6.6
Your Face

Your Face

1987

Producer

6.6
Your Face

Your Face

1987

Writer

6.6
Drawing Lesson #2

Drawing Lesson #2

1985

Director

5.3
Drawing Lesson #2

Drawing Lesson #2

1985

Producer

5.3
Drawing Lesson #2

Drawing Lesson #2

1985

Writer

5.3
Boomtown

Boomtown

1985

Director

5.0
Lucas, the Ear of Corn

Lucas, the Ear of Corn

1977

Director

5.0
Lucas, the Ear of Corn

Lucas, the Ear of Corn

1977

Writer

5.0
The Great Turn On

The Great Turn On

1968

Director

4.0