Don Bluth

ActorDirectorProducerWriterArt Sep 13 (age 88) El Paso, Texas, USA 1963–2025 (62 year career)

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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 o…

Known For

Film

Anastasia

Director

Film

Robin Hood

Animation

Film

The Sword in the Stone

Animation

Film

The Fox and the Hound

Animation

Film

The Land Before Time

Director

Film

The Rescuers

Animation Director

Film

The Secret of NIMH

Animation Director

Film

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Animation

Filmography

Acting (3)

Movies (3)

Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There

2025

as Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Going Back to Xanadu

2008

Crew (65)

Movies (64)

Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation

2017

Director

Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation

2017

Producer

Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation

2017

Writer

Gift of the Hoopoe

Director

Titan A.E.

Director

Titan A.E.

Producer

Bartok the Magnificent

1999

Director

6.0

Bartok the Magnificent

Producer

The Pastel Paradox

Producer

An All Dogs Christmas Carol

Characters

Anastasia

Director

Anastasia

Producer

The Pebble and the Penguin

Director

Thumbelina

Director

Thumbelina

Producer

Thumbelina

Screenplay

A Troll in Central Park

1994

Director

5.0

A Troll in Central Park

1994

Producer

5.0

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Characters

Rock-A-Doodle

Director

Rock-A-Doodle

Producer

Rock-A-Doodle

Story

Rock-A-Doodle

Writer

Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp

1991

Director

6.0

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

Director

6.8

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

Producer

6.8

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

Production Design

6.8

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Story

The Land Before Time

Director

The Land Before Time

Producer

The Land Before Time

Production Design

The Land Before Time

Storyboard Artist

An American Tail

Director

An American Tail

Producer

An American Tail

Production Design

The Secret of NIMH

Animation Director

The Secret of NIMH

Director

The Secret of NIMH

Layout

The Secret of NIMH

Producer

The Secret of NIMH

Screenplay

The Secret of NIMH

Visual Development

The Fox and the Hound

Animation

Xanadu

Animation

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Animation

6.4

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Director

6.4

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Lyricist

6.4

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Producer

6.4

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Songs

6.4

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Writer

The Small One

Animation

The Small One

Director

The Small One

Producer

The Small One

Songs

The Rescuers

Animation Director

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Animation

Pete's Dragon

Animation Director

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

Story

Robin Hood

Animation

Journey Back to Oz

Layout

Archie and His New Pals

1969

Character Designer

The Sword in the Stone

1963

Animation

7.2

Littlefoot

Original Story

Dragon's Lair

Producer

Dragon's Lair

Video Game

Television (1)

All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series

1996

Characters

5.9