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.
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Movies (31)
Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There
as Self
2025
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation
Producer (Production)
2017
Gift of the Hoopoe
Director (Directing)
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Going Back to Xanadu
2008
Titan A.E.
Director (Directing)
2000
Bartok the Magnificent
Director (Directing)
1999
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Characters (Writing)
1998
Anastasia
Director (Directing)
1997
The Pebble and the Penguin
Director (Directing)
1995
A Troll in Central Park
Producer (Production)
1994
Thumbelina
Director (Directing)
1994
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Characters (Writing)
1991
Rock-A-Doodle
Director (Directing)
1991
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
Director (Directing)
1991
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Director (Directing)
1989
The Land Before Time
Director (Directing)
1988
An American Tail
Director (Directing)
1986
The Secret of NIMH
Director (Directing)
1982
The Fox and the Hound
Animation (Visual Effects)
1981
Xanadu
Animation (Visual Effects)
1980
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Director (Directing)
1979
The Small One
Director (Directing)
1978
Pete's Dragon
Animation Director (Visual Effects)
1977
The Rescuers
Animation Director (Visual Effects)
1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Animation (Visual Effects)
1977
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Story (Writing)
1974
Robin Hood
Animation (Visual Effects)
1973
Journey Back to Oz
Layout (Directing)
1972
Archie and His New Pals
Character Designer (Visual Effects)
1969
The Sword in the Stone
Animation (Visual Effects)
1963
