Tim Burton
Biography
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Dark Shadows (2012), as well as the television series Wednesday (2022). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy films Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Burton has often worked with actors Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie (former girlfriend), Helena Bonham Carter (his former domestic partner) and composer Danny Elfman, who scored all but three of Burton's films. Burton also wrote and illustrated the poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, published in 1997 by British publishing house Faber and Faber, and a compilation of his drawings, sketches, and other artwork, entitled The Art of Tim Burton, was released in 2009. A follow-up to that book, entitled The Napkin Art of Tim Burton: Things You Think About in a Bar, containing sketches made by Burton on napkins at bars and restaurants he visited, was released in 2015. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, and wins for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
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Movies (40)
Ritratti di cinema
as Self
2025
Tim Burton : un monstre de cinéma
as Self
2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self
2024
Designing the Burtonesque
as Himself
2024
Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s Dance Version
Story (Writing)
2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
as Self
2024
A Look Through His Lens
as Self
2024
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
as self
2022
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
as Self
2021
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
Dumbo
Director (Directing)
2019
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
2016
Houdini: The Untold Story
as Houdini
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Producer (Production)
2016
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
2015
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
as Self
2015
The Making of Big Eyes
as Himself
2015
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
as Self
2015
Big Eyes
Producer (Production)
2014
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
as Self
2013
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
Producer (Production)
2013
Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life
as Himself
2012
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
as Self
2012
Frankenweenie
Director (Directing)
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
2012
The Batmobile
as Self
2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Producer (Production)
2012
Men in Black 3
as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
2012
Dark Shadows
Director (Directing)
2012
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
2011
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
as Self
2010
Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice
as Self
2010
Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter
as Self
2010
Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland
as Himself
2010
Alice in Wonderland
Director (Directing)
2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
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Producer (Production)
2009
TV Shows (10)
Pee-wee as Himself
as Self
2025
Superpowered: The DC Story
as Self (archive footage)
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
2023
Beau geste
as Self
2023
Wednesday
as Parrot
2022
Couch by Lena Situations
as Self - Guest
2022
Mostra, Venise
as Self
2022
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Grand Tour
as Self
2016
Evening Urgant
as Self
2012