Don Bluth

Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth (born September 13, 1937) is an American animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer, and animation instructor who is known for directing animated films, such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), and Anastasia (1997), and for his involvement in the LaserDisc game Dragon's Lair (1983). He is also known for competing with former employer Walt Disney Productions during the years leading up to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance. He is the older brother of illustrator Toby Bluth.

Director

 * Pete's Dragon (1977, animation director)
 * The Small One (1978, short film)
 * Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979, short film)
 * Petra (1981)
 * Ducks and Swans (1982)
 * The Secret of NIMH (1982)
 * Dragon's Lair (1983, video game)
 * Space Ace (1984, video game)
 * Beauty and the Beast (1984)
 * An American Tail (1986)
 * Petra's Christmas (1986)
 * Kingsdom (1987)
 * Po the Rosey Red Teletubby (1987)
 * The Land Before Time (1988, also co-storyboard and production designer)
 * All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
 * Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (1991, video game)
 * Return to Kingsdom (1991)
 * Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
 * Oliver Gets Lost (1991)
 * Hubie (1991)
 * Marina (1992)
 * Thumbelina (1994)
 * A Troll in Central Park (1994)
 * The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
 * Anastasia (1997)
 * Bartok the Magnificent (1999, direct-to-video)
 * Titan A.E. (2000)
 * Doog (2003)
 * The Don Bluth Movie (2009)
 * The Little Dinosaur (2018)
 * The Don Bluth Movie 2 (2018)
 * Dragon's Lair: The Movie (TBA)

Other roles

 * Sleeping Beauty (1959, assistant animator, uncredited)
 * The Sword in the Stone (1963, assistant director, uncredited)
 * Fantastic Voyage (1968, TV series, layout artist)
 * Archie and His New Pals (1969, TV special, layout artist)
 * Marie (1970, animator)
 * Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down (1970, TV series, layout artist)
 * Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies (1970, TV series, layout artist)
 * Robin Hood (1973, character animator)
 * Journey Back to Oz (1974, layout artist)
 * Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974, short film, character animator)
 * Tanis (1975, animator)
 * The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977, character animator)
 * The Rescuers (1977, directing animator)
 * The Small One (1978, animator, uncredited)
 * Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979, animator)
 * Xanadu (1980, animated sequence unit, animator)
 * The Fox and the Hound (1981, animator, uncredited)
 * The Secret of NIMH (1982, directing animator)
 * The Black Cauldron (1985, animator, uncredited)
 * The Great Mouse Detective (1986, animator, uncredited)
 * Flik and Princess Atta (1986, voice of Jocko the Spider)
 * Kingsdom (1987, animator)
 * Flik (1987, animator)
 * [[Olivia Flaversham (1988 film)|Olivia Flaversham (1988, animator)
 * Princess Atta (1988, animator)
 * Oliver (1988, animator)
 * Marie the White Female Kitten (1988, animator)
 * Oliver and Rosie (1988, animator)
 * Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair (2002, video game)
 * "Mary" by the Scissor Sisters (2004, animated segments of music video)
 * Tapper World Tour (2011, video game)
 * The Little Hero (2012, animator)
 * Nostalgia Critic (2015, web series) ("Conquest of the Commercials" and "Dragon's Lair" review) - Himself
 * Leonard (2015, animation director)
 * Adventure of the Seven Seas (2016, animator)
 * Mickey Mouse (2023, story, animator, voice of Don P. Mouse)