Don Bluth

Directing

September 13, 1937 (88 years old)

El Paso, Texas, USA

Male

65 Movies

2 TV Shows

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.

All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series

1996 6.1

Characters

Age 59 (now 88) 41 eps

41 eps

Anastasia

1997 7.6

Producer

Age 60 (now 88)

Anastasia

1997 7.6

Director

Age 60 (now 88)

Robin Hood

1973 7.3

Animation

Age 36 (now 88)

The Sword in the Stone

1963 7.2

Animation

Age 26 (now 88)

The Fox and the Hound

1981 7.1

Animation

Age 43 (now 88)

The Land Before Time

1988 7.2

Production Design

Age 51 (now 88)

The Land Before Time

1988 7.2

Director

Age 51 (now 88)

The Land Before Time

1988 7.2

Producer

Age 51 (now 88)

The Land Before Time

1988 7.2

Storyboard Artist

Age 51 (now 88)

The Rescuers

1977 6.8

Supervising Animator

Age 39 (now 88)

An American Tail

1986 6.8

Production Design

Age 49 (now 88)

An American Tail

1986 6.8

Producer

Age 49 (now 88)

An American Tail

1986 6.8

Director

Age 49 (now 88)

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

1977 7.2

Animation

Age 39 (now 88)

The Secret of NIMH

1982 7.5

Visual Development

Age 44 (now 88)

Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There

2025

as Self

Age 88

Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation

2017

Writer

Age 80 (now 88)

Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation

2017

Producer

Age 80 (now 88)

Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation

2017

Director

Age 80 (now 88)

Gift of the Hoopoe

2009 4.5

Director

Age 72 (now 88)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009 7.2

as Self (archive footage)

Age 71 (now 88)

Going Back to Xanadu

2008

Age 70 (now 88)

Titan A.E.

2000 6.6

Producer

Age 62 (now 88)

Titan A.E.

2000 6.6

Director

Age 62 (now 88)

Bartok the Magnificent

1999 6.0

Producer

Age 61 (now 88)

Bartok the Magnificent

1999 6.0

Director

Age 61 (now 88)

An All Dogs Christmas Carol

1998 6.1

Characters

Age 61 (now 88)

Anastasia

1997 7.6

Producer

Age 60 (now 88)

Anastasia

1997 7.6

Director

Age 60 (now 88)

The Pebble and the Penguin

1995 5.2

Director

Age 57 (now 88)

A Troll in Central Park

1994 5.1

Producer

Age 57 (now 88)

A Troll in Central Park

1994 5.1

Director

Age 57 (now 88)

Thumbelina

1994 6.5

Producer

Age 56 (now 88)

Thumbelina

1994 6.5

Screenplay

Age 56 (now 88)

Thumbelina

1994 6.5

Director

Age 56 (now 88)

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

1991 6.3

Characters

Age 54 (now 88)

Rock-A-Doodle

1991 6.2

Writer

Age 53 (now 88)

Rock-A-Doodle

1991 6.2

Story

Age 53 (now 88)

Rock-A-Doodle

1991 6.2

Producer

Age 53 (now 88)

Rock-A-Doodle

1991 6.2

Director

Age 53 (now 88)

Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp

1991 6.7

Director

Age 53 (now 88)

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989 6.8

Director

Age 52 (now 88)

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989 6.8

Production Design

Age 52 (now 88)

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989 6.8

Producer

Age 52 (now 88)

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989 6.8

Story

Age 52 (now 88)

The Land Before Time

1988 7.2

Production Design

Age 51 (now 88)

The Land Before Time

1988 7.2

Director

Age 51 (now 88)

The Land Before Time

1988 7.2

Producer

Age 51 (now 88)

The Land Before Time

1988 7.2

Storyboard Artist

Age 51 (now 88)

An American Tail

1986 6.8

Production Design

Age 49 (now 88)

An American Tail

1986 6.8

Producer

Age 49 (now 88)

An American Tail

1986 6.8

Director

Age 49 (now 88)

The Secret of NIMH

1982 7.5

Visual Development

Age 44 (now 88)

The Secret of NIMH

1982 7.5

Animation Director

Age 44 (now 88)

The Secret of NIMH

1982 7.5

Screenplay

Age 44 (now 88)

The Secret of NIMH

1982 7.5

Layout

Age 44 (now 88)

The Secret of NIMH

1982 7.5

Director

Age 44 (now 88)

The Secret of NIMH

1982 7.5

Producer

Age 44 (now 88)

The Fox and the Hound

1981 7.1

Animation

Age 43 (now 88)

Xanadu

1980 5.7

Animation

Age 42 (now 88)

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979 6.5

Director

Age 42 (now 88)

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979 6.5

Producer

Age 42 (now 88)

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979 6.5

Songs

Age 42 (now 88)

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979 6.5

Lyricist

Age 42 (now 88)

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979 6.5

Writer

Age 42 (now 88)

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979 6.5

Animation

Age 42 (now 88)

The Small One

1978 6.9

Animation

Age 41 (now 88)

The Small One

1978 6.9

Songs

Age 41 (now 88)

The Small One

1978 6.9

Producer

Age 41 (now 88)

The Small One

1978 6.9

Director

Age 41 (now 88)

Pete's Dragon

1977 6.3

Animation Director

Age 40 (now 88)

The Rescuers

1977 6.8

Supervising Animator

Age 39 (now 88)

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

1977 7.2

Animation

Age 39 (now 88)

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

1974 7.8

Story

Age 37 (now 88)

Robin Hood

1973 7.3

Animation

Age 36 (now 88)

Journey Back to Oz

1972 5.4

Layout

Age 35 (now 88)

Archie and His New Pals

1969 9.0

Character Designer

Age 32 (now 88)

The Sword in the Stone

1963 7.2

Animation

Age 26 (now 88)

Dragon's Lair

Video Game

Dragon's Lair

Producer