Don Bluth
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 13, 1937
- Birthplace
- El Paso, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography
- Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair TBA
Producer, Video Game
Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There 2025
as Self
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation 2017
Producer, Writer, Director
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Gift of the Hoopoe 2009
Director
Going Back to Xanadu 2008
Actor
You Are Mine 2002
Storyboard
Titan A.E. 2000
Director, Producer
Bartok the Magnificent 1999
Director, Producer
An All Dogs Christmas Carol 1998
Characters
Anastasia 1997
Director, Producer
The Pebble and the Penguin 1995
Director
A Troll in Central Park 1994
Producer, Director
Thumbelina 1994
Director, Screenplay, Producer
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 1991
Characters
Rock-A-Doodle 1991
Director, Story, Producer, Writer
- Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp 1991
Director
All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989
Director, Producer, Story, Production Design
The Land Before Time 1988
Director, Producer, Storyboard Artist, Production Design
An American Tail 1986
Director, Producer, Production Design, Title Designer
The Secret of NIMH 1982
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Visual Development, Animation Director, Layout
The Fox and the Hound 1981
Animation
Xanadu 1980
Animation
Banjo the Woodpile Cat 1979
Director, Producer, Animation, Writer, Songs, Lyricist
The Small One 1978
Director, Producer, Animation, Songs
Pete's Dragon 1977
Animation Director
The Rescuers 1977
Supervising Animator
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1977
Animation
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too 1974
Story
Robin Hood 1973
Animation
Journey Back to Oz 1972
Layout
Archie and His New Pals 1969
Character Designer
The Sword in the Stone 1963
Animation
Credits from TMDB.