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Don Bluth

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.


Aliases
  • Donald Virgil Bluth
English

Director

Movie Anastasia 1997
Movie The Sword in the Stone 1963
Movie The Land Before Time 1988
Movie Thumbelina 1994
Movie All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Small One
1978
Movie The Small One 1978
Movie The Secret of NIMH 1982
Movie Bartok the Magnificent 1999
Movie A Troll in Central Park 1994
Movie Gift of the Hoopoe 2009
Movie The Pebble and the Penguin 1995
Episode The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time
1988
Movie Rock-A-Doodle 1991
Movie Titan A.E. 2000
Movie An American Tail 1986
Movie Dragon's Lair: The Movie
Movie Banjo the Woodpile Cat 1979

Writer

Movie Thumbelina 1994
Movie All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!
1974
Movie The Secret of NIMH 1982
Movie Rock-A-Doodle 1991
Movie Dragon's Lair: The Movie
Movie Banjo the Woodpile Cat 1979

Producer

Movie Anastasia 1997
Movie The Land Before Time 1988
Movie All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989
Movie The Small One 1978
Movie The Secret of NIMH 1982
Movie Bartok the Magnificent 1999
Movie A Troll in Central Park 1994
Movie Titan A.E. 2000
Movie An American Tail 1986
Movie Dragon's Lair: The Movie
Movie Banjo the Woodpile Cat 1979

Guest Star

Episode Electric Playground
Todd McFarlane, Dead to Rights, Dragon's Lair 3D!
2001
Episode Electric Playground
Dragon's Lair, Rayman, Red Faction!
2001