Don Bluth

Actor · Director · Writer· 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

28 credits across 4 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2025	Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There	Self	Film
2000	Titan A.E.	Director	Film
2000	Titan A.E.	Producer	Film
1999	Bartok the Magnificent	Director	Film
1999	Bartok the Magnificent	Producer	Film
1997	Anastasia	Director	Film
1997	Anastasia	Producer	Film
1995	The Pebble and the Penguin	Director	Film
1994	A Troll in Central Park	Director	Film
1994	Thumbelina	Director	Film
1994	A Troll in Central Park	Producer	Film
1994	Thumbelina	Producer	Film
1991	Rock-A-Doodle	Director	Film
1991	Rock-A-Doodle	Writer	Film
1991	Rock-A-Doodle	Producer	Film
1989	All Dogs Go to Heaven	Director	Film
1989	All Dogs Go to Heaven	Producer	Film
1988	The Land Before Time	Director	Film
1988	The Land Before Time	Producer	Film
1986	An American Tail	Director	Film
1986	An American Tail	Producer	Film
1982	The Secret of NIMH	Director	Film
1982	The Secret of NIMH	Producer	Film
1979	Banjo the Woodpile Cat	Director	Film
1979	Banjo the Woodpile Cat	Writer	Film
1979	Banjo the Woodpile Cat	Producer	Film
1978	The Small One	Director	Film
1978	The Small One	Producer	Film

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