One of Disney's Nine Old Men and considered the finest draughtsman of the Disney animators. He would often refine the characters sketches from Bill Peet with the ideas of Ken Anderson. For many years the final look for the characters in the Disney films were designed by Kahl, in his angular style inspired by Ronald Searle and Picasso.
Known For
Song of the South
(1946)
Animation Director
Cinderella
(1950)
Animation Director
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1937)
Animation
Sleeping Beauty
(1959)
Animation
Alice in Wonderland
(1951)
Animation
Pinocchio
(1940)
Animation and Animation Director
Peter Pan
(1953)
Animation and Animation Director
Lady and the Tramp
(1955)
Animation and Animation Director
The Jungle Book
(1967)
Animation Director
The Aristocats
(1970)
Animation
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Animation
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Animation
The Rescuers
(1977)
Animation
The Sword in the Stone
(1963)
Animation
Robin Hood
(1973)
Animation
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
(1977)
Animation
Full Filmography
Visual Effects
Mickey's Service Station
(1935)
Animation
Mickey's Fire Brigade
(1935)
Animation Production Assistant
On Ice
(1935)
Animation
Mickey's Circus
(1936)
Animation
Toby Tortoise Returns
(1936)
Animation
Lonesome Ghosts
(1937)
Animation
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1937)
Animation
Ferdinand the Bull
(1938)
Animation
Farmyard Symphony
(1938)
Animation
The Ugly Duckling
(1939)
Animation
Pinocchio
(1940)
Animation and Animation Director
Lake Titicaca
(1942)
Animation
Saludos Amigos
(1942)
Animation
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
(1943)
Animation
Chicken Little
(1943)
Animation
Reason and Emotion
(1943)
Animation
The Three Caballeros
(1944)
Animation
Duck Pimples
(1945)
Animation
Tiger Trouble
(1945)
Animation
Hockey Homicide
(1945)
Animation
Song of the South
(1946)
Animation Director
Pecos Bill
(1948)
Animation
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(1949)
Animation Director
The Brave Engineer
(1950)
Animation
Cinderella
(1950)
Animation Director
Alice in Wonderland
(1951)
Animation
Peter Pan
(1953)
Animation and Animation Director
Lady and the Tramp
(1955)
Animation and Animation Director
Sleeping Beauty
(1959)
Animation
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Animation
The Sword in the Stone
(1963)
Animation
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Animation
The Jungle Book
(1967)
Animation Director
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
(1968)
Animation
The Aristocats
(1970)
Animation
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(1971)
Animation
Robin Hood
(1973)
Animation
The Rescuers
(1977)
Animation
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
(1977)
Animation
Acting
Ferdinand the Bull
(1938)
Ferdinand (voice)
The Disneyland Story
(1954)
A Story of Dogs
(1954)
Self
Tricks of Our Trade
(1957)
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
(1994)
Self - supervising animator, Bambi (Archive Footage)
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
(2000)
Ferdinand
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
(2004)
Ferdinand (voice) (archive sound)
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
(2005)
Self (Archive Footage)
The Pixar Story
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
(2009)
Self (Archive Footage)
Crew