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.
Known For
Anastasia
(1997)
Director
Thumbelina
(1994)
Director
An American Tail
(1986)
Director
Titan A.E.
(2000)
Director
All Dogs Go to Heaven
(1989)
Director
The Secret of NIMH
(1982)
Director
Rock-A-Doodle
(1991)
Director
The Land Before Time
(1988)
Director
Bartok the Magnificent
(1999)
Director
A Troll in Central Park
(1994)
Director
The Pebble and the Penguin
(1995)
Director
The Small One
(1978)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Small One
(1978)
Director
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
(1979)
Director
The Secret of NIMH
(1982)
Director
An American Tail
(1986)
Director
The Land Before Time
(1988)
Director
All Dogs Go to Heaven
(1989)
Director
Rock-A-Doodle
(1991)
Director
Thumbelina
(1994)
Director
A Troll in Central Park
(1994)
Director
The Pebble and the Penguin
(1995)
Director
Anastasia
(1997)
Director
Bartok the Magnificent
(1999)
Director
Titan A.E.
(2000)
Director
Gift of the Hoopoe
(2009)
Director
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation
(2017)
Director
Acting
Space Ace
(1983)
Commander Borf
Going Back to Xanadu
(2008)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
Visual Effects
The Sword in the Stone
(1963)
Animation
Archie and His New Pals
(1969)
Character Designer
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
(1977)
Animation
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
(1979)
Animation
Xanadu
(1980)
Animation
The Secret of NIMH
(1982)
Visual Development and Animation Director
Space Ace
(1983)
Animation
Writing
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
(1974)
Story
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
(1979)
Writer and Lyricist
The Secret of NIMH
(1982)
Screenplay
All Dogs Go to Heaven
(1989)
Story
Rock-A-Doodle
(1991)
Story and Writer
Thumbelina
(1994)
Screenplay
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation
(2017)
Writer
Production
The Small One
(1978)
Producer
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
(1979)
Producer
The Secret of NIMH
(1982)
Producer
Space Ace
(1983)
Producer
An American Tail
(1986)
Producer
The Land Before Time
(1988)
Producer
All Dogs Go to Heaven
(1989)
Producer
Rock-A-Doodle
(1991)
Producer
A Troll in Central Park
(1994)
Producer
Thumbelina
(1994)
Producer
Anastasia
(1997)
Producer
Bartok the Magnificent
(1999)
Producer
Titan A.E.
(2000)
Producer
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation
(2017)
Producer
Sound
Art