Don Bluth
Directing
Biography
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 19
Movies (19)
- Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There2025Self
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation2017Directing
Gift of the Hoopoe2009Directing
Waking Sleeping Beauty2009Self (archive footage)
Going Back to Xanadu2008
Titan A.E.2000Directing
Bartok the Magnificent1999Directing
Anastasia1997Directing
The Pebble and the Penguin1995Directing
A Troll in Central Park1994Directing
Thumbelina1994Directing
Rock-A-Doodle1991Directing- Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp1991Directing
All Dogs Go to Heaven1989Directing
The Land Before Time1988Directing
An American Tail1986Directing
The Secret of NIMH1982Directing
Banjo the Woodpile Cat1979Directing
The Small One1978Directing