
Don Bluth
Known for Directing · 3 credits
- Born
- 1937-09-13 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- El Paso, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Donald Virgil Bluth
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.
Known For
Movies (3)
About 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 m… With 3 credits spanning from 2008 to 2025, Don Bluth has appeared in 3 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Don Bluth Movies
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — as Self (archive footage)
- Going Back to Xanadu (2008)
- Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There (2025) — as Self
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