Don Bluth

Born 1937 · American animator

Donald Virgil Bluth is an American filmmaker, animator, video game designer and author. He came to prominence working for Walt Disney Productions before creating his own film studio in the early 1980s. Bluth is best known for directing the animated films The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Anastasia, and Titan A.E., and for his involvement in the well-known Laserdisc game Dragon's Lair. Don Bluth Productions hired many animators away from Disney, and Bluth's films were a major competitor to Disney in the 1980s, leading up to the Disney Renaissance.

Don Bluth, in order

1. 1977 Pete's Dragon: directed
2. 1978 The Small One (short film): directed
3. 1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat (TV movie): directed
4. 1982 The Secret of NIMH: directed, wrote, produced · critics 93%, audiences 86% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
5. 1983 Dragon's Lair (TV series): directed
6. 1986 An American Tail: directed · critics 76%, audiences 71%
7. 1988 The Land Before Time: directed, produced · critics 65%, audiences 79%
8. 1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven: directed, produced · critics 48%, audiences 63% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
9. 1991 Rock-a-Doodle: directed, wrote, produced
10. 1994 A Troll in Central Park: directed
11. 1994 Thumbelina: directed, wrote, produced
12. 1995 The Pebble and the Penguin: directed, produced
13. 1997 Anastasia: directed, produced
14. 1999 Bartok the Magnificent: directed, produced
15. 2000 Titan A.E.: directed, produced · critics 52%, audiences 61% · streaming on Prime Video
16. 2010 Waking Sleeping Beauty: acted · directed by Don Hahn · critics 71%, audiences 80% · streaming on Disney+