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Animators

324 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolf BornIllustrator · IllustrationAdolf Born (12 June 1930 – 22 May 2016) was a Czech painter, illustrator, filmmaker and caricaturist, "known for his murkily-tinted pictures of bizarre fauna, and Victorian gentlemen in top…
Akira YasudaPerson · Film memorabiliaAkira Yasuda (born July 21, 1964) is a Japanese animator, character designer, game designer and mecha designer, who works under the pseudonym Akiman.
Alan BarillaroPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Alan Barillaro at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 2016
Alan ZaslovePerson · Film memorabiliaAlan Louis Zaslove (December 9, 1927 – October 2, 2019) was an American animator, producer and director of animated series.
Albert BarilléPerson · Film memorabiliaAlbert Barillé (14 February 1920 – 5 February 2009) was a Polish-born French television producer, creator, screenwriter, cartoonist, and founder of Procidis.
Alberto MielgoPerson · Film memorabiliaAlberto Mielgo (born 29 April 1979) is a Spanish director, artist, and animator. His accolades include an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards.
Aleksandr PetrovArtist · PaintingsAleksandr Konstantinovich Petrov (also Alexander or Alexandre; born 17 July 1957) is a Russian animator and animation director known for his paint-on-glass animation technique.
Aleksandr PtushkoPerson · Film memorabiliaAleksandr Lukich Ptushko (– 6 March 1973) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969).
Alex TothArtist · Comics and comic artAlexander Toth (June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006) was an American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Alexandra Snezhko-BlotskayaPerson · Film memorabiliaAlexandra Gavrilovna Snezhko-Blotskaya (21 February 1909 – 29 December 1980) was a Soviet animated film director. She was a longtime collaborator with Ivan Ivanov-Vano.
Ali Akbar SadeghiPerson · Film memorabiliaAli Akbar Sadeghi (born November 22, 1937, also Romanized as "Ali-Akbar Sādeqi"), a graduate of the College of Art, University of Tehran, is an Iranian painter and artist.
Andreas HykadeIllustrator · IllustrationAndreas Hykade is a German filmmaker, animator, cartoonist, and voice actor. Before studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart from 1988 to 1990, he attended König-Karlmann-Gymnasium…
Andrei KhrzhanovskyArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Khrzhanovsky in 2019
Ari FolmanPerson · Film memorabiliaAri Folman (born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and film score composer.
Aristomenis TsirbasPerson · Film memorabiliaAristomenis (Meni) Tsirbas is a film director, producer, writer, editor, animator, concept designer, storyboard artist, and visual effects supervisor.
Artie RomeroArtist · Comics and comic artArtie Edward Romero (born in Springfield, Missouri) is an American cartoonist, animator, producer, director and publisher.
Asaf AvidanPerson · Music memorabiliaAsaf Avidan is a singer and songwriter, born in Jerusalem, Israel, raised in Jamaica and currently resides in France.
Aurelio VoltaireArtist · Comics and comic artAurelio Voltaire Hernández (born January 25, 1967), professionally known as Aurelio Voltaire or simply Voltaire, is a Cuban-American musician, singer, composer, author, and animator.
Ben WheatleyPerson · Film memorabiliaBen Wheatley (born 1972) is an English filmmaker, film editor, and animator. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short…
Benh ZeitlinPerson · Film memorabiliaBenjamin Harold Zeitlin (born October 14, 1982) is an American filmmaker, best known for directing and co-writing the 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, for which he received two…
Bibo BergeronPerson · Film memorabiliaÉric "Bibo" Bergeron is a French animator and film director. His work includes The Road to El Dorado (2000), Shark Tale (2004) and A Monster in Paris (2011).
Bill KoppPerson · Film memorabilia
Bill MelendezPerson · Film memorabiliaJosé Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was a Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor.
Bill PeetIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Bartlett Peet (né Peed; January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Bob ClampettPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Emerson Clampett Sr. (May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984) was an American animator, director, producer and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated…
Bob PetersonPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Peterson (born January 18, 1961) is an American cartoonist, animator, director, screenwriter, storyboard supervisor, and voice actor at Pixar.
Bobby DriscollPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Cletus Driscoll (March 3, 1937 – c. March 30, 1968) was an American child actor who performed on film and television.
Bobby KeysPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Henry Keys (December 18, 1943 – December 2, 2014) was an American saxophonist who performed as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s.
Bobby RothPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Jay Roth (born 1950) is an American television and film director, screenwriter and producer.
Bobby ToddPerson · Film memorabiliaBobby Todd (22 June 1904 – 7 September 1980) was a German film actor. He appeared in 34 films between 1926 and 1961.
Bobby TroupPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter.
Bobby VanPerson · Music memorabiliaBobby Van (born Robert Jack Stein; December 6, 1928 – July 31, 1980) was an American actor, singer, and dancer.
Bobby VeePerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films.
Bobby VernonPerson · Film memorabiliaBobby Vernon (born Sylvion de Jardin) (March 9, 1897 – June 28, 1939) was an American comedic actor in silent films. He later became a writer and comedy supervisor at Paramount for W. C.
Boris DyozhkinArtist · PaintingsBoris Petrovich Dyozhkin (– 13 March 1992) was a Soviet animator, animation and art director, as well as a caricaturist, book illustrator and educator at Soyuzmultfilm.
Boris StepantsevPerson · Film memorabiliaBoris Pavlovich Stepantsev (7 December 1929 — 21 May 1983) was a Soviet and Russian animation director, animator, artist and book illustrator, as well as a vice-president of ASIFA…
Brad LewisPerson · Film memorabiliaBradford Clark Lewis (born April 29, 1958) is an American film producer, director, writer and politician.
Brad PeytonPerson · Film memorabiliaBrad Peyton (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for directing the Dwayne Johnson star vehicles Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), San Andreas (2015), and Rampage…
Brenda ChapmanPerson · Film memorabiliaBrenda Chapman (born) is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and director.
Břetislav PojarIllustrator · IllustrationBřetislav Pojar (7 October 1923 – 12 October 2012) was a Czech puppeteer, animator and director of short and feature films.
Bruce PettyArtist · Comics and comic artBruce Leslie Petty (23 November 1929 – 6 April 2023) was an Australian political satirist, sculptor and cartoonist. He was a regular contributor to Melbourne's The Age newspaper.
Bruce TimmArtist · Comics and comic artBruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, producer, and director.
Bryan KonietzkoAuthor · BooksBryan Joseph Konietzko (born May 26, 1976) is an American animator, writer, producer and director.
Bryce HallettArtist · Comics and comic artBryce Hallett is a Canadian independent animator living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Burt GillettPerson · Film memorabiliaBurton Fred Gillett (October 15, 1891 – December 28, 1971) was an American director of animated films.
Cal SchenkelDesigner · Modern designCalvin "Cal" Schenkel (born January 27, 1947) is an American illustrator, graphic designer, animator and comics artist, specializing in album cover design.
Carlos AmoralesEngraver · PrintsCarlos Amorales (Mexico City, 1970) is a multidisciplinary artist who studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.
Carlos SaldanhaArtist · PaintingsCarlos Saldanha (born 24 January 1965) is a Brazilian animator, director, producer, and voice actor of animated films who collaborated with Blue Sky Studios until its closure in 2021.
Charles AddamsArtist · Comics and comic artCharles Adams (disambiguation)Charles Adams
Charles BowersArtist · Comics and comic artCharles R. Bowers (June 6, 1887 – November 24, 1946) was an American cartoonist and film director during the silent film and early "talkie" era.
Chris NiosiPerson · Film memorabiliaChristopher Edwin Niosi (born December 31, 1988), also known by his pseudonym Kirbopher, is an American voice actor, animator, and producer.
Chris O'NeillArtist · Comics and comic artChristopher Luke O'Neill (born 21 November 1990), also known by his pseudonym Oney or OneyNG, is an Irish YouTuber, animator, cartoonist, video game designer, musician, and voice actor.
Chris RenaudArtist · Comics and comic artChris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American filmmaker, designer, storyboard artist, and voice actor.
Chris SandersIllustrator · Illustration
Chris WedgePerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Christian Wedge (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor.
Chris WilliamsPerson · Film memorabilia
Chuck JonesArtist · Comics and comic artCharles Jones (disambiguation)Charles Jones
Claudio FragassoAuthor · BooksClaudio Fragasso (born 2 October 1951) is a film director and screenwriter. Fragasso first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s, then became a screenwriter in the Italian film…
Cody CameronPerson · Film memorabiliaCody William Cameron (born October 12, 1970) is an American voice actor, film director and storyboard artist best known for directing Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.
Conrad VernonPerson · Film memorabiliaConrad Vernon (born July 11, 1968) is an American director, producer, writer, storyboard artist and voice actor, best known for his work as a writer and voice actor on the DreamWorks…
Craig BartlettAuthor · BooksCraig Michael Bartlett (born October 18, 1956) is an American animator. He wrote, directed, created, and produced the Nickelodeon television series Hey Arnold!
Dan ScanlonPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Scanlon (born June 21, 1976) is an American filmmaker, storyboard artist, and animator.
Daniel ChongPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Chong is an American animator, storyboard artist, writer, director, and producer.
Danny AntonucciPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Antonucci (born February 27, 1957) is a Canadian animator, cartoonist, director, producer, writer, and voice actor.
Dave FiloniPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Filoni (born June 7, 1974) is an American filmmaker currently serving as the president and chief creative officer (CCO) of Lucasfilm.
Dave FleischerPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Fleischer (disambiguation)David Fleischer
Dave PresslerArtist · PaintingsDave Pressler is an American illustrator, animator, sculptor, character designer and painter based in Los Angeles.
David BowersPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Bowers (born 1970) is an English animator, storyboard artist, film director, screenwriter and voice actor.
David HandPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Dodd Hand (January 23, 1900 – October 11, 1986) was an American animator and film director known for his work at Walt Disney Productions.
David SilvermanPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Silverman (born March 15, 1957) is an American animator who has directed numerous episodes of the animated television series The Simpsons, as well as its 2007 film adaptation.
Davis DoiPerson · Film memorabiliaDavis Doi is an American animator, director, and producer known for numerous American animated series and television films, as well as various Scooby-Doo and Care Bears video productions.
Davyd CherkaskyiArtist · PaintingsDavid Yanovich Cherkassky (Russian: Давид Янович Черкасский; Ukrainian: Давид Янович Черкаський, romanized: Davyd Yanovych Cherkaskyi;
Dean DeBloisPerson · Film memorabiliaDean Allan DeBlois (born June 7, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker and animator. He is best known for co-writing and directing the Oscar-nominated animated feature films Lilo & Stitch (2002)…
Dee Hibbert-JonesPerson · Film memorabiliaDee Hibbert-Jones is a film director, producer and animator.
Dick KelseyDesigner · Modern designDick Kelsey (May 3, 1905 – May 3, 1987), born Richmond I. Kelsey, was an important American early animation art director, pioneer theme park designer, and illustrator of children's books.
Dick KinneyArtist · Comics and comic artRichard Timothy Kinney (December 15, 1916 – March 24, 1985) was an American animator and comic book writer.
Dina BabbittArtist · SculptureAnnemarie Dina Babbitt (née Gottliebová; January 21, 1923 – July 29, 2009) was an artist and Holocaust survivor. A naturalized U.S. citizen, she resided in Santa Cruz, California.
Dino AndradePerson · Film memorabiliaDino S. Andrade (born September 16, 1963) is an American voice actor in video games and animated projects.
Dominic ChianesePerson · Film memorabiliaDominic Chianese (born February 24, 1931) is an American actor, singer, and musician.
Don HertzfeldtPerson · Film memorabiliaDon Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is an American animator, writer, and independent filmmaker.
Donovan CookPerson · Film memorabiliaDonovan Cook (born January 30, 1968) is an American filmmaker, animator, cartoonist, director, and producer, best known for creating, directing and producing the animated series…
Dorota KobielaArtist · PaintingsDorota Karolina Welchman (née Kobiela) (born 1978) is a Polish filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.
Earl HurdArtist · Comics and comic artEarl Hurd (September 14, 1880 – September 28, 1940) was a pioneering American animator and film director.
Ebele OkoyeArtist · PaintingsEbele Okoye Ig-Ebele Okoy.ogg also known as "Omenka Ulonka" is a Berlin-based Nigerian/German independent animation producer/director, designer, and multi-media artist.
Eli RothPerson · Film memorabiliaEli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.
Émile CohlArtist · Comics and comic artÉmile Eugène Jean Louis Cohl (lang; né Courtet; 4 January 1857 – 20 January 1938) was a French caricaturist of the Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the…
Enrique GatoPerson · Film memorabiliaEnrique Gato Borregán (born 26 April 1977 in Valladolid, Castile and León) is a Spanish filmmaker and 3D/2D animation designer known as the creator of Tad Stones.
Eric StefaniPerson · Music memorabiliaEric Matthew Stefani (born June 17, 1967) is an American musician and animator best known as a founder and former member of the ska punk band No Doubt.
Erkki KurenniemiDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Young Kurenniemi in 1965
Frank LeahArtist · Comics and comic artFrank Leah (1886-1972) was an illustrator, caricaturist and newspaper art editor based in Dublin, Ireland.
Frank TashlinArtist · Comics and comic artFrank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker.
Frank ThomasPerson · Film memorabiliaFranklin Rosborough Thomas (September 5, 1912 – September 8, 2004) was an American animator and pianist. He was one of Walt Disney's leading team of animators known as the Nine Old Men.
Fred SpencerArtist · Comics and comic artFred Spencer (May 1, 1904 – November 11, 1938) was an American animator who worked in Walt Disney Productions.
Futoshi NishiyaDesigner · Modern design1981 or 1982 – 18 July 2019 was a Japanese animator, director and character designer.
Fyodor KhitrukArtist · PaintingsFyodor Savelyevich Khitruk (18 April3 December 2012) was a Soviet and Russian animator, animation director, screenwriter and pedagogue.
Gene DeitchIllustrator · IllustrationEugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in…
George DunningIllustrator · IllustrationGeorge Garnett Dunning (17 November 1920 – 15 February 1979) was a Canadian filmmaker and animator. He is best known for producing and directing the 1968 film Yellow Submarine.
George MetzgerArtist · Comics and comic artGeorge Metzger (born 1939) is an American cartoonist and animator. He was an underground comics artist during the mid-1960s and early 1970s in California, eventually relocating to Canada,…
Georges MélièsPerson · Film memorabiliaMarie-Georges-Jean Méliès[1] (8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French filmmaker, actor, magician, and toymaker.[8] He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days…
Gints ZilbalodisPerson · Music memorabiliaGints Zilbalodis (born 13 April 1994) is a Latvian filmmaker, animator and composer.
Glen KeaneArtist · Comics and comic artGlen Keane is an American animator, director, author, and illustrator.
Grant OrchardDesigner · Modern designGrant Orchard is a British animation director and designer who lives and works in London.
Gregory La CavaArtist · Comics and comic artGregory La Cava was an American screenwriter, animator, comics artist and director (1892–1952). He was born in Towanda and died in Malibu.
Gustaf TenggrenIllustrator · IllustrationGustaf Adolf Tenggren (November 3, 1896 – April 9, 1970) was a Swedish illustrator and animator.
Han HoogerbruggeIllustrator · IllustrationHan Hoogerbrugge (born 11 October 1963) is a Dutch digital artist.
Hank KetchamArtist · Comics and comic artHenry King Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001) was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from…
Harvey EisenbergArtist · Comics and comic artHarvey Eisenberg (February 11, 1911 – April 22, 1965) was an American animator and comic book artist.
Harvey Spencer StephensPerson · Film memorabiliaHarvey Spencer Stephens (born 12 November 1970) is an English former actor. He played the role of devil child Damien Thorn in the 1976 film The Omen, which earned him a Golden Globe…
Hayao MiyazakiArtist · Comics and comic artMijaꜜzaki hajao; born January 5, 1941 is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as its honorary chairman.
Henry SelickPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles Henry Selick Jr. (born November 30, 1952) is an American filmmaker and animator.
Hibiki YoshizakiPerson · Film memorabiliaHibiki Yoshizaki is a Japanese video artist, animator, music video director, art director, and motion graphics designer.
Hideaki AnnoPerson · Film memorabiliaHideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, actor, producer, and voice actor. His most celebrated creation, the Evangelion franchise, has had a significant influence on the anime…
Hiroyuki KitakuboPerson · Film memorabiliaHiroyuki Kitakubo is a Japanese director, animator, and screenwriter.
Hiroyuki MoritaPerson · Film memorabiliaHiroyuki Morita is a Japanese animator and director. He is best known for working as director on the Studio Ghibli film The Cat Returns.
Hugh HarmanPerson · Film memorabiliaHugh Harman (August 31, 1903 – November 25, 1982) was an American animator, film producer, and film director.
Hugh WelchmanPerson · Film memorabiliaHugh Stewart Jasper Welchman (born February 1975) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.
Ilja BereznickasIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Ilja Bereznickas
Inessa KovalevskayaPerson · Film memorabiliaInessa Alekseyevna Kovalevskaya (born 1 March 1933) is a Soviet and Russian animation director in Soyuzmultfilm known for her musical animated films and The Bremen Town Musicians in…
Inga Lísa MiddletonPhotographer · PhotographyInga Lísa Middleton (born December 9, 1964) is an Icelandic photographer and film maker recently specialising in producing her photographs as cyanotype prints.
Ion Popescu-GopoPerson · Film memorabiliaIon Popescu-Gopo (iˈon poˈpesku ˈɡopo; 1 May 1923 – 29 November 1989) was a Romanian graphic artist and animator, but also writer, film director, and actor.

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