Wolfgang Reitherman

Reitherman began working for Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts, including The Band Concert, Music Land, and Elmer Elephant and in all, Reitherman worked on various Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Slave in the Magic Mirror) to The Fox and the Hound (co-producer). He did the climatic dinosaur fight in Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in Fantasia, the Headless Horseman chase in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" section in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, the Crocodile in Peter Pan, and Maleficent as a dragon in Sleeping Beauty (the former three he animated and the latter he directed). Beginning with 1961's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also served as a producer and sequence director, and starred as himself in the 1941 feature film The Reluctant Dragon. All three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard and Robert — provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in The Jungle Book, Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, and Wart in The Sword in the Stone. Reitherman directed several Disney animated feature films including, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967), The Aristocats (1970),Robin Hood (1973) and The Rescuers (1977). He is also known for reusing animation in movies directed by him. According to Floyd Norman, this was just one of his trademarks, and had nothing to do with time or cost savings: "Woolie was our director on The Jungle Book. Reuse was just Woolie’s thing. He never did it to save money. I really don’t think the “Old Guard” ever had any interest in saving money. I was never a big fan of reuse, but it wasn’t my place to tell these old guys what to do. One final thought. It never seemed to bother Walt, and I never heard him complain about reuse."

Crew

All Directing Production Visual Effects

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.1

7798 votes

Release Date

Jan 14, 1938

89 years ago
Cinderella

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation Director

Average Rating

7.0

6971 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 1950

77 years ago
Alice in Wonderland

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.2

6116 votes

Release Date

Jul 28, 1951

75 years ago
Pinocchio

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.1

6106 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 1940

87 years ago
Pinocchio

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation Director

Average Rating

7.1

6106 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 1940

87 years ago
Peter Pan

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.2

5602 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 1953

74 years ago
Peter Pan

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation Director

Average Rating

7.2

5602 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 1953

74 years ago
Lady and the Tramp

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.1

5501 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 1955

71 years ago
Lady and the Tramp

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation Director

Average Rating

7.1

5501 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 1955

71 years ago
Dumbo

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.0

5167 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 1941

85 years ago
Fantasia

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.3

3219 votes

Release Date

Nov 13, 1940

86 years ago
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation Director

Average Rating

6.5

660 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 1949

77 years ago
Fun and Fancy Free

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation Director

Average Rating

6.3

506 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1947

79 years ago
Saludos Amigos

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

5.8

493 votes

Release Date

Aug 24, 1942

84 years ago
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.4

290 votes

Release Date

Oct 08, 1949

77 years ago
Mickey and the Beanstalk

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.7

269 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1947

79 years ago
The Band Concert

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.2

195 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 1935

92 years ago
The Reluctant Dragon

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.6

157 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 1941

86 years ago
Clock Cleaners

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.1

152 votes

Release Date

Oct 15, 1937

89 years ago
The Wise Little Hen

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.6

110 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1934

93 years ago
Hawaiian Holiday

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.7

97 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 1937

89 years ago
How to Fish

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.4

82 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 1942

84 years ago
Donald's Cousin Gus

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.5

70 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1939

88 years ago
Donald's Nephews

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.5

68 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 1938

89 years ago
How to Swim

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.9

68 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 1942

84 years ago
Goofy Gymnastics

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.9

67 votes

Release Date

Sep 23, 1949

77 years ago
The Goddess of Spring

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.2

62 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1934

92 years ago
Elmer Elephant

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.2

60 votes

Release Date

Mar 28, 1936

91 years ago
Mickey's Fire Brigade

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.1

57 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1935

92 years ago
Goofy and Wilbur

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.6

54 votes

Release Date

Mar 17, 1939

88 years ago
Music Land

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.8

53 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 1935

91 years ago
Funny Little Bunnies

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.0

47 votes

Release Date

Mar 24, 1934

93 years ago
Polar Trappers

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.1

45 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1938

89 years ago
Moving Day

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.2

45 votes

Release Date

Jun 20, 1936

91 years ago
Mickey's Service Station

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.7

39 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 1935

92 years ago
The Worm Turns

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

5.9

34 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 1937

90 years ago
Two-Gun Mickey

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.1

33 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1934

92 years ago
Tennis Racquet

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.4

32 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1949

77 years ago
Water Babies

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

5.7

28 votes

Release Date

May 11, 1935

92 years ago
Broken Toys

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.6

26 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 1935

91 years ago
How to Ride a Horse

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.5

21 votes

Release Date

Jul 07, 1947

79 years ago
Cock o' the Walk

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

5.7

19 votes

Release Date

Nov 30, 1935

91 years ago
El Gaucho Goofy

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.3

15 votes

Release Date

Aug 24, 1942

84 years ago
Mickey's Review

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 1937

89 years ago

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