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."
The Aristocats
(Director)
The Aristocats
(Producer)
The Rescuers
(Director)
The Rescuers
(Producer)
Mickey and the Beanstalk
(Animation)
Robin Hood
(Director)
Robin Hood
(Producer)
The Sword in the Stone
(Director)
The Jungle Book
(Director)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(Director)
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
(Director)
Broken Toys
(Animation)
Aquamania
(Director)
The Goddess of Spring
(Animation)
Donald's Nephews
(Animation)
Polar Trappers
(Animation)
Elmer Elephant
(Animation)
Donald in Mathmagic Land
(Director)
Donald's Cousin Gus
(Animation)
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
(Director)
Cock o' the Walk
(Animation)
Goliath II
(Director)
The Wise Little Hen
(Animation)
The Truth About Mother Goose
(Director)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
(Producer)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
(Director)
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
(Director)
The Goofy Success Story
(Director)
The Worm Turns
(Animation)
Hawaiian Holiday
(Animation)
Clock Cleaners
(Animation)
Fun and Fancy Free
(Animation Director)
Superstar Goofy
(Director)
How to Fish
(Animation)
Mickey, les J.O. rigolos
(Director)
Funny Little Bunnies
(Animation)
Two-Gun Mickey
(Animation)
The Band Concert
(Animation)
Mickey's Service Station
(Animation)
Moving Day
(Animation)
Water Babies
(Animation)
Mickey's Fire Brigade
(Animation)
Music Land
(Animation)
Goofy and Wilbur
(Animation)
Pinocchio
(Animation)
Dumbo
(Animation)
Fantasia
(Animation)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(Animation)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(Animation)
Lady and the Tramp
(Animation)
Alice in Wonderland
(Animation)
Peter Pan
(Animation)
Saludos Amigos
(Animation)
The Reluctant Dragon
(Animation)
El Gaucho Goofy
(Animation)
How to Swim
(Animation)
How to Ride a Horse
(Animation)
Peter Pan
(Animation Director)
Lady and the Tramp
(Animation Director)
Tennis Racquet
(Animation)
Goofy Gymnastics
(Animation)
Pinocchio
(Animation Director)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(Animation Director)
The Fox and the Hound
(Co-Producer)
Cinderella
(Animation Director)
The Goofy Adventure Story
(Director)
The Hunting Instinct
(Director)
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
(Producer)
Holiday for Henpecked Husbands
(Director)
The Goofy Sports Story
(Director)
The Goofy Cavalcade of Sports
(Director)
A Salute to Father
(Director)
A Square Peg in a Round Hole
(Director)
Pluto's Day
(Director)
How to Relax
(Director)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Director)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Director)