Wolfgang Reitherman

Wolfgang Reitherman

Animation DepartmentDirectorProducer
Born
June 26, 1909
Died
May 22, 1985
Awards
5 wins, 6 nominations

Wolfgang Reitherman was a German-born American animator who was one of Disney's Nine Old Men. He began working for Disney in 1933, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts. Reitherman directed several Disney…

Biography

Wolfgang Reitherman was a German-born American animator who was one of Disney's Nine Old Men.

He began working for Disney in 1933, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts.

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), The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh (1977), and The Rescuers (1977).

He died in a car accident in 1985 at the age of 75. In 1989 Reitherman was posthumously named a Disney Legend, a hall of fame program that recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company.

Actor

Les Chroniques du MeaLes Chroniques du Mea(2012)
The Reluctant DragonThe Reluctant Dragon(1941)as Wolfgang Reitherman

Art Department

Fiddling AroundFiddling Around(1930)

Known for

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Wolfgang ReithermanWolfgang Reitherman in Dumbo (1941)Wolfgang Reitherman in Dumbo (1941)Ken Anderson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Peet, and Wolfgang Reitherman in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)Wolfgang Reitherman in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece (1996)

Credit Score: Wolfgang Reitherman

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Wolfgang Reitherman
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1The Reluctant Dragon1.0019416.7004266