Director
Walt Disney American Director (1901–1966)
Walt Disney · film director and film producer · American
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Known for
Biography
Born on 5 December 1901 in Chicago, Walt Disney was an American director. Walt Disney died on 15 December 1966 at the age of 65. His best-known titles on this site are Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) and Show Business at War (1943).
His first listed screen credit dates to 1921, with Newman Laugh-O-Grams. The list below counts 135 films and 3 TV series from 1921 to 2014. He is credited as Mickey Mouse in Hollywood Party (1934). Walt Disney also worked as director on 121 titles, including All About Weightlessness: The Astronaut's Dilemma, writer on 13 titles, including El Terrible Toreador, and creator on The Mickey Mouse Club.
The genres linked to his work are family film and animated film. His notable work includes Mickey Mouse.
Walt Disney won 46 awards and received 59 nominations on record. His first award on record is Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1932 for Flowers and Trees. California Hall of Fame in 2006 is the latest win listed.
Filmography
138 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Walt Disney and Italy: A Love Story | Film | |
| 2010 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Film | |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | Film | |
| 1986 | Aesop's Hare and the Tortoise | Film | |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Film | |
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | Film | |
| 1958– | An Adventure in Art | TV series | |
| 1956 | The Great Locomotive Chase | Film | |
| 1955– | Adventures of Mickey Mouse | TV series | |
| 1955 | All About Weightlessness: The Astronaut's Dilemma | Director | Film |
| 1955 | The Littlest Outlaw | Film | |
| 1955–1959 | The Mickey Mouse Club | Creator, Director | TV series |
| 1943 | Show Business at War | Film | |
| 1942 | Saludos Amigos | self | Film |
| 1942 | South of the Border with Disney | Film |
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| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | self | Film |
| 1940 | Eyes of the Navy | Director | Film |
| 1940 | Fantasia | Film | |
| 1935 | The Golden Touch | Director | Film |
| 1934 | Hollywood Party | Mickey Mouse | Film |
| 1932 | Barnyard Olympics | Director | Film |
| 1931 | The Delivery Boy | Director | Film |
| 1930 | Fiddling Around | Director | Film |
| 1930 | Minnie's Yoo Hoo | Director | Film |
| 1930 | Night | Director | Film |
| 1930 | The Barnyard Concert | Director | Film |
| 1930 | The Cactus Kid | Director | Film |
| 1929 | El Terrible Toreador | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1929 | Jungle Rhythm | Director | Film |
| 1929 | Mickey's Choo-Choo | Director | Film |
| 1929 | Plane Crazy | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1929 | Springtime | Writer | Film |
| 1929 | The Barn Dance | Director | Film |
| 1929 | The Barnyard Battle | Director | Film |
| 1929 | The Jazz Fool | Director | Film |
| 1929 | The Karnival Kid | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1929 | The Merry Dwarfs | Director | Film |
| 1929 | The Opry House | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1929 | The Plowboy | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1929 | The Skeleton Dance | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1929 | When the Cat's Away | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Africa Before Dark | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Bright Lights | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Harem Scarem | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Hot Dog | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Hungry Hoboes | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1928 | Neck 'n' Neck | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Oh What a Knight | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Ozzie of the Mounted | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Poor Papa | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Ride 'Em Plowboy | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Rival Romeos | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Sagebrush Sadie | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Sky Scrappers | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Sleigh Bells | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Steamboat Willie | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1928 | Tall Timber | Director | Film |
| 1928 | The Fox Chase | Director | Film |
| 1928 | The Gallopin' Gaucho | Director | Film |
| 1928 | The Ol' Swimmin' Hole | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice at the Carnival | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice at the Rodeo | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice Foils the Pirates | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice in the Alps | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice in the Big League | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice in the Klondike | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice the Beach Nut | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice the Collegiate | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice the Golf Bug | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice the Whaler | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice's Auto Race | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice's Channel Swim | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice's Circus Daze | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice's Knaughty Knight | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice's Medicine Show | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice's Picnic | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Alice's Three Bad Eggs | Director | Film |
| 1927 | All Wet | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Empty Socks | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Great Guns! | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Oh Teacher | Director | Film |
| 1927 | Rickety Gin | Director | Film |
| 1927 | The Banker's Daughter | Director | Film |
| 1927 | The Mechanical Cow | Director | Film |
| 1927 | The Ocean Hop | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1927 | Trolley Troubles | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice Charms the Fish | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice Cuts the Ice | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice Helps the Romance | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice in the Wooly West | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice on the Farm | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice the Fire Fighter | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice the Lumber Jack | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice's Balloon Race | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice's Brown Derby | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice's Little Parade | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice's Monkey Business | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice's Mysterious Mystery | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice's Orphan | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Alice's Spanish Guitar | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Clara Cleans Her Teeth | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice Cans the Cannibals | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice Chops the Suey | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice Gets Stung | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice in the Jungle | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice is Stage Struck | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice Loses Out | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice Picks the Champ | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice Plays Cupid | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice Rattled by Rats | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice Solves the Puzzle | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice the Jail Bird | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice the Toreador | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice Wins the Derby | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice's Egg Plant | Director | Film |
| 1925 | Alice's Tin Pony | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice and the Dog Catcher | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice and the Three Bears | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice Gets in Dutch | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice Hunting in Africa | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice the Peacemaker | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice the Piper | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice's Day at Sea | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice's Fishy Story | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice's Spooky Adventure | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Alice's Wild West Show | Director | Film |
| 1923 | Alice's Wonderland | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1923 | Martha | Director | Film |
| 1922 | Cinderella | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1922 | Goldie Locks and the Three Bears | Director | Film |
| 1922 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Director | Film |
| 1922 | Jack the Giant Killer | Director | Film |
| 1922 | Little Red Riding Hood | Director | Film |
| 1922 | Puss in Boots | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1922 | The Four Musicians of Bremen | Director | Film |
| 1922 | Tommy Tucker's Tooth | Director | Film |
| 1921 | Newman Laugh-O-Grams | Director | Film |
| Rival Romeos | Director | Film |
Awards and nominations
46 won, 59 nominated| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | California Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2000 | National Inventors Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 1989 | Grammy Trustees Award | Won | |
| 1975 | Winsor McCay Award | Won | |
| 1969 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Won |
| 1964 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Won | |
| 1962 | Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | Won | |
| 1959 | Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film | Grand Canyon | Won |
| 1956 | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) | Men Against the Arctic | Won |
| 1956 | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Won | |
| 1956 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Producer for a Film Series | Disneyland | Won |
| 1955 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film | The Vanishing Prairie | Won |
| 1955 | Audubon Medal | Won | |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom | Won |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) | The Alaskan Eskimo | Won |
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| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film | The Living Desert | Won |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Bear Country | Won |
| 1953 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Water Birds | Won |
| 1953 | Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award | Won | |
| 1952 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Nature's Half Acre | Won |
| 1951 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | In Beaver Valley | Won |
| 1951 | Golden Bear | Won | |
| 1949 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Seal Island | Won |
| 1943 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Der Fuehrer's Face | Won |
| 1942 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Lend a Paw | Won |
| 1940 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Ugly Duckling | Won |
| 1939 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Ferdinand the Bull | Won |
| 1939 | Special Achievement Academy Award | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Won |
| 1938 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Old Mill | Won |
| 1937 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Country Cousin | Won |
| 1936 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Three Orphan Kittens | Won |
| 1935 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Tortoise and the Hare | Won |
| 1935 | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Won | |
| 1934 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Three Little Pigs | Won |
| 1932 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Flowers and Trees | Won |
| 1932 | Academy Honorary Award | Mickey Mouse | Won |
| 1932 | Special Achievement Academy Award | Won | |
| American Choreography Awards | Won | ||
| Congressional Gold Medal | Won | ||
| Honorary César | Won | ||
| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Won | ||
| Order of the Aztec Eagle | Won | ||
| Order of the Crown of Thailand | Won | ||
| Order of the Southern Cross | Won | ||
| Progress Medal (SMPTE) | Won | ||
| star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Won | ||
| 1969 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Nominated |
| 1965 | Academy Award for Best Picture | Mary Poppins | Nominated |
| 1963 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | A Symposium on Popular Songs | Nominated |
| 1962 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Aquamania | Nominated |
| 1961 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Goliath II | Nominated |
| 1961 | Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film | Islands of the Sea | Nominated |
| 1960 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Noah's Ark | Nominated |
| 1960 | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) | Donald in Mathmagic Land | Nominated |
| 1960 | Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film | Mysteries of the Deep | Nominated |
| 1959 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Paul Bunyan | Nominated |
| 1959 | Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film | Grand Canyon | Nominated |
| 1958 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Truth About Mother Goose | Nominated |
| 1957 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Samoa | Nominated |
| 1956 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | No Hunting | Nominated |
| 1956 | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) | Men Against the Arctic | Nominated |
| 1956 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Switzerland | Nominated |
| 1955 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Pigs Is Pigs | Nominated |
| 1955 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film | The Vanishing Prairie | Nominated |
| 1955 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Siam | Nominated |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom | Nominated |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Rugged Bear | Nominated |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) | The Alaskan Eskimo | Nominated |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film | The Living Desert | Nominated |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Ben and Me | Nominated |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Bear Country | Nominated |
| 1953 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Water Birds | Nominated |
| 1952 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Lambert the Sheepish Lion | Nominated |
| 1952 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Nature's Half Acre | Nominated |
| 1951 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | In Beaver Valley | Nominated |
| 1950 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Toy Tinkers | Nominated |
| 1949 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Mickey and the Seal | Nominated |
| 1949 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Tea for Two Hundred | Nominated |
| 1949 | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Seal Island | Nominated |
| 1948 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Chip an' Dale | Nominated |
| 1948 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Pluto's Blue Note | Nominated |
| 1947 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Squatter's Rights | Nominated |
| 1946 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Donald's Crime | Nominated |
| 1945 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | How to Play Football | Nominated |
| 1944 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Reason and Emotion | Nominated |
| 1943 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Der Fuehrer's Face | Nominated |
| 1943 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film | The New Spirit | Nominated |
| 1943 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film | The Grain That Built a Hemisphere | Nominated |
| 1942 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Truant Officer Donald | Nominated |
| 1942 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Lend a Paw | Nominated |
| 1940 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Ugly Duckling | Nominated |
| 1940 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Pointer | Nominated |
| 1939 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Good Scouts | Nominated |
| 1939 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Ferdinand the Bull | Nominated |
| 1939 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Mother Goose Goes Hollywood | Nominated |
| 1939 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Brave Little Tailor | Nominated |
| 1938 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Old Mill | Nominated |
| 1937 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Country Cousin | Nominated |
| 1936 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Three Orphan Kittens | Nominated |
| 1936 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Who Killed Cock Robin? | Nominated |
| 1935 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | The Tortoise and the Hare | Nominated |
| 1934 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Building a Building | Nominated |
| 1932 | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Mickey's Orphans | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Flowers and Trees | Nominated | |
| Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film | Three Little Pigs | Nominated |
Personal life
Marriages on record are to Lillian Disney (1925 to 1966, ended by death). He was the father of Diane Disney Miller. Education on record includes Kansas City Art Institute, finishing in 1910; Central High School; and McKinley High School.
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Frequently asked questions
How old was Walt Disney at the time of death?
Walt Disney died on 15 December 1966 at the age of 65. He was born on 5 December 1901.
What is Walt Disney known for?
Walt Disney was known for Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) and Show Business at War (1943).
What is Walt Disney’s nationality?
Walt Disney was American, born in Chicago.
Who was Walt Disney married to?
Walt Disney’s marriages on record are to Lillian Disney (1925 to 1966).
Has Walt Disney won any awards?
Yes. 46 awards are on record, including California Hall of Fame (2006).
Sources
- Wikidata (Q8704), accessed October 2026
- Photo: Boy Scouts of America · Public domain
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