Ben Sharpsteen
118 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- Nov 4, 1895
- Died
- Dec 20, 1980 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Also known as
- Benjamin Sharpsteen
Biography
Benjamin Sharpsteen was an American film director and producer for Disney. He was born on 4 November 1895 in Tacoma, Washington. He graduated from an agricultural college but gave up farming to join the Marines during World War II. He became an animator, joining the old International Film Company in New York, but soon joined Walt Diseny. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980. He also created a museum documenting the history of California's first millionaire, Sam Brannan, and the history of the Upper Napa Valley as well. He died in Napa County, California on 20 December 1980.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 6.6 Santa's Workshop
1932 · Film
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★ 6.4 The Grasshopper and the Ants
1934 · Film
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★ 6.6 The Wise Little Hen
1934 · Film
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★ 7.2 The Mad Doctor
1933 · Film
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★ 6.7 Building a Building
1933 · Film
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★ 6.1 Babes in the Woods
1932 · Film
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★ 6.5 The Pied Piper
1933 · Film
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★ 6.5 The Night Before Christmas
1933 · Film
Ben Sharpsteen: movies and TV shows
Behind the camera (120)
- 2023
- 2023
- 2000
- 1992 Goofy at the Olympic Games
Art Direction
- 1984 DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
Director
- 1984 Donald Duck's First 50 Years
Director
- 1980 Mickey Mouse Disco
Director
- 1967 Walt Disney Masterpieces
Director
- 1966
- 1960 Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Director
- 1960 The Danube
Director, Producer
- 1960 Japan
Director, Producer
- 1959 Mysteries of the Deep
Director
- 1959 Cruise of the Eagle
Producer, Director
- 1958 Ama Girls
Director
- 1957 Portugal
Director
- 1957 The Navajos: Children of the Gods
Producer
- 1957 Lapland
Director
- 1957 Alaskan Sled Dog
Director
- 1957
- 1957 The Blue Men of Morocco
Associate Producer
- 1956 Samoa
Director
- 1956 Sardinia
Director
- 1955 Switzerland
Director
- 1954
- 1953 The Living Desert
Producer
- 1952 Water Birds
Director
- 1952 The Olympic Elk
Production Supervisor
- 1951 Alice in Wonderland
Production Supervisor
- 1950 Cinderella
Production Supervisor
- 1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Production Supervisor
- 1947 Fun and Fancy Free
Production Supervisor
- 1942
- 1942 The New Spirit
Director
- 1941 Dumbo
Director
- 1940 Fantasia
Director, Production Supervisor
- 1940 Pinocchio
Director
- 1938 The Fox Hunt
Director
- 1938 Polar Trappers
Director
- 1938 Mickey's Trailer
Director
- 1938 Boat Builders
Director
- 1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Sequence Supervisor, Post Production Supervisor, Director
- 1937 Pluto's Quin-puplets
Director
- 1937 Clock Cleaners
Director
- 1937 Hawaiian Holiday
Director
- 1937 Mickey's Review
Director
- 1937 Moose Hunters
Director
- 1937 Don Donald
Director
- 1937 The Worm Turns
Director
- 1936 Donald and Pluto
Director
- 1936 Mickey's Circus
Director
- 1936 Moving Day
Director
- 1936 Orphan's Picnic
Director
- 1935 Broken Toys
Director
- 1935 Cock o' the Walk
Director
- 1935 On Ice
Director
- 1935 Mickey's Fire Brigade
Director
- 1935 The Cookie Carnival
Director
- 1935 Mickey's Service Station
Director
- 1934 Two-Gun Mickey
Director
- 1934 Mickey Plays Papa
Animation
- 1934 Peculiar Penguins
Animation
- 1934 The Wise Little Hen
Animation
- 1934 The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
Animation
- 1934 Funny Little Bunnies
Animation
- 1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants
Animation
- 1934 The China Shop
Animation
- 1934 Shanghaied
Animation
- 1933 The Night Before Christmas
Animation
- 1933 The Pied Piper
Animation
- 1933 Puppy Love
Animation
- 1933 Lullaby Land
Animation
- 1933 Old King Cole
Animation
- 1933 Mickey's Gala Premiere
Animation
- 1933 Mickey's Mechanical Man
Animation
- 1933 Father Noah's Ark
Animation
- 1933 Mickey's Mellerdrammer
Animation
- 1933 Birds in the Spring
Animation
- 1933 The Mad Doctor
Animation
- 1933 Building a Building
Animation
- 1932 Mickey's Good Deed
Animation
- 1932 Santa's Workshop
Animation
- 1932 Babes in the Woods
Animation
- 1932 The Klondike Kid
Animation
- 1932 The Whoopee Party
Animation
- 1932 King Neptune
Animation
- 1932 Trader Mickey
Animation
- 1932 Mickey in Arabia
Animation
- 1932 The Bears and the Bees
Animation
- 1932 Just Dogs
Animation
- 1932 The Duck Hunt
Animation
- 1932 The Bird Store
Animation
- 1931 Mickey's Orphans
Animation
- 1931 The Beach Party
Animation
- 1931 The Fox Hunt
Animation
- 1931 The Spider and the Fly
Animation
- 1931 The Clock Store
Animation
- 1931 Egyptian Melodies
Animation
- 1931 The Cat's Out
Animation
- 1931 The Busy Beavers
Animation
- 1931 The China Plate
Animation
- 1931 Mother Goose Melodies
Animation
- 1931 Traffic Troubles
Animation
- 1931 Birds of a Feather
Animation
- 1931 The Birthday Party
Animation
- 1930 Playful Pan
Animation
- 1930 Pioneer Days
Animation
- 1930 Winter
Animation
- 1930 The Gorilla Mystery
Animation
- 1930 Monkey Melodies
Animation
- 1930 The Chain Gang
Animation
- 1930 The Fire Fighters
Animation
- 1930 Midnight in a Toy Shop
Animation
- 1930 Arctic Antics
Animation
- 1930 Frolicking Fish
Animation
- 1930 Cannibal Capers
Animation
- 1929 Mickey's Choo-Choo
Animation
- 1929 El Terrible Toreador
Animation
- 1929 The Barnyard Battle
Animation, Background Designer
- 1920 The Bootblack
Director
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1954