Roger Allers

Roger Allers (June 29, 1949 – January 17, 2026) was an American film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and playwright. He was best known for co-directing Disney Animation's The Lion King (1994), the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name. He also directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length animated film, Open Season (2006) and the animated adaptation of The Prophet. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Allers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cast

The Making of TRON

Himself

Pride of The Lion King

Self

The Sweatbox

Self

Howard

Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)

Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

Self

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Self

The Making of the Lion King

Self

The Lion King

Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Open Season

Director

The Lion King

Director

The Little Matchgirl

Director, Adaptation

La Petite Fille aux allumettes

Director

Lilo & Stitch

Story Artist

Tron

Pre-Visualization Supervisor

The Little Mermaid

Storyboard

Beauty and the Beast

Story

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Screenplay, Director

Aladdin

Story

Animalympics

Animation, Story, Art Direction

Oliver & Company

Story

The Emperor's New Groove

Original Story

Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection

Adaptation, Director

Mufasa: The Lion King

Thanks

Rock & Rule

Animation