- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- June 29, 1949
- Place of Birth
- Rye, New York, USA
- Died
- January 17, 2026
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.
Filmography
movieMufasa: The Lion King
2024 · Thanks
movieThe Lion King
2019 · Thanks
movieHoward
2018 · Self
movieWalt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
2015 · Director, Adaptation
movieKahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014 · Screenplay, Director
moviePride of The Lion King
2011 · Self
movieBeyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
2010 · Self
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006 · Self
movieOpen Season
2006 · Director
movieThe Little Matchgirl
2006 · Director, Adaptation
La Petite Fille aux allumettes
2005 · Director
movieThe Lion King 1½
2004 · Additional Writing
movieThe Sweatbox
2002 · Self
movieLilo & Stitch
2002 · Story Artist
movieThe Making of TRON
2002 · Himself
movieThe Emperor's New Groove
2000 · Original Story
movieThe Making of the Lion King
1994 · Self
movieThe Lion King
1994 · Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited), Director
movieAladdin
1992 · Story
movieBeauty and the Beast
1991 · Story
movieThe Rescuers Down Under
1990 · Storyboard
movieThe Little Mermaid
1989 · Storyboard
movieOliver & Company
1988 · Story
movieRock & Rule
1983 · Animation
movieTron
1982 · Pre-Visualization Supervisor
movieAnimalympics
1980 · Animation, Story, Art Direction