Ben Sharpsteen

Animation Department

“Born in Tacoma, Wash. Graduated from agricultural college but gave up agrarian pursuits to help out Uncle Sam’s Marines during the war. Marine life made me so lazy I couldn’t bear the thought of hard work again so I became an animator, joining the old International Film Company in New York. Work as an animator on old Mutt and Jeff cartoons and on Fleischer’s “Out-of-the-Inkwell.” Twice deserted the ranks of animation for newspaper and commercial art. Guess I am too old to make another change so will stick to animating as long as it sticks to me.” -published in the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily

Born: November 4, 1895 in Tacoma, Washington, USA

Died: December 20, 1980 (Age 85)

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Ben Sharpsteen Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Alice in Wonderland Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	7.4	Production	Production Supervisor	1951
Cinderella Movie Available on 38 streaming services.	7.4	Production	Production Supervisor	1950
Dumbo Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director	1941
Fantasia Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Director, Production Supervisor	1940
Pinocchio Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	Director	1940
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Sequence Supervisor, Post Production Supervisor, Co-Director	1937
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6.9	Production	Production Supervisor	1949
The Living Desert Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	7.2	Production	Producer	1953
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration Movie	8.2	Directing	Director	2023
The Magical World of Disney TV Show	8.2	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1954-1997
Arctic Antics Short Film	5.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
Babes in the Woods Short Film	6.5	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
Birds in the Spring Short Film	6.1	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
Birds of a Feather Short Film	5.8	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
Boat Builders Short Film	7	Directing	Director	1938
Broken Toys Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1935
Building a Building Short Film	6.9	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
Cannibal Capers Short Film	5.2	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
Clock Cleaners Short Film	7.2	Directing	Director	1937
Cock o' the Walk Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	1935
Don Donald Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1937
Donald and Pluto Short Film	7	Directing	Director	1936
Egyptian Melodies Short Film	6.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
El terrible toreador Short Film	5.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1929
Father Noah's Ark Short Film	6.4	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
Frolicking Fish Short Film	5.7	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
Funny Little Bunnies Short Film	7	Visual Effects	Animation	1934
Hawaiian Holiday Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1937
Just Dogs Short Film	6.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
King Neptune Short Film	6.2	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
Lullaby Land Short Film	6.4	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
Mickey Mouse Disco Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1980
Mickey Plays Papa Short Film	5.9	Visual Effects	Animation	1934
Mickey in Arabia Short Film	6.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
Mickey's Choo-Choo Short Film	5.9	Visual Effects	Animation	1929
Mickey's Circus Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1936
Mickey's Fire Brigade Short Film	7.3	Directing	Director	1935
Mickey's Gala Premier Short Film	6.7	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
Mickey's Good Deed Short Film	7.1	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
Mickey's Mechanical Man Short Film	6.2	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
Mickey's Mellerdrammer Short Film	5.8	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
Mickey's Orphans Short Film	6.1	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
Mickey's Service Station Short Film	6.9	Directing	Director	1935
Mickey's Trailer Short Film Available on 1 streaming services.	7.7	Directing	Director	1938
Midnight in a Toy Shop Short Film	5.9	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
Monkey Melodies Short Film	5.5	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
Moose Hunters Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1937
Mother Goose Melodies Short Film	6	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
Moving Day Short Film	7.2	Directing	Director	1936
Mysteries of the Deep Short Film	8.1	Directing	Director	1959
Old King Cole Short Film	5.7	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
On Ice Short Film	7	Directing	Director	1935
Orphans' Picnic Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director	1936
Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director	1942
Peculiar Penguins Short Film	6.2	Visual Effects	Animation	1934
Pioneer Days Short Film	5.8	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
Playful Pan Short Film	6	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
Pluto's Quin-puplets Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1937
Polar Trappers Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1938
Puppy Love Short Film	5.9	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
Santa's Workshop Short Film	6.9	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
Shanghaied Short Film	6.5	Visual Effects	Animation	1934
The Beach Party Short Film	6.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
The Bears and Bees Short Film	6	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
The Bird Store Short Film	5.4	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
The Birthday Party Short Film	5.9	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
The Busy Beavers Short Film	6.1	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
The Cat's Out Short Film	6.2	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
The Chain Gang Short Film	6.1	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
The China Plate Short Film	6.1	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
The China Shop Short Film	6.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1934
The Clock Store Short Film	6	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
The Cookie Carnival Short Film	6.8	Directing	Director	1935
The Duck Hunt Short Film	6	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
The Fire Fighters Short Film	6.5	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
The Fox Hunt Short Film	5.6	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
The Fox Hunt Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director	1938
The Gorilla Mystery Short Film	6.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
The Grasshopper and the Ants Short Film	6.9	Visual Effects	Animation	1934
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers Short Film	6.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1934
The Klondike Kid Short Film	6.8	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
The Mad Doctor Short Film	7.5	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
The New Spirit Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1942
The Night Before Christmas Short Film	6.8	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
The Pied Piper Short Film	6.7	Visual Effects	Animation	1933
The Spider and the Fly Short Film	6.1	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
The Whoopee Party Short Film	6.2	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
The Wise Little Hen Short Film	6.8	Visual Effects	Animation	1934
The Worm Turns Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1937
Trader Mickey Short Film	5.5	Visual Effects	Animation	1932
Traffic Troubles Short Film	6.3	Visual Effects	Animation	1931
Two-Gun Mickey Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1934
Water Birds Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1952
Winter Short Film	5.6	Visual Effects	Animation	1930
Switzerland Short Film	6.9	Directing	Director	1955
Portugal Short Film	6.8	Directing	Director	1957
Ama Girls Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1958
The Olympic Elk Short Film	6.6	Production	Production Supervisor	1952
Lapland Short Film	7.6	Directing	Director	1957
The Blue Men of Morocco Short Film		Production	Associate Producer	1956
Sardinia Short Film		Directing	Director	1956
Samoa Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1956
The Bootblack Short Film		Directing	Director	1920
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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