Roger Allers
Writer · Actor · DirectorRoger 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR9
Howard
2018
Self
Pride of The Lion King
2011
Self
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
2010
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
- Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
Self
The Making of TRON
2002
Himself
The Sweatbox
2002
Self
The Making of the Lion King
1994
Self
The Lion King
1994
Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)
DIRECTOR6
WRITER11
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
2015
Adaptation
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014
Screenplay
The Little Matchgirl
2006
Adaptation
Lilo & Stitch
2002
Story Artist
The Emperor's New Groove
2000
Original Story
Aladdin
1992
Story
Beauty and the Beast
1991
Story
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
Storyboard
The Little Mermaid
1989
Storyboard
Oliver & Company
1988
Story
Animalympics
1980
Story
