Known For
Writing
Born
Jun 29, 1949
Died
Jan 17, 2026
Place of Birth
Rye, New York, USA
Credits
27 titles
Roger Allers
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mufasa: The Lion King
Thanks
The Lion King
Thanks
Howard
Self
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
Adaptation
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Screenplay
Pride of The Lion King
Self
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Self
Open Season
Director
The Little Matchgirl
Director
La Petite Fille aux allumettes
Director
The Lion King 1½
Additional Writing
The Sweatbox
Self
Lilo & Stitch
Story Artist
The Making of TRON
Himself
The Emperor's New Groove
Original Story
The Making of the Lion King
Self
The Lion King
Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)
Aladdin
Story
Beauty and the Beast
Story
The Rescuers Down Under
Storyboard
The Little Mermaid
Storyboard
Oliver & Company
Story
Rock & Rule
Animation
Tron
Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Animalympics
Animation