Directing
Roger Allers
EN, FR cinema · 28 credits
Born
29 June 1949
Died
17 January 2026 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Rye, New York, USA
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
Howard
as Self
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
Adaptation, Director
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Screenplay, Director
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
Open Season
Director
The Little Matchgirl
Director, Adaptation
The Lion King 1½
Additional Writing
The Making of TRON
as Himself
The Sweatbox
as Self
Lilo & Stitch
Story Artist
The Emperor's New Groove
Original Story
The Lion King
as Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited), Director
Aladdin
Story
The Rescuers Down Under
Storyboard
The Little Mermaid
Storyboard
Rock & Rule
Animation
Tron
Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Animalympics
Animation, Story, Art Direction