Directing
Tim Burton
EN, FR, IT, CS cinema · 107 credits
Born
25 August 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
Burbank, California, USA
Also known as Timothy Walter Burton · Timothy Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for pioneering goth subculture in Hollywood, with his films employing a distinctive style that blends gothic horror and dark fantasy aesthetics with whimsical and surreal elements. He has received numerous accolades, including one Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three BAFTA Awards. He was honoured with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2010. Burton made his directorial debut with the comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). He gained wider prominence for directing Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990), as well as producing The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which was based on a poem he wrote. He had directed films spanning a variety of genres such as animation, biopic, drama, fantasy, musical, science fiction, superhero, and supernatural horror; these include Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), Frankenweenie (2012), Big Eyes (2014), Dumbo (2019), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Burton has directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday (2022–present), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. He frequently collaborates with musician Danny Elfman, who has scored all but three of his films. He has also published several books, including The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Burton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Director, Producer
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited), Director, Producer
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
as Self - Commentator
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Dumbo
Director, Executive Producer
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited), Director
Houdini: The Untold Story
2016
Houdini: The Untold Story
as Houdini, Director
The Making of Big Eyes
as Himself
Big Eyes
Producer, Director
Men in Black 3
as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
The Batmobile
as Self
Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life
as Himself, Director
Dark Shadows
Director
Frankenweenie
Director, Idea, Producer
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Alice in Wonderland
Director
9
Producer
Sicko
Thanks
Corpse Bride
Director, Producer, Character Designer, Characters
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Big Fish
Director
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Planet of the Apes
Director
The World of Stainboy
Director, Producer, Character Designer, Writer
Sleepy Hollow
Director
Mars Attacks!
Director, Producer
Batman Forever
Producer
Conversations with Vincent
as Self, Director
Ed Wood
Director, Producer
Cabin Boy
Producer
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Zero (voice) (uncredited), Producer, Characters, Story
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
as Self - Producer
Singles
as Brian
Hoffa
as Corpse (uncredited)
Batman Returns
Producer, Director
Edward Scissorhands
Producer, Director, Story
Batman
Director
Beetlejuice
Director
The Jar
Director
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Thug in Alley (uncredited), Director
Frankenweenie
Writer, Director, Idea, Characters
Backstage at Disney
as Himself
Hansel and Gretel
Director, Production Design, Idea
Luau
as The Supreme Being / Mortie, Director, Producer, Writer
Vincent
Writer, Production Design, Director, Screenplay
Doctor of Doom
as Don Carlo, Writer, Director, Editor
The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
Stalk of the Celery Monster
Director, Producer, Writer
1997
Director
Tim's Dreams
Actor, Director
Prehistoric Caveman
Director