Roger Allers
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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
Credits
The Lion King (1994)
as Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)
The Making of the Lion King (1994)
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
as Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
Howard (2018)
as Self
The Making Of 'The Lion King' (2003)
as Self
Pride of The Lion King (2011)
as Self
The Sweatbox (2002)
as Self
The Making of TRON (2002)
as Himself
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)
as Self
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast (2010)
as Self