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)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
as Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
Howard (2018)
as Self
The Sweatbox (2002)
as Self
The Making of the Lion King (1994)
as Self
The Making of TRON (2002)
as Himself
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast (2010)
as Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)
as Self
Pride of The Lion King (2011)
as Self