Tim Burton
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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
Credits
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
as Zero (voice) (uncredited)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
as Thug in Alley (uncredited)
Hoffa (1992)
as Corpse (uncredited)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Additional Muppet Performer
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
as Self
Singles (1992)
as Brian
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
as Self
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors (2005)
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive (2026)
Actor
Ritratti di cinema (2025)
as Self
Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020)
as Self
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (1992)
as Self
The Making of Edward Scissorhands (1990)
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)
as Self
Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter (2010)
as Self
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)
as Self
The Making of Big Eyes (2015)
as Himself
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)
as Self
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (1994)
as Self
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale (2021)
as Self
Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice (2010)
as Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
as Self
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman (2015)
as Self
Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland (2010)
as Himself
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate (2005)
as Self
Becoming Oompa-Loompa (2005)
Actor
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)
as (archive footage)
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen (2022)
as Self - Commentator
A Century of Cinema (1994)
as Self
A Look Through His Lens (2024)
as Self
Tim Burton : un monstre de cinéma (2025)
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
Doctor of Doom (1979)
as Don Carlo
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008)
as Self
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento (2022)
as self
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' (1993)
as Self - Producer
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994)
as Self
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons (2012)
as Self
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!% (2004)
as Self
The Many Faces of Catwoman (2005)
as Self
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)
as Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)
as Self
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton (2015)
Actor
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (1994)
as Self
Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life (2012)
as Himself
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror (2010)
as Self
Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004)
as Self
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton (2011)
Actor
The Batmobile (2012)
as Self
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds (2005)
as Himself
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd (2008)
as Self
Houdini: The Untold Story (2016)
as Houdini
Backstage at Disney (1983)
as Himself
Conversations with Vincent (1994)
Actor
Luau (1982)
as The Supreme Being / Mortie
Designing the Burtonesque (2024)
as Himself
Tim's Dreams (1972)
Actor