List of frequent Tim Burton collaborators - wikipedia List of frequent Tim Burton collaborators Tim Burton ( born August 25, 1958 ) is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist who often works with certain actors and crew members in multiple feature film directing projects. The actors who collaborated with Burton the most frequently are Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Christopher Lee, who all appeared in eight, seven and six films, respectively. Film composer Danny Elfman composed the music for all of Burton 's feature films with the exception of Ed Wood ( 1994 ), Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) and Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children ( 2016 ). He also composed the music for The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ), a stop - motion animated film Burton co-wrote and produced. Other actors that Burton has worked with include Alan Arkin, Danny DeVito, Conchata Ferrell, Albert Finney, Carmen Filpi, Michael Gough, Eva Green, Pat Hingle, Jan Hooks, Rance Howard, Jeffrey Jones, O - Lan Jones, Michael Keaton, Martin Landau, Lisa Marie, Jack Nicholson, Catherine O'Hara, Michelle Pfeiffer, Missi Pyle, Paul Reubens, Alan Rickman, Deep Roy, Winona Ryder, Diane Salinger, Glenn Shadix, Martin Short, Timothy Spall, Terence Stamp, Sylvia Sidney, Christopher Walken, Frank Welker and Paul Whitehouse. Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens, and Glenn Shadix also starred in The Nightmare Before Christmas. Actor Jason Hervey appeared in the short film Frankenweenie ( 1984 ), before appearing in Burton 's feature film directing debut Pee - wee 's Big Adventure ( 1985 ). Actor Vincent Price worked with Burton on three projects, hosting the television film Hansel and Gretel ( 1982 ), narrating the short film Vincent ( 1982 ) and appearing in the feature film Edward Scissorhands ( 1990 ). Actresses Ada and Arlene Tai worked with Burton as extras in Ed Wood before going on to be cast in Big Fish ( 2003 ). In addition to starring in Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and Frankenweenie, Winona Ryder appeared in the Burton - directed music video for The Killers ' `` Here with Me ''. Contents 1 Key 2 Cast 3 Crew 4 References Key Key Title Year PB Pee - wee 's Big Adventure 1985 BJ Beetlejuice BM Batman ES Edward Scissorhands BR Batman Returns EW Ed Wood MA Mars Attacks ! SH Sleepy Hollow 1999 PA Planet of the Apes BF Big Fish 2003 CF Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 CB Corpse Bride 2005 ST Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007 AW Alice in Wonderland DS Dark Shadows 2012 FW Frankenweenie 2012 BE Big Eyes 2014 PH Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children 2016 DU Dumbo 2019 Cast Individual PB BJ BM ES BR EW MA SH PA BF CF CB ST AW DS FW BE PH DU Alan Arkin Yes Yes Simmy Bow Yes Yes Steven Brill Yes Yes Tommy Bush Yes Yes Helena Bonham Carter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Johnny Depp Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Danny DeVito Yes Yes Yes Yes Adam Drescher Yes Yes Conchata Ferrell Yes Yes Albert Finney Yes Yes Carmen Filpi Yes Yes Yes Michael Gough Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Eva Green Yes Yes Yes Garrick Hagon Yes Yes Pat Hingle Yes Yes Jan Hooks Yes Yes Rance Howard Yes Yes Jeffrey Jones Yes Yes Yes O - Lan Jones Yes Yes Yes Michael Keaton Yes Yes Yes Yes Stuart Lancaster Yes Yes Martin Landau Yes Yes Yes Christopher Lee Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Lisa Marie Yes Yes Yes Yes Jack Nicholson Yes Yes Catherine O'Hara Yes Yes Jessica Oyelowo Yes Yes Sarah Jessica Parker Yes Yes Michelle Pfeiffer Yes Yes Philip Philmar Yes Yes Yes Missi Pyle Yes Yes Paul Reubens Yes Yes Alan Rickman Yes Yes Deep Roy Yes Yes Yes Yes Winona Ryder Yes Yes Yes Diane Salinger Yes Yes Glenn Shadix Yes Yes Martin Short Yes Yes Sylvia Sidney Yes Yes Timothy Spall Yes Yes Terence Stamp Yes Yes Philip Tan Yes Yes Harry Taylor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Christopher Walken Yes Yes Frank Welker Yes Yes Yes Paul Whitehouse Yes Yes Biff Yeager Yes Yes Yes Crew Burton also often works with certain crew members in multiple directing projects. This includes screenwriters Warren Skaaren, Caroline Thompson, John August, and Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, producers Denise Di Novi, Allison Abbate, and Richard D. Zanuck, composer Danny Elfman, composer / music supervisor / music producer / music editor Mike Higham, costume designer Colleen Atwood, production designers Bo Welch, Alex McDowell, and Rick Heinrichs, cinematographers Stefan Czapsky, Philippe Rousselot, Dariusz Wolski, and Bruno Delbonnel, makeup artists Ve Neill, Stan Winston and Rick Baker, and editor / executive producer Chris Lebenzon. Burton has worked with director Henry Selick on The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) and James and the Giant Peach ( 1996 ), the former of which Burton co-wrote. He has also worked with fellow producer / director Timur Bekmambetov and producer Jim Lemley on 9 ( 2009 ) and Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter ( 2012 ), for which Bekmambetov also served as director. Burton has also collaborated with puppet manufacturers Mackinnon & Saunders three times : a failed attempt on Mars Attacks !, Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie. References Jump up ^ `` Danny Elfman filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jason Hervey filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Vincent Price filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ Burton, Tim ( 2004 ). Big Fish ( DVD commentary track ). Columbia Pictures. Jump up ^ `` Alan Arkin filmography ''. IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Simmy Bow filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Steven Brill filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved September 22, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Tommy Bush filmography ''. IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Helena Bonham Carter filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Depp filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Danny DeVito filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Adam Drescher - IMDb ''. IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved February 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Conchata Ferrell filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Albert Finney filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Carmen Filpi filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Michael Gough filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Eva Green filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved March 11, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Garrick Hagon filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved November 19, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Pat Hingle filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jan Hooks filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rance Howard filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jeffrey Jones filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` O - Lan Jones filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Michael Keaton filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Stuart Lancaster filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 26, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Martin Landau filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Christopher Lee filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Lisa Marie filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jack Nicholson filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Catherine O'Hara filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jessica Oyelowo filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved September 22, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sarah Jessica Parker filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Michelle Pfeiffer filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Philip Philmar - IMDb ''. IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Missi Pyle filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Paul Reubens filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Alan Rickman filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Deep Roy filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Winona Ryder filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Diane Salinger filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Glenn Shadix filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Martin Short filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Sylvia Sidney filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Timothy Spall filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Terence Stamp filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved March 12, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Philip Tan - IMDb ''. IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Harry Taylor filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved September 22, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Christopher Walken filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Frank Welker filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Paul Whitehouse filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Biff Yeager filmography ''. AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 1, 2014. Tim Burton Filmography Frequent collaborators Unproduced projects Tim Burton Productions Directorial works Feature films Pee - wee 's Big Adventure ( 1985 ) Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) Batman ( 1989 ) Edward Scissorhands ( 1990 ) 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 ) Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children ( 2016 ) Dumbo ( 2019 ) Short films The Island of Doctor Agor ( 1971 ) Stalk of the Celery Monster ( 1979 ) Hansel and Gretel ( 1982 ) Vincent ( 1982 ) Frankenweenie ( 1984 ) Stainboy ( 2000 ) Music videos `` Bones '' `` Here with Me '' Produced only The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) Cabin Boy ( 1994 ) Batman Forever ( 1995 ) James and the Giant Peach ( 1996 ) 9 ( 2009 ) Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter ( 2012 ) Alice Through the Looking Glass ( 2016 ) Literature The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories ( 1997 ) Television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( `` The Jar '', 1986 ) Faerie Tale Theatre ( `` Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp '', 1986 ) Beetlejuice ( 1989 -- 91 ) Family Dog ( 1993 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_frequent_Tim_Burton_collaborators&oldid=796009783 '' Categories : Lists of entertainers Tim Burton Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from January 2014 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 August 2017, at 22 : 16. 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Question: how many times has johnny depp and tim burton worked together
Answer: eight