page_title: Don Bluth
hierarchical_section_title: Don Bluth
caption_attribution_description: English: A photo of animator Don Bluth
context_page_description: Donald Virgil Bluth is an American film director, animator, production designer, video game designer and animation instructor, known for his animated films, including The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven and Anastasia, for his involvement in the LaserDisc game Dragon's Lair, and for competing with former employer Walt Disney Productions during the years leading up to the films that became the Disney Renaissance. He is the older brother of illustrator Toby Bluth.
context_section_description: Donald Virgil Bluth (/bluːθ/; born September 13, 1937) is an American film director, animator, production designer, video game designer and animation instructor, known for his animated films, including The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) and Anastasia (1997), for his involvement in the LaserDisc game Dragon's Lair (1983), and for competing with former employer Walt Disney Productions during the years leading up to the films that became the Disney Renaissance. He is the older brother of illustrator Toby Bluth.
caption: Bluth in 2006
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