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