Ward Kimball
Visual Effects
29
Acting Credits
12
Directed
Biography
While Kimball was a brilliant draftsman, he preferred to work on comical characters rather than realistic human designs. Animating came easily to him and he was constantly looking to do things differently. Because of this, Walt Disney called Ward a genius in the book The Story Of Walt Disney. While there were many talented animators at Disney, Ward's efforts stand out as especially unique.Kimball created several classic Disney characters including the Crows in Dumbo; Tweedledum and Tweedledee, t...
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
Self (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
Ward Kimball (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)
The Reluctant Dragon
Ward Kimball
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Ward Kimball (archive footage) (uncredited)
Filmography
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
2019
as Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Ward Kimball (archive footage)
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2005
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Cinderella That Almost Was
2005
as Self (archive footage)
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
as Ward Kimball (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Wish Came True: The Making of 'Pinocchio'
2000
as Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
as Self
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997
as Self
Pinocchio: The Making of a Masterpiece
1993
as Self
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989
as The IRS Chief
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989
as Self
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self – Interviewee
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
1981
as Self
From Fantasia to Fantasyland
1978
as self
It's Tough to Be a Bird
1969
as Bird Fancier
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Disneyland '59
1959
as Self
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1956
as Self
Man and the Moon
1955
as Self (uncredited)
Man in Space
1955
as Self
The Disneyland Story
1954
as Self
Operation Wonderland
1951
as Self
One Hour in Wonderland
1950
as Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
as Ward Kimball
The Nifty Nineties
1941
as Ward (voice) (uncredited)