Roger Allers
Writing
June 29, 1949
Died January 17, 2026 (76 years old)
Rye, New York, USA
9
Acting Credits
6
Directed
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Howard
2018
as Self
6.8
Pride of The Lion King
2011
as Self
8
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
2010
as Self
6
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
7.2
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
as Self
8
The Making of TRON
2002
as Himself
6.9
The Sweatbox
2002
as Self
7
The Making of the Lion King
1994
as Self
8.7
The Lion King
1994
as Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)
8.3