Roger Allers
Writing
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.
Known for
Writing11
movieKahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014
Screenplay
movieThe Little Matchgirl
2006
Adaptation
movieLilo & Stitch
2002
Story Artist
movieThe Emperor's New Groove
2000
Original Story
movieAladdin
1992
Story
movieThe Rescuers Down Under
1990
Storyboard
movieThe Little Mermaid
1989
Storyboard
Acting9
movieHoward
2018
Self
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
movieThe Making of TRON
2002
Himself
movieThe Lion King
1994
Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)
Directing6
Crew3
movieThe Lion King
2019
Thanks
movieThe Lion King 1½
2004
Additional Writing
Visual Effects3
movieRock & Rule
1983
Animation
movieTron
1982
Pre-Visualization Supervisor
movieAnimalympics
1980
Animation
Art1
movieAnimalympics
1980
Art Direction