Tim Burton
Directing
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for pioneering goth subculture in Hollywood, with his films employing a distinctive style that blends gothic horror and dark fantasy aesthetics with whimsical and surreal elements. He has received numerous accolades, including one Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three BAFTA Awards. He was honoured with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2010. Burton made his directorial debut with the comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). He gained wider prominence for directing Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990), as well as producing The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which was based on a poem he wrote. He had directed films spanning a variety of genres such as animation, biopic, drama, fantasy, musical, science fiction, superhero, and supernatural horror; these include Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), Frankenweenie (2012), Big Eyes (2014), Dumbo (2019), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Burton has directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday (2022–present), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. He frequently collaborates with musician Danny Elfman, who has scored all but three of his films. He has also published several books, including The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Burton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieBeetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
Director
tvWednesday
2022
Director
movieDumbo
2019
Director
movieBig Eyes
2014
Director
movieFrankenweenie
2012
Director
movieDark Shadows
2012
Director
movieAlice in Wonderland
2010
Director
movieCorpse Bride
2005
Director
movieBig Fish
2003
Director
moviePlanet of the Apes
2001
Director
tvThe World of Stainboy
2000
Director
movieThe World of Stainboy
2000
Director
movieSleepy Hollow
1999
Director
movieMars Attacks!
1996
Director
movieEd Wood
1994
Director
movieBatman Returns
1992
Director
movieEdward Scissorhands
1990
Director
movieBatman
1989
Director
movieBeetlejuice
1988
Director
moviePee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Director
movieFrankenweenie
1984
Director
movieHansel and Gretel
1983
Director
movieVincent
1982
Director
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
Director
movieLuau
1982
Director
movieDoctor of Doom
1979
Director
moviePrehistoric Caveman
1971
Director
movieAttack of the 50 Foot Woman
Director
Acting72
tv"Couch" by Lena Situations
2025
Self - Guest
movieBeetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
tvSuperpowered: The DC Story
2023
Self (archive footage)
tvBeau geste
2023
Self
tvWednesday
2022
Parrot
tvThe Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
(archive footage)
movieThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
(archive footage)
movieMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
movieMen in Black 3
2012
Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self (archive footage)
tvEl hormiguero
2006
Self - Guest
movieEd Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Zero (voice) (uncredited)
movieHoffa
1992
Corpse (uncredited)
movieSingles
1992
Brian
moviePee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Thug in Alley (uncredited)
movieBackstage at Disney
1983
Himself
movieLuau
1982
The Supreme Being / Mortie
movieDoctor of Doom
1979
Don Carlo
movieThe Muppet Movie
1979
Additional Muppet Performer
Production27
movieBeetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
Producer
tvWednesday
2022
Executive Producer
movieDumbo
2019
Executive Producer
movieBig Eyes
2014
Producer
movieFrankenweenie
2012
Producer
movie9
2009
Producer
movieCorpse Bride
2005
Producer
movieThe World of Stainboy
2000
Producer
movieMars Attacks!
1996
Producer
movieBatman Forever
1995
Producer
movieEd Wood
1994
Producer
movieCabin Boy
1994
Producer
tvFamily Dog
1993
Executive Producer
movieBatman Returns
1992
Producer
movieEdward Scissorhands
1990
Producer
tvBeetlejuice
1989
Executive Producer
movieLuau
1982
Producer
movieAttack of the 50 Foot Woman
Producer
Writing13
movieFrankenweenie
2012
Idea, Characters
movieThe Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Characters, Story
movieFrankenweenie
1984
Writer, Idea, Characters
movieVincent
1982
Screenplay, Writer
movieLuau
1982
Writer
movieDoctor of Doom
1979
Writer
Crew3
Visual Effects3
movieCorpse Bride
2005
Character Designer
movieThe World of Stainboy
2000
Character Designer
tvAmazing Stories
1985
Animation
Art2
movieHansel and Gretel
1983
Production Design
movieVincent
1982
Production Design
Creator2
tvThe World of Stainboy
2000
Creator
tvBeetlejuice
1989
Creator
Editing1
movieDoctor of Doom
1979
Editor