Ben Sharpsteen

Career timeline

1. 1895 · Born

   Born in Tacoma, Washington, USA

2. 1920 · Screen debut

   The Bootblack (Movie)

3. 1920 · Directing debut

   The Bootblack (Movie)

4. 1940 · Breakthrough

   Pinocchio (Movie)

5. 1953 · First production

   The Living Desert (Movie)

6. 1980 · Died

   December 20, 1980

7. 2023 · Latest release

   100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration (Movie)

Career in numbers

2 1920s

22 1930s

5 1940s

14 1950s

5 1960s

3 1980s

1 2000s

2 2020s

• Animation38
• Documentary18
• Comedy15
• Family12
• Music3
• Fantasy2

Highest-rated title Fantasia 1940 7.4 Most popular title Pinocchio 1940 7.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ben Sharpsteen in our catalogue.

David Hand

8 titles together

Clarence Nash

5 titles together

Walt Disney

4 titles together

Pinto Colvig

4 titles together

Jack King

3 titles together

Cliff Edwards

3 titles together

Billy Bletcher

3 titles together

Frank Churchill

2 titles together

1. 2023 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration Movie
2. 2023 Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) Movie
3. 2000 Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends 7.0 Movie
4. 1984 DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues Movie
5. 1984 Donald Duck's First 50 Years Movie
6. 1980 Mickey Mouse Disco Movie
7. 1967 Walt Disney Masterpieces Movie
8. 1966 Winnie the Pooh TV
9. 1960 Escape to Paradise/Water Birds Movie
10. 1960 The Danube Movie
11. 1960 Japan Movie
12. 1959 Mysteries of the Deep Movie
13. 1959 Cruise of the Eagle Movie
14. 1958 Ama Girls Movie
15. 1957 Portugal Movie
16. 1957 Alaskan Sled Dog Movie
17. 1957 Lapland Movie
18. 1956 Samoa Movie
19. 1956 Sardinia Movie
20. 1955 Switzerland Movie
21. 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9 TV
22. 1952 Water Birds Movie
23. 1942 Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line 5.7 Movie
24. 1942 The New Spirit 5.8 Movie
25. 1941 Dumbo 7.0 Movie
26. 1940 Fantasia 7.4 Movie
27. 1940 Pinocchio 7.1 Movie
28. 1938 The Fox Hunt 6.1 Movie
29. 1938 Polar Trappers 6.1 Movie
30. 1938 Mickey's Trailer 7.4 Movie
31. 1938 Boat Builders 6.8 Movie
32. 1937 Pluto's Quin-puplets 6.6 Movie
33. 1937 Clock Cleaners 7.1 Movie
34. 1937 Hawaiian Holiday 6.7 Movie
35. 1937 Mickey's Review Movie
36. 1937 Moose Hunters 6.4 Movie
37. 1937 Don Donald 6.2 Movie
38. 1937 The Worm Turns 6.0 Movie
39. 1936 Donald and Pluto 6.7 Movie
40. 1936 Mickey's Circus 6.3 Movie
41. 1936 Moving Day 6.4 Movie
42. 1936 Orphan's Picnic 6.0 Movie
43. 1935 Broken Toys 6.7 Movie
44. 1935 Cock o' the Walk 6.0 Movie
45. 1935 On Ice 6.7 Movie
46. 1935 Mickey's Fire Brigade 7.0 Movie
47. 1935 The Cookie Carnival 6.7 Movie
48. 1935 Mickey's Service Station 6.6 Movie
49. 1934 Two-Gun Mickey 6.2 Movie
50. 1928 Mickey Mouse Cartoons TV
51. 1920 The Bootblack Movie

1. 1960 The Danube Movie
2. 1960 Japan Movie
3. 1959 Cruise of the Eagle Movie
4. 1957 The Navajos: Children of the Gods Movie
5. 1957 The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades Movie
6. 1953 The Living Desert 7.1 Movie

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