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Bill Roberts(1899-1974)

  • Director
  • Animation Department
  • Sound Department
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Bill Roberts was born on 2 August 1899 in Kentucky, USA. He was a director, known for Dumbo (1941), Pinocchio (1940) and Bambi (1942). He was married to Lillian Roberts. He died on 18 March 1974 in Tulare County, California, USA.
BornAugust 2, 1899
DiedMarch 18, 1974(74)
BornAugust 2, 1899
DiedMarch 18, 1974(74)
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Known for

Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo
7.2
  • Director
  • 1941
Mel Blanc, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Christian Rub, and Evelyn Venable in Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio
7.4
  • Director
  • 1940
Bambi (1942)
Bambi
7.3
  • Director
  • 1942
Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, Scotty Mattraw, Harry Stockwell, and George Kiplunks in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
7.6
  • Animation Department
  • 1937

Credits

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Director

  • DTV 'Doggone' Valentine (1987)
    DTV 'Doggone' Valentine
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • original material
    • 1987
  • DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)
    DTV: Golden Oldies
    8.2
    Video
    • original material
    • 1984
  • DTV: Pop & Rock (1984)
    DTV: Pop & Rock
    7.5
    Video
    • original material
    • 1984
  • DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (1984)
    DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
    7.8
    Video
    • original material
    • 1984
  • Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)
    Disney's Halloween Treat
    8.4
    Video
    • original material
    • 1984
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • sequence director
    • segment director
    • Director
    • 1955–1970
  • A World is Born (1955)
    A World is Born
    7.3
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Donald's Diary (1954)
    Donald's Diary
    7.1
    Short
    • earlier cartoon clips (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
    Fun and Fancy Free
    6.3
    • animation director
    • 1947
  • Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)
    Mickey and the Beanstalk
    7.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1947
  • A Knight for a Day (1946)
    A Knight for a Day
    6.7
    Short
    • earlier cartoon clips (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The ABC of Hand Tools (1946)
    The ABC of Hand Tools
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1946
  • The Cold-Blooded Penguin (1945)
    The Cold-Blooded Penguin
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1945
  • The Flying Gauchito (1945)
    The Flying Gauchito
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1945
  • The Three Caballeros (1944)
    The Three Caballeros
    6.2
    • sequence director
    • 1944

Animation Department

  • Clarence Nash in The Fox Hunt (1938)
    The Fox Hunt
    6.4
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, Scotty Mattraw, Harry Stockwell, and George Kiplunks in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    7.6
    • animator
    • 1937
  • Pluto's Quin-puplets (1937)
    Pluto's Quin-puplets
    6.6
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Walt Disney and Clarence Nash in Clock Cleaners (1937)
    Clock Cleaners
    7.4
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Magician Mickey (1937)
    Magician Mickey
    7.1
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Mother Pluto (1936)
    Mother Pluto
    6.9
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Donald and Pluto (1936)
    Donald and Pluto
    7.1
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Alpine Climbers (1936)
    Alpine Climbers
    7.2
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Three Little Wolves (1936)
    Three Little Wolves
    7.0
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Mickey's Polo Team (1936)
    Mickey's Polo Team
    7.0
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
    Pluto's Judgement Day
    7.2
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
    Who Killed Cock Robin?
    6.9
    Short
    • animator: "Paul Parrot" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • The Robber Kitten (1935)
    The Robber Kitten
    6.4
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • The Dognapper (1934)
    The Dognapper
    6.9
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Puppy Love (1933)
    Mickey Plays Papa
    6.1
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1934

Sound Department

  • Cindy Means in PMS Cop (2014)
    PMS Cop
    3.9
    • boom operator
    • 2014

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • William Opal Roberts
  • Born
    • August 2, 1899
    • Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • March 18, 1974
    • Tulare County, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Lillian Roberts1929 - 1974 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Worked as a magazine illustrator in New York, before joining the Disney Organisation in 1932/3. Directed the Rite of Spring segment in Fantasia (1940).

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