Ollie Johnston

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Ollie Johnston

Visual Effects October 31, 1912

Palo Alto - California - USA

Born in Palo Alto, California, Johnston attended Stanford University, where he worked on the campus humor magazine Stanford Chaparral with fellow future animator Frank Thomas, the…

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The Incredibles

The Incredibles

7.7 2004 Movie
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

7.1 1937 Movie
Cinderella

Cinderella

7.1 1950 Movie
One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

7.2 1961 Movie
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

7.3 1967 Movie
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

7.2 1951 Movie
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

7.1 1940 Movie
The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

8.0 1999 Movie
Bambi

Bambi

7.0 1942 Movie
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

7.2 1953 Movie
Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

7.1 1955 Movie
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

6.9 1959 Movie

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Born in Palo Alto, California, Johnston attended Stanford University, where he worked on the campus humor magazine Stanford Chaparral with fellow future animator Frank Thomas, then transferred to the Chouinard Art Institute in his senior year.[5] Ollie married a fellow Disney employee, ink and paint artist Marie Worthey, in 1943.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2009
    Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2009
    The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

    Movie Self (Archive Footage)

  3. 2007
    The Pixar Story

    Movie Self

  4. 2006
    Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp

    Movie Self

  5. 2005
    From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2005
    From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men

    Movie Self (Archive Footage)

  7. 2005
    The Cinderella That Almost Was

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2004
    The Incredibles

    Movie Additional Voices (voice)

  9. 2003
    Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound

    Movie Self

  10. 2002
    Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

    Movie

  11. 2001
    Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All

    Movie Himself

  12. 2001
    The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp

    Movie Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'

  13. 2000
    The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

    Movie Self

  14. 1999
    The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

    Movie Himself

  15. 1999
    The Iron Giant

    Movie Additional Voices (voice)

  16. 1997
    Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 1997
    Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

    Movie Self - Directing Animator

  2. 1996
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece

    Movie Self - Animator

  3. 1995
    Frank and Ollie

    Movie Himself

  4. 1995
    Secret Lives

    TV show

  5. 1994
    The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born

    Movie Self - Supervising Animator, 'Bambi'

  6. 1989
    It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story

    Movie Self

  7. 1989
    Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

    Movie Story Consultant

  8. 1987
    The Chipmunk Adventure

    Movie Thanks

  9. 1986
    Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather

    Movie Animation

  10. 1981
    The Fox and the Hound

    Movie Animation Director

  11. 1981
    Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life

    Movie Self

  12. 1977
    The Rescuers

    Movie Supervising Animator

  13. 1977
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    Movie Animation

  14. 1973
    Robin Hood

    Movie Animation

  15. 1970
    The Aristocats

    Movie Animation

  16. 1968
    Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

    Movie Animation Director

  17. 1967
    The Jungle Book

    Movie Animation Director

  18. 1964
    Mary Poppins

    Movie Animation

  19. 1963
    The Sword in the Stone

    Movie Animation

  20. 1961
    One Hundred and One Dalmatians

    Movie Animation

  21. 1959
    Sleeping Beauty

    Movie Animation

  22. 1957
    Tricks of Our Trade

    Movie

  23. 1956
    Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

    Movie Self

  24. 1955
    Lady and the Tramp

    Movie Animation