Ben Sharpsteen

Career Overview

Ben Sharpsteen has 124 screen credits in a career dating back to 1920. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently True-Life Adventures Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include The Wise Little Hen, The Grasshopper and the Ants, Peculiar Penguins. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Visual Effects
Gender: male
Known Credits: 124
Birth Date: 1895-11-04
Birth Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

True-Life Adventures Collection (3 titles)
Dumbo (1 titles)
Fantasia Collection (1 titles)
Pinocchio (1 titles)
Snow White (1 titles)
Happy Hooligan Animated Collection (1 titles)
Cinderella (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Pinto Colvig (2 collaborations)
Billy Bletcher (2 collaborations)
Walt Disney (2 collaborations)
Marcellite Garner (2 collaborations)
Florence Gill (1 collaborations)
Clarence Nash (1 collaborations)
Purv Pullen (1 collaborations)
Dorothy Compton (1 collaborations)
Elvia Allman (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (50 credits)
- 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Donald Duck's First 50 Years
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Mickey Mouse Disco
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Walt Disney Masterpieces
  director
  
  directing
  
  1967
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
- The Danube
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
- Japan
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
- Mysteries of the Deep
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- Cruise of the Eagle
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- Ama Girls
  director
  
  directing
  
  1958
- Portugal
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- Lapland
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- Alaskan Sled Dog
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- Samoa
  director
  
  directing
  
  1956
- Sardinia
  director
  
  directing
  
  1956
- Switzerland
  director
  
  directing
  
  1955
- The Wonderful World of Disney
  
  - Dumbo [1941] (1955) ... director directing
  
  1954
- Water Birds
  director
  
  directing
  
  1952
- Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- The New Spirit
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- Dumbo
  director
  
  directing
  
  1941
- Fantasia
  director
  
  directing
  
  1940
- Pinocchio
  director
  
  directing
  
  1940
- The Fox Hunt
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Polar Trappers
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Mickey's Trailer
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Boat Builders
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Pluto's Quin-puplets
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Clock Cleaners
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Hawaiian Holiday
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Mickey's Review
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Moose Hunters
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Don Donald
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- The Worm Turns
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Donald and Pluto
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- Mickey's Circus
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- Moving Day
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- Orphan's Picnic
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- Broken Toys
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- Cock o' the Walk
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- On Ice
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- Mickey's Fire Brigade
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- The Cookie Carnival
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- Mickey's Service Station
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- Two-Gun Mickey
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- The Bootblack
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
art (2 credits)
- Goofy at the Olympic Games
  art direction
  
  art
  
  1992
- The Barnyard Battle
  background designer
  
  art
  
  1929
production (13 credits)
- The Danube
  producer
  
  production
  
  1960
- Japan
  producer
  
  production
  
  1960
- Cruise of the Eagle
  producer
  
  production
  
  1959
- The Navajos: Children of the Gods
  producer
  
  production
  
  1957
- The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
  producer
  
  production
  
  1957
- The Blue Men of Morocco
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  1957
- The Living Desert
  producer
  
  production
  
  1953
- The Olympic Elk
  production supervisor
  
  production
  
  1952
- Alice in Wonderland
  production supervisor
  
  production
  
  1951
- Cinderella
  production supervisor
  
  production
  
  1950
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
  production supervisor
  
  production
  
  1949
- Fun and Fancy Free
  production supervisor
  
  production
  
  1947
- Fantasia
  production supervisor
  
  production
  
  1940
actors (1 credits)
- The Disneyland Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
crew (1 credits)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  sequence supervisor
  
  crew
  
  1938
visual effects (57 credits)
- Mickey Plays Papa
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1934
- Peculiar Penguins
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1934
- The Wise Little Hen
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1934
- The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1934
- Funny Little Bunnies
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1934
- The Grasshopper and the Ants
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1934
- Shanghaied
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1934
- The China Shop
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1934
- The Night Before Christmas
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- The Pied Piper
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- Puppy Love
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- Lullaby Land
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- Mickey's Gala Premiere
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- Mickey's Mechanical Man
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- Father Noah's Ark
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- Mickey's Mellerdrammer
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- Birds in the Spring
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- The Mad Doctor
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- Building a Building
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1933
- Mickey's Good Deed
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- Santa's Workshop
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- Babes in the Woods
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- The Klondike Kid
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- King Neptune
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- Trader Mickey
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- Mickey in Arabia
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- The Bears and the Bees
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- Just Dogs
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- The Duck Hunt
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- The Bird Store
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1932
- Mickey's Orphans
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- The Beach Party
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- The Fox Hunt
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- The Spider and the Fly
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- The Clock Store
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- Egyptian Melodies
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- The Cat's Out
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- The Busy Beavers
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- The China Plate
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- Mother Goose Melodies
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- Traffic Troubles
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- Birds of a Feather
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- The Birthday Party
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1931
- Playful Pan
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- Pioneer Days
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- Winter
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- The Gorilla Mystery
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- Monkey Melodies
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- The Chain Gang
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- The Fire Fighters
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- Midnight in a Toy Shop
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- Arctic Antics
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- Frolicking Fish
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- Cannibal Capers
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1930
- Mickey's Choo-Choo
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1929
- El Terrible Toreador
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1929
- The Barnyard Battle
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1929