Chris Buck (born October 25, 1960) is an American film director and animator who has worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios since 1978. He is most well-known for directing Tarzan (along with Kevin Lima) and Frozen (along with Jennifer Lee). He has also co-directed the 2007 non-Disney computer-animated feature, Surf's Up, along with Ash Brannon.
Filmography
Year | Film | Position |
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1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Character Animator |
1982 | Fun with Mr. Future | Animator |
1987 | Sport Goofy in Soccermania | Supervising Animator |
1987 | The Brave Little Toaster | Character Designer |
1988 | Oliver & Company | Character Animator |
1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Animator |
1989 | The Little Mermaid | Character Designer |
1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Character Designer/Visual Development Artist |
1995 | Pocahontas | Character Designer/Visual Development Artist/Supervising Animator: Percy/Grandmother Willow/Wiggins |
1999 | Tarzan | Director |
2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Director |
2004 | Home on the Range | Supervising Animator: Maggie |
2004 | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | Animator |
2013 | Frozen | Director/Creative Leadership/Art Director |
2014 | Big Hero 6 | Creative Leadership |
2015 | Frozen Fever | Director/Art Director |
2016 | Zootopia | Creative Leadership |
TBA | Frozen 2 | Director/Creative Leadership/Art Director |
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