Roger Allers

Writer

Born: June 29, 1949
Died: January 17, 2026 (age 76)
From: Rye, New York, USA

Roger Allers (June 29, 1949 – January 17, 2026) was an American film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and playwright. He was best known for co-directing Disney Animation's The Lion King (1994), the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name. He also directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length…

Filmography (14)

Howard (2018)
Self
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)
Director
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
Director
Pride of The Lion King (2011)
Self
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast (2010)
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)
Self
Open Season (2006)
Director
The Little Matchgirl (2006)
Director
La Petite Fille aux allumettes
La Petite Fille aux allumettes (2005)
Director
The Sweatbox (2002)
Self
The Making of TRON (2002)
Himself
The Making of the Lion King (1994)
Self
The Lion King (1994)
Director