Bill Roberts

Bill Roberts

1899-08-02 Kentucky, USA 41 Credits

Biography

Worked as a magazine illustrator in New York, before joining the Disney Organization in 1932/3.

Filter by:

Complete Filmography

Mickey's Family Album

Mickey's Family Album

1998

Director

6.2
Directing
Man Is His Own Worst Enemy

Man Is His Own Worst Enemy

1962

Director

Directing

Ludwig Von Drake explains on why people is the biggest challenge facing people these days, because they cause most problems, without which there would...

A World Is Born

A World Is Born

1955

Director

Directing

Using the segment "Rite of Spring" from Fantasia (1940), this educational film depicts the Earth's first billion years of existence, from its birth an...

Mickey and the Beanstalk

Mickey and the Beanstalk

1947

Director

6.7
Directing

A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the a...

Fun and Fancy Free

Fun and Fancy Free

1947

Director

6.3
Directing

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fa...

The ABC of Hand Tools

The ABC of Hand Tools

1946

Director

6.7
Directing

The ABC of Hand Tools is a 1946 Disney animated short film. It was sponsored by General Motors. This is an educational film in two parts. Part one cov...

The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros

1944

Director

6.3
Directing

For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild a...

The Flying Gauchito

The Flying Gauchito

1944

Director

5.8
Directing

A brave gaucho lad arms himself with a knife and bolo. He leaves the floor of the pampas and climbs into the mountains looking for prey. In a nest he ...

The Cold-blooded Penguin

The Cold-blooded Penguin

1944

Director

7.3
Directing

Disney Short about Pablo the Penguin and his journey to find a warm place.

The Amazon Awakens

The Amazon Awakens

1944

Director

2.0
Directing

A short film made for the U.S. Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs about the history of the Amazon basin.

Reason and Emotion

Reason and Emotion

1943

Director

6.5
Directing

A World War II propaganda film about the need to remain calm and logical during wartime.

Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca

1942

Director

6.5
Directing

Donald is visiting South America, where he is first overcome by altitude sickness. He spends some time in the picturesque market. Then he takes a llam...

Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos

1942

Director

5.8
Directing

A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba bea...

Bambi

Bambi

1942

Co-Director

7.0
Directing

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

Dumbo

Dumbo

1941

Director

7.0
Directing

Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, ...

Fantasia

Fantasia

1940

Director

7.4
Directing

Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience...

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1940

Director

7.1
Directing

A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.

Society Dog Show

Society Dog Show

1939

Director

6.5
Directing

Rather out of place at a swanky dog show, Pluto flirts with Fifi, a dainty Pekingese. The judge orders Mickey and Pluto to leave, but when a fire brea...

Brave Little Tailor

Brave Little Tailor

1938

Director

6.9
Directing

When a giant threatens the land, the cityfolk mistake Mickey's boast of killing seven flies with one blow to be giants. He is then forced to fight the...

Mickey's Parrot

Mickey's Parrot

1938

Director

6.1
Directing

A parrot belonging to an escaped killer washes up in Mickey's basement. Mickey hears it talking and thinks the parrot is the killer he's just heard ab...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938

Animation

7.1

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jeal...

Clock Cleaners

Clock Cleaners

1937

Animation

7.1

It's time to laugh like crazy as Mickey, Goofy and Donald fight against raging gears, twisted springs, deafening bells and a sleeping stork. Watch the...

Mother Pluto

Mother Pluto

1936

Animation

6.1

Pluto accidentally hatches a bunch of chickens and looks after them until the hen returns.

Donald and Pluto

Donald and Pluto

1936

Animation

6.6

Plumber Donald is using a large magnet in his work. When he drops it, it causes trouble for Pluto, especially after Pluto swallows it. Things begin cl...

Alpine Climbers

Alpine Climbers

1936

Animation

6.4

Donald, Mickey, and Pluto climb the Alps. While up top, Donald has a run-in with a mountain goat over some edelweiss, Mickey has a row with an eagle o...

Three Little Wolves

Three Little Wolves

1936

Animation

6.6

Two little pigs cry wolf on their brother and then an actual wolf comes.

Mickey's Polo Team

Mickey's Polo Team

1936

Animation

6.9

Mickey Mouse and his friends face off against a team of celebrities in a polo match.

Pluto's Judgement Day

Pluto's Judgement Day

1935

Animation

6.6

Pluto chases a kitten through a window and right into Mickey's lap. Mickey scolds him, and goes off to wash the kitten. Pluto falls asleep in front of...

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Who Killed Cock Robin?

1935

Animation

6.8

A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.

The Robber Kitten

The Robber Kitten

1935

Animation

6.2

A kitten runs off to be a robber with a dog.

The Dognapper

The Dognapper

1934

Animation

6.7

Mickey and an early version of Donald Duck are police officers chasing dognapper Pegleg Pete. Despite their bumbling, they manage to repeatedly get th...

Mickey Plays Papa

Mickey Plays Papa

1934

Animation

5.7

Mickey and Pluto are reading scary stories; they go to investigate a noise and find a foundling mouse that's been left on the porch.

Gulliver Mickey

Gulliver Mickey

1934

Animation

6.5

Mickey is first seen reading Gulliver's Travels while the mice orphan children are pretending to be sailors. After ruining their game Mickey tries to ...

The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf

1934

Animation

6.5

The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

The Grasshopper and the Ants

The Grasshopper and the Ants

1934

Animation

6.4

As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food f...

Old King Cole

Old King Cole

1933

Animation

6.0

Old King Cole throws party and invites all of the Mother Goose characters. He warns them that they must leave at midnight. Another collection of chara...

Father Noah's Ark

Father Noah's Ark

1933

Animation

6.0

Noah, his family (wife, 3 sons, their wives), and various animals all help build the ark. The rains come, and the skunks barely miss the boat (not tha...

Mickey's Mellerdrammer

Mickey's Mellerdrammer

1933

Animation

5.8

Mickey Mouse and his friends stage their own production of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Babes in the Woods

Babes in the Woods

1932

Animation

5.9

Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch co...

Bugs in Love

Bugs in Love

1932

Animation

5.5

Insects have made a playground/carnival out of castoffs, featuring "ice skating" on mirrors. Two love bugs head off to a more private area. But their ...

King Neptune

King Neptune

1932

Animation

6.3

After a short introduction, one of Neptune's mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea cre...