Glen Keane

Glen Keane

1954-04-13 Abington, Pennsylvania, USA 40 Credits

Biography

Known for his work on Tangled (2010), The Little Mermaid (1989) and Pocahontas (1995). He has been married to Linda Hesselroth since 1975. They have two children.

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Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

2023

Thanks

8.3

Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

Pencils vs Pixels

Pencils vs Pixels

2023

as Self

8.6
Acting

A documentary told from the voices of the "second golden age" of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn an...

A Trash Truck Christmas

A Trash Truck Christmas

2020

as Trash Truck

6.3
Acting

When Santa crash-lands in the junkyard on Christmas Eve, Hank, Trash Truck and their animal friends all have a hand in rescuing the holiday for everyo...

Over the Moon

Over the Moon

2020

as Space Dog / Rail Worker #3 (voice)

7.2
Acting

Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.

Over the Moon

Over the Moon

2020

Director, Executive Producer, Character Designer

7.2
Directing Producing Writing

Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.

Howard

Howard

2018

as Self

6.9
Acting

Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely ...

Dear Basketball

Dear Basketball

2017

Director, Animation

7.2
Directing

An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made his name.

Nephtali

Nephtali

2015

Director, Screenplay

4.7
Directing Writing

In Nephtali, animator Glen Keane uses both film and drawing in order to depict the journey of a ballerina that is drawn towards a higher power.

Duet

Duet

2014

Director

7.3
Directing

A love story that simultaneously embodies three perspectives, a boy, a girl, and you, combining the singular magic of classic animation with the immer...

Adam and Dog

Adam and Dog

2013

Consulting Producer

6.6
Producing

The story about the dog of Eden. What happened in those first days of Creation that made Man and Dog so inseparable? The dog, as he lives through this...

Paperman

Paperman

2012

Character Designer

8.0

An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck-It Ralph

2012

Additional Effects Development

7.3

Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings ...

Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale

Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale

2011

as Self

Acting

Featurette about the making of Disney's Tangled

Tangled

Tangled

2010

Executive Producer, Character Designer, Animation Supervisor

7.6
Producing

Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by he...

Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

2010

as Self

Acting

An interactive, feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary teeming with worthwhile bonus content all its own.

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Self

7.2
Acting

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

as Self

7.6
Acting

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

2006

as Self

Acting

Find out how the spectacular music inspired the animation, and learn more about the development of the characters—such as how Ursula ended up being a ...

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella

2005

as Self

10.0
Acting

The making of Cinderella (1950).

The Art of Mary Blair

The Art of Mary Blair

2005

as Self

Acting

Short Documentary on the art of Mary Blair: An extraordinary talented artist.

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

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

2005

as Self

Acting

Film critic Joel Siegel gets together with a group of animators, directors and producers to discuss and pay tribute to their mentors and Walt Disney's...

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

The making of Disney's Aladdin

Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound

Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound

2003

as Self

6.0
Acting

A look at the making of the classic 1981 Disney film that saw the transition from Disney's Nine Old Men to the new guard who would usher in the Disney...

Disney's Animation Magic: Treasure Planet

Disney's Animation Magic: Treasure Planet

2003

as Self

9.8
Acting

The making of Disney's Treasure Planet.

The Art of 'Spirited Away'

The Art of 'Spirited Away'

2003

as Himself

8.7
Acting

The people that brought the film Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away") to the US explain how it was converted into English, wi...

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

2000

as Self

6.8
Acting

This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebr...

Tarzan

Tarzan

1999

Story

7.4
Writing

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Po...

Frank and Ollie

Frank and Ollie

1995

as Himself

7.4
Acting

Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the gre...

Pocahontas

Pocahontas

1995

Supervising Animator, Story

6.9
Writing

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World

1992

as Self

7.0
Acting

Hosted by John Rhys-Davies, a made-for-TV documentary details the work that went into the production of Aladdin, Disney's musical rendition of the cla...

Aladdin

Aladdin

1992

Supervising Animator

7.7

In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and pow...

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1991

Animation Supervisor, Supervising Animator

7.7

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the h...

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

1989

Animation Director

7.4
Directing

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everyt...

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company

1988

Supervising Animator, Character Designer

6.7

A young cat named Oliver is left alone in a kitten box, while all the other young cats have new owners. A big dog named Dodger shows him how to get fo...

The Great Mouse Detective

The Great Mouse Detective

1986

Supervising Animator

7.0

When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekic...

The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol

The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol

1984

as Self

6.0
Acting

A making of documentary for Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

A Family Circus Easter

1982

Modeling

7.0

This Easter, Billy has plans to help PJ find his first Easter egg. Dolly helps but Jeffy wants to catch the Easter Bunny. When he does, the entire fam...

The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound

1981

Supervising Animator

7.1

When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is...

A Family Circus Christmas

A Family Circus Christmas

1979

Animation, Modeling

4.0

The family is decorating their tree when Daddy notices the star his father made is missing. When Billy asks Mommy why this made Daddy sad, she tells h...

Hand-Drawn: Documentary

Hand-Drawn: Documentary

N/A

as Self

Acting

An indie documentary exploring the art form of hand-drawn animation through a contemporary lens in the digital era. Featuring insights and anecdotes b...