Biography
Roy Edward Disney was an American businessman. He was the longtime senior executive for the Walt Disney Company, founded by his uncle, Walt Disney, and his father, Roy O. Disney.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Howard
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely ...

Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story
2015
Thanks
The unlikely story of 106-year old Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, and how he overcame poverty and racism in America to become a celebrated modern...

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
as Himself
The story of the unlikely alliance between two of the most renowned innovators of the twentieth century: brilliantly eccentric Spanish Surrealist Salv...

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self
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 Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famou...

The Brothers Warner
2008
as Self
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies perseverin...

Oswald Comes Home
2007
as Roy Edward Disney
Documentary on how Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit returned to the Walt Disney Company's ownership.

The Pixar Story
2007
as Himself
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
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 ...
Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Carousel of Progress Story
2006
as Himself
Join everyone’s favorite Audio-Animatronic family—Father, Mother, daughter Jane (and her unnamed brother), Grandma, Grandpa, and, of course, Cousin Or...

Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Pirates of the Caribbean Story
2006
as Himself
See the behind the scenes story as told by the people who worked side by side with Walt Disney on the most famous theme park attraction of all time! F...

The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
2004
as Self
An in-depth look at the making of Lilo & Stitch (2002).

One by One
2004
Executive Producer
In a place in Africa we follow a group of children preparing their kites for an adventure of their life. The short was intended to be one of the segm...

A Conversation with Roy Disney
2004
A interview with Roy Disney.

Destino
2003
Executive Producer
Short film to a song of love lost and rediscovered, a woman sees and undergoes surreal transformations. Her lover's face melts off, she dons a dress f...

The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003
as Self
With rare behind-the-scenes footage, a detailed look at the making of Walt Disney’s adaptation of the Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

Disney's Animation Magic: Treasure Planet
2003
as Self
The making of Disney's Treasure Planet.

The Sweatbox
2002
as Self
Trudie Styler, a documentarian, had been allowed to film the production of 'Kingdom of the Sun'/'The Emperor's New Groove' as part of the deal that or...

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
2002
as Self - Vice Chairman of the Board, Walt Disney Company
Interviews with cast and crew members detail the making of the Disney classic.

Promoting Pollyanna
2002
as Self
Marketing campaigns and the promotional materials involved in promoting the 1960 Disney film.

'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002
as Self
Short documentary on the making of the Disney classic.

Celebrating Dumbo
2001
as Self
Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2001
as Himself
Released as a Bonus Feature for Disney's Platinum DVD Edition of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" this short documentary shows how this classic film ...

Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
2001
as Self
From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom, he turned his dreams into entertainment for the ages. Now, learn his real story. Through exclusive footage and...
Disney Through The Decades
2001
features a look through the different decades of the disney company with old footage hosted by Disney stars. appeared on the 2009 Blu-Ray release of S...

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
as Self
Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
2000
as Himself
A documentary on the making of Fantasia 2000.

Fantasia 2000
2000
Executive Producer
Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
as Himself
There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and pe...

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
Thanks
There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and pe...

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998
Producer
Gomez is a middle-aged man who dreams of buying a gorgeous white suit in a nearby store, but doesn't have enough cash. He finds 4 more people of same ...

The Making of the Lion King
1994
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Lion King.

Carl Barks - A Duckumentary
1994
as Self
A documentary about Carl Barks, the legendary comic book artist who was dubbed "the good duck artist". Barks, at age 93, discusses his life and work. ...
Mickey's Audition
1992
as Walt Disney
A five-minute film for The Disney-MGM Studios combining live-action and animation. Mickey Mouse recalls his first big audition and subsequent filmmaki...

The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
1992
as Self
On April 11, 1992, The Grand Opening of Euro Disney aired on CBS, offering viewers a spectacular, entertainment-filled evening as well as a special “s...

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
1990
Executive Producer
The plot chronicles the exploits of Michael, a teenager who is using marijuana and stealing his father's beer. His younger sister, Corey, is worried a...

It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989
as Self
The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.

The Black Cauldron
1985
Dialogue
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracu...

The Whale's Tooth
1983
Director
A South Sea islander boy receives his first outrigger canoe and tries to save a sacred talisman that is stolen by enemy warriors. It was prepared for ...

Journey to the Valley of the Emu
1978
Producer, Director
A First Nations boy in the Australian outback adopts an injured dingo. The two of them set off on a quest to find an emu.

The Survival of Sam the Pelican
1976
Director
A listless teenager, Rick, in Florida gets a job helping with a survey of the pelican population; he finds an injured bird and nurses it back to healt...

Seems There Was This Moose
1975
Director, Producer
A young moose survives two hazardous years on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. Grizzlies, enroachment of civilization, and snowfall creating diff...

Shokee, the Everglades Panther
1974
Director
A Seminole boy spending the summer alone in the Everglades as a rite of passage helps a lost panther cub survive, but the village does not welcome him...

Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon
1974
Producer, Director
A raccoon’s habitat is destroyed by construction of a new shopping center and he gets into all sorts of trouble trying to find a new place to live.

Mustang
1973
Director, Producer
Pechudo is a magnificent jet-black stallion who epitomizes the adjective, "freedom." Running wild in Mexico, Pechudo and his running mates are constan...

Call it Courage
1973
Director
Call It Courage is a story set in the Pacific Islands. It chronicles the journey of Mafatu, the son of the chief of Hikueru Island, Tavana Nui. Mafatu...

Hamad and the Pirates
1971
Producer
An orphaned Arab pearl diver helps a British gunboat catch pirates in the Persian Gulf.

Three Without Fear
1971
Producer
Two Mexican orphans help save the life of an American boy, Dave, stranded by a plane crash, who has been stung by a scorpion. The orphans are being tr...

My Family Is a Menagerie
1968
Co-Producer
A young widow who has a way with animals moves to Northern California and is asked to care for the local strays. A wreck of a circus truck sets a mena...

An Otter in the Family
1965
Writer, Producer
The story tells of a young boy who finds an orphaned baby otter and decides to adopt him into the family, but as the otter grows it wreaks all kinds o...

The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs
1964
Adaptation, Songs
Two carefree dogs in Hungary come to the attention of an old fisherman. Later they free a hawk from a cage, and he joins them. They have adventures wi...

Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961
Additional Writing
A witness to his mother’s death at the hand of a man, the coyote, Chico, has learned to hate and fear him. Taken into captivity and exhibited in a sma...

Wonders of the Water Worlds
1961
Writer
This tracks the course of a body of water (from brook to lake to sea, etc.) and features the lives of animals that inhabit in or near it.

Mysteries of the Deep
1959
Writer
Mysteries of the Deep is a 1959 Disney nature documentary short film. Though not an official True-Life Adventures film, it did accompany the release o...

Perri
1957
Cinematography
This True Life Fantasy follows and shows how the life of a female squirrel, Perri, in the forest is filled with danger and fraught with peril. When no...
Pacific High
N/A
In April 1978, the annual Ensenada Yacht Race from Newport Beach, California, to Ensenada, Mexico, occurred over the course of twenty-four hours. More...
Pacific High
N/A
Producer
In April 1978, the annual Ensenada Yacht Race from Newport Beach, California, to Ensenada, Mexico, occurred over the course of twenty-four hours. More...