Actor

Roger Allers

Writing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.7

Low visibility

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Movies: 25Series: 0Crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 15812

IMDb ID: nm0021249

Known for: Writing

Born: June 29, 1949

Died: January 17, 2026

Age: 76

Place of birth: Rye, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1980 - 2024

Years active: 45

Average TMDB rating: 7.09

Wikidata: Q847468

Other jobs

Director (4)Story (3)Animation (2)Storyboard (2)Thanks (2)Additional Writing (1)Original Story (1)Pre-Visualization Supervisor (1)

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Biography

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 animated film, Open Season (2006) and the animated adaptation of The Prophet.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Roger Allers.