Glen Keane

Glen Keane was born in Abrington, Pennsylvania USA, April 13 1954. He is Disney best known animator. During production of The Rescuers Down Under (1990), The studio hired a real eagle to model the character Marahute. During production in Beauty and the Beast (1991), Keane felt that the Beast was a difficult character to animate. He described the character a mix between a Bull, Bear, Lion, Wolf, and a Gorilla. During Aladdin (1992), his animation unit of the title character hired a live action model to help put the balance in his character. During Pocahontas (1995), Glen went to Jamestown, Virginia to visualise what his design of the title character

Disney Films

The Rescuers (1977) (Character Animator: "Penny" and "Bernard")

Pete's Dragon (1977) (Character Animator: "Elliot")

The Fox and the Hound (1981) (Supervising Animator: "The Bear")

Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) (Animator: "Willie the Giant")

The Black Cauldron (1985) (Character Designer)

The Great Mouse Detective (1986) (Supervising Animator: "Ratigan")

Oliver & Company (1988) (Character Designer)

(Supervising Animator: "Fagin", "Georgette" and "Sykes")

The Little Mermaid (1989) (Character Designer)

(Directing Animator: "Ariel")

The Rescuers Down Under (1990) (Character Designer)

(Supervising Animator: "Marahute")

Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Supervising Animator: "Beast")

Aladdin (1992) (Supervising Animator: "Aladdin")

Pocahontas (1995) (Character Designer)

(Supervising Animator: "Pocahontas")

Tarzan (1999) (Supervising Animator: "Adult Tarzan")

Treasure Planet (2002) (Supervising Animator: "John Silver")

Upcoming Projects

Rapunzel (2010) (Directing Animator: "Rapunzel")