David Block - my 469th pick to be selected as a Disney Legend

Animator, director, storyboard artist and producer David Block is my 469th pick to be selected as a Disney Legend.

He has worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios (1977-2001) and Walt Disney Television Animation (1985-2007).

Filmography

Year     Film     Position

1981    The Fox and the Hound          Character Animator

1983    Mickey's Christmas Carol        Animator

1985    The Black Cauldron     Animator

1985    Adventures of the Gummi Bears        Director-35 episodes ; Animation Supervisor-14 episodes ; Character designer-13 episodes ; Overseas Animation Supervisor-6 episodes

1986    The Great Mouse Detective    Character Animator

1987    DuckTales        Director-13 episodes

1988    The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh      Animation Director-13 episodes

1993    Bonkers           Director-12 episodes

1995    Timon & Pumbaa        Animation Director-1 episode

1997    Hercules          Animator: Pegasus

1999    Tarzan Animator: Porter

2000    The Emperor's New Groove    Animator: Kronk

2002    Kim Possible    Director-19 episodes

2002    Treasure Planet           Animator: Doctor Doppler

Tate Donovan - my 455th pick to be called a Disney Legend

Tate Donovan is an actor and provided the voice for the title character of the animated hit Hercules. He stands at number 455 on my picks to be called Disney Legends.

For Disney, he provided the voice of the titular character in the 1997 Disney animated feature film, Hercules, and has since reprised the role in most of the character's subsequent appearances. He also played

Peter Jacobson in the 1994 Hollywood Pictures film Holy Matrimony. Additionally, he directed a few episodes of the Freeform series The Fosters.

Disney Filmography

    Kingdom Hearts II (2006) (video game)

    The Pacifier (2005)

    House of Mouse (2001) TV Series

    Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)

    Hercules: The Animated Series (1998) TV Series

    Hercules (1997)

    Holy Matrimony (1994)

Hendel Butoy - my 446th choice to be given the Disney Legends award

Hendel Butoy is a Brazilian-American Disney animator/director who joined the studio in 1979. He is my 446th choice to be given the Disney Legends award.

Filmography

Directing credits

Year     Film

1990    The Rescuers Down Under (with Mike Gabriel)

2000    Fantasia 2000 ("Pines of Rome" and "Piano Concerto No. 2" sequences)

Animation credits

Year     Film     Position

1981    The Fox and the Hound          Character Animator

1985    The Black Cauldron     Animator

1986    The Great Mouse Detective    Supervising Animator

1988    Oliver and Company       Supervising Animator

2000    Fantasia 2000 Supervising Animation Director

2000    The Emperor's New Groove    Additional Animator