Tom and Tony Bancroft - my 310th pick to be named Disney Legends

Tom and Tony Bancroft, animating brothers, are tied for the 310th spot as my picks to be named Disney Legends.

Tom Bancroft is a Disney animator from the Long Beach, California area who is best known for his creation of the Mulan character, Mushu. He stayed with Disney for about thirteen years, working on approximately nine features until he left in 2000. He is mainly a character designer and animator for various companies, but Disney has been his main art-related job. He is currently working with fellow Disney alum and friend Rob Corley in the Funnypages Productions in Florida.

Disney Movies 

Beauty and the Beast: Animator
Aladdin: Animator: Iago
The Lion King: Animator for Young Simba
Pocahontas: Animator: Pocahontas
Mulan: Character Design and Supervising Animator for Mushu
Brother Bear: Animator: Rutt and Tuke

 

 Tony Bancroft is a Disney animator from the Long Beach, California area who is best known for directing the movie Mulan (alongside Barry Cook) . He stayed with Disney for about twelve years, and is mainly an animator for Walt Disney Animation.

Disney Filmography

The Rescuers Down Under: Animator
Beauty and the Beast: Animator - Cogsworth
Aladdin: Animator - Iago
The Lion King: Supervising animator - Pumbaa
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Additional animator
Mulan: Director
The Emperor's New Groove: Supervising animator - Kronk
One by One: Animator