Ward Kimball
Birthday
1914/03/04
Day of death
2002/07/08 (88 years old)
Gender
Unknown
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also know as
Ward Walrath Kimball
Biography
While Kimball was a brilliant draftsman, he preferred to work on comical characters rather than realistic human designs. Animating came easily to him and he was constantly looking to do things differently. Because of this, Walt Disney called Ward a genius in the book The Story Of Walt Disney. While there were many talented animators at Disney, Ward's efforts stand out as especially unique.Kimball created several classic Disney characters including the Crows in Dumbo; Tweedledum and Tweedledee, t...Read more
Acting
(1941) The Reluctant Dragon
as Ward Kimball
(1988) Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
as Self
(2007) The Pixar Story
as Ward Kimball (archive footage)
(2009) Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
(1989) The Wizard of Speed and Time
as The IRS Chief
(1997) The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
as Self
(1989) It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
as Self
(1993) Pinocchio: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Self
(2009) The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as Himself (Archive Footage)
(2019) Apollo: Missions to the Moon
as Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)
(2005) The Cinderella That Almost Was
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
as Self (Archive Footage)
(2022) Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
as Self (archive footage)
(2000) A Wish Came True: The Making of 'Pinocchio'
as Himself
(1969) It's Tough to Be a Bird
as Bird Fancier
(1981) Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
as Self
(1950) One Hour in Wonderland
as Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
(1956) Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
as Self
(2004) Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Ward Kimball (archive footage)
(2000) The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
(1941) The Nifty Nineties
as Ward (voice) (uncredited)
(1951) Operation Wonderland
as Self
(1959) Disneyland '59
as Self
(1954) The Disneyland Story
as ---
(2005) From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self