Portrait of Ben Sharpsteen

Visual Effects

Ben Sharpsteen

Career

Active from 1920 to 2023, with a break from 2001 to 2022, busiest in 1937 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fantasia
Fantasia
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Sharpsteen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    1.7, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    1.6, average 4.9
  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 8
  • Family-Friendly 6
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Golden Age Animation 4
  • Iconic Characters 4
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Goofy Antics 3
  • Classic Disney Short 3
  • Family Entertainment 3
  • Classic Cartoon 3
  • Classic Animation 3
  • Classic Disney 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

119
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration (2023)

Director

Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) (2023)

Director

2000s

1 title
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends (2000)

Director

1990s

1 title
Goofy at the Olympic Games
Goofy at the Olympic Games (1992)

Art Direction

1980s

3 titles
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (1984)

Director

Donald Duck's First 50 Years
Donald Duck's First 50 Years (1984)

Director

Mickey Mouse Disco
Mickey Mouse Disco (1980)

Director

1960s

4 titles
Walt Disney Masterpieces
Walt Disney Masterpieces (1967)

Director

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds (1960)

Director

The Danube
The Danube (1960)

Director, Producer

Japan
Japan (1960)

Director, Producer

1950s

17 titles · average score 71
Mysteries of the Deep
Mysteries of the Deep (1959)

Director

Ama Girls
Ama Girls (1958)

Director

Portugal
Portugal (1957)

Director

Lapland
Lapland (1957)

Director

Samoa
Samoa (1956)

Director

Sardinia
Sardinia (1956)

Director

Switzerland
Switzerland (1955)

Director

The Living Desert
The Living Desert (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

Water Birds
Water Birds (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Olympic Elk
The Olympic Elk (1952)

Production Supervisor

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

Production Supervisor

Cinderella
Cinderella (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

Production Supervisor

1940s

7 titles · average score 73
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

Production Supervisor

Fun and Fancy Free
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Production Supervisor

The New Spirit
The New Spirit (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line
Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Dumbo
Dumbo (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Pinocchio
Pinocchio (1940)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Fantasia
Fantasia (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Production Supervisor

1930s

79 titles · average score 63
Boat Builders
Boat Builders (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Polar Trappers
Polar Trappers (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Mickey's Trailer
Mickey's Trailer (1938)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
GoodWatch score 85

Sequence Supervisor, Director

Hawaiian Holiday
Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Clock Cleaners
Clock Cleaners (1937)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Don Donald
Don Donald (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Worm Turns
The Worm Turns (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Orphan's Picnic
Orphan's Picnic (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

On Ice
On Ice (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Mickey's Service Station
Mickey's Service Station (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Two-Gun Mickey
Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1920s

5 titles · average score 59
The Haunted House
The Haunted House (1929)
GoodWatch score 68

Animation

The Barnyard Battle
The Barnyard Battle (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

Background Designer, Animation

Mickey's Choo-Choo
Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

Animation

El Terrible Toreador
El Terrible Toreador (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

Animation

The Bootblack
The Bootblack (1920)

Director