Kenneth John "Ken" O'Brien was an American animator. His work for Disney included character animation on Pinocchio, Bambi, Make Mine Music, Song of the South, the Bongo segment of Fun and Fancy Free, the Pecos Bill segment of Melody Time, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Donald's Diary, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, the ABC Afterschool Specials episode "The Last of the Curlews", Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore, and the ABC Weekend Specials episodes "The Puppy's Great Adventure", "The Puppy's Amazing Rescue", and "P.J. Funnybunny".
He died January 17, 1990, at age 74.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | The Old Mill | In-between artist - uncredited |
| 1940 | Pinocchio | Assistant animator - uncredited |
| Fantasia | Assistant animator - segments: "Nutcracker Suite" "The Pastoral Symphony" - uncredited | |
| 1942 | Bambi | Animator |
| 1944 | The Three Caballeros | Animator - uncredited |
| 1946 | Make Mine Music | Animator |
| Squatter's Rights | Animator - uncredited | |
| Song of the South | Animator | |
| 1947 | Fun and Fancy Free | Character animator: "Bongo" |
| 1948 | Melody Time | Character animator) "Pecos Bill" - animator |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Animator - uncredited |
| Toy Tinkers | Animator - uncredited | |
| 1950 | Cinderella | Character animator |
| 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | Animator - uncredited |
| 1953 | Peter Pan | Character animator |
| 1954 | Donald's Diary | Animator |
| 1955 | Lady and the Tramp | Character animator Directing animator - uncredited |
| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty | Character animator |
| 1961 | Aquamania | Animator - uncredited |
| 1970 | The Aristocats | Animator - uncredited |
| 1973 | Robin Hood | Animator - uncredited |
| 1977 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Animator - uncredited |
| 1983 | Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore | Animator |
Gallery[]
A 1965 group photograph of Disney artists in the WED parking lot in Glendale, California, from left to right: Herbert Ryman, Ken O'Brien, Collin Campbell, Marc Davis, Al Bertino, Wathel Rogers, Mary Blair, T. Hee, Blaine Gibson, X. Atencio, Claude Coats, and Yale Gracey.
Character gallery[]
External links[]
Ken O'Brien on IMDb
