Dale Baer

Dale Baer
Background information
Fullname	Dale Leonard Baer
Born	June 15, 1950 Denver, Colorado, United States
Died	January 15, 2021 (aged 70) Irvine, California, United States
Cause of death	Complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Nationality	American
Occupation	Animator
Years active	1972-2021
Family information
Spouse	Jane Baer (1976-?) Teddy (?-2021) (his death)
Children	2

Dale Leonard Baer was an American character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios who had worked there since the early 1970s.

Filmography

Year	Film	Position
1973	Robin Hood	Character Animator
1974	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!	Animator
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Animator
	The Rescuers	Character Animator: Bernard and Miss Bianca
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol	Animator
1985	The Black Cauldron	Animator: Fflewddur Fflam
1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Chief Executive and Supervising Animator: Roger Rabbit
1989	Tummy Trouble	Animator
1990	The Prince and the Pauper	Supervising Animator/Second Unit Director: The Baer Animation Company
1994	The Lion King	Animator: Adult Simba
1999	Tarzan	Additional Animator
2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Supervising Animator: Yzma
2002	Treasure Planet	Animator: Doctor Doppler
2004	Home on the Range	Supervising Animator: Slim and Junior
2005	Chicken Little	Animator
2007	Meet the Robinsons	Supervising Animator: Wilbur
	How to Hook Up Your Home Theater	Animator
2009	The Princess and the Frog	Animator: Ray/Lead Animator: Frog Hunters
2011	The Ballad of Nessie	Animator
	Winnie the Pooh	Supervising Animator: Owl
2012	Wreck-It Ralph	Additional Visual Development Artist
2013	Get a Horse!	Animator
	Frozen	Additional Visual Development Artist
2016	Zootopia	Additional Visual Development Artist
	Inner Workings	Pre-Production
	Moana	Additional Visual Development Artist

Gallery

Artwork

Bernard and Miss Bianca

Adult Simba

Yzma

Doctor Doppler

Slim

Junior

Wilbur

Ray

Frog Hunters

Owl

Miscellaneous

Baer (far right) with fellow animators Mark Henn and Eric Goldberg and writer Burny Mattinson at the opening of Winnie the Pooh in 2011.

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1920s—1970s Disney's Nine Old Men: Milt Kahl • Frank Thomas • Ollie Johnston • Les Clark • John Lounsbery • Marc Davis • Ward Kimball • Eric Larson • Wolfgang Reitherman Animators: Bill Tytla • Art Babbitt • Lee Blair • Preston Blair • Fred Moore • Shamus Culhane • Cy Young • Don Lusk • Norman Ferguson • Hal King • Jack Hannah • Dick Kinney • Hal Ambro • Ken O'Brien • Judge Whitaker • Bill Justice • Don Bluth • Gary Goldman • Charles A. Nichols • Blaine Gibson • John Ewing • Walt Stanchfield • Rolly Crump • Fred Hellmich • Amby Paliwoda • Wilfred Jackson • Xavier Atencio • Ben Sharpsteen • Earl Hurd • Dale Oliver • Eric Cleworth • David Hand • Fred Spencer • Julius Svendsen • Jack Bradbury • Kenneth Muse • Rudolf Ising • Hugh Harman • Friz Freleng • Walt Kelly • Leo Salkin • John Dehner • Retta Scott • David Swift • Mel Shaw • Jack Cutting • Grant Simmons • Art Stevens • Frank Tashlin • Wathel Rogers • Tyrus Wong • Johnny Cannon • Bernard Wolf • John W. Dunn • Henry Selick • Tony Strobl • Chuck Williams • Burny Mattinson • Dave Suding • Andy Gaskill • Campbell Grant • John Hubley • Paul Murry Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf Tenggren • Mary Blair • Marjorie Ralston • Marcellite Garner • Lillian Bounds • Edna Francis • Virginia Davis • Joe Grant • Mel Shaw • Claude Coats • Don DaGradi • John Hench • Eyvind Earle • Ken O'Connor • Thor Putnam • Albert Hurter • John Hubley • Herbert Ryman • Don Griffith • Basil Davidovich • Jack Boyd • Peter Ellenshaw • Ruthie Tompson • Earl Duvall • Retta Davidson • Ub Iwerks • Vance Gerry • Hazel Sewell • James Bodrero • Lance Nolley • Grace Bailey • Maurice Noble • Dale Barnhart • Andy Engman • Eustace Lycett • John Emerson • Joe Hale • Leota Toombs • Ferdinand Horvath • Jerry Rees • Dan Hansen • Jim Coleman • Dorse Lanpher • John P. Miller • Dodie Roberts • Norma Swank Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill Peet • Ralph Wright • Dick Huemer • Floyd Norman • Yale Gracey • Ted Sears • Erdman Penner • Joe Rinaldi • Winston Hibler • Otto Englander • William Cottrell • Bill Berg • Al Bertino • T. Hee • Homer Brightman • Ted Osbourne • Larry Clemmons • Harry Reeves • Jesse Marsh • Chuck Couch • Webb Smith • Dick Sebast • Peter Young Directors: Clyde Geronimi • Hamilton Luske • Jack Kinney • Ted Berman • Richard Rich • George Scribner • Riley Thomson • Dick Lundy • Jack King • Burt Gillett • James Algar • Bill Roberts • Larry Lansburgh • Richard Irvine Producers: Walt Disney • Ron Miller • Ken Anderson • Don Duckwall • Perce Pearce • Margaret J. Winkler 1980s—present Renaissance Directors: Rob Minkoff • Roger Allers • Gary Trousdale • Kirk Wise • Chris Sanders • Mark Dindal • John Musker • Mike Gabriel Story Trust Directors: Ron Clements • Chris Buck • Byron Howard • Don Hall • Chris Williams • Rich Moore • Stephen J. Anderson • Nathan Greno • Fawn Veerasunthorn Producers: Peter Del Vecho • Clark Spencer • Roy Conli • Dorothy McKim • Don Hahn • Shane Morris • Peter Schneider Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee Associated Figures: Bob Iger • Roy Edward Disney • Michael Eisner • John Lasseter • Ed Catmull • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Bob Chapek Signature Voice Actors: Jim Cummings • Alan Tudyk • Katie Lowes • John DiMaggio • Maurice LaMarche • Jodi Benson • David Ogden Stiers • Jesse Corti • Paul Briggs • Raymond S. Persi • Phil Johnston • Frank Welker • Bill Farmer • Brian Cummings Signature Musicians: Robert B. Sherman • Richard M. Sherman • Alan Menken • Kristen Anderson-Lopez • Robert Lopez • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Howard Ashman • Tim Rice • Phil Collins • Stephen Schwartz • Marc Shaiman • Danny Troob Supervising Animators: Glen Keane • Andreas Deja • Eric Goldberg • Mark Henn • John Pomeroy • Randy Haycock • Dale Baer • Tony Bancroft • Tom Bancroft • Tony Fucile • Anthony DeRosa • Russ Edmonds • Bruce W. Smith • Michael Surrey • Duncan Marjoribanks • Ruben Aquino • Nik Ranieri • Ron Husband • Rick Farmiloe • Tom Sito • Tony Anselmo • Will Finn • Kathy Zielinski • Hendel Butoy • Ellen Woodbury • Matthew O'Callaghan • David Pruiksma • Bob Walker • Aaron Blaise • Jay Jackson • Nancy Kniep • James Baxter • Tony Fucile • Sergio Pablos • Randy Cartwright Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBlois • Claire Keane • Brittney Lee • Jin Kim • Shiyoon Kim • Ryan Green • Sue C. Nichols • Michael Peraza, Jr. • Kevin Lima • Kelly Asbury • Kelvin Yasuda • Toby Shelton • Barry Cook • Steve Starr • John Tucker • Mark Kennedy • Mabel L. Gesner • Carole Holliday • Jorgen Klubien • Don Paul • Van Shirvanian • Brian Pimental • Donovan Cook • David Pimentel • Joseph Christopher Pepe • Alex Mann • Geoffrey C. Everts • Rob Gibbs • Graham Woods • Ray Hofstedt • Joe Ranft • Michael Giaimo Other Animators: Kaaren Lundeen • Timothy O'Donnell • Michael Humphries • Tim Burton • Brenda Chapman • David Cutler • Sandro Cleuzo • Jane Baer • Ed Gombert • Barry Temple • Gary M. Eggleston • Brad Bird • David Stephan • Ray Harris • Lureline Weatherly • Mark Kalesniko • Joe Lanzisero • Ruben Procopio • Philip Phillipson • Raul Aguirre Jr. • Barry Atkinson • Thomas Baker • Chris Bailey • Geefwee Boedoe • Jane Misek • Rob Corley • Daan Jippes • Eric Pigors • Dorothea Baker Paul • Trey Finney • Pres Romanillos • Martin Schwartz • Michael Show • Kevin M. Smith • Edward R. Gutierrez • Juliet Stroud • Bill Thinnes • Ash Brannon • Gilda Palinginis • Dana Reemes • Theresa Wiseman • Marianne Tucker • Lillian A. Chapman • Claudia V. Keene • Lorna Cook • Christine Lawrence Finney • Laurey Foulkes • Mike Cosa • Jody Kooistra • Andrew Ramos • Mary-Jean Repchuk • Eric Walls • Elizabeth S. Watasin • James Young Jackson • Jymn Magon • Butch Hartman • Bill Waldman • Chris Sonnenburg • Marc Tosolini • Gontran Hoarau • Lieve Miessen • Florence Montceau • Marco Allard • Bert Klein • Jim Snider • James Lopez • Marc Smith • Mark Koetsier • Bradley Raymond • Cathie Karas Wilke • Clay Kaytis • Michael Lester • Michael Benet • Billy George • John Puglisi • Doug Post • Anthony Wayne Michaels • Darrell Van Citters