Biography
Don Towsley (May 11, 1912 – November 25, 1986) was an animator working at Walt Disney Animation Studios, and later at MGM and Filmation.
Starting out at Disney, Towsley worked on three shorts in the Silly Symphony series, animating the band in The Cookie Carnival (1935), a scene of dancing hens ultimately cut from Cock o' the Walk (1935), and the introduction and opening scene of Donald's Better Self (1938). In 1938, Towsley became the main animator for the Donald Duck short films, following Fred Spencer's death.
Towsley contributed to the 1940 film Pinocchio, as part of the team responsible for Jiminy Cricket and Monstro the Whale. He also animated the "Pastoral Symphony" segment of the 1940 film Fantasia.
In 1943, Towsley, along with a team of animators, contributed to a wartime animated short film titled Der Fuehrer's Face produced by Walt Disney.
In the 1960s, Towsley worked for MGM's Tom and Jerry series, including animation work on 1965's Haunted Mouse.
Towsley joined the Filmation animation studio in 1968 as an associate director. He directed episodes of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–74), My Favorite Martians (1973–75), The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974–77), The U.S. of Archie (1974–76), The New Adventures of Batman (1977), Sabrina, Super Witch (1977–78) and The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979–80), among others. He also directed a sequence in Filmation's 1972 film, Journey Back to Oz.
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Filmography
all 48
Movies 47
TV Shows 1
Director 1
Writer 1
Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness (2013)
Fraidy Cat (1975)
Pink on the Cob (1969)
The Night Before Christmas (1968)
The Bear That Wasn't (1967)
Advance and Be Mechanized (1967)
Cat and Dupli-cat (1967)
Love Me, Love My Mouse (1966)
Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary (1966)
Duel Personality (1966)
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
Of Feline Bondage (1965)
Haunted Mouse (1965)
Tom-ic Energy (1965)
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life (1965)
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (1964)
Much Ado About Mousing (1964)
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? (1964)
Talking of Tomorrow (1960)
Drip Dippy Donald (1948)
Wide Open Spaces (1947)
Crazy with the Heat (1947)
Donald's Dilemma (1947)
Sleepy Time Donald (1947)
Dumbell of the Yukon (1946)
Wet Paint (1946)
Donald's Double Trouble (1946)
Old Sequoia (1945)
Cured Duck (1945)
Donald's Crime (1945)
The Clock Watcher (1945)
The Plastics Inventor (1944)
Donald's Tire Trouble (1943)
Sky Trooper (1942)
Donald's Snow Fight (1942)
Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)
The Hockey Champ (1939)
Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
Donald's Golf Game (1938)
Donald's Nephews (1938)
Donald's Better Self (1938)
Moving Day (1936)
On Ice (1935)
The Cookie Carnival (1935)
Mickey's Service Station (1935)
Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1912-05-11
Deathday1986-11-25 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceMilwaukee, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDonald F. Towsley, Don F. Towsley
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