Skip to content
227,683 profiles ranked

Art Babbitt

American animator (1907-1992) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 84

Arthur Harold Babitsky, better known as Art Babbitt, was an American animator, best known for his work at the Walt Disney Productions animation unit. He received over 80 awards as an animation director and animator, and also developed the character of Goofy.

Art Babbitt is read about 108 times a day, in 18 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

A life in dates

2007Disney LegendsAward1992Died4 March 19921974Winsor McCay AwardAward1970Zombie DoorFilm, Director1957Energetically YoursFilm, Director1953The Grievance HearingFilm, Director1951The Family CircusFilm, Director1950GiddyapFilm, DirectorThe Popcorn StoryFilm, 1950Director1940The Nutcracker SuiteFilm, Director1907Born8 October 1907

People around Art

Filmography 7

62 credits on file

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Disney Legends2007
Winsor McCay Award1974

About this person

Babbitt worked as an animator or animation director on films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia and Dumbo, among others. Outside of Disney, he also animated The Wise Quacking Duck for Leon Schlesinger Productions.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1992 · aged 84

Where to find them