Milt Kahl

Personal Info

Birthday

March 22, 1909

Day of Death

1987-04-19

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Milton Erwin Kahl

Milton Kahl

Milt Kahl

Biography

One of Disney's Nine Old Men and considered the finest draughtsman of the Disney animators. He would often refine the characters sketches from Bill Peet with the ideas of Ken Anderson. For many years the final look for the characters in the Disney films were designed by Kahl, in his angular style inspired by Ronald Searle and Picasso.

Known For

Ferdinand the Bull

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5

Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends

Mickey's Birthday Party

Filmography

2018
Strong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Bird
as Self - Disney animator (archive footage)
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2007
The Pixar Story
as Self (archive footage)
2005
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self (archive footage)
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
as Self (Archive Footage)
2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
as Ferdinand (voice) (archive sound)
2000
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
as Ferdinand
1994
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
as Self - Supervising Animator, 'Bambi' (archive footage)
1954
A Story of Dogs
as Self
1953
Mickey's Birthday Party
as Vocal Effects (voice)
1938
Ferdinand the Bull
as Ferdinand (voice)