John Pomeroy
| John Pomeroy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1951 (age 64–65) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Animator, film producer, writer, painter |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Known for | Various work with Disney and Don Bluth |
John Pomeroy (born 1951 in Los Angeles, California) is an American animator who has worked for several major studios, including The Walt Disney Company and Sullivan Bluth Studios. He has also worked as producer and screenwriter on several animated feature films.
Career
John Pomeroy started work at The Walt Disney Company in 1973 as a background artist, and became a full animator in 1974 to work on Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too. While working at Disney, he met fellow animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and began working with them on an independent short film project, Banjo the Woodpile Cat.
In 1979 he, Bluth, Goldman and several other Disney animators left the studio to form the independent studio Don Bluth Productions (later to become Bluth Group), which produced the film The Secret of NIMH and the animation for laserdisc video games Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. The independent studio encountered financial difficulties and declared bankruptcy in 1984, but reformed soon after as Sullivan Bluth Studios and opened a major animation facility in Dublin, Ireland.
Pomeroy remained at the Dublin studio to work as the directing animator and producer on An American Tail and The Land Before Time, before moving back to America in 1989 to form a new US wing of the company.
When Sullivan Bluth Studios closed, Pomeroy returned to Disney to work as the supervising animator on Pocahontas and other subsequent features featuring some of the most memorable villains.
John Pomeroy was also an animator for the films Curious George, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, and most recently, The Simpsons Movie.
He is a talented sculptor, and creates busts that animated film artists use to visualize a 3-D model of their character.
John Pomeroy is also a painter of historic events, and builder of historic weapons used in movies.
He is currently on the elders board at a Village Christian School in Sun Valley, California,.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credits | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (Short) | Story / Animator | Rabbit |
| 1977 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Animator | Rabbit |
| The Rescuers | Character Animator | ||
| Pete's Dragon | Character Animator | Elliot | |
| 1978 | The Small One (Short) | Directing Animator | The Donkey and Saint Joseph |
| 1979 | Banjo the Woodpile Cat (TV Short) | Animator / Producer | Crazy Legs, Cleo, Marina, and Zazu |
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Animator - Uncredited | |
| 1982 | The Secret of NIMH | Producer / Directing Animator / Story Adaptation | Mr. Ages, Jeremy, Dragon, The Great Owl, Nicodemus, Justin and Jenner |
| 1983 | Dragon's Lair (Video Game) | Producer / Animator | Dirk and Daphne |
| 1984 | Space Ace (Video Game) | Producer | |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Animator - Uncredited | |
| 1986 | An American Tail | Producer / Directing Animator | Fievel, Honest John, Tiger, Warren T. Rat and Cats |
| 1988 | The Land Before Time | Producer / Character Animator / Directing Animator | Cera, Rooter, and Spike / Littlefoot |
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Producer / Story / Directing Animator | Charlie, Itchy, Carface and King Gator |
| 1991 | Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (Video Game) | Producer / Animator | |
| Rock-a-Doodle | Producer / Story / Directing Animator | Chanticleer | |
| 1994 | Thumbelina | Producer / Supervising Directing Animator: Los Angeles | |
| A Troll in Central Park | Producer / Story / Supervising Directing Animator | Stanley | |
| 1995 | The Pebble and the Penguin | Directing Animator | Drake |
| Pocahontas | Supervising Animator | John Smith | |
| 2000 | Fantasia 2000 | Lead Character Animator - Segment "Firebird Suite - 1919 Version" | Firebird |
| The Tigger Movie | Additional Animator | ||
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Supervising Animator | Milo James Thatch |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Supervising Animator | Captain Nathaniel Flint and his Crew |
| 2006 | Curious George | Storyboard Artist / Lead Animator | Maggie and Clovis |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Animator | |
| 2009 | Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart: Goes Green! (Video short) | Animator | |
| Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart: In the Water! (Video short) | Animator | ||
| Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (Video) | Story Artist | ||
| 2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (Video) | Additional Story Artist | |
| 2011 | Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz (Video) | Character Layout and Animation | |
| 2013 | Planes | Story Artist | |
| 2014 | Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (Video) | Storyboard Artist / Character Layout and Animation | |
| 2015 | Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation | Story Artist | |
| Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest (Video) | Character Layot and Animation | ||
| 2016 | Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (Video) | Storyboard Artist / Character Layout and Animator | |
| The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today (Video) | Storyboard Artist | ||
| Dragon's Lair: The Movie | Animator | ||
| 2017 | Animal Crackers | Storyboard Artist | |
References
- Cawley, John (October 1991). The Animated Films of Don Bluth. Image Pub of New York. ISBN 0-685-50334-8.
- "Dragon's Lair Project: The Creators – John Pomeroy". Retrieved January 9, 2007.