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Burt Gillett

Director

Burt Gillett

Born October 15, 1891 in Elmira, New York, USADied December 28, 197190 films

"Served my apprenticeship in life as a newspaper reporter and cartoonist. Ten years of writing and animating in Mutt and Jeff, Inkwell, Fables and Felix the Cat. For the past two years have been helping to put the laughs and life into Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony.” -From the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily

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Mickey's House of Villains posterFirst watchMickey's House of Villains20027.3The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the house and kick out Mickey, Donald and…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Three Little Pigs poster6.9Three Little Pigs1933Flowers and Trees poster6.9Flowers and Trees1932Lonesome Ghosts poster6.9Lonesome Ghosts1937Brave Little Tailor poster6.9Brave Little Tailor1938The Big Bad Wolf poster6.5The Big Bad Wolf1934Ye Olden Days poster6.4Ye Olden Days1933Babes in the Woods poster6.1Babes in the Woods1932Gulliver Mickey poster6.6Gulliver Mickey1934

Filmography

90 films as director
  1. 2002Mickey's House of VillainsDirector
  2. 1984DTV: Rock, Rhythm & BluesDirector
  3. 1967Walt Disney MasterpiecesDirector
  4. 1953Mickey's Birthday PartyDirector
  5. 1940Andy Panda Goes FishingDirector
  6. 1940Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.Director
  7. 1939The Sleeping PrincessDirector
  8. 1939A Haunting We Will GoDirector
  9. 1939Silly SuperstitionDirector
  10. 1939The Stubborn MuleDirector
  11. 1939The Birth of a ToothpickDirector
  12. 1938The Winning TicketDirector
  13. 1938Brave Little TailorDirector
  14. 1938Moth and the FlameDirector
  15. 1937Lonesome GhostsDirector
  16. 1937Walt Disney's Academy Award RevueDirector
  17. 1936Toonerville PicnicDirector
  18. 1936Bold King ColeDirector
  19. 1936Neptune NonsenseDirector
  20. 1936Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson CrusoeDirector
  21. 1936The Goose That Laid the Golden EggDirector
  22. 1936Toonerville TrolleyDirector
  23. 1935Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van WinkleDirector
  24. 1935Molly Moo-Cow and the ButterfliesDirector
  25. 1935Molly Moo-Cow and the IndiansDirector
  26. 1935Bird ScoutsDirector
  27. 1935Scotty Finds a HomeDirector
  28. 1935The Hunting SeasonDirector
  29. 1935The Rag DogDirector
  30. 1935Parrotville Post OfficeDirector
  31. 1935The Merry KittensDirector
  32. 1935The Picnic PanicDirector
  33. 1935Spinning MiceDirector
  34. 1935Japanese LanternsDirector
  35. 1935Parrotville Old FolksDirector
  36. 1935The Sunshine MakersDirector
  37. 1934Mickey Plays PapaDirector
  38. 1934The Parrotville Fire DepartmentDirector
  39. 1934A Little Bird Told MeDirector
  40. 1934Orphan's BenefitDirector
  41. 1934Along Came a DuckDirector
  42. 1934Pastry Town WeddingDirector
  43. 1934Grandfather's ClockDirector
  44. 1934Gulliver MickeyDirector
  45. 1934The Big Bad WolfDirector
  46. 1934Playful PlutoDirector
  47. 1934ShanghaiedDirector
  48. 1933GiantlandDirector
  49. 1933The Steeple ChaseDirector
  50. 1933Mickey's Gala PremiereDirector
  51. 1933Three Little PigsDirector
  52. 1933Ye Olden DaysDirector
  53. 1933Mickey's Pal PlutoDirector
  54. 1932Mickey's Good DeedDirector
  55. 1932Babes in the WoodsDirector
  56. 1932The Wayward CanaryDirector
  57. 1932Bugs in LoveDirector
  58. 1932King NeptuneDirector
  59. 1932Mickey's NightmareDirector
  60. 1932Flowers and TreesDirector
  61. 1932Just DogsDirector
  62. 1932The Mad DogDirector
  63. 1932The Duck HuntDirector
  64. 1931Mickey's OrphansDirector
  65. 1931Mickey Cuts UpDirector
  66. 1931The Beach PartyDirector
  67. 1931The Barnyard BroadcastDirector
  68. 1931Fishin' AroundDirector
  69. 1931Blue RhythmDirector
  70. 1931Mickey Steps OutDirector
  71. 1931The Busy BeaversDirector
  72. 1931The Delivery BoyDirector
  73. 1931The Moose HuntDirector
  74. 1931Mother Goose MelodiesDirector
  75. 1931Traffic TroublesDirector
  76. 1931Birds of a FeatherDirector
  77. 1931The Birthday PartyDirector
  78. 1930Playful PanDirector
  79. 1930Pioneer DaysDirector
  80. 1930WinterDirector
  81. 1930The PicnicDirector
  82. 1930The Gorilla MysteryDirector
  83. 1930Monkey MelodiesDirector
  84. 1930The Chain GangDirector
  85. 1930The Fire FightersDirector
  86. 1930The ShindigDirector
  87. 1930Arctic AnticsDirector
  88. 1930Frolicking FishDirector
  89. 1930Cannibal CapersDirector
  90. 1929Wild WavesDirector