Dale Baer

Dale L. Baer (June 15, 1950 – January 15, 2021) was an American character animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios and The Baer Animation Company.^[1] He was supervising animator of many characters.^[2]

Dale Baer
Born	(1950-06-15)June 15, 1950 Denver, Colorado, US
Died	January 15, 2021(2021-01-15) (aged 70) Irvine, California, US
Occupation	Animator
Years active	1970–2021
Awards	Winsor McCay Award, 2016 Annie Award, 2001

Biography

Baer had over 40 years of experience in the animation industry. He also had 27 years in the commercial field. Baer's studio specialized in traditional and digital animation which is used in feature animation and commercials. Baer collaborated with top industries to produce high quality animated productions. He joined The Walt Disney Company in 1970 as the second member of the new training program; Ted Kierscey, who later became an effects animator, got there ahead of him. Mr. Baer earned the respect of animators from the Nine Old Men: Eric Larson, John Lounsbery, Milt Kahl, Wolfgang Reitherman, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.^[3]

Baer taught as part of the Character Animation program faculty of CalArts School of Film/Video.^[4]

His last-known animation work was for The Bob's Burgers Movie.^[5]

Baer died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at Irvine Medical Center in Irvine, California.^[6]

Awards

Below is a list of awards Baer has won.

• 2001 - Annie Award for Individual Character Animation for the character of Yzma in The Emperor's New Groove.^[3][7]
• 2016 - Winsor McCay Award – in recognition of career contributions to the art of animation.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credits	Characters
1972	Journey Back to Oz	Layout Artist
1973	Robin Hood	Character Animator
1974	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (Short)	Animator
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
	The Rescuers	Character Animator	Bernard and Miss Bianca
1978	The Lord of the Rings	Layout Artist / Key Animator
1980	Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)	Animator
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol
1985	The Black Cauldron
1986	The Great Mouse Detective	Character Animator (Uncredited)
1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Chief Executive And Supervising Animator: Additional Animation
1989	Tummy Trouble	Animator
1990	The Prince and the Pauper	Animation Director/Second Unit Director
1991	Rover Dangerfield	Supervisor: The Baer Animation Company
1992	Tom and Jerry: The Movie	Animation Director: The Baer Animation Company
1993	Last Action Hero	Animation Designer/Animator (uncredited)
1994	The Lion King	Animator	Adult Simba
1998	Quest for Camelot
1999	Tarzan	Additional Animation
	The King and I	Storyboard Artist
2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Supervising Animator	Yzma
2002	Treasure Planet	Animator	Doctor Doppler
2004	Home on the Range	Supervising Animator	Alameda Slim, Junior
2005	Chicken Little	Animator
2007	Meet the Robinsons	Supervising Animator	Wilbur Robinson
2009	The Princess and the Frog	Animator	Ray, Frog Hunters
2011	Winnie the Pooh	Supervising Animator	Owl
	The Ballad of Nessie
2012	Wreck-It Ralph	Additional Visual Development
2013	Frozen
	Get a Horse!	Animator
2016	Zootopia	Additional Visual Development
	Moana
2017	Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory	Character Layout And Animation
2022	The Bob's Burgers Movie	Animator (Posthumous Release)