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Timothy Walter Burton is an American director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Dark Shadows (2012), and Frankenweenie (2012). He is also known for blockbuster films, such as the adventure-comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the superhero films Batman (1989) and its first sequel, Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland (2010), and the film adaptation of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Birth Name
Timothy Walter Burton
Born
Monday, 25 August 1958
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Superpowered: The DC Story | Self - Film Director, Batman | 2023 |
| The Sparks Brothers | Self | 2021 |
| Johnny Depp: King of Cult | Self | 2021 |
| The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self - Producer | 2019 |
| Hollywood's Stories | Self | 2019 |
| The Movies | Self - Director, Beetlejuice / Director, Batman / Self - Producer, The Nightmare Before Christmas | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| The Grand Tour | Self - Special Guest | 2016 |
| Stupefying! | Self | 2016 |
| Simulacrum Tremendum | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | 2024 |
| Wednesday | 2022 |
| Dumbo | 2019 |
| Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | 2016 |
| The Island of Doctor Agor | 2015 |
| Big Eyes | 2014 |
| Dark Shadows | 2012 |
| Frankenweenie | 2012 |
| Alice in Wonderland | 2010 |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 2007 |
| Corpse Bride | 2005 |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 2005 |
| Big Fish | 2003 |
| Planet of the Apes | 2001 |
| Sleepy Hollow | 1999 |
| Mars Attacks! | 1996 |
| Ed Wood | 1994 |
| A Visit with Vincent | 1994 |
| Batman Returns | 1992 |
| Edward Scissorhands | 1990 |
| Batman | 1989 |
| Beetlejuice | 1988 |
| Pee-wee's Big Adventure | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1985 |
| Frankenweenie | 1984 |
| Hansel and Gretel | 1983 |
| Vincent | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | 1982 |
| Luau | 1982 |
| Stalk of the Celery Monster | 1979 |
| Doctor of Doom | 1979 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | 2024 |
| Wednesday | 2022 |
| Dumbo | 2019 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 2016 |
| Big Eyes | 2014 |
| Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers | 2013 |
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | 2012 |
| Frankenweenie | 2012 |
| 9 | 2009 |
| Corpse Bride | 2005 |
| Lost in Oz | 2000 |
| Mars Attacks! | 1996 |
| James and the Giant Peach | 1996 |
| Batman Forever | 1995 |
| Ed Wood | 1994 |
| A Visit with Vincent | 1994 |
| Cabin Boy | 1994 |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 |
| Family Dog | 1993 |
| Batman Returns | 1992 |
| Edward Scissorhands | 1990 |
| Beetlejuice | 1989 |
| Luau | 1982 |
| Stalk of the Celery Monster | 1979 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Oscar | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2006 | Oscar | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year | Nominated |
