Director
David Hand
Born 23 January 1900 · Plainfield, New Jersey, USA — died 11 October 1986
David Hand (1900–1986) was an American animator and director at Walt Disney Productions. He directed many Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony shorts in the 1930s, then served as supervising director on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi, helping establish the animated feature film.
Key films
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
The first full-length cel-animated feature; Hand was its supervising director.
Bambi (1942)
Hand supervised this naturalistic animated feature, noted for its detailed animal animation.
Fantasia (1940)
Ambitious concert feature combining animation and classical music, made during Hand's time as a leading Disney director.
Three Orphan Kittens (1935)
Silly Symphony short directed by Hand that won the Oscar for animated short.
The Mad Doctor (1933)
Early Mickey Mouse short showing Hand's skill with atmosphere and comic suspense.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 43
- 1926The Tail of the MonkeyDirector
- 1932Trader MickeyDirector
- 1933The Mad DoctorDirector
- 1933Building a BuildingDirector
- 1933Old King ColeDirector
- 1933The Mail PilotDirector
- 1933Birds in the SpringDirector
- 1934Mickey's Steam RollerDirector
- 1934The Flying MouseDirector
- 1934Camping OutDirector
- 1934The DognapperDirector
- 1935Three Orphan KittensDirector
- 1935Pluto's Judgement DayDirector
- 1935Who Killed Cock Robin?Director
- 1935Mickey's KangarooDirector
- 1935The Robber KittenDirector
- 1935Mickey's Man FridayDirector
- 1936Thru the MirrorDirector
- 1936Three Little WolvesDirector
- 1936Three Blind MouseketeersDirector
- 1936Alpine ClimbersDirector
- 1936Mickey's Polo TeamDirector
- 1936Mickey's ElephantDirector
- 1936More KittensDirector
- 1937Magician MickeyDirector
- 1937Little HiawathaDirector
- 1937Walt Disney's Academy Award RevueDirector
- 1937Walt Disney's A Trip Through the Walt Disney StudiosActor
- 1937Mickey's ReviewDirector
- 1938Snow White and the Seven DwarfsDirector
- 1938The WhalersDirector
- 1938Moth and the FlameDirector
- 1939How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made · as selfActor
- 1940FantasiaDirector
- 1942BambiDirector
- 1953Mickey's Birthday PartyDirector
- 1967Walt Disney MasterpiecesDirector
- 1974Let's relaxDirector
- 1980Mickey Mouse DiscoDirector
- 1984DTV: Rock, Rhythm & BluesDirector
- 2002Countdown to ChristmasDirector
- 2023Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)Director
- 2023100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts CelebrationDirector
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.