John Canemaker
Actor
Biography
John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression.
His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a personal and professional breakthrough in animation storytelling. Canemaker is also a noted author who has written nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays, articles and monographs for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
Filmography
Frank and Ollie
as Himself 1995
Walt & El Grupo
as Self 2008
Dalà & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Self 2010
Tyrus
as Self 2015
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
as Himself 2001
Cartoon Carnival
as Self 2021
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self 2000
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
as Self 2006
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self 2005
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Self 2008
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself 2007
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
as (voice) 1980
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
as Himself TBA
The Art of Mary Blair
as Self 2005
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
as Narrator 1977
Earthday Birthday
as (voice) 1990
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
as Himself 2010