Dale Leonard Baer (June 15, 1950 – January 15, 2021) was an American character animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios and The Baer Animation Company. He was supervising animator of many characters.
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.
Baer taught as part of the Character Animation program faculty of CalArts School of Film/Video.
His last-known animation work was for Bob's Burgers: The Movie, which is currently in post-production.
On January 16, 2021, Clay Kaytis confirmed that he had died the day before, however his cause of death is unknown.
Disney Filmography Credits[]
| Year | Film | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Robin Hood | Character Animator |
| 1974 | Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too | Animator |
| 1977 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Animator |
| The Rescuers | Character Animator | |
| Pete's Dragon | Character Animator | |
| 1983 | Mickey's Christmas Carol | Animator |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Animator |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Chief Executive and Supervising Animator: Additional Animation |
| 1989 | Tummy Trouble | Animator |
| 1990 | The Prince and the Pauper | Supervising Animator |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Animator: Adult Simba |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Additional Animator |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Supervising Animator: Yzma |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Animator: Doctor Doppler |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Supervising Animator: Slim and Junior |
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Animator |
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Supervising Animator: Wilbur |
| How to Hook Up Your Home Theater | Animator | |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Animator: Ray / Lead Animator: Frog Hunters |
| 2011 | The Ballad of Nessie | Supervising Animator |
| Winnie the Pooh | Supervising Animator: Owl | |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Additional Visual Development Artist |
| 2013 | Get a Horse! | Animator |
| Frozen | Additional Visual Development Artist | |
| 2014 | Feast | Animator |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Additional Visual Development Artist |
| Inner Workings | Pre-Production | |
| Moana | Additional Visual Development Artist |
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