Tim Burton
Known for: Directing
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for pioneering goth subculture in Hollywood, with his films employing a distinctive style that blends gothic horror and dark fantasy aesthetics with whimsical and surreal elements. He has received numerous accolades, including one Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three BAFTA Awards. He was honoured with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2010. Burton made his directorial debut with the comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). He gained wider prominence for directing Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990), as well as producing The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which was based on a poem he wrote. He had directed films spanning a variety of genres such as animation, biopic, drama, fantasy, musical, science fiction, superhero, and supernatural horror; these include Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), Frankenweenie (2012), Big Eyes (2014), Dumbo (2019), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Burton has directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday (2022–present), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. He frequently collaborates with musician Danny Elfman, who has scored all but three of his films. He has also published several books, including The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Burton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Wednesday
Parrot
2022
Series
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
2006
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Grand Tour
Self
2016
Series
The Culture Show
Self
2004
Film
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Film
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Zero (voice) (uncredited)
1993
Film
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
2016
Film
Men in Black 3
Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
2012
Series
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage)
2023
Series
Beau geste
Self
2023
Series
Evening Urgant
Self
2012
Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023
Film
Singles
Brian
1992
Series
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
2004
Series
Pee-wee as Himself
Self
2025
Film
The Muppet Movie
Additional Muppet Performer
1979
Film
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Thug in Alley (uncredited)
1985
Series
Mostra, Venise
Self
2022
Film
Hoffa
Corpse (uncredited)
1992
Series
"Couch" by Lena Situations
Self - Guest
2025
Film
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Self
2001
Film
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Self
2021
Film
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
2020
Film
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Self
2015
Film
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
2024
Film
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994
Film
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
2008
A Look Through His Lens
Self
2024
Film
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Film
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2012
Film
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Self
1994
Film
Ritratti di cinema
Self
2025
Film
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self
2024
Film
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000
Film
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Film
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
2013
Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter
Self
2010
Film
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
Self
2012
Film
The Batmobile
Self
2012
Film
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
Self
2015
Film
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
Self
2004
Film
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
self
2022
Houdini: The Untold Story
Houdini
2016
Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice
Self
2010
Film
Tim Burton : un monstre de cinéma
Self
2025
Film
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
Self
1990
Film
The Many Faces of Catwoman
Self
2005
Film
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
2020
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Self
2008
Film
Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life
Himself
2012
Film
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self
1994
Film
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
2000
Film
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self
1992
Film
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
Himself
2005
Film
Luau
The Supreme Being / Mortie
1982
Film
Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland
Himself
2010
Film
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Self
2010
Film
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self
2004
Film
Doctor of Doom
Don Carlo
1979
Film
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
2015
Film
The Making of Big Eyes
Himself
2015
Conversations with Vincent
1994
Film
Designing the Burtonesque
Himself
2024
Film
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
Self - Producer
1993
Film
Backstage at Disney
Himself
1983
Film
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
2011