Samuel Armstrong

Samuel Armstrong

Actor · Director

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
February 5, 1893

Biography

Samuel Armstrong was an American animation director. Armstrong was an American animator and director best known for his work at Walt Disney Studios. He co-directed segments of the animated classics Fantasia (1940), including "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria," and Dumbo (1941). Armstrong's innovative contributions to animation helped shape the early successes of Disney's feature films.

Photo

Samuel Armstrong 1

Representative Works

Bambi
Bambi
7.0
/ English
Dumbo
Dumbo
7.0
/ English
Fantasia
Fantasia
7.3
/ English
Blue Bayou
Blue Bayou
5.3
/ English
How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made
How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made
No Rating Yet
/ English
Really Scent
Really Scent
7.0
/ English
Clair de Lune
Clair de Lune
6.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938Nominee

Best Performance

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Bambi
1942Nominee

Best Director

Bambi

Dumbo
1941Nominee

Best Director

Dumbo

Career Highlights

Fantasia
1940Highlight

Best Director

Fantasia

Blue Bayou
1946Highlight

Best Director

Blue Bayou

Video