Bruce Reitherman

Bruce Reitherman

Bruce Phillip Reitherman (born September 15, 1955 in Burbank , California ) is an American cinematographer , screenwriter , producer and also voiced the original versions of the Disney characters Mowgli ( The Jungle Book ) and Christopher Robin ( Winnie the Pooh ).

Life

As the son of Disney director Wolfgang Reitherman , Reitherman received the aforementioned speaking roles in Disney films as a child. His brothers Richard and Robert also got a speaking role in The Witch and the Wizard .

Today Reitherman is primarily responsible for the camera work, but also works as a producer and screenwriter for TV nature documentaries. In 1998 he received the Emmy together with Steve Downer, David Fortney, Robert Fulton, Bob Landis and Neil Rettig for the episode Denali: Alaska's Great Wilderness from the US documentary series The Living Edens .

Filmography

• 1966: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (voice of Christopher Robin)
• 1967: The Jungle Book ( The Jungle Book , Voice of Mowgli)
• 1977: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ( The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh , voice of Christopher Robin)
• 1982: Nature (documentary series) (Director)
• 1994: Island of the Giant Bears (TV movie, camera)
• 1995: In the Wild: Whales with Christopher Reeve (TV movie, camera)
• 1996: Wild Horizons 2: Dance of the Sifaka (TV film, camera)
• 1997: The Living Edens: Denali: Alaska's Great Wilderness (Writer, Producer; Emmy Award)
• 1999: Wild Indonesia (TV film, camera)
• 1999: The Living Edens: Thailand: Jewel of the Orient (author, producer, camera)
• 2000: The Living Edens: Alaska: Dances of the Caribou (producer, camera)
• 2001: Big Sur - California's Wild Coast ( The Living Edens: Big Sur - California's Wild Coast , writer, producer, camera, director)
• 2006: Big Bear Week (TV film, camera)

Web links

• Bruce Reitherman in the Internet Movie Database (English)