Biography
Mark Dindal (born in Columbus, Ohio) is an American effects animator and director, who created The Emperor's New Groove as well as Cats Don't Dance. He worked in many Disney classic projects as an effects animator, and also led the special effects for several classic movies such as The Little Mermaid and The Rescuers Down Under.
Also known as
Mark L. Dindal
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
6
Acting credits
6
Directing
6
Writing
13
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 7.7Mickey's Christmas Carol
1983 · movie · Visual Effects
- 2
★ 7.6The Emperor's New Groove
2000 · movie · as Kitty Yzma (voice) (uncredited)
- 3
★ 7.4The Little Mermaid
1989 · movie · Visual Effects Supervisor
- 4
★ 7.2The Emperor's New School
2006 · tv · Creator
- 5
★ 7.2Cats Don't Dance
1997 · movie · as Max (voice)
- 6
★ 7.1The Great Mouse Detective
1986 · movie · Visual Effects
- 7
★ 7.0The Garfield Movie
2024 · movie · as Sleep App Voice (voice)
- 8
★ 6.9The Brave Little Toaster
1987 · movie · Effects Supervisor
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 18,470 votes
The Little Mermaid
1989 · movie
- 27,371 votes
The Emperor's New Groove
2000 · movie
- 3
4,201 votesChicken Little
2005 · movie
- 41,819 votes
The Great Mouse Detective
1986 · movie
- 51,465 votes
The Garfield Movie
2024 · movie
- 6
1,412 votesThe Rescuers Down Under
1990 · movie
- 7
1,366 votesKronk's New Groove
2005 · movie
- 8
1,056 votesThe Rocketeer
1991 · movie
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
