Bill Plympton

director • animation_department • writer

Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946; Portland) is an American animator, director, graphic designer, cartoonist, screenwriter and producer best known for his 1987 Academy Award-nominated animated short Your Face and his series of shorts Guard Dog, Guide Dog, Hot Dog and Horn Dog. Plympton's illustrat...

Born: April 30, 1946 in Portland, Oregon, USA (age 79)

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Known For

5.2

The Simpsons

Movies & TV Credits

136 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Duckville Movie	—	Directing	Director	2025
Downwind Movie	6.8	Art	Title Illustration	2023
Slide Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	2023
Claydream Movie	7.0	Actor	Self	2022
Lipstick of the Brave Short Film	—	Directing	Director	2022
Demi's Panic Short Film	7.0	Directing	Director	2021
The One-Minute Memoir Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director	2020
Animation Outlaws Movie	7.4	Actor	Himself	2019
Sex & Violence 3 Short Film	6.0	Directing	Director	2019
The Modern Lives Short Film	—	Directing	Director	2018
No snow for Christmas Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	2018
Trump Bites TV Show	6.9	Directing	Director(7 Episodes)	2018
Cop Dog Short Film	6.8	Directing	Director	2017
Hitler's Folly Movie	4.6	Actor	Nazi Soldier	2016
Hitler's Folly Movie	4.6	Directing	Director	2016
Revengeance Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	2016
The Brainwashing of My Dad Movie	6.9	Visual Effects	Animation Director	2015
The Loneliest Stoplight Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	2015
The Gastronomic Shark Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director	2015
Bill Plympton's Revengeance Kickstarter Project Short Film	—	Writing	Writer	2015
ABCs of Death 2 Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	2014
Cheatin' Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	2014
The Prophet Movie	7.2	Directing	Co-Director	2014
Footprints Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	2014
The Ornaments Movie	—	Actor	Ornament #1	2013
The Ornaments Movie	—	Directing	Director	2013
Drunker Than a Skunk Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director	2013
Summer Bummer Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	2012
Waiting for Her Sailor Short Film	6.8	Directing	Director	2012
Bill Plympton's Cheatin' Kickstarter Project Short Film	—	Writing	Writer	2012
Tiffany the Whale: Death on the Runway Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	2012
Adventures in Plymptoons! Movie	7.3	Actor	Himself	2011
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2011: Animation Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	2011
Guard Dog Global Jam Short Film	7.4	Directing	Director	2011
The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project Short Film	—	Writing	Writer	2011
Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest Short Film	7.2	Visual Effects	Character Designer	2011
The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	2010
Horn Dog Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	2009
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 Movie	7.1	Actor	Himself	2008
Idiots and Angels Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	2008
Tokyo OnlyPic 2008 Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	2008
The Luv Race Movie	—	Writing	Screenstory	2008
Hot Dog Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	2008
Santa, the Fascist Years Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director	2008
Gary Guitar Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	2007
Random! Cartoons TV Show	6.9	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2007
Shuteye Hotel Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	2007
Fuck Movie	6.8	Visual Effects	Animation	2006
Guide Dog Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director	2006
The Fan and the Flower Short Film	7.0	Directing	Director	2005
Spiral Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	2005
Hair High Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay	2004
Guard Dog Short Film	7.1	Directing	Director	2004
Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation: Full Frontal Movie	—	Visual Effects	Animation	2003
For Reel? Movie	—	Writing	Writer	2003
Mutant Aliens Movie	6.4	Actor	Guard (voice)	2002
Mutant Aliens Movie	6.4	Writing	Screenplay	2002
An Early Movie Movie	—	Directing	Director	2002
House of Weirdness Movie	—	Directing	Director	2002
Parking Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	2002
Eat Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	2001
12 Tiny Christmas Tales Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	2001
Godass Movie	5.7	Actor	Self	2000
How to Tell a Woman's Sexual Preference Movie	—	Directing	Director	2000
Pubic Hair Transplants Movie	—	Directing	Director	2000
Rudolfo the Gay Lion Tamer Movie	—	Directing	Director	2000
How to Grab a Woman's Breast Movie	—	Directing	Director	2000
New Advances in Medicine Movie	—	Directing	Director	2000
The Death of Jackson Pollock Movie	—	Directing	Director	2000
Happiness Is... Licking the Frosting Movie	—	Directing	Director	2000
The Ultimate Blowjob Movie	—	Directing	Director	2000
Can't Drag Race with Jesus Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	2000
More Sex and Violence Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director	1999
Surprise Cinema Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director	1999
The Exciting Life of a Tree Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	1999
Life Short Film	—	Directing	Director	1999
General Chaos: Uncensored Animation Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1998
I Married a Strange Person! Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1998
ChalkZone TV Show	6.6	Visual Effects	Animation(1 Episode)	1998
Helter Shelter Short Film	6.8	Directing	Director	1998
Mondo Plympton Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1997
Twisted Toons Movie	—	Actor	Himself	1997
Mondo Plympton Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1997
Walt Curtis: The Peckerneck Poet Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1997
Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation Sick & Twisted Volume 4 Movie	3.1	Directing	Director	1997
Twisted Toons Movie	—	Directing	Director	1997
The Animal Lover Movie	—	Directing	Director	1997
Cartoon Sushi TV Show	7.1	Directing	Director(3 Episodes)	1997
Sex and Violence Short Film	7.0	Directing	Director	1997
Boney D Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	1997
How to Make Love to a Woman Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	1996
Smell the Flowers Short Film	6.0	Directing	Director	1996
Plympmania Short Film	7.5	Directing	Director	1996
Guns on the Clackamas Movie	6.8	Actor	—	1995
Guns on the Clackamas Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1995
Nose Hair Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1995
J. Lyle Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1994
The World's Greatest Animation Movie	—	Directing	Director	1994
Faded Roads Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1994
Draw Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director	1993
The Tune Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	1992
Flooby Nooby Movie	—	Directing	Director	1992
Lovesick Hotel Movie	—	Directing	Director	1992
Dancing All Day Movie	—	Directing	Director	1992
Toon-O-Rama Movie	—	Directing	Director	1992
No Nose Blues Movie	—	Directing	Director	1991
Isn't It Good Again Movie	—	Directing	Director	1991
Animania TV Show	—	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1991
Push Comes to Shove Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1991
The Wiseman Short Film	6.4	Writing	Writer	1991
Dig My Do Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1990
Tango Schmango Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	1990
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton TV Show	—	Actor	Narrator (voice)(1 Episode)	1989
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton TV Show	—	Actor	Lucas (voice)(1 Episode)	1989
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton TV Show	—	Actor	(voice)(4 Episodes)	1989
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton TV Show	—	Actor	Young Man(1 Episode)	1989
25 Ways to Quit Smoking Short Film	6.6	Actor	Narrateur / Homme (voix) (Non crédité)	1989
Self-Portrait Movie	—	Directing	Director	1989
Noodle Ear Movie	—	Directing	Director	1989
Acid Rain Movie	—	Directing	Director	1989
The Simpsons TV Show	8.4	Visual Effects	Animation(6 Episodes)	1989
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton TV Show	—	Art	Art Designer(2 Episodes)	1989
25 Ways to Quit Smoking Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1989
Animated Self-Portraits Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1989
How to Kiss Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director	1988
One of Those Days Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1988
Self Portrait Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1988
Love in the Fast Lane Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1987
Your Face Short Film	6.8	Directing	Director	1987
Boomtown Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director	1985
Drawing Lesson #2 Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	1985
Al TV TV Show	—	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1984
Lucas, the Ear of Corn Short Film	4.6	Actor	Lucas	1977
Lucas, the Ear of Corn Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director	1977
The Turn On Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1968
It's the Bigness of the Office... Movie	—	Directing	Director	—

Bill Plympton

Known For

ABCs of Death 2

Fuck

The Prophet

The Simpsons

Movies & TV Credits