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Bill Plympton

Bill Plympton

Known For Directing
Birthday Apr 30, 1946 (79)
Birthplace Portland, Oregon, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Jul 14, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Bill Plympton (born in 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 illustrations and cart ... oons have been published in The New York Times and the weekly newspaper The Village Voice, as well as in the magazines Vogue, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Penthouse, and National Lampoon. His political cartoon strip Plympton, which began in 1975 in the SoHo Weekly News, eventually was syndicated and appeared in over 20 newspapers. In 1988, his animated short Your Face was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also became known for other animated short films, including 25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989) and Enemies (1991), the latter of which was part of the Animania series on MTV, where many of his other shorts were shown. In 1992, his self-financed, first feature-length animated film, The Tune debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. His work also appeared on the 1992–1993 Fox comedy series The Edge. In 1993, he made his first live action film, J. Lyle. In 1995, he contributed animation and graphics to a computer game collection, Take Your Best Shot. He also published a comic book in 2003, The Sleazy Cartoons of Bill Plympton. Plympton's 2008 80-minute feature, Idiots and Angels presented by Terry Gilliam, had no dialogue. Plympton directed the segment "On Eating and Drinking" in the 2014 animated film The Prophet, adapted from Kahlil Gibran's book The Prophet. In 2020, Plympton released a Kickstarter for his new animated comedy western, Slide. The funding was successful and Plympton had planned on finishing the film by 2022.

Known For

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Filmography

Hitler's Folly

Hitler's Folly

2016

as Nazi Soldier

Mutant Aliens

Mutant Aliens

2002

as Guard (voice)

25 Ways to Quit Smoking

25 Ways to Quit Smoking

1989

as Narrateur / Homme (voix) (Non crédité)

Lucas, the Ear of Corn

Lucas, the Ear of Corn

1977

as Lucas

Downwind

Downwind

2023

Title Illustration

Slide

Slide

2023

Screenplay, Animation

The One-Minute Memoir

The One-Minute Memoir

2020

Writer

Sex & Violence 3

Sex & Violence 3

2019

Writer

No Snow For Christmas

No Snow For Christmas

2018

Writer

Revengeance

Revengeance

2016

Writer

Hitler's Folly

Hitler's Folly

2016

Writer

The Brainwashing of My Dad

The Brainwashing of My Dad

2015

Animation Director

The Gastronomic Shark

The Gastronomic Shark

2015

Writer

Cheatin'

Cheatin'

2014

Writer

Footprints

Footprints

2014

Writer

Summer Bummer

Summer Bummer

2012

Writer

Horn Dog

Horn Dog

2009

Animation

Idiots and Angels

Idiots and Angels

2008

Writer

Hot Dog

Hot Dog

2008

Writer

Shuteye Hotel

Shuteye Hotel

2007

Writer

Gary Guitar

Gary Guitar

2007

Writer

Guide Dog

Guide Dog

2006

Writer

Fuck

Fuck

2006

Animation

Spiral

Spiral

2005

Animation, Writer

Hair High

Hair High

2004

Animation, Screenplay

Guard Dog

Guard Dog

2004

Animation, Writer

For Reel?

For Reel?

2003

Writer

Mutant Aliens

Mutant Aliens

2002

Screenplay

Parking

Parking

2002

Writer

Eat

Eat

2001

Writer

More Sex & Violence

More Sex & Violence

1999

Animation, Writer

I Married a Strange Person!

I Married a Strange Person!

1998

Creator, Animation, Writer

Sex & Violence

Sex & Violence

1997

Writer

Mondo Plympton

Mondo Plympton

1997

Writer

Plympmania

Plympmania

1996

Writer, Animation

How to Make Love to a Woman

How to Make Love to a Woman

1996

Animation, Writer

Guns on the Clackamas

Guns on the Clackamas

1995

Writer

Nosehair

Nosehair

1994

Writer

Faded Roads

Faded Roads

1994

Writer

The Tune

The Tune

1992

Creator, Writer

Toon-O-Rama

Toon-O-Rama

1992

Writer

Push Comes to Shove

Push Comes to Shove

1991

Animation, Writer

Plymptoons

Plymptoons

1990

Animation, Writer

Dig My Do

Dig My Do

1990

Writer, Animation

How to Kiss

How to Kiss

1988

Writer

One Of Those Days

One Of Those Days

1988

Animation, Writer

Your Face

Your Face

1987

Writer

Love in the Fast Lane

Love in the Fast Lane

1987

Writer

Drawing Lesson #2

Drawing Lesson #2

1985

Writer

Slide

Slide

2023

Director

Lipstick of the Brave

Lipstick of the Brave

2022

Director

Demi’s Panic

Demi’s Panic

2021

Director

The One-Minute Memoir

The One-Minute Memoir

2020

Director

Sex & Violence 3

Sex & Violence 3

2019

Director

The Modern Lives

The Modern Lives

2018

Director

No Snow For Christmas

No Snow For Christmas

2018

Director

Revengeance

Revengeance

2016

Director

Hitler's Folly

Hitler's Folly

2016

Director

The Gastronomic Shark

The Gastronomic Shark

2015

Director

The Loneliest Stoplight

The Loneliest Stoplight

2015

Director

ABCs of Death 2

ABCs of Death 2

2014

Director

The Prophet

The Prophet

2014

Co-Director

Cheatin'

Cheatin'

2014

Director

Footprints

Footprints

2014

Director

Drunker Than a Skunk

Drunker Than a Skunk

2013

Director

Summer Bummer

Summer Bummer

2012

Director

Horn Dog

Horn Dog

2009

Director

Idiots and Angels

Idiots and Angels

2008

Director

Hot Dog

Hot Dog

2008

Director

Shuteye Hotel

Shuteye Hotel

2007

Director

Gary Guitar

Gary Guitar

2007

Director

Guide Dog

Guide Dog

2006

Director

Spiral

Spiral

2005

Director

The Fan and the Flower

The Fan and the Flower

2005

Director

Hair High

Hair High

2004

Director

Guard Dog

Guard Dog

2004

Director

Mutant Aliens

Mutant Aliens

2002

Director

Parking

Parking

2002

Director

Eat

Eat

2001

Director

12 Tiny Christmas Tales

12 Tiny Christmas Tales

2001

Director

More Sex & Violence

More Sex & Violence

1999

Director

Sex & Violence

Sex & Violence

1997

Director

Mondo Plympton

Mondo Plympton

1997

Director

Plympmania

Plympmania

1996

Director

Guns on the Clackamas

Guns on the Clackamas

1995

Director

Nosehair

Nosehair

1994

Director

Faded Roads

Faded Roads

1994

Director

The Tune

The Tune

1992

Director

Toon-O-Rama

Toon-O-Rama

1992

Director

Push Comes to Shove

Push Comes to Shove

1991

Director

Plymptoons

Plymptoons

1990

Director

Dig My Do

Dig My Do

1990

Director

Animated Self-Portraits

Animated Self-Portraits

1989

Director

25 Ways to Quit Smoking

25 Ways to Quit Smoking

1989

Director

How to Kiss

How to Kiss

1988

Director

One Of Those Days

One Of Those Days

1988

Director

Your Face

Your Face

1987

Director

Love in the Fast Lane

Love in the Fast Lane

1987

Director

Drawing Lesson #2

Drawing Lesson #2

1985

Director

Lucas, the Ear of Corn

Lucas, the Ear of Corn

1977

Director

The Great Turn On

The Great Turn On

1968

Director

Revengeance

Revengeance

2016

Producer

Hitler's Folly

Hitler's Folly

2016

Producer

ABCs of Death 2

ABCs of Death 2

2014

Producer

Idiots and Angels

Idiots and Angels

2008

Producer

Spiral

Spiral

2005

Producer

Hair High

Hair High

2004

Producer

Guard Dog

Guard Dog

2004

Producer

Mutant Aliens

Mutant Aliens

2002

Producer

More Sex & Violence

More Sex & Violence

1999

Producer

Sex & Violence

Sex & Violence

1997

Producer

Plympmania

Plympmania

1996

Producer

Guns on the Clackamas

Guns on the Clackamas

1995

Producer

Faded Roads

Faded Roads

1994

Producer

25 Ways to Quit Smoking

25 Ways to Quit Smoking

1989

Producer

Your Face

Your Face

1987

Producer

Love in the Fast Lane

Love in the Fast Lane

1987

Producer

Drawing Lesson #2

Drawing Lesson #2

1985

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton

as (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 01, 1989

Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton

as Lucas (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 1989

Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton

as Young Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 1989

Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 1989

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