Born in Los Angeles, CA.; son of Roy O. Disney, nephew of Walt Disney. Began working for the Walt Disney Company as an assistant film editor on the True-Life Adventure films in 1954. In 1967 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the company. In 1984 he returned to the company as vice chairman of the board, and head of the animation department. On October 16, 1998 in a surprise presentation made at the newly unveiled Disney Legends Plaza at the company's headquarters, Disney Chairman and CEO Michael D. Eisner presented him with the prestigious Disney Legends Award. On 30 November 2003, he abruptly resigned his position as Chairman of the Feature Animation Division and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Walt Disney Productions. In his resignation letter, he denounced Eisner for (among other things) the failure of ABC-TV and ABC Family Channel ratings, loss of company morale through consistant micro-management, building newer theme parks "on the cheap", changing the company's public image as "always looking for the 'quick buck'", the defection of creative talent to other companies, failure to establish lasting relationships with creative partners and not establishing a management succession plan. Roy Disney's resignation was followed the very next day by the resignation of Disney Boardmember Stanley P. Gold, who echoed many of Roy Disney's complaints.  Nominated for Short Films (Animated) 2003: DESTINO (w. Dominique Monfery) 1 nomination