Dan Mills

Who is Dan Mills?

Dan Mills was an American animator and layout artist. Mills' long career in animation spanned from 1956 until he retired from the industry in 2002. His credits included work for Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hyperion Pictures, Universal, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, and Fox Animation.

Mills began his career in animation in 1956. His credits as an animator included individual 1964 episodes of Linus the Lionhearted and the Cyrano episode of the ABC Afterschool Special, as well as the 1970s Hanna-Barbera television series Jabberjaw, Partridge Family 2200 A.D., These Are the Days, and Godzilla.

In addition to his work as an animator, Mills also worked as a layout supervisor, layout artist, art director, story director and numerous other positions within the animation industry. Mills worked as the art director for the 1965 Cambria Productions series, Captain Fathom. He also became story director for three different Hanna-Barbera series launched in 1973, including Speed Buggy, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, and Inch High, Private Eye.

Mills worked extensively in animation layout.