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List of frequent Tim Burton collaborators

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Tim Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker, animator, and artist, who often works with certain actors and crew members in multiple feature film directing projects.

Film composer Danny Elfman composed the music for most of Burton's feature films, except for Ed Wood (1994), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). He also composed the music for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), a stop-motion animated film Burton co-wrote and produced.[1]

The actors who collaborated with Burton the most frequently are Johnny Depp (8 films), Helena Bonham Carter (7 films), and Michael Keaton, Christopher Lee and Michael Gough (5 films each). Other actors that Burton has worked with more than once include Alan Arkin, Danny DeVito, Conchata Ferrell, Albert Finney, Carmen Filpi, Eva Green, Pat Hingle, Jan Hooks, Rance Howard, Jeffrey Jones, O-Lan Jones, Martin Landau, Lisa Marie, Jack Nicholson, Catherine O'Hara, Michelle Pfeiffer, Missi Pyle, Paul Reubens, Alan Rickman, Deep Roy, Winona Ryder, Diane Salinger, Glenn Shadix, Martin Short, Timothy Spall, Terence Stamp, Sylvia Sidney, Christopher Walken, Frank Welker, and Paul Whitehouse.

From left to right, actors Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter alongside Burton in 2009; both are constant presences in Burton's films. Bonham Carter was married to him, while Depp is a personal friend of Burton and starred in several of his films; This partnership began in Edward Scissorhands (1990).

Actor Jason Hervey appeared in the short film Frankenweenie (1984), before appearing in Burton's feature film-directing debut Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985).[2] Actor Vincent Price worked with Burton on three projects, hosting the television film Hansel and Gretel (1983), narrating the short film Vincent (1982) and appearing in the feature film Edward Scissorhands (1990).[3] Twin actresses Ada and Arlene Tai worked with Burton as uncredited extras in Ed Wood before being cast as the conjoined twins Ping and Jing in Big Fish (2003).[4] In addition to starring in Beetlejuice and its sequel, Edward Scissorhands, and Frankenweenie (2012), Winona Ryder appeared in the Burton-directed music video for the Killers' 2012 single "Here with Me".

Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix and Paul Reubens provided voices for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) after working with Burton on directorial projects.

Christina Ricci was the first actor to reunite with Burton for television, appearing as a series regular in Wednesday (2022–present) after starring in Sleepy Hollow (1999). Likewise, Jenna Ortega, the leading series regular of Wednesday, reunited with Burton shortly after, starring in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Steve Buscemi also reunited with Burton as a series regular for the second season of Wednesday after starring in Big Fish as well as Joanna Lumley after having a role in Corpse Bride (2005).

Cast

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Work
Actor
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Alan Arkin[5] Yes Yes
Helena Bonham Carter[6] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simmy Bow[7] Yes Yes
Steven Brill[8] Yes Yes
Tommy Bush[9] Yes Yes
Johnny Depp[10] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Danny DeVito[11] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adam Drescher[12] Yes Yes
Conchata Ferrell[13] Yes Yes
Carmen Filpi[14] Yes Yes Yes
Albert Finney[15] Yes Yes
Michael Gough[16] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Eva Green[17] Yes Yes Yes
Garrick Hagon[18] Yes Yes
Pat Hingle[19] Yes Yes
Jan Hooks[20] Yes Yes
Rance Howard[21] Yes Yes
Jeffrey Jones[22] Yes Yes Yes
O-Lan Jones[23] Yes Yes Yes
Michael Keaton[24] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stuart Lancaster[25] Yes Yes
Martin Landau[26] Yes Yes Yes
Christopher Lee[27] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lisa Marie[28] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jack Nicholson[29] Yes Yes
Catherine O'Hara[30] Yes Yes Yes
Jessica Oyelowo[31] Yes Yes
Sarah Jessica Parker[32] Yes Yes
Michelle Pfeiffer[33] Yes Yes
Philip Philmar[34] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Missi Pyle[35] Yes Yes
Paul Reubens[36] Yes Yes
Alan Rickman[37] Yes Yes
Deep Roy[38] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Winona Ryder[39] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Diane Salinger[40] Yes Yes
Glenn Shadix[41] Yes Yes
Martin Short[42] Yes Yes
Sylvia Sidney[43] Yes Yes
Timothy Spall[44] Yes Yes
Terence Stamp[45] Yes Yes
Philip Tan[46] Yes Yes
Harry Taylor[47] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Christopher Walken[48] Yes Yes
Frank Welker[49] Yes Yes Yes
Paul Whitehouse[50] Yes Yes
Biff Yeager[51] Yes Yes Yes

Crew

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Burton also often works with certain crew members in multiple directing projects. This includes screenwriters Warren Skaaren, Caroline Thompson, John August, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, Seth Grahame-Smith and Alfred Gough & Miles Millar, producers Denise Di Novi, Allison Abbate, Richard D. Zanuck, and Derek Frey, composer Danny Elfman, composer/music supervisor/music producer/music editor Mike Higham, costume designer Colleen Atwood, production designers Bo Welch, Alex McDowell, and Rick Heinrichs, cinematographers Stefan Czapsky, Philippe Rousselot, Dariusz Wolski, and Bruno Delbonnel, makeup artists Ve Neill, Stan Winston, and Rick Baker, and editor/executive producer Chris Lebenzon. Burton has worked with director Henry Selick on The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and James and the Giant Peach (1996), the former of which Burton co-wrote. He has also worked with fellow producer/director Timur Bekmambetov and producer Jim Lemley on 9 (2009) and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), for which Bekmambetov also served as director. Burton has also collaborated with puppet manufacturers Mackinnon & Saunders four times: a failed attempt on Mars Attacks!, Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

References

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  2. ^ "Jason Hervey filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Vincent Price filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  4. ^ Burton, Tim (2004). Big Fish (DVD commentary track). Columbia Pictures.
  5. ^ "Alan Arkin filmography". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Helena Bonham Carter filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  7. ^ "Simmy Bow filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "Steven Brill filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Tommy Bush filmography". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  10. ^ "Johnny Depp filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  11. ^ "Danny DeVito filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "Adam Drescher-IMDb". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "Conchata Ferrell filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  14. ^ "Carmen Filpi filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  15. ^ "Albert Finney filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  16. ^ "Michael Gough filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  17. ^ "Eva Green filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  18. ^ "Garrick Hagon filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  19. ^ "Pat Hingle filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  20. ^ "Jan Hooks filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  21. ^ "Rance Howard filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  22. ^ "Jeffrey Jones filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  23. ^ "O-Lan Jones filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  24. ^ "Michael Keaton filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  25. ^ "Stuart Lancaster filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  26. ^ "Martin Landau filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  27. ^ "Christopher Lee filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  28. ^ "Lisa Marie filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  29. ^ "Jack Nicholson filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  30. ^ "Catherine O'Hara filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  31. ^ "Jessica Oyelowo filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  32. ^ "Sarah Jessica Parker filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  33. ^ "Michelle Pfeiffer filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  34. ^ "Philip Philmar-IMDb". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  35. ^ "Missi Pyle filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  36. ^ "Paul Reubens filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  37. ^ "Alan Rickman filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  38. ^ "Deep Roy filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  39. ^ "Winona Ryder filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  40. ^ "Diane Salinger filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  41. ^ "Glenn Shadix filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  42. ^ "Martin Short filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  43. ^ "Sylvia Sidney filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  44. ^ "Timothy Spall filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  45. ^ "Terence Stamp filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  46. ^ "Philip Tan-IMDb". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  47. ^ "Harry Taylor filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  48. ^ "Christopher Walken filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  49. ^ "Frank Welker filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  50. ^ "Paul Whitehouse filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  51. ^ "Biff Yeager filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved October 1, 2014.