Disney CEO Bob Iger has said the film-maker Roger Allers was a "creative visionary" following his death at the age of 76.

Allers started his career on the storyboard team for "Tron," moving to Disney to work on animated classics like "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin."

Roger Allers, co-director of Disney's 'The Lion King' has died at 76. Allers, who also co-wrote the Broadway adaptation of the 1994 classic, worked on many pivotal Disney animated projects.

Veteran animator, storyboard artist, director, and playwright Roger Allers has passed away at his home in Santa Monica following a short illness. The news came from Dave Bossert, Allers’s close friend and Disney colleague.

Director and writer Roger Allers, best known for his work on The Lion King, The Emperor’s New Groove, and Aladdin, has died at 76. His longtime collaborator and fellow Disney veteran Dave Bossert shared a tribute to the late filmmaker on Facebook,

Roger Allers, the Disney Animation filmmaker known for The Lion King, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and more, has died. He was 76. Producer and frequent collaborator Dave Bossert shared the news of Allers’ death in a statement on Sunday morning.

Roger Allers was a creative visionary whose many contributions to Disney will live on for generations to come,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger.View on euronews

Roger Allers was best known for co-directing Disney's 'The Lion King' and writing the Broadway musical of the same name.