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Ted Berman

Writer and director · Died July 15, 2001, aged 81 · East Los Angeles, California, USA

Joining Disney in the 1940s, Berman started off as an animator, but focused on writing and directing in his later years. Berman was also a fine-arts painter. He served on the Disney staff for nearly 5 years. Berman worked on a number of successful theatrical releases by the Mouse House along with his work with The Wonderful World of Color and The Mickey Mouse Club. In the 1980s, he helped direct The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron before he retired from Disney. -Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 17, 1919
Died
July 15, 2001 (aged 81)
From
East Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Ted Berman's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
51%
Society
20%
Survival
9%
Self
5%
Power
5%
Morality
5%
Ideas
4%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
3
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ted Berman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Ted Berman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Black Cauldron(1985)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Disney's Halloween Treat(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Fox and the Hound(1981)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Rescuers(1977)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh(1977)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Story

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • It's Tough to Be a Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer

  • The Social Side of Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Story

  • The Litterbug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Animation

  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians(1961)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Paul Bunyan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story

  • The Donald Duck Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1954 to 1985.

Biggest box office

The Rescuers (1977)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Fox and the Hound (1981)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 13: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting11 of 13: 9 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew2 of 13: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s2 · crew1960s4 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ted Berman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5

Most loved · writer

Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)

Midcredits 94th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ted Berman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles17–56 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles4–24 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles9–12 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles7–31 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles16–67 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ted Berman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ted Berman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vance Gerry shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers