Roger Allers, co-director of ‘The Lion King,’ has died at the age of 76. Allers joined Disney on ‘Oliver & Company,’ and left after ‘Lilo & Stitch.’ His work is all over what then-CEO Michael Eisner called ‘the Disney Decade.’

Roger Allers who co-directed the 1994 film The Lion King and worked on other major films including The Little Mermaid has died at the age of 76, a close friend has confirmed

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.

Roger Allers, a longtime Disney writer and the co-director of the 1994 animated classic 'The Lion King,' has died. He was 76.

Roger Allers, a longtime Disney writer and the co-director of the 1994 animated classic 'The Lion King,' has died. He was 76.