Home›Directors and Filmmakers›Nationality›United StatesBrowse ByUnited StatesNationality groups media figures by the country each one came from. Wikipedia describes Walt Disney as "an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur," a nationality he is remembered as "a national cultural icon" of. 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