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name: "Tony Geiss"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tony-geiss"
fi1m_id: "tony-geiss"
imdb_id: "nm0312076"
tmdb_id: 40346
wikidata_id: "Q3531774"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "16 November 1924"
died: "21 January 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T20:29:35.379613+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tony Geiss

## Identity

Tony Geiss

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tony-geiss
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tony-geiss
- **IMDb ID:** nm0312076
- **TMDB ID:** 40346
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3531774
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Geiss, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3531774, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0312076/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40346

Writer. Born 16 November 1924 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Died 21 January 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 16 November 1924, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 21 January 2011
- **Active:** 1986–1988
- **Also known as:** Tony Giess
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Geiss, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3531774, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0312076/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40346

## Biography

Tony Geiss was an American writer, producer, songwriter and lyricist, known for his work in children's television and animation. Born Nicholas Anthony Geiss on 16 November 1924, he graduated from Cornell University and wrote for comedians and variety shows before joining Sesame Street as a staff writer and songwriter in 1973, where he remained until 2009 and often collaborated with Judy Freudberg.

Geiss co-wrote the screenplay and story for the animated feature *An American Tail* (1986), on which he was also credited as producer, and contributed to the story of *The Land Before Time* (1988) and its franchise. He received multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for his Sesame Street contributions and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Land Before Time* (1988), Fi1m 72, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/the-land-before-time.md)
- *An American Tail* (1986), Fi1m 71, Screenplay, Story, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-tail.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting* (2019), Writer
- *The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave* (2016), Characters
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces* (2009), Writer
- *Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends* (2007), Characters
- *The Land Before Time* (2007), series, Creator
- *A Sesame Street Christmas Carol* (2006), Writer
- *The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers* (2006), Characters
- *The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses* (2005), Characters
- *Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover* (2004), Writer
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time!* (2004), Writer
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!* (2004), Writer
- *Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration* (2003), Characters
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Great Outdoors!* (2003), Writer
- *Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo!* (2003), Writer
- *The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water* (2002), Characters
- *Elmo's World: Family Feature* (2002), Writer
- *The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze* (2001), Characters
- *The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire* (2000), Characters
- *CinderElmo* (1999), Writer
- *The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock* (1998), Characters
- *The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street* (1998), Writer
- *The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island* (1997), Producer, Characters
- *Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!* (1997), as Songs
- *Sesame Street: Quiet Time* (1997), Writer, Songs
- *Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies* (1997), Writer
- *Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas* (1996), Writer
- *The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists* (1996), Characters
- *Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet* (1996), Music
- *The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving* (1995), Characters
- *The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure* (1994), Characters
- *Getting Ready to Read* (1992), Lyricist, Songs, Writer
- *The Tale of Peter Rabbit* (1991), Writer
- *Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital* (1990), Writer
- *Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse* (1990), Writer
- *Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music* (1990), Writer, Producer
- *Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!* (1990), Writer
- *Sesame Street: Rock & Roll!* (1990), Writer
- *Sesame Street: Dance Along!* (1990), Writer
- *Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989* (1989), Writer
- *The Land Before Time* (1988), Story — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-land-before-time.md)
- *Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie* (1988), Writer
- *Big Bird in Japan* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *An American Tail* (1986), Producer, Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-tail.md)
- *Follow That Bird* (1985), Writer
- *Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art* (1983), Writer, Producer, Music
- *Ball Four* (1976), series, Writer
- *When Things Were Rotten* (1975), series, Writer
- *Sesame Street* (1969), series, Writer
- *Super Mario Galaxy*, series, Creator

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