Boyd Douglas Kirkland (November 4, 1950 – January 27, 2011) was an American television director of animated cartoons.

[2] He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.

Productions,[3] a partnership based in Salt Lake City that subcontracted for larger Los Angeles-based studios.

Additionally, he was a director and writer for Batman: The Animated Series and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

He died on January 27, 2011, at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, while awaiting a lung transplant.