About

Known credits:
72
Birthday:
1912-06-11
Place of birth:
Modesto, California, USA
Website:
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James Algar

Overview

James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.

Known for

Acting
1955 Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk Actor N/A
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Directing
2000 Fantasia 2000 Directing Director 66
Fair
1975 The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures Directing Director 58
Average
1974 Carlo the Sierra Coyote Directing Director N/A
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1972 The City Fox Directing Director N/A
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1972 Mountain Born Directing Director N/A
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1971 Project Florida Directing Director 58
Average
1967 One Day On Beetle Rock Directing Director N/A
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1967 Walt Disney Masterpieces Directing Director N/A
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1962 The Legend of Lobo Directing Director 59
Average
1961 A Fire Called Jeremiah Directing Director N/A
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1960 Jungle Cat Directing Director 59
Average
1960 Islands of the Sea Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Nature's Strangest Creatures Directing Director N/A
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1958 Grand Canyon Directing Director 59
Average
1958 White Wilderness Directing Director 58
Average
1957 The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades Directing Director N/A
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1957 Tricks of Our Trade Directing Director N/A
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1956 Secrets of Life Directing Director 59
Average
1955 The African Lion Directing Director 59
Average
1955 A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre Directing Director N/A
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1954 Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley Directing Director N/A
N/A
1954 The Vanishing Prairie Directing Director 59
Average
1953 The Living Desert Directing Director 60
Fair
1953 Prowlers of the Everglades Directing Director 59
Average
1953 The Alaskan Eskimo Directing Director 59
Average
1953 Bear Country Directing Director 59
Average
1952 The Olympic Elk Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Nature's Half Acre Directing Director 59
Average
1950 Beaver Valley Directing Director 59
Average
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Directing Director 62
Fair
1949 The Wind in the Willows Directing Director 59
Average
1948 Seal Island Directing Director 59
Average
1945 Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health Directing Director 58
Average
1945 Something You Didn't Eat Directing Director 58
Average
1943 Victory Through Air Power Directing Director 58
Average
1942 Four Methods of Flush Riveting Directing Director 58
Average
1942 Bambi Directing Co-Director 69
Fair
1940 Fantasia Directing Director 71
Good

Writing
1977 The Bluegrass Special Writing Story N/A
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1974 Two Against the Arctic Writing Teleplay N/A
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1972 The City Fox Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Project Florida Writing Writer 58
Average
1966 Run, Light Buck, Run Writing Writer N/A
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1964 One Day at Teton Marsh Writing Teleplay N/A
N/A
1963 The Incredible Journey Writing Writer 60
Fair
1962 The Legend of Lobo Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1960 Rapids Ahead/Bear Country Writing Teleplay N/A
N/A
1957 The Best Doggoned Dog in the World Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1957 The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1956 Secrets of Life Writing Writer 59
Average
1953 Bear Country Writing Writer 59
Average
1952 The Olympic Elk Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
1978 Trail of Danger Production Producer N/A
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1977 The Bluegrass Special Production Producer N/A
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1975 The Boy Who Talked to Badgers Production Producer 59
Average
1975 The Footloose Goose Production Producer N/A
N/A
1974 Two Against the Arctic Production Producer N/A
N/A
1974 Return of the Big Cat Production Producer N/A
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1974 Carlo the Sierra Coyote Production Producer N/A
N/A
1972 The City Fox Production Producer N/A
N/A
1971 The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou Production Producer N/A
N/A
1969 Rascal Production Producer 58
Average
1967 One Day On Beetle Rock Production Producer N/A
N/A
1967 The Gnome-Mobile Production Co-Producer 60
Fair
1966 Run, Light Buck, Run Production Co-Producer N/A
N/A
1964 One Day at Teton Marsh Production Producer N/A
N/A
1963 The Incredible Journey Production Co-Producer 60
Fair

Crew
1951 Nature's Half Acre Crew Script 59
Average

Visual Effects
1957 All About Magic Visual Effects Director of Previsualization N/A
N/A
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Visual Effects Animation 70
Good
1935 Broken Toys Visual Effects Animation 59
Average