James Algar

Biography

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

75

Birth Date

1912-06-11 00:00:00

Birth Place

Modesto, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Bambi
• 

  Fantasia
• 

  Fantasia 2000
• 

  Bear Country
• 

  The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
• 

  Carlo the Sierra Coyote

Credits

• directing (37 credits)

  • Fantasia 2000

    director

    directing
    2000
  • The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Carlo the Sierra Coyote

    director

    directing
    1974
  • The City Fox

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Mountain Born

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Project Florida

    director

    directing
    1971
  • One Day On Beetle Rock

    director

    directing
    1967
  • Walt Disney Masterpieces

    director

    directing
    1967
  • The Legend of Lobo

    director

    directing
    1962
  • A Fire Called Jeremiah

    director

    directing
    1961
  • Jungle Cat

    director

    directing
    1960
  • Islands of the Sea

    director

    directing
    1960
  • Nature's Strangest Creatures

    director

    directing
    1959
  • Grand Canyon

    director

    directing
    1958
  • White Wilderness

    director

    directing
    1958
  • The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Tricks of Our Trade

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Secrets of Life

    director

    directing
    1956
  • The African Lion

    director

    directing
    1955
  • The Vanishing Prairie

    director

    directing
    1954
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades (1957) ... director directing

    - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1948] (1955) ... director directing
    1954
  • The Living Desert

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Prowlers of the Everglades

    director

    directing
    1953
  • The Alaskan Eskimo

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Bear Country

    director

    directing
    1953
  • The Olympic Elk

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Nature's Half Acre

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Beaver Valley

    director

    directing
    1950
  • The Wind in the Willows

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Seal Island

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Something You Didn't Eat

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Victory Through Air Power

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Bambi

    co-director

    directing
    1942
  • Four Methods of Flush Riveting

    director

    directing
    1942
  • The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Fantasia

    director

    directing
    1940

• production (18 credits)

  • Trail of Danger

    producer

    production
    1978
  • The Bluegrass Special

    producer

    production
    1977
  • The Secret of the Pond

    producer

    production
    1975
  • The Boy Who Talked to Badgers

    producer

    production
    1975
  • The Footloose Goose

    producer

    production
    1975
  • Two Against the Arctic

    producer

    production
    1974
  • Return of the Big Cat

    producer

    production
    1974
  • Carlo the Sierra Coyote

    producer

    production
    1974
  • The City Fox

    producer

    production
    1972
  • The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

    producer

    production
    1971
  • Rascal

    producer

    production
    1969
  • Solomon, the Sea Turtle

    producer

    production
    1969
  • One Day On Beetle Rock

    producer

    production
    1967
  • The Gnome-Mobile

    co-producer

    production
    1967
  • Run, Light Buck, Run

    co-producer

    production
    1966
  • One Day at Teton Marsh

    producer

    production
    1964
  • The Incredible Journey

    co-producer

    production
    1963
  • Ten Who Dared

    associate producer

    production
    1960

• actors (1 credits)

  • From Fantasia to Fantasyland

    self

    actor

    actors
    1978

• writing (15 credits)

  • The Bluegrass Special

    story

    writing
    1977
  • The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

    writer

    writing
    1975
  • Two Against the Arctic

    teleplay

    writing
    1974
  • The City Fox

    writer

    writing
    1972
  • Project Florida

    writer

    writing
    1971
  • Run, Light Buck, Run

    writer

    writing
    1966
  • One Day at Teton Marsh

    teleplay

    writing
    1964
  • The Incredible Journey

    writer

    writing
    1963
  • The Legend of Lobo

    screenplay

    writing
    1962
  • Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

    teleplay

    writing
    1960
  • The Best Doggoned Dog in the World

    teleplay

    writing
    1957
  • The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

    writer

    writing
    1957
  • Secrets of Life

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • Bear Country

    writer

    writing
    1953
  • The Olympic Elk

    writer

    writing
    1952

• visual effects (3 credits)

  • All About Magic

    director of previsualization

    visual effects
    1957
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    animation

    visual effects
    1938
  • Broken Toys

    animation

    visual effects
    1935

• crew (1 credits)

  • Nature's Half Acre

    script

    crew
    1951