James Algar

Born June 11, 1912· Modesto, California, USA

† Died February 26, 1998

38Filmography★ 7Average rating

Born in Modesto, California, James Algar entered the motion-picture world through a lengthy tenure at Walt Disney Productions, where he contributed as director, screenwriter and producer for more than four decades. His most celebrated effort was the 1958 nature documentary White Wilderness, which earned an Academy Award and later secured his inclusion among the Disney Legends in 1998, the year of… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Fantasia1940Fantasia 20002000The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949The Wind in the Willows1949

Filmography

YearRating

Features 22

★ 7.4

Fantasia1940

Series★ 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney1954

★ 7.2

The Vanishing Prairie1954

★ 7.1

The Living Desert1953

★ 7.3

Secrets of Life1956

★ 7.2

Jungle Cat1960

★ 7.1

The African Lion1955

Series★ 8

The Wonderful World of Disney1961

★ 8

Carlo the Sierra Coyote1974

★ 7

Fantasia 20002000

★ 7

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures1975

★ 7

The City Fox1972

★ 7

Walt Disney Masterpieces1967

★ 6.2

The Legend of Lobo1962

★ 4.5

White Wilderness1958

★ 5.7

Victory Through Air Power1943

★ 6.5

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949

Mountain Born1972

One Day On Beetle Rock1967

A Fire Called Jeremiah1961

The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades1957

Tricks of Our Trade1957

Short films 16

★ 8

The Olympic Elk1952

★ 7.5

Grand Canyon1958

★ 7.5

Bear Country1953

★ 7.4

Nature's Half Acre1951

★ 10

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice1940

★ 7.4

Prowlers of the Everglades1953

★ 7.2

Seal Island1948

★ 7.5

Project Florida1971

★ 7.1

The Alaskan Eskimo1953

★ 7

Islands of the Sea1960

★ 7

Nature's Strangest Creatures1959

★ 7

Something You Didn't Eat1945

★ 6.9

Beaver Valley1950

★ 5.6

Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health1945

★ 6.8

The Wind in the Willows1949

★ 3.8

Four Methods of Flush Riveting1942