Portrait of James MacDonald

Acting

James MacDonald

Career

Active from 1936 to 2012, with a break from 1969 to 1986, busiest in 1951 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cinderella
Cinderella
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James MacDonald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    1.3, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    1.5, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    1.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 22
  • Family-Friendly 15
  • Classic Disney Short 9
  • Classic Animation 8
  • Chip and Dale 8
  • Donald Duck 8
  • Anthropomorphic Animals 7
  • Classic Cartoon 7
  • Slapstick Humor 7
  • Nostalgic Animation 6
  • Classic Disney 6
  • Nostalgic 6

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 83
Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jaq / Gus (voice) (archive sound)

2010s

1 title
Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites
Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites (2012)

as Chip (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

2000s

8 titles · average score 83
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

as The Bear (voice) (archive footage)

Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree
Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree (2005)

as Chip (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Disney's Christmas Favorites
Disney's Christmas Favorites (2005)

as Chip (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites
Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites (2005)

TV show · Creator

Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble
Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble (2004)

as Chip (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5 (2004)

as Wolf / Lambert (voice) (archive sound)

Everybody Loves Donald
Everybody Loves Donald (2003)

as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Everybody Loves Mickey
Everybody Loves Mickey (2001)

as Mickey Mouse (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1990s

3 titles
Mickey's Family Album
Mickey's Family Album (1998)

as Spring (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) / Mickey Mouse (The Simple Things) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind (1995)

as (voice) (archive footage)

Disney’s Coyote Tales
Disney’s Coyote Tales (1991)

as Humphrey / Lambert / Wolf / Bear / Orville / Tick-Tock (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1980s

6 titles · average score 74
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Humphrey the Bear (voice)

Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
Rootin' Tootin' Roundup (1989)

as Mickey Mouse (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Cartoon Collection
The Cartoon Collection (1988)

as Mickey Mouse (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Here's Goofy!
Here's Goofy! (1987)

as Louie the Mountain Lion (voice)

Walt Disney's Wet and Wild
Walt Disney's Wet and Wild (1986)

as Mickey Mouse (voice)

The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bear (Growling) (voice) (uncredited)

1970s

4 titles · average score 63
The Black Hole
The Black Hole (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

Special Sound Effects

The Rescuers
The Rescuers (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Evinrude / Brutus / Nero (voice)

Disney's Greatest Villains
Disney's Greatest Villains (1977)

as Evinrude (voice) (archive footage)

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

Sound Editor

1960s

5 titles · average score 70
The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show
The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show (1968)

as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Shere Khan & Bagheera’s Roars (voice) (uncredited)

The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as The Wolf / Pike / Tiger Mim (voice) (uncredited)

This Is Your Life Donald Duck
This Is Your Life Donald Duck (1960)

as Mickey Mouse - Chip (voice)

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Drummer (uncredited)

1950s

36 titles · average score 69
Chips Ahoy
Chips Ahoy (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Chip (voice) (uncredited)

In the Bag
In the Bag (1956)
GoodWatch score 75

as Humphrey the Bear (voice)

Lion Social
Lion Social (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Lion (roaring) (voice)

Dragon Around
Dragon Around (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

as Chip (voice) (uncredited)

The Simple Things
The Simple Things (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mickey Mouse (voice)

Pluto's Christmas Tree
Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mickey Mouse / Chip (voice) (uncredited)

Pluto's Party
Pluto's Party (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Corn Chips
Corn Chips (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

as Chip (voice) (uncredited)

Out of Scale
Out of Scale (1951)
GoodWatch score 74

as Chip (voice) (uncredited)

Cinderella
Cinderella (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

as Gus / Jaq (voice)

Trailer Horn
Trailer Horn (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Chip (voice) (uncredited)

Out on a Limb
Out on a Limb (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

as Chip (voice)

1940s

19 titles · average score 68
Winter Storage
Winter Storage (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Chip (voice) (uncredited)

All in a Nutshell
All in a Nutshell (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Chip (voice) (uncredited)

Toy Tinkers
Toy Tinkers (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

as Chip (voice)

Mickey and the Seal
Mickey and the Seal (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mickey Mouse

Mickey Down Under
Mickey Down Under (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mickey Mouse

The Big Wash
The Big Wash (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dolores the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)

Three for Breakfast
Three for Breakfast (1948)
GoodWatch score 69

as Chip (voice) (uncredited)

Pluto's Purchase
Pluto's Purchase (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mickey Mouse (voice)

Chip an' Dale
Chip an' Dale (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

as Chip (voice) (uncredited)

Donald Duck and the Gorilla
Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ajax the Gorilla (voice) (uncredited)

Bambi
Bambi (1942)
GoodWatch score 81

Sound Effects

Bone Trouble
Bone Trouble (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

as Crow (voice) (uncredited)

1930s

5 titles · average score 75
Donald's Cousin Gus
Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gus Goose (voice) (uncredited)

Mickey's Trailer
Mickey's Trailer (1938)
GoodWatch score 76

Sound Effects

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
GoodWatch score 85

Sound Effects, Songs

Clock Cleaners
Clock Cleaners (1937)
GoodWatch score 73

as Spring (voice) (uncredited)

Thru the Mirror
Thru the Mirror (1936)
GoodWatch score 73

as King of Hearts (voice) (uncredited)