Portrait of James Algar

Directing

James Algar

Career

Active from 1940 to 2000, with a break from 1978 to 1999, busiest in 1953 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fantasia
Fantasia
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Algar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.0, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    2.1, average 4.9
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Crime
    0.9, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Nature Documentary 3
  • Classic Nature Documentary 2
  • Immersive Sound Design 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Educational 2
  • Animal Behavior 2
  • Educational Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 70
Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000 (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

1970s

13 titles
Trail of Danger
Trail of Danger (1978)

Producer

The Bluegrass Special
The Bluegrass Special (1977)

Story, Producer

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)

Director, Writer

The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975)

Producer

The Footloose Goose
The Footloose Goose (1975)

Producer

The Secret of the Pond
The Secret of the Pond (1975)

Producer

Return of the Big Cat
Return of the Big Cat (1974)

Producer

Carlo the Sierra Coyote
Carlo the Sierra Coyote (1974)

Director, Producer

The City Fox
The City Fox (1972)

Director, Producer

Mountain Born
Mountain Born (1972)

Director

Project Florida
Project Florida (1971)

Writer, Director

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou (1971)

Producer

1960s

14 titles · average score 60
Rascal
Rascal (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer

The Gnome-Mobile
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
GoodWatch score 62

Co-Producer

Walt Disney Masterpieces
Walt Disney Masterpieces (1967)

Director

Run, Light Buck, Run
Run, Light Buck, Run (1966)

Co-Producer, Writer

One Day at Teton Marsh
One Day at Teton Marsh (1964)

Producer, Teleplay

The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Co-Producer

The Legend of Lobo
The Legend of Lobo (1962)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Director

A Fire Called Jeremiah
A Fire Called Jeremiah (1961)

Director

Jungle Cat
Jungle Cat (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Islands of the Sea
Islands of the Sea (1960)

Director

Ten Who Dared
Ten Who Dared (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

Associate Producer

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country (1960)

Teleplay

1950s

17 titles · average score 66
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

White Wilderness
White Wilderness (1958)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

Tricks of Our Trade
Tricks of Our Trade (1957)

Director

Secrets of Life
Secrets of Life (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director

The African Lion
The African Lion (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Vanishing Prairie
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Living Desert
The Living Desert (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Bear Country
Bear Country (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Director

The Alaskan Eskimo
The Alaskan Eskimo (1953)

Director

The Olympic Elk
The Olympic Elk (1952)

Writer, Director

Nature's Half Acre
Nature's Half Acre (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Script

Beaver Valley
Beaver Valley (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1940s

10 titles · average score 71
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Seal Island
Seal Island (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health
Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health (1945)

Director

Something You Didn't Eat
Something You Didn't Eat (1945)

Director

Victory Through Air Power
Victory Through Air Power (1943)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Bambi
Bambi (1942)
GoodWatch score 81

Co-Director

Four Methods of Flush Riveting
Four Methods of Flush Riveting (1942)

Director

Fantasia
Fantasia (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1940)

Director

1930s

2 titles · average score 75
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
GoodWatch score 85

Animation

Broken Toys
Broken Toys (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

Animation