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James Algar

James Algar

Director · 1912–1998 · Modesto, California, USA

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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.

Directed 39

1970s

  1. 1975

    The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

    Director

  2. 1974

    Carlo the Sierra Coyote

    Director

  3. 1972

    The City Fox

    Director

  4. Mountain Born

    Director

  5. 1971

    Project Florida

    Director

1960s

  1. 1967

    One Day On Beetle Rock

    Director

  2. Walt Disney Masterpieces

    Director

  3. 1962

    The Legend of Lobo

    Director

  4. 1961

    A Fire Called Jeremiah

    Director

  5. 1960
  6. Islands of the Sea

    Director

1950s

  1. 1959

    Nature's Strangest Creatures

    Director

  2. 1958

    Grand Canyon

    Director

  3. White Wilderness

    Director

  4. 1957

    The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

    Director

  5. Tricks of Our Trade

    Director

  6. 1956
  7. 1955
  8. 1954
  9. 1953
  10. The Alaskan Eskimo

    Director

  11. Bear Country

    Director

  12. 1952
  13. 1951
  14. 1950

1940s

  1. 1949
  2. The Wind in the Willows

    Director

  3. 1948

    Seal Island

    Director

  4. 1945

    Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health

    Director

  5. Something You Didn't Eat

    Director

  6. 1943

    Victory Through Air Power

    Director

  7. 1942
  8. Four Methods of Flush Riveting

    Director

  9. 1940
  10. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

    Director

Produced 18

1970s

  1. 1978

    Trail of Danger

    Producer

  2. 1977

    The Bluegrass Special

    Producer

  3. 1975

    The Secret of the Pond

    Producer

  4. The Footloose Goose

    Producer

  5. 1974

    Two Against the Arctic

    Producer

  6. Return of the Big Cat

    Producer

  7. Carlo the Sierra Coyote

    Producer

  8. 1972

    The City Fox

    Producer

  9. 1971

    The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

    Producer

1960s

  1. 1969

    Rascal

    Producer

  2. Solomon, the Sea Turtle

    Producer

  3. 1967

    One Day On Beetle Rock

    Producer

  4. The Gnome-Mobile

    Co-Producer

  5. 1966

    Run, Light Buck, Run

    Co-Producer

  6. 1964

    One Day at Teton Marsh

    Producer

  7. 1963
  8. 1960

    Ten Who Dared

    Associate Producer

Wrote 15

1970s

  1. 1977

    The Bluegrass Special

    Story

  2. 1975

    The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

    Writer

  3. 1974

    Two Against the Arctic

    Teleplay

  4. 1972

    The City Fox

    Writer

  5. 1971

    Project Florida

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1966

    Run, Light Buck, Run

    Writer

  2. 1964

    One Day at Teton Marsh

    Teleplay

  3. 1963
  4. 1962

    The Legend of Lobo

    Screenplay

  5. 1960

    Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

    Teleplay

1950s

  1. 1957

    The Best Doggoned Dog in the World

    Teleplay

  2. The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

    Writer

  3. 1956
  4. 1953

    Bear Country

    Writer

  5. 1952

Visual effects 3

1950s

  1. 1957

    All About Magic

    Director of Previsualization

1930s

  1. 1938
  2. 1935

    Broken Toys

    Animation

Other crew 1

Appearances1

1970s

  1. 1978

    From Fantasia to Fantasyland

    self