James Algar
Film director, screenwriter, film producer (1912–1998)
2.82body-of-work score · ranked #391 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- June 11, 1912 · Modesto
- Died
- February 26, 1998 · Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- screenwriter, film director, film producer, animator
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 11.001 citation
- 2
1940 · United States · musical, fantasy, action
AFI 100 (1998) #58 · National Film Registry (inducted 1990) · Vatican film list
0.874 citations - 3
1942 · United States · musical, fantasy, drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1951 #7 · National Film Registry (inducted 2011) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.733 citations - 40.231 citation
Complete filmography
All 23 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1940Fantasia
- 1942Bambi
- 1942Four Methods of Flush Riveting
- 1943Victory Through Air Power
- 1948Seal Island
- 1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
- 1950In Beaver Valley
- 1951Nature's Half Acre
- 1952The Olympic Elk
- 1953Bear Country
- 1953Prowlers of the Everglades
- 1953The Alaskan Eskimo
- 1953The Living Desert
- 1954The Vanishing Prairie
- 1955The African Lion
- 1956Secrets of Life
- 1958Grand Canyon
- 1958White Wilderness
- 1960Jungle Cat
- 1961A fire called Jeremiah (NAID 13370)
- 1962The Legend of Lobo
- 1975The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
- 1999Fantasia 2000