Roger Allers
American animator and filmmaker (1949–2026)
0.41body-of-work score · ranked #1529 of 2640 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- June 29, 1949 · Rye
- Died
- January 18, 2026 · Santa Monica
- Nationality
- United States
- Directing career
- 4 directorial credits, 1994–2014 · first: The Lion King (1994) · last: The Prophet (2014)
- Work
- screenwriter, animation director, story artist, 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.
- 1
1994 · United States · musical, drama, adventure
National Film Registry (inducted 2016) · Empire 500 (2008) #319
0.412 citations
Complete filmography
All 4 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1994The Lion King
- 2006Open Season
- 2006The Little Matchgirl
- 2014The Prophet