Roger Allers

Writer and director. Born 29 June 1949 in Rye, New York, USA. Died 17 January 2026.

Titles on Fi1m2 directing · 6 writing · 2 other

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 6 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

29 June 1949, Rye, New York, USA

Died

17 January 2026

Active

1988–2006

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Roger’s work 6 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.7bn across 6 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1988–2006

Genres

Animation6
Family6
Fantasy4
Comedy3
Adventure2
Romance2

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestBeauty and the Beast1991

61WorstOliver & Company1988

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51980s

41990s

62000s

32010s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated2007Best Animated Short Film · The Little Matchgirl

Other awards1 nominated

Nominated1998Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical: Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical · The Lion King

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.