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Ub Iwerks

Ub Iwerks

Directing1901Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Biography

Ubbe Ert Iwerks, known as Ub Iwerks, was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician who co-created the characters Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney. The works Iwerks produced alongside Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards.

Acting History

2026
2022
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
as Self (archive footage)
2005
1963
The Birds
Visual Effects
1961
The Parent Trap
Visual Effects
1960
Jungle Cat
Special Props
1957
Perri
Special Effects
Tricks of Our Trade
Visual Effects
1956
Samoa
Visual Effects
Sardinia
Visual Effects
1955
Lady and the Tramp
Visual Effects
1954
1953
Peter Pan
Visual Effects
1951
Alice in Wonderland
Visual Effects
1950
Cinderella
Visual Effects
1946
Song of the South
Visual Effects
1945
1942
1940
1939
Nell's Yells
Director
1938
1937
Foxy Pup
Director
1936
Ali Baba
Director
Happy Days
Director
Happy Days
Producer
Tom Thumb
Director
1935
Balloon Land
Producer
Balloon Land
Director
Simple Simon
Director
Summertime
Director
1934
Jack Frost
Director
Jack Frost
Producer
Viva Willie
Director
Don Quixote
Director
Hell's Fire
Director
1933
Bulloney
Director
Pale-Face
Director
Stratos Fear
Director
Soda Squirt
Director
The Air Race
Director
Play Ball
Director
Spite Flight
Director
1932
Circus
Director
Room Runners
Director
Puppy Love
Director
Puppy Love
Producer
Puppy Love
Animation
Nurse Maid
Director
Fire! Fire!
Director
Fire! Fire!
Producer
Fire! Fire!
Animation
School Days
Director
School Days
Producer
What a Life
Director
What a Life
Producer
The Bully
Director
The Bully
Producer
The Milkman
Director
The Milkman
Producer
The Milkman
Animation
Funny Face
Director
1931
The New Car
Director
The New Car
Producer
The New Car
Animation
Stormy Seas
Director
Stormy Seas
Producer
Stormy Seas
Animation
Jail Birds
Director
Jail Birds
Producer
Ragtime Romeo
Animation
Movie Mad
Director
Movie Mad
Producer
Movie Mad
Animation
Spooks
Director
Spooks
Producer
Spooks
Animation
Jail Birds
Animation
Laughing Gas
Director
Laughing Gas
Producer
Laughing Gas
Animation
The Soup Song
Animation
1930
Summer
Director
Autumn
Director
Summer
Animation
Autumn
Animation
Puddle Pranks
Animation
Flying Fists
Director
Flying Fists
Producer
Fiddlesticks
Director
Fiddlesticks
Producer
Fiddlesticks
Animation
1929
Hell's Bells
Director
Hell's Bells
Animation
The Skeleton Dance
Background Designer
El Terrible Toreador
Background Designer
Springtime
Animation
Springtime
Director
Springtime
Layout Supervisor
The Barnyard Battle
Background Designer
The Barnyard Battle
Layout Supervisor
Plane Crazy
Animation
Plane Crazy
Director
1928
Rival Romeos
Animation
Hungry Hoboes
Cinematography
Poor Papa
Animation
1927
The Ocean Hop
Animation
Oh, Teacher!
Animation
Great Guns
Animation
Empty Socks
Director
All Wet
Director
All Wet
Animation
Rickety Gin
Animation
1926
1925
1924
1923
Alice's Wonderland
Cinematography
1922
1921

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/24/1901
Day of Death
7/7/1971
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA