Ub Iwerks

Known for: Directing
Born: March 24, 1901, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died: July 7, 1971
Movies: 125

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.3

Steamboat Willie

1928

6.4

Plane Crazy

1929

7.0

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

2022

5.9

The Karnival Kid

1929

6.0

The Gallopin' Gaucho

1928

6.5

Hell's Bells

1929

6.2

Alice's Wonderland

1923

6.1

All Wet

1927

5.9

The Opry House

1929

5.9

The Barnyard Battle

1929

Filmography

2022	Mickey: The Story of a Mouse	Self (archive footage)
1923	Alice's Wonderland	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

2023	Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)	Director
2018	Celebrating Mickey	Director
2007	Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past	Director
2005	Vintage Mickey	Director
1994	Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1	Director
1994	Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2	Director
1945	Carnival Courage	Director
1942	Stop That Tank!	Director
1940	Wise Owl	Director
1940	Beauty Shoppe	Director
1940	Baby Checkers	Director, Writer
1940	Ye Olde Swap Shoppe	Director
1940	The Egg Hunt	Director
1940	Blackboard Revue	Director
1940	A Busy Day	Director, Writer, Producer
1939	Crop Chasers	Director, Producer, Writer
1939	Nell's Yells	Director
1939	The Gorilla Hunt	Director
1938	Midnight Frolics	Director
1938	The Frog Pond	Director
1938	Snowtime	Director, Writer
1938	The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round	Director
1938	Scrappy's Trip To Mars	Director
1937	Porky's Super Service	Director
1937	Foxy Pup	Director
1937	Porky and Gabby	Director
1937	Merry Mannequins	Director
1937	Skeleton Frolic	Director
1936	Two Lazy Crows	Director
1936	Happy Days	Director, Producer
1936	Little Boy Blue	Director
1936	Dick Whittington's Cat	Director
1936	Tom Thumb	Director
1936	Ali Baba	Director
1935	Humpty Dumpty	Director
1935	Simple Simon	Director
1935	See How They Won	Director
1935	Balloon Land	Director, Producer
1935	The Three Bears	Director
1935	Sinbad the Sailor	Director
1935	Summertime	Director
1935	Mary's Little Lamb	Director
1935	The Microbe Army	Director
1935	Old Mother Hubbard	Director, Producer
1935	The Brementown Musicians	Director
1935	Little Black Sambo	Director, Producer
1934	Jack Frost	Director, Producer
1934	Don Quixote	Director
1934	The Valiant Tailor	Director
1934	The Headless Horseman	Director, Producer
1934	Viva Willie	Director
1934	The Good Scout	Director
1934	Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp	Director, Producer
1934	Jungle Jitters	Director
1934	The Cave Man	Director
1934	The Queen of Hearts	Director
1934	Rasslin' Round	Director
1934	Reducing Creme	Director, Producer
1934	Puss in Boots	Director
1934	Insultin' the Sultan	Director
1934	The Brave Tin Soldier	Director
1934	The Little Red Hen	Director
1934	Robin Hood, Jr.	Director
1934	Davy Jones' Locker	Director
1934	Hell's Fire	Director
1933	Jack and the Beanstalk	Director, Producer
1933	Stratos Fear	Director
1933	Spite Flight	Director
1933	Soda Squirt	Director
1933	Play Ball	Director
1933	Pale-Face	Director
1933	Chinaman's Chance	Director
1933	Techno-Cracked	Director
1933	The Air Race	Director
1933	Flip's Lunch Room	Director
1933	Bulloney	Director
1933	Coo Coo the Magician	Director, Producer
1932	Funny Face	Director
1932	Nurse Maid	Director
1932	The Music Lesson	Director
1932	The Pony Express	Director
1932	The Goal Rush	Director
1932	Circus	Director
1932	Room Runners	Director
1932	The Office Boy	Director
1932	The Bully	Director, Producer
1932	School Days	Director, Producer
1932	Puppy Love	Director, Producer
1932	What a Life	Director, Producer
1932	Fire! Fire!	Director, Producer
1932	The Milkman	Director, Producer
1931	Spooks	Director, Producer
1931	Africa Squeaks	Director, Producer
1931	Jail Birds	Director, Producer
1931	The Village Specialist	Director, Producer
1931	Movie Mad	Director, Producer
1931	Stormy Seas	Director, Producer
1931	The New Car	Director, Producer
1931	Ragtime Romeo	Director, Producer
1931	Laughing Gas	Director, Producer
1931	The Soup Song	Director, Producer
1931	The Village Smitty	Director, Producer
1930	Little Orphan Willie	Director, Producer
1930	The Cuckoo Murder Case	Director, Producer
1930	The Village Barber	Director, Writer, Producer
1930	Flying Fists	Director, Producer
1930	Fiddlesticks	Director, Producer
1930	Autumn	Director
1930	Puddle Pranks	Director, Writer, Producer
1930	Summer	Director
1929	Hell's Bells	Director
1929	Springtime	Director
1929	Mickey's Choo-Choo	Director
1929	The Karnival Kid	Director
1929	The Barnyard Battle	Director
1929	The Opry House	Director
1929	Plane Crazy	Director
1928	The Gallopin' Gaucho	Director
1928	Steamboat Willie	Writer, Director
1927	Empty Socks	Director
1927	The Ocean Hop	Director
1927	All Wet	Director
1921	Newman Laugh-O-Grams	Producer

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