Ub Iwerks

Visual EffectsDirectorDirectingWriterActor Mar 24 (died age 70) Kansas City, Missouri, USA 1921–2026 (105 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

The Birds

Visual Effects

Film

Alice in Wonderland

Visual Effects

Film

Peter Pan

Visual Effects

Film

Cinderella

Visual Effects

Film

Lady and the Tramp

Visual Effects

Film

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Visual Effects

Film

Steamboat Willie

Animation

Film

The Skeleton Dance

Animation

Filmography

Acting (2)

Movies (2)

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Alice's Wonderland

1923

as Self

6.0

Crew (284)

Movies (284)

Every 1920s Mickey Mouse Short Film

2026

Animation

Every 1920s Mickey Mouse Short Film

2026

Director

Every 1920s Mickey Mouse Short Film

2026

Layout

Every 1920s Mickey Mouse Short Film

2026

Writer

Mickey’s Slayhouse

2025

Characters

Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)

Director

Celebrating Mickey

Director

Coned

Writer

Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past

2007

Director

Vintage Mickey

2005

Director

8.0

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1

1994

Animation

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1

1994

Director

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2

1994

Animation

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2

1994

Director

The Dating Game

1991

Thanks

The Birds

Visual Effects

The Parent Trap

Visual Effects

Jungle Cat

Special Props

The Navajos: Children of the Gods

1957

Special Effects

Tricks of Our Trade

1957

Visual Effects

Perri

Special Effects

Samoa

Visual Effects

Sardinia

Visual Effects

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

1956

Special Effects

5.5

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

Visual Effects

Lady and the Tramp

Visual Effects

Man and the Moon

Visual Effects

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

1955

Visual Effects

10.0

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

1954

Animation Director

6.5

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Visual Effects

The Disneyland Story

Visual Effects

The Donald Duck Story

1954

Visual Effects

Peter Pan

Visual Effects

Alice in Wonderland

Visual Effects

Cinderella

Visual Effects

Song of the South

Visual Effects

Carnival Courage

Director

Stop That Tank!

1942

Director

6.2

Blackboard Revue

1940

Director

Baby Checkers

1940

Director

Baby Checkers

1940

Writer

The Egg Hunt

1940

Director

The Egg Hunt

1940

Story

Ye Olde Swap Shoppe

1940

Director

Ye Olde Swap Shoppe

1940

Story

A Busy Day

1940

Director

A Busy Day

1940

Producer

A Busy Day

1940

Writer

Wise Owl

1940

Director

Beauty Shoppe

1940

Director

Crop Chasers

1939

Director

Crop Chasers

1939

Producer

Crop Chasers

1939

Writer

The Gorilla Hunt

1939

Director

The Gorilla Hunt

1939

Story

Nell's Yells

1939

Director

The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round

1938

Director

Scrappy's Trip To Mars

1938

Director

Snowtime

1938

Director

Snowtime

1938

Writer

The Frog Pond

1938

Director

6.0

Midnight Frolics

1938

Director

Porky's Super Service

Director

Porky and Gabby

Director

Foxy Pup

Director

Skeleton Frolic

1937

Director

7.1

Merry Mannequins

1937

Director

Happy Days

Director

Happy Days

Producer

Little Boy Blue

Director

Ali Baba

Director

Tom Thumb

Director

Two Lazy Crows

1936

Director

Dick Whittington's Cat

Director

Sinbad the Sailor

Director

Little Black Sambo

Director

Little Black Sambo

Producer

Humpty Dumpty

Director

Old Mother Hubbard

Director

Old Mother Hubbard

Producer

Mary's Little Lamb

Director

Balloon Land

Director

Balloon Land

Producer

Simple Simon

Director

The Brementown Musicians

1935

Director

4.0

The Microbe Army

1935

Director

The Three Bears

Director

Summertime

Director

See How They Won

Director

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

1934

Director

6.2

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Producer

Jack Frost

Director

Jack Frost

Producer

The Queen of Hearts

Director

The Good Scout

Director

Insultin' the Sultan

Director

The Headless Horseman

1934

Director

6.2

The Headless Horseman

1934

Producer

6.2

The King's Tailor

1934

Director

Viva Willie

Director

Rasslin' Round

Director

Reducing Creme

Director

Reducing Creme

Producer

The Cave Man

Director

Davy Jones' Locker

Director

The Little Red Hen

Director

Don Quixote

Director

Robin Hood, Jr.

Director

Jungle Jitters

Director

Hell's Fire

Director

Puss in Boots

Director

The Brave Tin Soldier

1934

Director

6.0

Jack and the Beanstalk

1933

Director

6.2

Jack and the Beanstalk

Producer

Coo Coo the Magician

Director

Coo Coo the Magician

Producer

The Air Race

Director

Soda Squirt

Director

Pale-Face

Director

Stratos Fear

Director

Techno-Cracked

Director

Chinaman's Chance

Director

Flip's Lunch Room

Director

Bulloney

Director

Spite Flight

Director

Play Ball

Director

What a Life

Director

The Pony Express

Director

School Days

Director

The Goal Rush

Director

Circus

Director

The Bully

Director

Puppy Love

Director

Funny Face

Director

The Office Boy

Director

Fire! Fire!

Animation

Fire! Fire!

Director

Fire! Fire!

Producer

Fire! Fire!

Story

The Music Lesson

Director

Room Runners

Director

Nurse Maid

Director

The Milkman

Director

Mickey's sleepless night

1931

Animation

The Soup Song

Animation

The Soup Song

Director

The Soup Song

Producer

The Soup Song

Story

The Village Smitty

Animation

The Village Smitty

Director

The Village Smitty

Producer

The Village Smitty

Story

The Village Specialist

1931

Animation

5.0

The Village Specialist

1931

Director

5.0

The Village Specialist

1931

Producer

5.0

The Village Specialist

Story

Movie Mad

Animation

Movie Mad

Director

Movie Mad

Producer

Movie Mad

Story

Spooks

Animation

Spooks

Director

Spooks

Producer

Laughing Gas

Animation

Laughing Gas

Director

Laughing Gas

Producer

Laughing Gas

Story

Stormy Seas

Animation

Stormy Seas

Director

Stormy Seas

Producer

Stormy Seas

Story

The New Car

Animation

The New Car

Director

The New Car

Producer

The New Car

Story

Jail Birds

Director

Africa Squeaks

Director

Ragtime Romeo

Animation

Ragtime Romeo

Director

Ragtime Romeo

Producer

Ragtime Romeo

Story

The Cuckoo Murder Case

1930

Animation

5.3

The Cuckoo Murder Case

1930

Director

5.3

The Cuckoo Murder Case

1930

Producer

5.3

The Cuckoo Murder Case

Story

Autumn

Animation

Autumn

Director

Summer

Animation

Summer

Director

Flying Fists

Director

Flying Fists

Producer

Puddle Pranks

Animation

Puddle Pranks

Director

Puddle Pranks

Producer

Puddle Pranks

Writer

The Village Barber

Animation

The Village Barber

Director

The Village Barber

Producer

The Village Barber

Writer

Fiddlesticks

Animation

Fiddlesticks

Director

Fiddlesticks

Producer

Fiddlesticks

Story

Little Orphan Willie

Animation

Little Orphan Willie

Director

Little Orphan Willie

Producer

Little Orphan Willie

Story

Mickey's Choo-Choo

Animation

The Barn Dance

Animation

The Merry Dwarfs

Animation

The Opry House

Director

The Karnival Kid

Director

Plane Crazy

Animation

Plane Crazy

Director

The Skeleton Dance

Animation

The Skeleton Dance

Background Designer

The Skeleton Dance

Layout

Springtime

Animation

Springtime

Director

Springtime

Layout Supervisor

El Terrible Toreador

Animation

El Terrible Toreador

Background Designer

El Terrible Toreador

Layout

Hell's Bells

Animation

Hell's Bells

Director

The Barnyard Battle

Director

Steamboat Willie

Animation

Steamboat Willie

Director

Steamboat Willie

Layout

Steamboat Willie

Writer

Africa Before Dark

Animation

Poor Papa

Animation

The Gallopin' Gaucho

Animation

The Gallopin' Gaucho

Director

Rival Romeos

Animation

Hungry Hoboes

Cinematography

Sagebrush Sadie

Animation

Ozzie of the Mounted

Animation

Ride 'Em Plow Boy

Animation

Alice's Three Bad Eggs

Animation

Trolley Troubles

Animation

Alice in the Alps

Animation

Alice the Golf Bug

Animation

The Mechanical Cow

Animation

Alice's Auto Race

Animation

The Banker's Daughter

Animation

The Ocean Hop

Animation

Alice in the Klondike

Animation

Alice's Picnic

Animation

Alice Foils the Pirates

Animation

Rickety Gin

Animation

Alice the Collegiate

Animation

Alice the Beach Nut

Animation

Great Guns

Animation

Oh, Teacher!

Animation

Alice in the Big League

Animation

Alice at the Rodeo

Animation

Alice's Knaughty Knight

Animation

All Wet

Animation

All Wet

Director

Empty Socks

Director

Alice at the Carnival

1927

Animation

5.5

Alice's Medicine Show

Animation

Alice's Channel Swim

Animation

Alice Cuts the Ice

Animation

Alice Charms the Fish

Animation

Alice the Lumberjack

Animation

Alice's Spanish Guitar

1926

Animation

5.5

Alice the Fire Fighter

Animation

Alice's Brown Derby

Animation

Alice Gets Stung

Animation

Alice Plays Cupid

Animation

Alice Cans the Cannibals

Animation

Alice Wins the Derby

Animation

Alice's Fishy Story

Animation

Alice's Day at Sea

Animation

Alice Hunting in Africa

Animation

Alice the Piper

Animation

Alice's Wonderland

Animation

Alice's Wonderland

Cinematography

Little Red Riding Hood

Animation

Tommy Tucker's Tooth

Animation

Newman Laugh-O-Grams

Producer

Steamboat Willie: Blood And Cheese

Characters