Ub Iwerks

Ub Iwerks

American animator and special effects pioneer (1901–1971)

Ub Iwerks was an American animator, cartoonist, film director, film producer, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician. He was widely known for his early work with Walt Disney Productions, especially for having worked on the creation of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, among other characters.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 33 films (1929–1935) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 35 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1935 LITTLE BLACK SAMBO Castle Films 1R 16mm Sound
1935 Sinbad the Sailor. Celebrity Productions 275 16mm B&W sound
1934 King's Tailor, The ▶ Castle Ub Iwerks 16mm sound
1934 Reducing Creme Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1934 THE CAVE MAN Ub Iwerks 16mm sound
1934 THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN Sterling Educational Films 9 min 16mm sound
1934 The Headless Horseman ▶ Ub Iwerks 9 min
1934 Viva Willie Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1933 Davy Jones' locker Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1933 PLAY BALL. (Willie Whopper Cartoon) ▶ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.; Cinephone; Ub Iwerks 1 reel 16mm
1933 Stratos Fear Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1933 Techno Cracked Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1932 JAIL BIRDS Celebrity Productions 16mm sound
1932 Room Runners Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1932 THE OFFICE BOY Ub Iwerks 16mm sound
1931 Movie mad Ub Iwerks Production ; director, Ub Iwerks. 7 16mm B&W sound
1931 THE CUCKOO MURDER CASE unknown 16mm sound
1931 The Village smitty Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1931 The Village Specialist Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1930 Autumn ▶ Centron 15 16mm B&W sound
1930 Autumn ▶ Ub Iwerks 6 min B&W
1930 Autumn Ub Iwerks 6 min 16mm B&W
1930 Fiddlesticks ▶ Iwerks Ub 6 min 16mm Color sound
1930 Little Orphan Willie Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1930 Puddle Pranks Ub Iwerks 16mm Sound
1930 Summer Centron Films. 6 min B&W
1930 Summer Ub Iwerks 6 min 16mm B&W
1930 The Cuckoo murder case Ub Iwerks
1930 The New Car unknown 8 min 16mm sound
1929 Springtime Ub Iwerks 6 min B&W
1929 SPRINGTIME Ub Iwerks 6 min B&W
1929 Steamboat Willie by Ub Iwerks. 7 16mm B&W sound
1929 The skeleton dance a Walt Disney comic ; produced by Walt Disney ; drawn [and] directed by Ub Iwerks ; music by Carl W. Stalling. 5 16mm B&W sound