Otto Messmer

Biography

American animator, best known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio. The extent of Messmer's role in the creation and popularity of Felix is a matter of ongoing dispute, particularly as he only laid his claim to the character after the death of Sullivan, who until that time had received the credit. However, most prominent comics and animation historians support Messmer's claim, as do the veterans of the Sullivan studio. (Wikipedia)

Directed

1. Felix in Hollywood (1923) — Director
2. Feline Follies (1919) — Director
3. Comicalamities (1928) — Director
4. Felix Turns the Tide (1922) — Director
5. Felix Saves the Day (1922) — Director
6. Felix the Ghost Breaker (1923) — Director
7. Felix Comes Back (1922) — Director
8. Felix in the Bone Age (1922) — Director
9. Felix Minds the Kid (1922) — Director
10. Felix Lends a Hand (1922) — Director
11. The Non-Stop Fright (1927) — Director
12. Felix Gets Broadcasted (1923) — Director
13. Felix Goes A-Hunting (1923) — Director
14. Felix Revolts (1923) — Director
15. Felix Doubles for Darwin (1924) — Director
16. Two-Lip Time (1926) — Director
17. Felix the Cat Dines and Pines (1927) — Director
18. Felix in the Swim (1922) — Director
19. Felix Win's Out (1923) — Director
20. Felix Finds Out (1924) — Director
21. Woos Whoopee (1928) — Director
22. Felix Makes Good (1922) — Director
23. Felix at the Fair (1922) — Director
24. Sure-Locked Homes (1928) — Director
25. Futuritzy (1928) — Director
26. Forty Winks (1930) — Director
27. Felix the Cat Busts a Bubble (1926) — Director
28. Astronomeous (1928) — Director
29. Felix All Puzzled (1925) — Director
30. Felix Gets the Can (1925) — Director
31. Felix Gets Revenge (1922) — Director
32. Felix Goes West (1924) — Director
33. Felix Trifles with Time (1925) — Director
34. Japanicky (1928) — Director
35. Uncle Tom's Crabbin' (1927) — Director
36. Felix in Love (1922) — Director
37. Felix Strikes It Rich (1923) — Director
38. The Adventures of Felix (1919) — Director
39. Felix Finds a Way (1922) — Director
40. Felix Gets Left (1922) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Cartoon Carnival (2021) — Self (archive footage)
2. Felix Through the Years — (self, archive footage)
3. Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat (1977) — Himself
4. 100 Years of Felix the Cat (2020) — Himself