Ub Iwerks

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.

Directed

1. Steamboat Willie (1928) — Director
2. Plane Crazy (1929) — Director
3. The Karnival Kid (1929) — Director
4. The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928) — Director
5. Hell's Bells (1929) — Director
6. All Wet (1927) — Director
7. The Opry House (1929) — Director
8. The Barnyard Battle (1929) — Director
9. Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929) — Director
10. Springtime (1929) — Director
11. Summer (1930) — Director
12. Autumn (1930) — Director
13. The Ocean Hop (1927) — Director
14. Balloon Land (1935) — Director
15. Jack Frost (1934) — Director
16. Skeleton Frolic (1937) — Director
17. Fiddlesticks (1930) — Director
18. Little Black Sambo (1935) — Director
19. Porky and Gabby (1937) — Director
20. Porky's Super Service (1937) — Director
21. Vintage Mickey (2005) — Director
22. The Cuckoo Murder Case (1930) — Director
23. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1934) — Director
24. Stop That Tank! (1942) — Director
25. Sinbad the Sailor (1935) — Director
26. Empty Socks (1927) — Director
27. Little Boy Blue (1936) — Director
28. Spooks (1931) — Director
29. Humpty Dumpty (1935) — Director
30. Movie Mad (1931) — Director
31. The Brave Tin Soldier (1934) — Director
32. The Headless Horseman (1934) — Director
33. The Goal Rush (1932) — Director
34. Room Runners (1932) — Director
35. The Office Boy (1932) — Director
36. Jack and the Beanstalk (1933) — Director
37. Don Quixote (1934) — Director
38. Puddle Pranks (1930) — Director
39. The New Car (1931) — Director
40. The Milkman (1932) — Director

Also appeared in

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