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Ub Iwerks

Ub Iwerks

Director · 1901–1971 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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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.

Directed 114

2020s

  1. 2023

    Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)

    Director

2010s

  1. 2018

    Celebrating Mickey

    Director

2000s

  1. 2005

    Vintage Mickey

    Director

1990s

  1. 1994

    Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1

    Director

1940s

  1. 1945

    Carnival Courage

    Director

  2. 1942

    Stop That Tank!

    Director

  3. 1940

    Blackboard Revue

    Director

1930s

  1. 1939

    Crop Chasers

    Director

  2. Nell's Yells

    Director

  3. The Gorilla Hunt

    Director

  4. 1938

    Midnight Frolics

    Director

  5. The Frog Pond

    Director

  6. Snowtime

    Director

  7. The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round

    Director

  8. Scrappy's Trip To Mars

    Director

  9. 1937

    Porky's Super Service

    Director

  10. Foxy Pup

    Director

  11. Porky and Gabby

    Director

  12. Merry Mannequins

    Director

  13. Skeleton Frolic

    Director

  14. 1936

    Happy Days

    Director

  15. Little Boy Blue

    Director

  16. Dick Whittington's Cat

    Director

  17. Tom Thumb

    Director

  18. Ali Baba

    Director

  19. 1935

    Humpty Dumpty

    Director

  20. Simple Simon

    Director

  21. Balloon Land

    Director

  22. The Three Bears

    Director

  23. Sinbad the Sailor

    Director

  24. Summertime

    Director

  25. Mary's Little Lamb

    Director

  26. Old Mother Hubbard

    Director

  27. The Brementown Musicians

    Director

  28. Little Black Sambo

    Director

  29. 1934

    Jack Frost

    Director

  30. Don Quixote

    Director

  31. The Valiant Tailor

    Director

  32. The Headless Horseman

    Director

  33. Viva Willie

    Director

  34. The Good Scout

    Director

  35. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

    Director

  36. Jungle Jitters

    Director

  37. The Cave Man

    Director

  38. The Queen of Hearts

    Director

  39. Rasslin' Round

    Director

  40. Reducing Creme

    Director

  41. Puss in Boots

    Director

  42. Insultin' the Sultan

    Director

  43. The Brave Tin Soldier

    Director

  44. The Little Red Hen

    Director

  45. Robin Hood, Jr.

    Director

  46. Davy Jones' Locker

    Director

  47. Hell's Fire

    Director

  48. 1933

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Director

  49. Stratos Fear

    Director

  50. Spite Flight

    Director

  51. Soda Squirt

    Director

  52. Play Ball

    Director

  53. Pale-Face

    Director

  54. Chinaman's Chance

    Director

  55. Techno-Cracked

    Director

  56. The Air Race

    Director

  57. Flip's Lunch Room

    Director

  58. Bulloney

    Director

  59. Coo Coo the Magician

    Director

  60. 1932

    Funny Face

    Director

  61. Nurse Maid

    Director

  62. The Music Lesson

    Director

  63. The Pony Express

    Director

  64. The Goal Rush

    Director

  65. Circus

    Director

  66. Room Runners

    Director

  67. The Office Boy

    Director

  68. The Bully

    Director

  69. School Days

    Director

  70. Puppy Love

    Director

  71. What a Life

    Director

  72. Fire! Fire!

    Director

  73. The Milkman

    Director

  74. 1931

    Spooks

    Director

  75. Africa Squeaks

    Director

  76. Jail Birds

    Director

  77. The Village Specialist

    Director

  78. Movie Mad

    Director

  79. Stormy Seas

    Director

  80. The New Car

    Director

  81. Ragtime Romeo

    Director

  82. Laughing Gas

    Director

  83. The Soup Song

    Director

  84. The Village Smitty

    Director

  85. 1930

    Little Orphan Willie

    Director

  86. The Cuckoo Murder Case

    Director

  87. The Village Barber

    Director

  88. Flying Fists

    Director

  89. Fiddlesticks

    Director

  90. Autumn

    Director

  91. Puddle Pranks

    Director

  92. Summer

    Director

1920s

  1. 1929

    Hell's Bells

    Director

  2. Springtime

    Director

  3. Mickey's Choo-Choo

    Director

  4. El Terrible Toreador

    Layout

  5. The Karnival Kid

    Director

  6. The Barnyard Battle

    Director

  7. The Opry House

    Director

  8. 1928

    The Gallopin' Gaucho

    Director

  9. 1927

    Empty Socks

    Director

  10. The Ocean Hop

    Director

Visual effects 96

1990s

  1. 1994

    Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1

    Animation

1950s

  1. 1957

    Tricks of Our Trade

    Visual Effects

  2. 1956

    Samoa

    Visual Effects

  3. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

    Visual Effects

  4. Sardinia

    Visual Effects

  5. 1955

    Man and the Moon

    Visual Effects

  6. Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

    Visual Effects

  7. 1954
  8. Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

    Animation Director

  9. The Donald Duck Story

    Visual Effects

  10. The Disneyland Story

    Visual Effects

  11. 1953
  12. 1951
  13. 1950

1930s

  1. 1932

    Puppy Love

    Animation

  2. Fire! Fire!

    Animation

  3. The Milkman

    Animation

  4. 1931

    Mickey's sleepless night

    Animation

  5. Spooks

    Animation

  6. Africa Squeaks

    Animation

  7. Jail Birds

    Animation

  8. The Village Specialist

    Animation

  9. Movie Mad

    Animation

  10. Stormy Seas

    Animation

  11. The New Car

    Animation

  12. Ragtime Romeo

    Animation

  13. Laughing Gas

    Animation

  14. The Soup Song

    Animation

  15. The Village Smitty

    Animation

  16. 1930

    Little Orphan Willie

    Animation

  17. The Cuckoo Murder Case

    Animation

  18. The Village Barber

    Animation

  19. Fiddlesticks

    Animation

  20. Autumn

    Animation

  21. Puddle Pranks

    Animation

  22. Summer

    Animation

1920s

  1. 1929

    The Merry Dwarfs

    Animation

  2. The Haunted House

    Animation

  3. Hell's Bells

    Animation

  4. Springtime

    Animation, Layout Supervisor

  5. Mickey's Choo-Choo

    Animation

  6. El Terrible Toreador

    Animation

  7. The Barnyard Battle

    Animation, Layout Supervisor

  8. 1928

    The Gallopin' Gaucho

    Animation

  9. Poor Papa

    Animation

  10. Ozzie of the Mounted

    Animation

  11. Ride 'Em Plow Boy

    Animation

  12. Sagebrush Sadie

    Animation

  13. Rival Romeos

    Animation

  14. Africa Before Dark

    Animation

  15. 1927

    Rickety Gin

    Animation

  16. The Banker's Daughter

    Animation

  17. The Ocean Hop

    Animation

  18. Great Guns

    Animation

  19. The Mechanical Cow

    Animation

  20. Oh, Teacher!

    Animation

  21. Alice in the Big League

    Animation

  22. Alice the Beach Nut

    Animation

  23. Alice's Medicine Show

    Animation

  24. Alice in the Klondike

    Animation

  25. Alice's Channel Swim

    Animation

  26. Alice's Picnic

    Animation

  27. Alice's Three Bad Eggs

    Animation

  28. Alice's Knaughty Knight

    Animation

  29. Alice's Auto Race

    Animation

  30. Alice at the Rodeo

    Animation

  31. 1926

    Alice the Lumberjack

    Animation

  32. Alice's Brown Derby

    Animation

  33. Alice the Fire Fighter

    Animation

  34. 1925

    Alice Plays Cupid

    Animation

  35. Alice the Jail Bird

    Animation

  36. Alice Chops the Suey

    Animation

  37. Alice's Tin Pony

    Animation

  38. Alice Wins the Derby

    Animation

  39. Alice Gets Stung

    Animation

  40. Alice Cans the Cannibals

    Animation

  41. 1924

    Alice the Piper

    Animation

  42. Alice Hunting in Africa

    Animation

  43. Alice's Fishy Story

    Animation

  44. Alice's Day at Sea

    Animation

  45. 1923

    Alice's Wonderland

    Animation

  46. 1922

    Tommy Tucker's Tooth

    Animation

  47. Little Red Riding Hood

    Animation

No release date

  1. Monsters of the Deep

    Animation

Produced 35

1930s

  1. 1939

    Crop Chasers

    Producer

  2. 1936

    Happy Days

    Producer

  3. 1935

    Balloon Land

    Producer

  4. Old Mother Hubbard

    Producer

  5. Little Black Sambo

    Producer

  6. 1934

    Jack Frost

    Producer

  7. The Headless Horseman

    Producer

  8. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

    Producer

  9. Reducing Creme

    Producer

  10. 1933

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Producer

  11. Coo Coo the Magician

    Producer

  12. 1932

    The Bully

    Producer

  13. School Days

    Producer

  14. Puppy Love

    Producer

  15. What a Life

    Producer

  16. Fire! Fire!

    Producer

  17. The Milkman

    Producer

  18. 1931

    Spooks

    Producer

  19. Africa Squeaks

    Producer

  20. Jail Birds

    Producer

  21. The Village Specialist

    Producer

  22. Movie Mad

    Producer

  23. Stormy Seas

    Producer

  24. The New Car

    Producer

  25. Ragtime Romeo

    Producer

  26. Laughing Gas

    Producer

  27. The Soup Song

    Producer

  28. The Village Smitty

    Producer

  29. 1930

    Little Orphan Willie

    Producer

  30. The Cuckoo Murder Case

    Producer

  31. The Village Barber

    Producer

  32. Flying Fists

    Producer

  33. Fiddlesticks

    Producer

  34. Puddle Pranks

    Producer

1920s

  1. 1921

    Newman Laugh-O-Grams

    Producer

Wrote 27

1930s

  1. 1939

    Crop Chasers

    Writer

  2. The Gorilla Hunt

    Story

  3. 1938

    Snowtime

    Writer

  4. 1932

    The Bully

    Story

  5. School Days

    Story

  6. Puppy Love

    Story

  7. What a Life

    Story

  8. Fire! Fire!

    Story

  9. The Milkman

    Story

  10. 1931

    Africa Squeaks

    Story

  11. Jail Birds

    Story

  12. The Village Specialist

    Story

  13. Movie Mad

    Story

  14. Stormy Seas

    Story

  15. The New Car

    Story

  16. Ragtime Romeo

    Story

  17. Laughing Gas

    Story

  18. The Soup Song

    Story

  19. The Village Smitty

    Story

  20. 1930

    Little Orphan Willie

    Story

  21. The Cuckoo Murder Case

    Story

  22. The Village Barber

    Writer

  23. Fiddlesticks

    Story

  24. Puddle Pranks

    Writer

Other crew 6

1950s

  1. 1957

    The Navajos: Children of the Gods

    Special Effects

  2. 1956

    Westward Ho, The Wagons!

    Special Effects

  3. 1954

1920s

  1. 1928

    Hungry Hoboes

    Cinematography

  2. 1923

    Alice's Wonderland

    Cinematography

Art department 4

1920s

  1. 1929

    El Terrible Toreador

    Background Designer

  2. The Barnyard Battle

    Background Designer

Created 1

2010s

  1. 2010

    Me & Mickey

    Creator

Appearances2

1920s

  1. 1923

    Alice's Wonderland

    Self