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Max Fleischer

Max Fleischer

Producer · 1883–1972 · Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]

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Biography

Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was a Polish Jewish American animator, inventor, film director and producer. Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations including the Rotoscope. (Wikipedia)

Produced 241

2010s

  1. 2014

    Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 3

    Producer

  2. 2013

    Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 2

    Producer

  3. Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 1

    Producer

1940s

  1. 1949

    Popeye's Premiere

    Producer

  2. 1948
  3. 1942

    Terror on the Midway

    Producer

  4. Volcano

    Producer

  5. Baby Wants a Bottleship

    Producer

  6. Electric Earthquake

    Producer

  7. Many Tanks

    Producer

  8. Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix

    Producer

  9. The Magnetic Telescope

    Producer

  10. The Bulleteers

    Producer

  11. The Arctic Giant

    Producer

  12. Blunder Below

    Producer

  13. Kickin' the Conga Round

    Producer

  14. Billion Dollar Limited

    Producer

  15. 1941

    Nix on Hypnotricks

    Producer

  16. The Mechanical Monsters

    Producer

  17. The Mighty Navy

    Producer

  18. I'll Never Crow Again

    Producer

  19. It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day

    Producer

  20. Pest Pilot

    Producer

  21. Gabby Goes Fishing

    Producer

  22. Olive's Boithday Presink

    Producer

  23. Zero the Hound

    Producer

  24. Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle

    Producer

  25. Swing Cleaning

    Producer

  26. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy

    Producer

  27. Flies Ain't Human

    Producer

  28. Olive's $weep$take Ticket

    Producer

  29. Two for the Zoo

    Producer

  30. Quiet! Pleeze

    Producer

  31. Problem Pappy

    Producer

  32. 1940

    Poopdeck Pappy

    Producer

  33. My Pop, My Pop

    Producer

  34. Popeye Meets William Tell

    Producer

  35. Pedagogical Institution (College to You)

    Producer

  36. Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive

    Producer

  37. Doing Impossikible Stunts

    Producer

  38. Snubbed by a Snob

    Producer

  39. Onion Pacific

    Producer

  40. Me Feelins is Hurt

    Producer

  41. Stealin Aint Honest

    Producer

  42. Females Is Fickle

    Producer

  43. Shakespearian Spinach

    Producer

1930s

  1. 1939
  2. Never Sock a Baby

    Producer

  3. The Fresh Vegetable Mystery

    Producer

  4. It's the Natural Thing to Do

    Producer

  5. Hello How Am I

    Producer

  6. Ghosks Is the Bunk

    Producer

  7. Wotta Nitemare

    Producer

  8. Leave Well Enough Alone

    Producer

  9. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

    Producer

  10. My Friend the Monkey

    Producer

  11. 1938

    A Date to Skate

    Producer

  12. All's Fair at the Fair

    Producer

  13. The Jeep

    Producer

  14. Plumbing Is a 'Pipe'

    Producer

  15. I Yam Love Sick

    Producer

  16. Hold It!

    Producer

  17. Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh

    Producer

  18. The House Builder-Upper

    Producer

  19. Learn Polikeness

    Producer

  20. Let's Celebrake

    Producer

  21. 1937

    Fowl Play

    Producer

  22. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves

    Producer

  23. The Football Toucher Downer

    Producer

  24. I Likes Babies and Infinks

    Producer

  25. Peeping Penguins

    Producer

  26. The Candid Candidate

    Producer

  27. I Never Changes My Altitude

    Producer

  28. Lost and Foundry

    Producer

  29. A Car-Tune Portrait

    Producer

  30. The Impractical Joker

    Producer

  31. Morning, Noon and Night Club

    Producer

  32. The Twisker Pitcher

    Producer

  33. Hospitaliky

    Producer

  34. The Hot Air Salesman

    Producer

  35. Organ Grinder's Swing

    Producer

  36. Bunny Mooning

    Producer

  37. The Paneless Window Washer

    Producer

  38. House Cleaning Blues

    Producer

  39. 1936

    I'm in the Army Now

    Producer

  40. Making Friends

    Producer

  41. Christmas Comes But Once a Year

    Producer

  42. The Spinach Roadster

    Producer

  43. Be Human

    Producer

  44. Hold the Wire

    Producer

  45. Grampy's Indoor Outing

    Producer

  46. Play Safe

    Producer

  47. Little Swee'pea

    Producer

  48. Training Pigeons

    Producer

  49. Never Kick a Woman

    Producer

  50. Let's Get Movin'

    Producer

  51. You're Not Built That Way

    Producer

  52. I Wanna Be a Life Guard

    Producer

  53. More Pep

    Producer

  54. The Cobweb Hotel

    Producer

  55. What -- No Spinach?

    Producer

  56. Bridge Ahoy!

    Producer

  57. We Did It

    Producer

  58. I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski

    Producer

  59. Betty Boop and the Little King

    Producer

  60. Somewhere in Dreamland

    Producer

  61. Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky

    Producer

  62. 1935

    Little Nobody

    Producer

  63. Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American

    Producer

  64. The Spinach Overture

    Producer

  65. Musical Memories

    Producer

  66. Making Stars

    Producer

  67. King of the Mardi Gras

    Producer

  68. Judge for a Day

    Producer

  69. Time for Love

    Producer

  70. You Gotta Be a Football Hero

    Producer

  71. Betty Boop and Grampy

    Producer

  72. Dizzy Divers

    Producer

  73. A Language All My Own

    Producer

  74. Dancing on the Moon

    Producer

  75. A Little Soap and Water

    Producer

  76. Choose Your 'Weppins'

    Producer

  77. No! No! A Thousand Times No!!

    Producer

  78. The Hyp-Nut-Tist

    Producer

  79. Pleased to Meet Cha!

    Producer

  80. Be Kind to 'Aminals'

    Producer

  81. Taking the Blame

    Producer

  82. Beware of Barnacle Bill

    Producer

  83. Baby Be Good

    Producer

  84. An Elephant Never Forgets

    Producer

  85. 1934

    We Aim to Please

    Producer

  86. The Dance Contest

    Producer

  87. The Two-Alarm Fire

    Producer

  88. A Dream Walking

    Producer

  89. Betty Boop's Little Pal

    Producer

  90. Axe Me Another

    Producer

  91. Shiver Me Timbers!

    Producer

  92. Strong to the Finich

    Producer

  93. Shoein' Hosses

    Producer

  94. Betty Boop's Rise to Fame

    Producer

  95. Betty in Blunderland

    Producer

  96. The Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Producer

  97. Ha! Ha! Ha!

    Producer

  98. Let's You and Him Fight

    Producer

  99. Red Hot Mamma

    Producer

  100. She Wronged Him Right

    Producer

  101. 1933

    Wild Elephinks

    Producer

  102. Seasin's Greetinks!

    Producer

  103. I Eats My Spinach

    Producer

  104. I Yam What I Yam

    Producer

  105. I Heard

    Producer

  106. Popeye the Sailor

    Producer

  107. Sing, Sisters, Sing!

    Producer

  108. Betty Boop's May Party

    Producer

  109. Betty Boop's Birthday Party

    Producer

  110. Is My Palm Read

    Producer

  111. Ain't She Sweet

    Producer

  112. Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions

    Producer

  113. Betty Boop's Ker-Choo

    Producer

  114. 1932

    Betty Boop's Museum

    Producer

  115. Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle

    Producer

  116. Just a Gigolo

    Producer

  117. The Betty Boop Limited

    Producer

  118. Chess-Nuts

    Producer

  119. Minnie the Moocher

    Producer

  120. S.O.S.

    Producer

  121. Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

    Producer

  122. Boop-Oop-A-Doop

    Producer

  123. 1931

    Kitty from Kansas City

    Producer

  124. Minding the Baby

    Producer

  125. Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean

    Producer

  126. Bimbo's Express

    Producer

  127. Bimbo's Initiation

    Producer

  128. The Herring Murder Case

    Producer

  129. In My Merry Oldsmobile

    Producer

  130. Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep

    Producer

  131. 1930

    Accordion Joe

    Producer

  132. Swing You Sinners!

    Producer

  133. Dizzy Dishes

    Producer

1920s

  1. 1929

    Noah's Lark

    Producer

  2. Ko-Ko's Hypnotism

    Producer

  3. Ko-Ko's Harem Scarem

    Producer

  4. Ko-Ko's Conquest

    Producer

  5. 1928

    KoKo Lamps Aladdin

    Producer

  6. Ko-Ko's Haunted House

    Producer

  7. KoKo's Earth Control

    Producer

  8. Ko-Ko's Hot Dog

    Producer

  9. 1927

    KoKo's Klock

    Producer

  10. Koko Chops Suey

    Producer

  11. KoKo the Kop

    Producer

  12. Ko-Ko Hops Off

    Producer

  13. Ko-Ko the Knight

    Producer

  14. Koko’s Kane

    Producer

  15. Koko Plays Pool

    Producer

  16. Koko Needles the Boss

    Producer

  17. Koko in 1999

    Producer

  18. Ko-Ko Makes 'Em Laugh

    Producer

  19. Inklings, Issue Unknown

    Producer

  20. Koko Back Tracks

    Producer

  21. By the Light of the Silvery Moon

    Producer

  22. 1926

    Koko Gets Egg-Cited

    Producer

  23. Ko-Ko's Queen

    Producer

  24. 'Morning, Judge

    Producer

  25. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (The Boys Are Marching)

    Producer

  26. Koko Hot After It

    Producer

  27. My Old Kentucky Home

    Producer

  28. It's the Cat's

    Producer

  29. Sweet Adeline

    Producer

  30. Ko-Ko at the Circus

    Producer

  31. Koko Baffles the Bulls

    Producer

  32. 1925

    Thanksgiving

    Producer

  33. Koko Packs 'Em

    Producer

  34. Koko Nuts

    Producer

  35. Ko-Ko on the Run

    Producer

  36. Ko-Ko the Barber

    Producer

  37. Koko in Toyland

    Producer

  38. Koko the Hot Shot

    Producer

  39. 1924

    The Storm

    Producer

  40. Sparring Partner

    Producer

  41. League of Nations

    Producer

  42. The Runaway

    Producer

  43. Mother Gooseland

    Producer

  44. Cartoon Factory

    Producer

  45. Masquerade

    Producer

  46. 1923

    Contest

    Producer

  47. The Fortune Teller

    Producer

  48. Surprise

    Producer

  49. The Einstein Theory of Relativity

    Producer

  50. 1922

    The Reunion

    Producer

  51. The Show

    Producer

  52. The Challenge

    Producer

  53. 1921

    Invisible Ink

    Producer

  54. The Automobile Ride

    Producer

  55. 1920

    Perpetual Motion

    Producer

  56. The Chinaman

    Producer

1910s

  1. 1919

    Out of the Inkwell

    Producer

  2. The Tantalizing Fly

    Producer

Acted in 49

1930s

  1. 1936

    More Pep

    Uncle Max (voice)

  2. 1934

    Betty Boop's Rise to Fame

    Max Fleischer

  3. 1932

    Just a Gigolo

    Presenter

1920s

  1. 1929

    Ko-Ko Beats Time

    Max Fleischer

  2. 1928

    Ko-Ko's Haunted House

    Movie

  3. Ko-Ko's Tattoo

    Movie

  4. Ko-Ko's Hot Dog

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  5. 1927

    KoKo's Klock

    Max Fleischer

  6. KoKo the Kop

    Max Fleischer

  7. Ko-Ko Hops Off

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  8. Ko-Ko the Knight

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  9. Koko’s Kane

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  10. Koko Plays Pool

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  11. Koko Needles the Boss

    Max Fleischer

  12. Koko in 1999

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  13. Ko-Ko Makes 'Em Laugh

    Cartoonist

  14. Koko Back Tracks

    Max Fleischer

  15. 1926

    Koko Gets Egg-Cited

    Cartoonist

  16. Ko-Ko's Queen

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  17. Ko-Ko at the Circus

    Max

  18. Koko Baffles the Bulls

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  19. 1925

    Thanksgiving

    Movie

  20. Koko Packs 'Em

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  21. Koko Trains 'Em

    Max Fleischer

  22. Ko-Ko the Barber

    Max Fleischer

  23. Koko in Toyland

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  24. Koko the Hot Shot

    Max Fleischer

  25. 1924

    The Storm

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  26. Mother Gooseland

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  27. Cartoon Factory

    Various

  28. Koko's Big Catch

    Movie

  29. 1923

    The Fortune Teller

    Cartoonist

  30. Balloons

    Max Fleischer

  31. The Puzzle

    Max Fleischer

  32. Surprise

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  33. 1922

    The Reunion

    Cartoonist (uncredited)

  34. Flies

    Max Fleischer

  35. Bubbles

    Max Fleischer

  36. Birthday

    Max Fleischer

  37. The Dresden Doll

    Max Fleischer

  38. 1921

    Invisible Ink

    Max Fleischer

  39. Fishing

    Max Fleischer

  40. Modeling

    Cartoonist

  41. 1920

    Perpetual Motion

    Cartoonist

  42. The Clown's Little Brother

    Max Fleischer

  43. The Ouija Board

    Max Fleischer

  44. The Chinaman

    Movie

1910s

  1. 1919

    Out of the Inkwell

    Cartoonist

  2. The Tantalizing Fly

    Movie

Directed 20

2010s

  1. 2015

    Max Fleischer: Lost Cartoons

    Director

1970s

  1. 1973

    Betty Boop Scandals of 1974

    Director

1960s

  1. 1963

    The Sleeping Beauty

    Director

1940s

  1. 1948
  2. 1945

    News Sketches

    Director

  3. 1941

    Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942

    Director

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Princess and the Pauper

    Director

  2. 1931

    Hurry Doctor!

    Director

1920s

  1. 1929
  2. 1926

    It's the Cat's

    Director

  3. 1925

    Lunch on a Cart

    Director

  4. 1924

    Clay Town

    Director

  5. Cartoon Factory

    Director

  6. 1923

    Evolution

    Director

  7. 1920

    Perpetual Motion

    Director

  8. The Ouija Board

    Director

  9. All Aboard for the Moon

    Director

1910s

  1. 1919

    The Tantalizing Fly

    Director

  2. 1918

    Experiment No. 1

    Director

  3. The Eclipse of the Sun

    Director

Visual effects 10

2000s

  1. 2004

    Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons

    Animation

1920s

  1. 1929

    Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure

    Animation

  2. 1923

    The Fortune Teller

    Animation

  3. Surprise

    Animation

  4. The Einstein Theory of Relativity

    Animation

  5. 1921

    Invisible Ink

    Animation

  6. 1920

    Perpetual Motion

    Animation

  7. The Ouija Board

    Animation

  8. The Chinaman

    Animation

1910s

  1. 1919

    The Tantalizing Fly

    Animation

Wrote 8

1930s

  1. 1937

    A Ride for Cinderella

    Writer

  2. 1933

    Seasin's Greetinks!

    Writer

  3. I Eats My Spinach

    Story

1920s

  1. 1922

    The Reunion

    Writer

  2. 1920

    Perpetual Motion

    Writer

  3. The Chinaman

    Writer

  4. The Circus

    Writer

1910s

  1. 1919

    The Tantalizing Fly

    Writer

Edited 1

1920s

  1. 1923

    Adventures in the Far North

    Editor

Other crew 1

1930s

  1. 1930

    Dizzy Dishes

    Presenter

Appearances10

2000s

  1. 2008

    Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

    Himself (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1995

    Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 1992

    Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

    Self (archive footage)

1980s

  1. 1988

    Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

    Self (archive footage)

1930s

  1. 1938

    Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes

    Self

1920s

  1. 1926

    Koko Hot After It

    himself

  2. 1925

    Koko Nuts

    Himself

  3. Ko-Ko on the Run

    himself

  4. 1923

    Bed Time

    Himself

  5. 1921

    The Automobile Ride

    himself