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)

Most Famous Work

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Felix the Cat

(1958) Creator

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The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat

(1995) Creator

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The Friendly Ghost

(1945) Adaptation

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Peep in the Deep

(1946) Story

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Felix in Hollywood

(1923) Story

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Felix Out of Luck

(1924) Director

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Charley Out West

(1919) Animation

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Felix Dopes It Out

(1925) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Himself (archive footage)	Cartoon Carnival 2021-08-01 Movie
2020	Himself	100 Years of Felix the Cat 2020-07-15 Movie
1977	Himself	Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat 1977-04-11 Movie
	(self, archive footage)	Felix Through the Years Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1995	Characters	The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat 1995-09-16 TV Show
1947	Story	Musical Lulu 1947-01-24 Movie
1946	Story	Spree for All 1946-10-18 Movie
	Story	Rocket to Mars 1946-08-08 Movie
	Story	Peep in the Deep 1946-06-06 Movie
	Story	Old MacDonald Had a Farm 1946-06-06 Movie
	Story	Bargain Counter Attack 1946-01-10 Movie
1945	Adaptation	The Friendly Ghost 1945-11-16 Movie
	Story	Mess Production 1945-08-23 Movie
1944	Story	Lulu's Birthday Party 1944-12-28 Movie
	Story	She-Sick Sailors 1944-12-08 Movie
	Characters	Nimbus libéré 1944-01-01 Movie
1923	Story	Felix in Hollywood 1923-07-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1940	Director	Times Square Animation 1940-01-01 Movie
1930	Director	Tee Time 1930-07-24 Movie
	Director	Skulls and Sculls 1930-05-31 Movie
	Director	Oceantics 1930-02-06 Movie
	Director	Forty Winks 1930-02-05 Movie
1929	Director	One Good Turn 1929-04-30 Movie
	Director	False Vases 1929-04-30 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat as Romeeow 1929-01-01 Movie
1928	Director	Astronomeous 1928-07-07 Movie
	Director	Futuritzy 1928-06-23 Movie
	Director	Outdoor Indore 1928-06-09 Movie
	Director	Arabiantics 1928-05-12 Movie
	Director	Eskimotive 1928-04-29 Movie
	Director	Sure-Locked Homes 1928-04-14 Movie
	Director	Comicalamities 1928-04-01 Movie
	Director	Polly-tics 1928-03-18 Movie
	Director	Japanicky 1928-03-04 Movie
	Director	The Oily Bird 1928-02-05 Movie
	Director	Draggin' the Dragon 1928-01-22 Movie
	Director	The Smoke Scream 1928-01-09 Movie
	Director	Woos Whoopee 1928-01-01 Movie
1927	Director	Felix the Cat Hits the Deck 1927-12-10 Movie
	Director	Whys and Otherwise 1927-11-26 Movie
	Director	Uncle Tom's Crabbin' 1927-11-14 Movie
	Director	Daze and Knights 1927-10-29 Movie
	Director	No Fuelin' 1927-10-16 Movie
	Director	Jack From All Trades 1927-10-06 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Switches Witches 1927-10-02 Movie
	Director	Flim Flam Films 1927-09-17 Movie
	Director	The Non-Stop Fright 1927-08-21 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Ducks His Duty 1927-05-29 Movie
	Director	Sax Appeal 1927-04-17 Movie
	Director	Germ Mania 1927-04-02 Movie
	Director	Pedigreedy 1927-01-22 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Dines and Pines 1927-01-08 Movie
1926	Director	Felix the Cat Busts a Bubble 1926-10-30 Movie
	Director	Land O'Fancy 1926-10-09 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Hunts the Hunter 1926-10-03 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Shatters the Sheik 1926-09-19 Movie
	Director	Two-Lip Time 1926-08-21 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Misses His Swiss 1926-07-25 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Braves the Briny 1926-05-02 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Weathers the Weather 1926-03-20 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat in Blunderland 1926-02-07 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Flirts with Fate 1926-01-24 Movie
1925	Director	Felix the Cat Kept On Walking 1925-12-29 Movie
	Director	Eats Are West 1925-11-14 Movie
	Director	Felix the Cat Trips Thru Toyland 1925-09-20 Movie
	Director	Felix Busts Into Business 1925-09-06 Movie
	Director	Felix Trifles with Time 1925-08-23 Movie
	Director	Felix Dopes It Out 1925-08-14 Movie
	Director	The Cat and the Kit 1925-06-18 Movie
	Director	Felix Gets the Can 1925-06-07 Movie
	Director	Felix Cops the Prize 1925-05-25 Movie
	Director	Felix Monkeys with Magic 1925-05-07 Movie
	Director	Felix Outwits Cupid 1925-04-27 Movie
	Director	Felix Full o' Fight 1925-04-13 Movie
	Director	Felix Gets His Fill 1925-03-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Follows the Swallows 1925-02-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Rests in Peace 1925-02-01 Movie
	Director	Felix All Puzzled 1925-01-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Wins and Loses 1925-01-01 Movie
1924	Director	Felix Minds His Business 1924-12-31 Movie
	Director	Felix Goes Hungry 1924-12-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Finishes First 1924-12-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Fairy Tales 1924-11-22 Movie
	Director	Felix Brings Home the Bacon 1924-11-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Finds Out 1924-11-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Grabs His Grub 1924-10-31 Movie
	Director	Felix Cashes In 1924-09-18 Movie
	Director	Felix Goes West 1924-08-11 Movie
	Director	Felix All Balled Up 1924-07-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Finds ’Em Fickle 1924-06-15 Movie
	Director	Baffled by Banjos 1924-06-15 Movie
	Director	A Friend In Need 1924-06-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Puts It Over 1924-05-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Pinches the Pole 1924-05-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Doubles for Darwin 1924-03-14 Movie
	Director	Felix Out of Luck 1924-03-11 Movie
	Director	Felix Tries to Rest 1924-02-29 Movie
	Director	Felix Crosses the Crooks 1924-02-15 Movie
	Director	Felix 'Hyps' the Hippo 1924-02-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Loses Out 1924-01-15 Movie
1923	Director	Felix Goes A-Hunting 1923-12-14 Movie
	Director	Felix the Goat Getter 1923-12-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Fills a Shortage 1923-11-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Laughs Last 1923-08-15 Movie
	Director	Felix in Fairyland 1923-08-01 Movie
	Director	Felix in Hollywood 1923-07-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Strikes It Rich 1923-07-01 Movie
	Director	Felix and the Radio 1923-06-23 Movie
	Director	Felix Gets Broadcasted 1923-06-14 Movie
	Director	Felix the Globe Trotter 1923-06-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Calms His Conscience 1923-05-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Revolts 1923-05-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Tries for Treasure 1923-04-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Win's Out 1923-01-14 Movie
	Director	Felix the Ghost Breaker 1923-01-01 Movie
1922	Director	Felix in the Bone Age 1922-12-14 Movie
	Director	Felix Gets Left 1922-12-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Lends a Hand 1922-11-14 Movie
	Director	Felix on the Trail 1922-11-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Fifty-Fifty 1922-10-22 Movie
	Director	Felix Turns the Tide 1922-10-14 Movie
	Director	Felix Minds the Kid 1922-10-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Wakes Up 1922-09-15 Movie
	Director	Felix Gets Revenge 1922-09-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Finds a Way 1922-08-01 Movie
	Director	Felix in the Swim 1922-07-01 Movie
	Director	Felix in Love 1922-06-01 Movie
	Director	Felix All at Sea 1922-05-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Makes Good 1922-04-01 Movie
	Director	Felix at the Fair 1922-03-01 Movie
	Director	Felix Comes Back 1922-02-17 Movie
	Director	Felix Saves the Day 1922-02-01 Movie
1921	Director	Felix Left at Home 1921-07-17 Movie
	Director	The Love Punch 1921-07-03 Movie
	Director	Felix Out of Luck 1921-06-05 Movie
	Director	Felix Goes on Strike 1921-05-15 Movie
	Director	Free Lunch 1921-04-17 Movie
	Director	The Hypnotist 1921-04-13 Movie
	Director	Down on the Farm 1921-02-13 Movie
	Director	Felix the Gay Dog 1921-02-06 Movie
1920	Director	Felix's Fish Story 1920-12-26 Movie
	Director	My Hero 1920-09-26 Movie
	Director	Frolics at the Circus 1920-09-24 Movie
	Director	Felix the Landlord 1920-08-29 Movie
	Director	Nifty Nurse 1920-08-22 Movie
	Director	Felix and the Feed Bag 1920-07-18 Movie
	Director	The Great Cheese Robbery 1920-06-13 Movie
	Director	A Hungry Hoodoo 1920-06-06 Movie
	Director	Foxy Felix 1920-05-16 Movie
	Director	Felix the Pinch Hitter 1920-04-18 Movie
	Director	Felix the Food Controller 1920-04-11 Movie
	Director	Wrecking a Romeo 1920-03-07 Movie
	Director	Felix the Big Game Hunter 1920-02-22 Movie
	Director	A Frolic With Felix 1920-01-20 Movie
	Director	Felix Hits the North Pole 1920-01-01 Movie
1919	Director	The Adventures of Felix 1919-12-14 Movie
	Director	Musical Mews 1919-11-24 Movie
	Director	Feline Follies 1919-09-01 Movie
	Director	Charley Out West 1919-01-01 Movie
1917	Director	The Love Affair of Ima Knut 1917-03-24 Movie
1916	Director	Chestnuts 1916-07-14 Movie
	Director	My Boy's Kid 1916-01-01 Movie
	Director	Presenting Felix the Cat: The Otto Messmer Classics 1919 - 1924 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1924	Animation	Felix Finds ’Em Fickle 1924-06-15 Movie
1923	Animation	Felix in Hollywood 1923-07-15 Movie
1920	Animation	Frolics at the Circus 1920-09-24 Movie
1919	Animation	Charley Out West 1919-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv