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Aliases: U. B. Iwerk , Ubbe Ert Iwwerks , 'Ub' Iwerks , U.B. Iwerks , Ub. Iwerks , Ubbe Iwerks

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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Movie Involvements: 226

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

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Cinderella

(1950) Visual Effects

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Alice in Wonderland

(1951) Visual Effects

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Lady and the Tramp

(1955) Visual Effects

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

(1954) Visual Effects

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Peter Pan

(1953) Visual Effects

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The Parent Trap

(1961) Visual Effects

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Song of the South

(1946) Visual Effects

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The Skeleton Dance

(1929) Background Designer

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Himself (archive footage)	Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 2022-03-19 Movie
1923	Himself	Alice's Wonderland 1923-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) 2023-01-31 Movie
2018	Director	Celebrating Mickey 2018-10-23 Movie
2007	Director	Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past 2007-10-30 Movie
2005	Director	Vintage Mickey 2005-07-12 Movie
2004	Director	Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 2004-05-31 Movie
1994	Director	Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1 1994-01-01 Movie
	Director	Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2 1994-01-01 Movie
1945	Director	Carnival Courage 1945-09-06 Movie
1942	Director	Stop that Tank! 1942-01-01 Movie
1940	Director	Wise Owl 1940-12-05 Movie
	Director	Beauty Shoppe 1940-11-13 Movie
	Director	Baby Checkers 1940-11-13 Movie
	Director	Ye Olde Swap Shoppe 1940-06-28 Movie
	Director	The Egg Hunt 1940-05-31 Movie
	Director	Blackboard Revue 1940-03-15 Movie
	Director	A Busy Day 1940-01-01 Movie
1939	Director	Crop Chasers 1939-09-22 Movie
	Director	Nell's Yells 1939-06-29 Movie
	Director	The Gorilla Hunt 1939-02-24 Movie
1938	Director	Midnight Frolics 1938-11-02 Movie
	Director	The Frog Pond 1938-08-11 Movie
	Director	Snowtime 1938-04-14 Movie
	Director	The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round 1938-02-16 Movie
	Director	Scrappy's Trip To Mars 1938-02-04 Movie
1937	Director	Porky's Super Service 1937-07-03 Movie
	Director	Foxy Pup 1937-05-20 Movie
	Director	Porky and Gabby 1937-05-15 Movie
	Director	Merry Mannequins 1937-03-18 Movie
	Director	Skeleton Frolics 1937-01-29 Movie
1936	Director	Happy Days 1936-09-29 Movie
	Director	Little Boy Blue 1936-07-30 Movie
	Director	Dick Whittington's Cat 1936-05-30 Movie
	Director	Tom Thumb 1936-03-29 Movie
	Director	Ali Baba 1936-01-29 Movie
1935	Director	Humpty Dumpty 1935-12-29 Movie
	Director	Simple Simon 1935-11-14 Movie
	Director	See How They Won 1935-10-01 Movie
	Director	Balloon Land 1935-09-30 Movie
	Director	The Three Bears 1935-08-29 Movie
	Director	Sinbad the Sailor 1935-07-29 Movie
	Director	Summertime 1935-06-14 Movie
	Director	Mary's Little Lamb 1935-05-01 Movie
	Director	The Microbe Army 1935-04-09 Movie
	Director	Old Mother Hubbard 1935-04-02 Movie
	Director	The Brementown Musicians 1935-03-06 Movie
	Director	Little Black Sambo 1935-02-05 Movie
1934	Director	Jack Frost 1934-12-22 Movie
	Director	Don Quixote 1934-11-15 Movie
	Director	The King's Tailor 1934-10-28 Movie
	Director	The Headless Horseman 1934-10-01 Movie
	Director	Viva Willie 1934-09-19 Movie
	Director	The Good Scout 1934-09-01 Movie
	Director	Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp 1934-08-10 Movie
	Director	Jungle Jitters 1934-07-23 Movie
	Director	The Cave Man 1934-07-05 Movie
	Director	The Queen of Hearts 1934-06-24 Movie
	Director	Rasslin' Round 1934-06-01 Movie
	Director	Reducing Creme 1934-05-19 Movie
	Director	Puss in Boots 1934-05-16 Movie
	Director	Insultin' the Sultan 1934-04-13 Movie
	Director	The Brave Tin Soldier 1934-04-06 Movie
	Director	The Little Red Hen 1934-02-15 Movie
	Director	Robin Hood, Jr. 1934-02-03 Movie
	Director	Davy Jones' Locker 1934-01-13 Movie
	Director	Hell's Fire 1934-01-06 Movie
1933	Director	Jack and the Beanstalk 1933-11-29 Movie
	Director	Stratos Fear 1933-11-10 Movie
	Director	Spite Flight 1933-10-13 Movie
	Director	Soda Squirt 1933-10-11 Movie
	Director	Play Ball 1933-09-15 Movie
	Director	Pale-Face 1933-08-11 Movie
	Director	Chinaman's Chance 1933-06-23 Movie
	Director	Techno-Cracked 1933-05-07 Movie
	Director	The Air Race 1933-04-30 Movie
	Director	Flip's Lunch Room 1933-04-02 Movie
	Director	Bulloney 1933-03-29 Movie
	Director	Coo Coo the Magician 1933-01-21 Movie
1932	Director	Funny Face 1932-12-24 Movie
	Director	Nurse Maid 1932-11-25 Movie
	Director	The Music Lesson 1932-10-28 Movie
	Director	Phoney Express 1932-10-26 Movie
	Director	The Goal Rush 1932-10-02 Movie
	Director	Circus 1932-08-26 Movie
	Director	Room Runners 1932-08-12 Movie
	Director	The Office Boy 1932-07-15 Movie
	Director	The Bully 1932-06-17 Movie
	Director	School Days 1932-05-13 Movie
	Director	Puppy Love 1932-04-29 Movie
	Director	What a Life 1932-03-25 Movie
	Director	Fire! Fire! 1932-03-04 Movie
	Director	The Milkman 1932-02-19 Movie
1931	Director	Spooks 1931-12-20 Movie
	Director	Africa Squeaks 1931-10-16 Movie
	Director	Jail Birds 1931-09-22 Movie
	Director	The Village Specialist 1931-09-12 Movie
	Director	Movie Mad 1931-08-28 Movie
	Director	Stormy Seas 1931-08-22 Movie
	Director	The New Car 1931-07-25 Movie
	Director	Ragtime Romeo 1931-05-01 Movie
	Director	Laughing Gas 1931-03-13 Movie
	Director	The Soup Song 1931-01-30 Movie
	Director	The Village Smitty 1931-01-30 Movie
1930	Director	Little Orphan Willie 1930-10-18 Movie
	Director	The Cuckoo Murder Case 1930-10-17 Movie
	Director	The Village Barber 1930-09-26 Movie
	Director	Flying Fists 1930-09-05 Movie
	Director	Fiddlesticks 1930-08-15 Movie
	Director	Autumn 1930-02-13 Movie
	Director	Puddle Pranks 1930-02-05 Movie
	Director	Summer 1930-01-16 Movie
1929	Director	Hell's Bells 1929-10-29 Movie
	Director	Springtime 1929-10-24 Movie
	Layout	El Terrible Toreador 1929-09-26 Movie
	Layout	The Skeleton Dance 1929-08-29 Movie
	Director	The Karnival Kid 1929-07-30 Movie
	Director	The Barnyard Battle 1929-04-25 Movie
	Director	The Opry House 1929-03-19 Movie
	Director	Plane Crazy 1929-03-17 Movie
1928	Director	The Gallopin' Gaucho 1928-12-30 Movie
	Director	Steamboat Willie 1928-11-18 Movie
	Layout	Steamboat Willie 1928-11-18 Movie
1927	Director	Empty Socks 1927-12-12 Movie
	Director	All Wet 1927-10-31 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1994	Animation	Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1 1994-01-01 Movie
	Animation	Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2 1994-01-01 Movie
1961	Visual Effects	The Parent Trap 1961-05-13 Movie
1957	Visual Effects	Tricks of Our Trade 1957-02-13 Movie
1956	Visual Effects	Samoa 1956-12-25 Movie
	Visual Effects	The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure 1956-10-02 Movie
1955	Visual Effects	Lady and the Tramp 1955-06-22 Movie
1954	Visual Effects	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954-12-23 Movie
	Animation Director	Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter 1954-12-15 Movie
	Visual Effects	The Donald Duck Story 1954-11-17 Movie
	Visual Effects	The Disneyland Story 1954-10-27 Movie
1953	Visual Effects	Peter Pan 1953-02-05 Movie
1951	Visual Effects	Alice in Wonderland 1951-07-28 Movie
1950	Visual Effects	Cinderella 1950-02-22 Movie
1946	Visual Effects	Song of the South 1946-11-12 Movie
1931	Animation	Mickey's sleepless night 1931-12-31 Movie
	Animation	Spooks 1931-12-20 Movie
1930	Animation	Autumn 1930-02-13 Movie
	Animation	Summer 1930-01-16 Movie
1929	Animation	The Merry Dwarfs 1929-12-16 Movie
	Animation	Hell's Bells 1929-10-29 Movie
	Animation	Springtime 1929-10-24 Movie
	Animation	Mickey's Choo-Choo 1929-09-30 Movie
	Animation	El Terrible Toreador 1929-09-26 Movie
	Animation	The Skeleton Dance 1929-08-29 Movie
	Animation	Plane Crazy 1929-03-17 Movie
	Animation	The Barn Dance 1929-03-13 Movie
1928	Animation	The Gallopin' Gaucho 1928-12-30 Movie
	Animation	Steamboat Willie 1928-11-18 Movie
	Animation	Poor Papa 1928-08-05 Movie
	Animation	Ozzie of the Mounted 1928-04-29 Movie
	Animation	Ride 'Em Plow Boy 1928-04-15 Movie
	Animation	Sagebrush Sadie 1928-04-01 Movie
	Animation	Rival Romeos 1928-03-18 Movie
	Animation	Africa Before Dark 1928-02-28 Movie
1927	Animation	Rickety Gin 1927-12-26 Movie
	Animation	The Banker's Daughter 1927-11-28 Movie
	Animation	The Ocean Hop 1927-11-14 Movie
	Animation	All Wet 1927-10-31 Movie
	Animation	Great Guns 1927-10-16 Movie
	Animation	The Mechanical Cow 1927-10-03 Movie
	Animation	Oh, Teacher! 1927-09-16 Movie
	Animation	Trolley Troubles 1927-09-05 Movie
	Animation	Alice in the Big League 1927-08-22 Movie
	Animation	Alice the Beach Nut 1927-08-08 Movie
	Animation	Alice's Medicine Show 1927-07-11 Movie
	Animation	Alice in the Klondike 1927-06-27 Movie
	Animation	Alice's Channel Swim 1927-06-13 Movie
	Animation	Alice's Picnic 1927-05-30 Movie
	Animation	Alice's Three Bad Eggs 1927-05-16 Movie
	Animation	Alice's Knaughty Knight 1927-05-02 Movie
	Animation	Alice's Auto Race 1927-04-04 Movie
	Animation	Alice in the Alps 1927-03-21 Movie
	Animation	Alice the Collegiate 1927-03-07 Movie
	Animation	Alice at the Rodeo 1927-02-21 Movie
	Animation	Alice at the Carnival 1927-02-07 Movie
	Animation	Alice Foils the Pirates 1927-01-24 Movie
	Animation	Alice the Golf Bug 1927-01-10 Movie
1926	Animation	Alice the Lumberjack 1926-12-27 Movie
	Animation	Alice's Brown Derby 1926-12-13 Movie
	Animation	Alice's Spanish Guitar 1926-11-29 Movie
	Animation	Alice Cuts the Ice 1926-11-01 Movie
	Animation	Alice the Fire Fighter 1926-10-18 Movie
	Animation	Alice Charms the Fish 1926-09-06 Movie
1925	Animation	Alice Plays Cupid 1925-10-15 Movie
	Animation	Alice Wins the Derby 1925-07-12 Movie
1924	Animation	Alice the Piper 1924-12-15 Movie
	Animation	Alice Hunting in Africa 1924-11-15 Movie
	Animation	Alice's Day at Sea 1924-03-01 Movie
1923	Animation	Alice's Wonderland 1923-01-01 Movie
1922	Animation	Tommy Tucker's Tooth 1922-12-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1991	Thanks	The Dating Game 1991-11-07 Movie
1957	Special Effects	Perri 1957-08-28 Movie
1956	Special Effects	Westward Ho, The Wagons! 1956-12-20 Movie
1928	Cinematography	Hungry Hoboes 1928-05-13 Movie
1923	Cinematography	Alice's Wonderland 1923-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1960	Special Props	Jungle Cat 1960-08-10 Movie
1929	Background Designer	El Terrible Toreador 1929-09-26 Movie
	Background Designer	The Skeleton Dance 1929-08-29 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1940	Writer	Baby Checkers 1940-11-13 Movie
	Story	Ye Olde Swap Shoppe 1940-06-28 Movie
	Story	The Egg Hunt 1940-05-31 Movie
	Writer	A Busy Day 1940-01-01 Movie
1939	Writer	Crop Chasers 1939-09-22 Movie
	Story	The Gorilla Hunt 1939-02-24 Movie
1938	Writer	Snowtime 1938-04-14 Movie
1928	Writer	Steamboat Willie 1928-11-18 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1940	Producer	A Busy Day 1940-01-01 Movie
1939	Producer	Crop Chasers 1939-09-22 Movie
1936	Producer	Happy Days 1936-09-29 Movie
1935	Producer	Balloon Land 1935-09-30 Movie
	Producer	Old Mother Hubbard 1935-04-02 Movie
	Producer	Little Black Sambo 1935-02-05 Movie
1934	Producer	Jack Frost 1934-12-22 Movie
	Producer	The Headless Horseman 1934-10-01 Movie
	Producer	Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp 1934-08-10 Movie
	Producer	Reducing Creme 1934-05-19 Movie
1933	Producer	Jack and the Beanstalk 1933-11-29 Movie
	Producer	Coo Coo the Magician 1933-01-21 Movie
1931	Producer	Spooks 1931-12-20 Movie
1930	Producer	Flying Fists 1930-09-05 Movie
1921	Producer	Newman Laugh-O-Grams 1921-12-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

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