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.
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Movies (49)
Mickey’s Slayhouse
Characters (Writing)
2025
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
Director (Directing)
2023
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Celebrating Mickey
Director (Directing)
2018
Coned
Writer (Writing)
2017
Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past
Director (Directing)
2007
Vintage Mickey
Director (Directing)
2005
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1
Director (Directing)
1994
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2
Director (Directing)
1994
The Dating Game
Thanks (Crew)
1991
The Birds
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1963
The Parent Trap
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1961
Jungle Cat
Special Props (Art)
1960
The Navajos: Children of the Gods
Special Effects (Crew)
1957
Perri
Special Effects (Crew)
1957
Tricks of Our Trade
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1957
Samoa
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1956
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
Special Effects (Crew)
1956
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1956
Sardinia
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1956
Man and the Moon
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1955
Lady and the Tramp
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1955
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1955
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1954
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
Animation Director (Visual Effects)
1954
The Donald Duck Story
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1954
The Disneyland Story
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1954
Peter Pan
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1953
Alice in Wonderland
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1951
Cinderella
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1950
Song of the South
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1946
Carnival Courage
Director (Directing)
1945
Stop That Tank!
Director (Directing)
1942
Wise Owl
Director (Directing)
1940
Beauty Shoppe
Director (Directing)
1940
Baby Checkers
Director (Directing)
1940
Ye Olde Swap Shoppe
Story (Writing)
1940
The Egg Hunt
Story (Writing)
1940
Blackboard Revue
Director (Directing)
1940
A Busy Day
Director (Directing)
1940
Crop Chasers
Director (Directing)
1939
Nell's Yells
Director (Directing)
1939
The Gorilla Hunt
Director (Directing)
1939
Midnight Frolics
Director (Directing)
1938
The Frog Pond
Director (Directing)
1938
Snowtime
Director (Directing)
1938
The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round
Director (Directing)
1938
Scrappy's Trip To Mars
Director (Directing)
1938
Porky's Super Service
Director (Directing)
1937
