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Ub Iwerks

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Born: 1901-03-24
Died: 1971-07-07
From: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

U. B. IwerkUbbe Ert Iwwerks'Ub' IwerksU.B. IwerksUb. IwerksUbbe IwerksUbbe Ert 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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Awards & Nominations5 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

hall of fame

2017
🏆 Won

Disney Legends

1989
🏆 Won

Winsor McCay Award

1978
🏆 Won

Academy Award of Merit

1965
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

The Birds

1964
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Technical Achievement

1960

Acting2 titles

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
7.0
Movie

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

2022Documentary
Alice's Wonderland
6.1
Cartoon

Alice's Wonderland

1923Animation

Directing109 titles

Midnight Frolics
10.0
Cartoon

Midnight Frolics

1938Animation
The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round
10.0
Cartoon

The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round

1938Animation
Scrappy's Trip To Mars
10.0
Cartoon

Scrappy's Trip To Mars

1938Animation
Puss in Boots
9.0
Cartoon

Puss in Boots

1934Animation
Nell's Yells
9.0
Cartoon

Nell's Yells

1939Animation
Carnival Courage
9.0
Cartoon

Carnival Courage

1945Animation
The Gorilla Hunt
9.0
Cartoon

The Gorilla Hunt

1939Animation
Snowtime
9.0
Cartoon

Snowtime

1938Animation
Stormy Seas
8.0
Cartoon

Stormy Seas

1931Animation
Coo Coo the Magician
8.0
Cartoon

Coo Coo the Magician

1933Comedy
The King's Tailor
8.0
Cartoon

The King's Tailor

1934Drama
Viva Willie
8.0
Cartoon

Viva Willie

1934Animation
Circus
8.0
Cartoon

Circus

1932Animation
Tom Thumb
8.0
Cartoon

Tom Thumb

1936Animation
Vintage Mickey
8.0
Cartoon

Vintage Mickey

2005Animation
Blackboard Revue
8.0
Cartoon

Blackboard Revue

1940Animation
Reducing Creme
8.0
Cartoon

Reducing Creme

1934Comedy
Celebrating Mickey
8.0
Cartoon

Celebrating Mickey

2018Animation
Crop Chasers
8.0
Cartoon

Crop Chasers

1939Animation
The Good Scout
7.7
Cartoon

The Good Scout

1934Animation
Davy Jones' Locker
7.7
Cartoon

Davy Jones' Locker

1934Animation
School Days
7.5
Cartoon

School Days

1932Animation
The Pony Express
7.5
Cartoon

The Pony Express

1932Animation
Fire! Fire!
7.5
Cartoon

Fire! Fire!

1932Animation
Play Ball
7.5
Cartoon

Play Ball

1933Animation
Pale-Face
7.5
Cartoon

Pale-Face

1933Animation
Happy Days
7.5
Cartoon

Happy Days

1936Animation
Skeleton Frolic
7.4
Cartoon

Skeleton Frolic

1937Drama
Room Runners
7.4
Cartoon

Room Runners

1932Animation
The Skeleton Dance
7.4
Cartoon

The Skeleton Dance

1929Animation
Stratos Fear
7.3
Cartoon

Stratos Fear

1933Animation
Chinaman's Chance
7.3
Cartoon

Chinaman's Chance

1933Animation
Ragtime Romeo
7.3
Cartoon

Ragtime Romeo

1931Animation
Insultin' the Sultan
7.3
Cartoon

Insultin' the Sultan

1934Animation
Steamboat Willie
7.3
Cartoon

Steamboat Willie

1928Animation
Spooks
7.1
Cartoon

Spooks

1931Animation
The New Car
7.1
Cartoon

The New Car

1931Animation
Puppy Love
7.0
Cartoon

Puppy Love

1932Animation
Funny Face
7.0
Cartoon

Funny Face

1932Animation
Flip's Lunch Room
7.0
Cartoon

Flip's Lunch Room

1933Animation
Bulloney
7.0
Cartoon

Bulloney

1933Animation
The Air Race
7.0
Cartoon

The Air Race

1933Animation
Techno-Cracked
7.0
Cartoon

Techno-Cracked

1933Animation
Africa Squeaks
7.0
Cartoon

Africa Squeaks

1931Animation
Laughing Gas
7.0
Cartoon

Laughing Gas

1931Animation
Jail Birds
7.0
Cartoon

Jail Birds

1931Animation
The Village Smitty
7.0
Cartoon

The Village Smitty

1931Animation
Ali Baba
7.0
Cartoon

Ali Baba

1936Animation
The Three Bears
7.0
Cartoon

The Three Bears

1935Animation
Merry Mannequins
7.0
Cartoon

Merry Mannequins

1937Animation
Foxy Pup
7.0
Cartoon

Foxy Pup

1937Animation
Summertime
6.8
Cartoon

Summertime

1935Animation
Nurse Maid
6.7
Cartoon

Nurse Maid

1932Animation
The Bully
6.7
Cartoon

The Bully

1932Animation
Simple Simon
6.7
Cartoon

Simple Simon

1935Animation
The Frog Pond
6.7
Cartoon

The Frog Pond

1938Animation
Porky's Super Service
6.6
Cartoon

Porky's Super Service

1937Animation
Jack and the Beanstalk
6.6
Cartoon

Jack and the Beanstalk

1933Animation
Hell's Bells
6.5
Cartoon

Hell's Bells

1929Animation
Jack Frost
6.5
Cartoon

Jack Frost

1934Animation
Autumn
6.5
Cartoon

Autumn

1930Animation
Spite Flight
6.5
Cartoon

Spite Flight

1933Animation
Movie Mad
6.5
Cartoon

Movie Mad

1931Animation
Hell's Fire
6.5
Cartoon

Hell's Fire

1934Animation
Rasslin' Round
6.5
Cartoon

Rasslin' Round

1934Animation
The Brave Tin Soldier
6.5
Cartoon

The Brave Tin Soldier

1934Animation
Robin Hood, Jr.
6.5
Cartoon

Robin Hood, Jr.

1934Animation
Plane Crazy
6.4
Cartoon

Plane Crazy

1929Animation
What a Life
6.3
Cartoon

What a Life

1932Animation
The Headless Horseman
6.3
Cartoon

The Headless Horseman

1934Animation
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
6.3
Cartoon

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

1934Drama
The Office Boy
6.2
Cartoon

The Office Boy

1932Animation
All Wet
6.2
Cartoon

All Wet

1927Animation
Stop That Tank!
6.2
Cartoon

Stop That Tank!

1942Animation
The Ocean Hop
6.2
Cartoon

The Ocean Hop

1927Comedy
Summer
6.1
Cartoon

Summer

1930Animation
The Music Lesson
6.0
Cartoon

The Music Lesson

1932Animation
Soda Squirt
6.0
Cartoon

Soda Squirt

1933Animation
The Soup Song
6.0
Cartoon

The Soup Song

1931Animation
The Village Specialist
6.0
Cartoon

The Village Specialist

1931Animation
Little Orphan Willie
6.0
Cartoon

Little Orphan Willie

1930Comedy
Sinbad the Sailor
6.0
Cartoon

Sinbad the Sailor

1935Action
The Gallopin' Gaucho
6.0
Cartoon

The Gallopin' Gaucho

1928Action
The Barnyard Battle
5.9
Cartoon

The Barnyard Battle

1929Animation
The Karnival Kid
5.9
Cartoon

The Karnival Kid

1929Animation
The Opry House
5.9
Cartoon

The Opry House

1929Animation
Mickey's Choo-Choo
5.9
Cartoon

Mickey's Choo-Choo

1929Animation
Balloon Land
5.8
Cartoon

Balloon Land

1935Drama
Empty Socks
5.8
Cartoon

Empty Socks

1927Animation
Porky and Gabby
5.6
Cartoon

Porky and Gabby

1937Animation
Springtime
5.6
Cartoon

Springtime

1929Animation
Old Mother Hubbard
5.5
Cartoon

Old Mother Hubbard

1935Animation
The Cave Man
5.5
Cartoon

The Cave Man

1934Animation
The Cuckoo Murder Case
5.4
Cartoon

The Cuckoo Murder Case

1930Thriller
The Milkman
5.3
Cartoon

The Milkman

1932Animation
Flying Fists
5.3
Cartoon

Flying Fists

1930Animation
The Village Barber
5.3
Cartoon

The Village Barber

1930Animation
Humpty Dumpty
5.3
Cartoon

Humpty Dumpty

1935Animation
Jungle Jitters
5.3
Cartoon

Jungle Jitters

1934Animation
Little Boy Blue
5.1
Cartoon

Little Boy Blue

1936Animation
Mary's Little Lamb
5.0
Cartoon

Mary's Little Lamb

1935Animation
The Brementown Musicians
5.0
Cartoon

The Brementown Musicians

1935Animation
Little Black Sambo
5.0
Cartoon

Little Black Sambo

1935Animation
Fiddlesticks
4.9
Cartoon

Fiddlesticks

1930Animation
The Goal Rush
4.8
Cartoon

The Goal Rush

1932Animation
Puddle Pranks
4.8
Cartoon

Puddle Pranks

1930Animation
El Terrible Toreador
4.7
Cartoon

El Terrible Toreador

1929Animation
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
4.5
Cartoon

Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)

2023Animation
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1
0
Movie

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1

1994Drama

Writing26 titles

The Gorilla Hunt
9.0
Cartoon

The Gorilla Hunt

1939Animation
Snowtime
9.0
Cartoon

Snowtime

1938Animation
Crop Chasers
8.0
Cartoon

Crop Chasers

1939Animation
Stormy Seas
8.0
Cartoon

Stormy Seas

1931Animation
Fire! Fire!
7.5
Cartoon

Fire! Fire!

1932Animation
School Days
7.5
Cartoon

School Days

1932Animation
Steamboat Willie
7.3
Cartoon

Steamboat Willie

1928Animation
Ragtime Romeo
7.3
Cartoon

Ragtime Romeo

1931Animation
The New Car
7.1
Cartoon

The New Car

1931Animation
The Village Smitty
7.0
Cartoon

The Village Smitty

1931Animation
Laughing Gas
7.0
Cartoon

Laughing Gas

1931Animation
Jail Birds
7.0
Cartoon

Jail Birds

1931Animation
Africa Squeaks
7.0
Cartoon

Africa Squeaks

1931Animation
Puppy Love
7.0
Cartoon

Puppy Love

1932Animation
The Bully
6.7
Cartoon

The Bully

1932Animation
Movie Mad
6.5
Cartoon

Movie Mad

1931Animation
What a Life
6.3
Cartoon

What a Life

1932Animation
Little Orphan Willie
6.0
Cartoon

Little Orphan Willie

1930Comedy
The Soup Song
6.0
Cartoon

The Soup Song

1931Animation
The Village Specialist
6.0
Cartoon

The Village Specialist

1931Animation
The Cuckoo Murder Case
5.4
Cartoon

The Cuckoo Murder Case

1930Thriller
The Village Barber
5.3
Cartoon

The Village Barber

1930Animation
The Milkman
5.3
Cartoon

The Milkman

1932Animation
Fiddlesticks
4.9
Cartoon

Fiddlesticks

1930Animation
Puddle Pranks
4.8
Cartoon

Puddle Pranks

1930Animation
Mickey’s Slayhouse
0
Movie

Mickey’s Slayhouse

2025Horror

Production35 titles

Coo Coo the Magician
8.0
Cartoon

Coo Coo the Magician

1933Comedy
Reducing Creme
8.0
Cartoon

Reducing Creme

1934Comedy
Crop Chasers
8.0
Cartoon

Crop Chasers

1939Animation
Stormy Seas
8.0
Cartoon

Stormy Seas

1931Animation
Happy Days
7.5
Cartoon

Happy Days

1936Animation
Fire! Fire!
7.5
Cartoon

Fire! Fire!

1932Animation
School Days
7.5
Cartoon

School Days

1932Animation
Ragtime Romeo
7.3
Cartoon

Ragtime Romeo

1931Animation
Spooks
7.1
Cartoon

Spooks

1931Animation
The New Car
7.1
Cartoon

The New Car

1931Animation
The Village Smitty
7.0
Cartoon

The Village Smitty

1931Animation
Laughing Gas
7.0
Cartoon

Laughing Gas

1931Animation
Jail Birds
7.0
Cartoon

Jail Birds

1931Animation
Africa Squeaks
7.0
Cartoon

Africa Squeaks

1931Animation
Puppy Love
7.0
Cartoon

Puppy Love

1932Animation
The Bully
6.7
Cartoon

The Bully

1932Animation
Jack and the Beanstalk
6.6
Cartoon

Jack and the Beanstalk

1933Animation
Jack Frost
6.5
Cartoon

Jack Frost

1934Animation
Movie Mad
6.5
Cartoon

Movie Mad

1931Animation
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
6.3
Cartoon

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

1934Drama
The Headless Horseman
6.3
Cartoon

The Headless Horseman

1934Animation
What a Life
6.3
Cartoon

What a Life

1932Animation
Little Orphan Willie
6.0
Cartoon

Little Orphan Willie

1930Comedy
The Soup Song
6.0
Cartoon

The Soup Song

1931Animation
The Village Specialist
6.0
Cartoon

The Village Specialist

1931Animation
Balloon Land
5.8
Cartoon

Balloon Land

1935Drama
Old Mother Hubbard
5.5
Cartoon

Old Mother Hubbard

1935Animation
The Cuckoo Murder Case
5.4
Cartoon

The Cuckoo Murder Case

1930Thriller
Flying Fists
5.3
Cartoon

Flying Fists

1930Animation
The Village Barber
5.3
Cartoon

The Village Barber

1930Animation
The Milkman
5.3
Cartoon

The Milkman

1932Animation
Little Black Sambo
5.0
Cartoon

Little Black Sambo

1935Animation
Fiddlesticks
4.9
Cartoon

Fiddlesticks

1930Animation
Newman Laugh-O-Grams
4.8
Cartoon

Newman Laugh-O-Grams

1921Animation
Puddle Pranks
4.8
Cartoon

Puddle Pranks

1930Animation

Art4 titles

The Skeleton Dance
7.4
Cartoon

The Skeleton Dance

1929Animation
Jungle Cat
7.3
Movie

Jungle Cat

1960Documentary
The Barnyard Battle
5.9
Cartoon

The Barnyard Battle

1929Animation
El Terrible Toreador
4.7
Cartoon

El Terrible Toreador

1929Animation

Visual Effects89 titles

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
10.0
Movie

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

1955Action
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
8.0
Movie

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

1956Drama
The Disneyland Story
8.0
Movie

The Disneyland Story

1954Documentary
Man and the Moon
8.0
Cartoon

Man and the Moon

1955Documentary
Stormy Seas
8.0
Cartoon

Stormy Seas

1931Animation
The Banker's Daughter
7.8
Cartoon

The Banker's Daughter

1927Animation
Alice the Lumberjack
7.8
Cartoon

Alice the Lumberjack

1926Animation
Alice's Picnic
7.8
Cartoon

Alice's Picnic

1927Animation
The Birds
7.5
Movie

The Birds

1963Horror
Fire! Fire!
7.5
Cartoon

Fire! Fire!

1932Animation
The Skeleton Dance
7.4
Cartoon

The Skeleton Dance

1929Animation
Ride 'Em Plow Boy
7.3
Cartoon

Ride 'Em Plow Boy

1928Animation
Steamboat Willie
7.3
Cartoon

Steamboat Willie

1928Animation
Alice the Beach Nut
7.3
Cartoon

Alice the Beach Nut

1927Animation
Alice's Channel Swim
7.3
Cartoon

Alice's Channel Swim

1927Animation
Alice's Medicine Show
7.3
Cartoon

Alice's Medicine Show

1927Animation
Alice's Three Bad Eggs
7.3
Cartoon

Alice's Three Bad Eggs

1927Animation
Ragtime Romeo
7.3
Cartoon

Ragtime Romeo

1931Animation
Alice in Wonderland
7.2
Cartoon

Alice in Wonderland

1951Animation
Peter Pan
7.2
Cartoon

Peter Pan

1953Animation
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
7.1
Movie

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954Action
Lady and the Tramp
7.1
Cartoon

Lady and the Tramp

1955Animation
Spooks
7.1
Cartoon

Spooks

1931Animation
The New Car
7.1
Cartoon

The New Car

1931Animation
Cinderella
7.0
Cartoon

Cinderella

1950Drama
The Parent Trap
7.0
Movie

The Parent Trap

1961Comedy
The Village Smitty
7.0
Cartoon

The Village Smitty

1931Animation
Laughing Gas
7.0
Cartoon

Laughing Gas

1931Animation
Jail Birds
7.0
Cartoon

Jail Birds

1931Animation
Africa Squeaks
7.0
Cartoon

Africa Squeaks

1931Animation
Puppy Love
7.0
Cartoon

Puppy Love

1932Animation
Alice at the Rodeo
6.8
Cartoon

Alice at the Rodeo

1927Animation
Alice's Knaughty Knight
6.8
Cartoon

Alice's Knaughty Knight

1927Animation
Alice's Brown Derby
6.6
Cartoon

Alice's Brown Derby

1926Animation
Hell's Bells
6.5
Cartoon

Hell's Bells

1929Animation
Autumn
6.5
Cartoon

Autumn

1930Animation
Alice's Auto Race
6.5
Cartoon

Alice's Auto Race

1927Animation
Song of the South
6.5
Cartoon

Song of the South

1946Drama
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
6.5
Movie

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

1954Drama
Movie Mad
6.5
Cartoon

Movie Mad

1931Animation
Trolley Troubles
6.4
Cartoon

Trolley Troubles

1927Animation
Plane Crazy
6.4
Cartoon

Plane Crazy

1929Animation
Rickety Gin
6.3
Cartoon

Rickety Gin

1927Animation
Alice the Piper
6.3
Cartoon

Alice the Piper

1924Animation
Alice in the Klondike
6.3
Cartoon

Alice in the Klondike

1927Animation
All Wet
6.2
Cartoon

All Wet

1927Animation
Africa Before Dark
6.2
Cartoon

Africa Before Dark

1928Animation
The Ocean Hop
6.2
Cartoon

The Ocean Hop

1927Comedy
Samoa
6.2
Movie

Samoa

1956Documentary
Alice's Wonderland
6.1
Cartoon

Alice's Wonderland

1923Animation
Summer
6.1
Cartoon

Summer

1930Animation
The Gallopin' Gaucho
6.0
Cartoon

The Gallopin' Gaucho

1928Action
Poor Papa
6.0
Cartoon

Poor Papa

1928Animation
Little Orphan Willie
6.0
Cartoon

Little Orphan Willie

1930Comedy
The Soup Song
6.0
Cartoon

The Soup Song

1931Animation
The Village Specialist
6.0
Cartoon

The Village Specialist

1931Animation
Great Guns
5.9
Cartoon

Great Guns

1927Animation
The Barn Dance
5.9
Cartoon

The Barn Dance

1929Animation
Mickey's Choo-Choo
5.9
Cartoon

Mickey's Choo-Choo

1929Animation
The Barnyard Battle
5.9
Cartoon

The Barnyard Battle

1929Animation
Rival Romeos
5.8
Cartoon

Rival Romeos

1928Animation
Ozzie of the Mounted
5.8
Cartoon

Ozzie of the Mounted

1928Animation
Springtime
5.6
Cartoon

Springtime

1929Animation
The Mechanical Cow
5.5
Cartoon

The Mechanical Cow

1927Comedy
Alice in the Big League
5.5
Cartoon

Alice in the Big League

1927Animation
Alice the Fire Fighter
5.4
Cartoon

Alice the Fire Fighter

1926Animation
Alice Plays Cupid
5.4
Cartoon

Alice Plays Cupid

1925Animation
The Cuckoo Murder Case
5.4
Cartoon

The Cuckoo Murder Case

1930Thriller
The Village Barber
5.3
Cartoon

The Village Barber

1930Animation
The Milkman
5.3
Cartoon

The Milkman

1932Animation
Oh, Teacher!
5.2
Cartoon

Oh, Teacher!

1927Animation
The Merry Dwarfs
5.1
Cartoon

The Merry Dwarfs

1929Animation
Sagebrush Sadie
5.1
Cartoon

Sagebrush Sadie

1928Animation
Alice's Fishy Story
5.0
Cartoon

Alice's Fishy Story

1924Animation
Alice Gets Stung
5.0
Cartoon

Alice Gets Stung

1925Animation
Alice's Day at Sea
4.9
Cartoon

Alice's Day at Sea

1924Animation
Tommy Tucker's Tooth
4.9
Cartoon

Tommy Tucker's Tooth

1922Comedy
Alice Hunting in Africa
4.9
Cartoon

Alice Hunting in Africa

1924Animation
Fiddlesticks
4.9
Cartoon

Fiddlesticks

1930Animation
Puddle Pranks
4.8
Cartoon

Puddle Pranks

1930Animation
El Terrible Toreador
4.7
Cartoon

El Terrible Toreador

1929Animation
Little Red Riding Hood
4.7
Cartoon

Little Red Riding Hood

1922Comedy
Alice Wins the Derby
4.5
Cartoon

Alice Wins the Derby

1925Animation
Alice Cans the Cannibals
4.3
Cartoon

Alice Cans the Cannibals

1925Animation
Mickey's sleepless night
0
Cartoon

Mickey's sleepless night

1931Animation
Tricks of Our Trade
0
Cartoon

Tricks of Our Trade

1957Documentary
Sardinia
0
Movie

Sardinia

1956Documentary
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1
0
Movie

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1

1994Drama
The Donald Duck Story
0
Cartoon

The Donald Duck Story

1954Comedy

Crew5 titles

Hungry Hoboes
6.8
Cartoon

Hungry Hoboes

1928Animation
Perri
6.5
Movie

Perri

1957Drama
Alice's Wonderland
6.1
Cartoon

Alice's Wonderland

1923Animation
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
5.8
Movie

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

1956Action
The Navajos: Children of the Gods
0
Movie

The Navajos: Children of the Gods

1957Documentary

Creator1 title

Me & Mickey
7.0
Series

Me & Mickey

2010 - ...Action