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GenderMale

Born / DiedMar 24, 1901 (Died at 70)

Zodiac Sign♈Aries

Place of BirthKansas City, Missouri, USA

Career Span1921 – 1971

Known Credits183 Titles

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Ub Iwerks

Also known as:U. B. IwerkUbbe Ert Iwwerks'Ub' IwerksU.B. Iwerks+3 more

Total Works

183

181 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.2 / 10

across rated releases

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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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Ub Iwerks's career

7.1

Cinderella

1950•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.2

Alice in Wonderland

1951•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.2

Peter Pan

1953•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.1

Lady and the Tramp

1955•movie

Role: Visual Effects

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 183 titles featuring Ub Iwerks

7.1

Cinderella

1950•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.2

Alice in Wonderland

1951•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.2

Peter Pan

1953•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.1

Lady and the Tramp

1955•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.5

The Birds

1963•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.1

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.3

Steamboat Willie

1928•movie

Role: Animation

7.0

The Parent Trap

1961•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.4

The Skeleton Dance

1929•movie

Role: Animation

6.5

Song of the South

1946•movie

Role: Visual Effects

6.4

Plane Crazy

1929•movie

Role: Animation

7.0

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

2022•movie

as Self (archive footage)

5.9

The Barn Dance

1929•movie

Role: Animation

6.0

The Gallopin' Gaucho

1928•movie

Role: Animation

5.9

The Karnival Kid

1929•movie

Role: Director

6.4

Trolley Troubles

1927•movie

Role: Animation

6.5

Hell's Bells

1929•movie

Role: Director

6.2

Alice's Wonderland

1923•movie

as Self

6.1

All Wet

1927•movie

Role: Director

5.9

The Opry House

1929•movie

Role: Director

5.9

The Barnyard Battle

1929•movie

Role: Director

5.9

Mickey's Choo-Choo

1929•movie

Role: Animation

5.7

Springtime

1929•movie

Role: Director

5.5

The Mechanical Cow

1927•movie

Role: Animation

4.8

El Terrible Toreador

1929•movie

Role: Animation

4.9

Little Red Riding Hood

1922•movie

Role: Animation

6.1

Summer

1930•movie

Role: Director

5.1

The Merry Dwarfs

1929•movie

Role: Animation

5.2

Oh, Teacher!

1927•movie

Role: Animation

6.6

Perri

1957•movie

Role: Special Effects

6.4

Autumn

1930•movie

Role: Director

5.9

Great Guns

1927•movie

Role: Animation

7.2

Jungle Cat

1960•movie

Role: Special Props

5.0

Alice's Day at Sea

1924•movie

Role: Animation

6.2

The Ocean Hop

1927•movie

Role: Animation

5.8

Balloon Land

1935•movie

Role: Director

5.1

Alice Gets Stung

1925•movie

Role: Animation

5.8

Rival Romeos

1928•movie

Role: Animation

6.4

Jack Frost

1934•movie

Role: Director

7.2

Skeleton Frolic

1937•movie

Role: Director

4.9

Newman Laugh-O-Grams

1921•movie

Role: Producer

5.0

Tommy Tucker's Tooth

1922•movie

Role: Animation

5.8

Ozzie of the Mounted

1928•movie

Role: Animation

5.0

Alice's Fishy Story

1924•movie

Role: Animation

6.2

Africa Before Dark

1928•movie

Role: Animation

4.9

Fiddlesticks

1930•movie

Role: Director

5.1

Little Black Sambo

1935•movie

Role: Director

5.8

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

1956•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.9

Alice's Tin Pony

1925•movie

Role: Animation

4.3

Alice Cans the Cannibals

1925•movie

Role: Animation

5.6

Porky and Gabby

1937•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Poor Papa

1928•movie

Role: Animation

6.3

Porky's Super Service

1937•movie

Role: Director

5.5

The Cuckoo Murder Case

1930•movie

Role: Director

8.0

Vintage Mickey

2005•movie

Role: Director

4.5

Alice Wins the Derby

1925•movie

Role: Animation

6.8

Hungry Hoboes

1928•movie

Role: Cinematography

5.5

Alice the Fire Fighter

1926•movie

Role: Animation

6.0

Sinbad the Sailor

1935•movie

Role: Director

6.3

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

1934•movie

Role: Director

5.9

Empty Socks

1927•movie

Role: Director

6.1

Stop That Tank!

1942•movie

Role: Director

4.9

Alice Chops the Suey

1925•movie

Role: Animation

6.3

Alice the Piper

1924•movie

Role: Animation

5.1

Little Boy Blue

1936•movie

Role: Director

7.1

Spooks

1931•movie

Role: Director

5.3

Humpty Dumpty

1935•movie

Role: Director

4.9

Alice Hunting in Africa

1924•movie

Role: Animation

5.0

The Goal Rush

1932•movie

Role: Director

7.2

Room Runners

1932•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Movie Mad

1931•movie

Role: Director

6.5

The Brave Tin Soldier

1934•movie

Role: Director

6.3

The Headless Horseman

1934•movie

Role: Director

6.9

The New Car

1931•movie

Role: Director

4.6

Alice the Jail Bird

1925•movie

Role: Animation

6.2

The Office Boy

1932•movie

Role: Director

6.0

The Music Lesson

1932•movie

Role: Director

6.6

Jack and the Beanstalk

1933•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Soda Squirt

1933•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Don Quixote

1934•movie

Role: Director

4.8

Puddle Pranks

1930•movie

Role: Director

5.4

The Village Barber

1930•movie

Role: Director

5.3

Alice Plays Cupid

1925•movie

Role: Animation

6.3

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

1954•movie

Role: Animation Director

6.5

Nurse Maid

1932•movie

Role: Director

7.5

Stormy Seas

1931•movie

Role: Director

5.2

The Milkman

1932•movie

Role: Director

6.3

What a Life

1932•movie

Role: Director

7.2

Stratos Fear

1933•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Chinaman's Chance

1933•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Ragtime Romeo

1931•movie

Role: Director

6.8

Laughing Gas

1931•movie

Role: Director

7.0

The Queen of Hearts

1934•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Hell's Fire

1934•movie

Role: Director

6.8

Summertime

1935•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Old Mother Hubbard

1935•movie

Role: Director

5.0

The Brementown Musicians

1935•movie

Role: Director

7.2

Dick Whittington's Cat

1936•movie

Role: Director

5.1

Sagebrush Sadie

1928•movie

Role: Animation

6.6

Alice's Brown Derby

1926•movie

Role: Animation

5.5

The Cave Man

1934•movie

Role: Director

8.0

Celebrating Mickey

2018•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Fire! Fire!

1932•movie

Role: Director

7.0

The Pony Express

1932•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Funny Face

1932•movie

Role: Director

6.7

The Bully

1932•movie

Role: Director

7.0

The Air Race

1933•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Pale-Face

1933•movie

Role: Director

7.3

Coo Coo the Magician

1933•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Techno-Cracked

1933•movie

Role: Director

6.0

The Soup Song

1931•movie

Role: Director

6.7

The Village Smitty

1931•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Jail Birds

1931•movie

Role: Director

7.3

Insultin' the Sultan

1934•movie

Role: Director

7.7

The Good Scout

1934•movie

Role: Director

5.3

Flying Fists

1930•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Little Orphan Willie

1930•movie

Role: Director

7.3

Circus

1932•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Simple Simon

1935•movie

Role: Director

7.0

The Three Bears

1935•movie

Role: Director

6.7

The Frog Pond

1938•movie

Role: Director

7.7

Davy Jones' Locker

1934•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Alice's Auto Race

1927•movie

Role: Animation

5.5

Alice in the Big League

1927•movie

Role: Animation

6.2

Samoa

1956•movie

Role: Visual Effects

5.3

Jungle Jitters

1934•movie

Role: Director

8.7

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

1955•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.0

Puppy Love

1932•movie

Role: Director

7.5

School Days

1932•movie

Role: Director

7.5

Play Ball

1933•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Flip's Lunch Room

1933•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Bulloney

1933•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Spite Flight

1933•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Africa Squeaks

1931•movie

Role: Director

6.0

The Village Specialist

1931•movie

Role: Director

8.0

Viva Willie

1934•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Rasslin' Round

1934•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Ali Baba

1936•movie

Role: Director

7.5

Happy Days

1936•movie

Role: Director

5.0

Mary's Little Lamb

1935•movie

Role: Director

6.2

Rickety Gin

1927•movie

Role: Animation

7.8

The Banker's Daughter

1927•movie

Role: Animation

7.2

Ride 'Em Plow Boy

1928•movie

Role: Animation

7.8

Alice the Lumberjack

1926•movie

Role: Animation

6.8

Alice at the Rodeo

1927•movie

Role: Animation

6.8

Alice's Knaughty Knight

1927•movie

Role: Animation

7.2

Alice's Three Bad Eggs

1927•movie

Role: Animation

7.8

Alice's Picnic

1927•movie

Role: Animation

7.2

Alice's Channel Swim

1927•movie

Role: Animation

6.2

Alice in the Klondike

1927•movie

Role: Animation

7.2

Alice's Medicine Show

1927•movie

Role: Animation

7.2

Alice the Beach Nut

1927•movie

Role: Animation

4.5

Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)

2023•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Robin Hood, Jr.

1934•movie

Role: Director

8.0

Reducing Creme

1934•movie

Role: Director

8.0

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

1956•movie

Role: Visual Effects

9.0

The Disneyland Story

1954•movie

Role: Visual Effects

7.0

Man and the Moon

1955•movie

Role: Visual Effects

8.0

The Valiant Tailor

1934•movie

Role: Director

9.0

The Little Red Hen

1934•movie

Role: Director

9.0

Puss in Boots

1934•movie

Role: Director

8.0

Tom Thumb

1936•movie

Role: Director

10.0

Midnight Frolics

1938•movie

Role: Director

10.0

The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round

1938•movie

Role: Director

9.0

Nell's Yells

1939•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Merry Mannequins

1937•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Foxy Pup

1937•movie

Role: Director

9.0

Carnival Courage

1945•movie

Role: Director

9.0

The Gorilla Hunt

1939•movie

Role: Director

2.0

Mickey's sleepless night

1931•movie

Role: Animation

10.0

Scrappy's Trip To Mars

1938•movie

Role: Director

8.0

Blackboard Revue

1940•movie

Role: Director

8.0

Crop Chasers

1939•movie

Role: Director

9.0

Snowtime

1938•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Me & Mickey

2010•series

Role: Creator

Tricks of Our Trade

1957•movie

Role: Visual Effects

Sardinia

1956•movie

Role: Visual Effects

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1

1994•movie

Role: Director

The Donald Duck Story

1954•movie

Role: Visual Effects

The Navajos: Children of the Gods

1957•movie

Role: Special Effects

Mickey’s Slayhouse

2025•movie

Role: Characters

Monsters of the Deep

movie

Role: Animation

Mickey Mouse Cartoons

1928•series

Role: Director