Ub Iwerks

★ Directing #2,139

1901 - 1971 (age 70) • Directing

Born: 3/24/1901 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died: 7/7/1971 (age 70)

Known for: Directing

Ub Iwerks

★ Directing #2,139

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.

Known For

Cinderella

71%

Visual Effects

1950

Alice in Wonderland

72%

Visual Effects

1951

Peter Pan

72%

Visual Effects

1953

Lady and the Tramp

71%

Visual Effects

1955

The Birds

75%

Visual Effects

1963

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

71%

Visual Effects

1954

Steamboat Willie

73%

Animation

1928

The Parent Trap

70%

Visual Effects

1961

Mickey’s Slayhouse

Characters

2025

Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)

45%

Director

2023

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

70%

Self (archive footage)

2022

Celebrating Mickey

80%

Director

2018

Croissant de Triomphe

80%

Characters

2013

Me & Mickey

70%

Creator

2010

Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past

Director

2007

Vintage Mickey

80%

Director

2005

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2

Director

1994

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2

Animation

1994

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1

Director

1994

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1

Animation

1994

The Dating Game

Thanks

1991

The Birds

75%

Visual Effects

1963

The Parent Trap

70%

Visual Effects

1961

Jungle Cat

73%

Special Props

1960

The Navajos: Children of the Gods

Special Effects

1957

Perri

66%

Special Effects

1957

Tricks of Our Trade

Visual Effects

1957

Samoa

62%

Visual Effects

1956

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

58%

Special Effects

1956

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

80%

Visual Effects

1956

Sardinia

Visual Effects

1956

Man and the Moon

70%

Visual Effects

1955

Lady and the Tramp

71%

Visual Effects

1955

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

80%

Visual Effects

1955

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

71%

Visual Effects

1954

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

64%

Animation Director

1954