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Ub Iwerks

Directing Born Mar 24, 1901 Died Jul 7, 1971 Kansas City, Missouri, USA 308 credits
308
Total Credits
1921–2025
105 Years Career Span
25
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Ub Iwerks works in directing. Born March 24, 1901 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Died July 7, 1971. Archytele tracks 308 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

as Self (archive footage)
Film

The Birds

1963
Film

The Parent Trap

1961
Film

Jungle Cat

1960
Film

Lady and the Tramp

1955
Film

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954
Film

Peter Pan

1953
Film

Alice in Wonderland

1951
Film

Cinderella

1950
Film

Song of the South

1946

There Is No Such Thing as a Bad Dog

2015

小鸡不好惹

2010

Frequent co-stars

Floyd Norman 1 shared title
Carmenita Higginbotham 1 shared title
Eric Goldberg 1 shared title
Mark Henn 1 shared title
Randy Haycock 1 shared title
Bob Iger 1 shared title
Walt Disney 1 shared title
John Lennon 1 shared title
Bret Iwan 1 shared title
Wayne Allwine 1 shared title

Career timeline

Mickey’s Slayhouse · Characters
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) · Director
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
Celebrating Mickey · Director
Me & Mickey · Creator
Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past · Director
Vintage Mickey · Director
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1 · DirectorCartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1 · AnimationCartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2 · DirectorCartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2 · Animation
The Dating Game · Thanks
The Birds · Visual Effects
The Parent Trap · Visual Effects
Jungle Cat · Special Props
Tricks of Our Trade · Visual EffectsPerri · Special EffectsThe Navajos: Children of the Gods · Special Effects
Westward Ho, The Wagons! · Special EffectsThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure · Visual EffectsSamoa · Visual EffectsSardinia · Visual Effects
Lady and the Tramp · Visual EffectsDavy Crockett Goes to Congress · Visual EffectsMan and the Moon · Visual Effects
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · Visual EffectsDavy Crockett, Indian Fighter · Animation DirectorThe Donald Duck Story · Visual EffectsThe Disneyland Story · Visual Effects
Peter Pan · Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland · Visual Effects
Cinderella · Visual Effects
Song of the South · Visual Effects
Carnival Courage · Director
Stop That Tank! · Director
Baby Checkers · DirectorBaby Checkers · WriterBlackboard Revue · DirectorWise Owl · DirectorBeauty Shoppe · Director
Crop Chasers · DirectorCrop Chasers · ProducerCrop Chasers · WriterThe Gorilla Hunt · DirectorThe Gorilla Hunt · Story
Snowtime · DirectorSnowtime · WriterMidnight Frolics · DirectorThe Horse on the Merry-Go-Round · DirectorThe Frog Pond · Director
Porky's Super Service · DirectorPorky and Gabby · DirectorMerry Mannequins · DirectorSkeleton Frolic · DirectorFoxy Pup · Director
Happy Days · DirectorHappy Days · ProducerLittle Boy Blue · DirectorAli Baba · DirectorTom Thumb · Director
Humpty Dumpty · DirectorSimple Simon · DirectorSummertime · DirectorBalloon Land · DirectorBalloon Land · Producer
Jack Frost · DirectorJack Frost · ProducerAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp · DirectorAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp · ProducerJungle Jitters · Director
Techno-Cracked · DirectorJack and the Beanstalk · DirectorJack and the Beanstalk · ProducerStratos Fear · DirectorSoda Squirt · Director

Full Filmography

308 titles
  • Mickey’s Slayhouse (2025) Characters
  • Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) (2023) Director
  • Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Celebrating Mickey (2018) Director
  • Me & Mickey (2010) Creator
  • Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past (2007) Director
  • Vintage Mickey (2005) Director
  • Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1 (1994) Director
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  • Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1 (1994) Animation
  • Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2 (1994) Director
  • Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2 (1994) Animation
  • The Dating Game (1991) Thanks
  • The Birds (1963) Visual Effects
  • The Parent Trap (1961) Visual Effects
  • Jungle Cat (1960) Special Props
  • Tricks of Our Trade (1957) Visual Effects
  • Perri (1957) Special Effects
  • The Navajos: Children of the Gods (1957) Special Effects
  • Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956) Special Effects
  • The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956) Visual Effects
  • Samoa (1956) Visual Effects
  • Sardinia (1956) Visual Effects
  • Lady and the Tramp (1955) Visual Effects
  • Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (1955) Visual Effects
  • Man and the Moon (1955) Visual Effects
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Visual Effects
  • Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter (1954) Animation Director
  • The Donald Duck Story (1954) Visual Effects
  • The Disneyland Story (1954) Visual Effects
  • Peter Pan (1953) Visual Effects
  • Alice in Wonderland (1951) Visual Effects
  • Cinderella (1950) Visual Effects
  • Song of the South (1946) Visual Effects
  • Carnival Courage (1945) Director
  • Stop That Tank! (1942) Director
  • Baby Checkers (1940) Director
  • Baby Checkers (1940) Writer
  • Blackboard Revue (1940) Director
  • Wise Owl (1940) Director
  • Beauty Shoppe (1940) Director
  • The Egg Hunt (1940) Story
  • The Egg Hunt (1940) Director
  • Ye Olde Swap Shoppe (1940) Story
  • Ye Olde Swap Shoppe (1940) Director
  • A Busy Day (1940) Director
  • A Busy Day (1940) Writer
  • A Busy Day (1940) Producer
  • Crop Chasers (1939) Director
  • Crop Chasers (1939) Producer
  • Crop Chasers (1939) Writer
  • The Gorilla Hunt (1939) Director
  • The Gorilla Hunt (1939) Story
  • Nell's Yells (1939) Director
  • Snowtime (1938) Director
  • Snowtime (1938) Writer
  • Midnight Frolics (1938) Director
  • The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round (1938) Director
  • The Frog Pond (1938) Director
  • Scrappy's Trip To Mars (1938) Director
  • Porky's Super Service (1937) Director
  • Porky and Gabby (1937) Director
  • Merry Mannequins (1937) Director
  • Skeleton Frolic (1937) Director
  • Foxy Pup (1937) Director
  • Happy Days (1936) Director
  • Happy Days (1936) Producer
  • Little Boy Blue (1936) Director
  • Ali Baba (1936) Director
  • Tom Thumb (1936) Director
  • Dick Whittington's Cat (1936) Director
  • Two Lazy Crows (1936) Director
  • Humpty Dumpty (1935) Director
  • Simple Simon (1935) Director
  • Summertime (1935) Director
  • Balloon Land (1935) Director
  • Balloon Land (1935) Producer
  • Sinbad the Sailor (1935) Director
  • Mary's Little Lamb (1935) Director
  • Old Mother Hubbard (1935) Director
  • Old Mother Hubbard (1935) Producer
  • Little Black Sambo (1935) Director
  • Little Black Sambo (1935) Producer
  • The Three Bears (1935) Director
  • The Brementown Musicians (1935) Director
  • See How They Won (1935) Director
  • The Microbe Army (1935) Director
  • Jack Frost (1934) Director
  • Jack Frost (1934) Producer
  • Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1934) Director
  • Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1934) Producer
  • Jungle Jitters (1934) Director
  • The Valiant Tailor (1934) Director
  • Reducing Creme (1934) Director
  • Reducing Creme (1934) Producer
  • The Headless Horseman (1934) Director
  • The Headless Horseman (1934) Producer
  • Viva Willie (1934) Director
  • Don Quixote (1934) Director
  • Rasslin' Round (1934) Director
  • Robin Hood, Jr. (1934) Director
  • The Good Scout (1934) Director
  • Puss in Boots (1934) Director
  • Insultin' the Sultan (1934) Director
  • Hell's Fire (1934) Director
  • The Little Red Hen (1934) Director
  • The Cave Man (1934) Director
  • The Brave Tin Soldier (1934) Director
  • The Queen of Hearts (1934) Director
  • Davy Jones' Locker (1934) Director
  • Techno-Cracked (1933) Director
  • Jack and the Beanstalk (1933) Director
  • Jack and the Beanstalk (1933) Producer
  • Stratos Fear (1933) Director
  • Soda Squirt (1933) Director
  • Pale-Face (1933) Director
  • Play Ball (1933) Director
  • Bulloney (1933) Director
  • Coo Coo the Magician (1933) Director
  • Coo Coo the Magician (1933) Producer
  • Spite Flight (1933) Director
  • Flip's Lunch Room (1933) Director
  • The Air Race (1933) Director
  • Chinaman's Chance (1933) Director
  • Puppy Love (1932) Director
  • Puppy Love (1932) Story
  • Puppy Love (1932) Producer
  • Puppy Love (1932) Animation
  • Fire! Fire! (1932) Director
  • Fire! Fire! (1932) Story
  • Fire! Fire! (1932) Producer
  • Fire! Fire! (1932) Animation
  • The Bully (1932) Director
  • The Bully (1932) Story
  • The Bully (1932) Producer
  • School Days (1932) Director
  • School Days (1932) Story
  • School Days (1932) Producer
  • The Milkman (1932) Director
  • The Milkman (1932) Story
  • The Milkman (1932) Producer
  • The Milkman (1932) Animation
  • The Pony Express (1932) Director
  • What a Life (1932) Director
  • What a Life (1932) Story
  • What a Life (1932) Producer
  • Nurse Maid (1932) Director
  • Funny Face (1932) Director
  • The Goal Rush (1932) Director
  • The Office Boy (1932) Director
  • The Music Lesson (1932) Director
  • Room Runners (1932) Director
  • Circus (1932) Director
  • Jail Birds (1931) Director
  • Jail Birds (1931) Story
  • Jail Birds (1931) Producer
  • Jail Birds (1931) Animation
  • Africa Squeaks (1931) Director
  • Africa Squeaks (1931) Story
  • Africa Squeaks (1931) Producer
  • Africa Squeaks (1931) Animation
  • Movie Mad (1931) Director
  • Movie Mad (1931) Story
  • Movie Mad (1931) Producer
  • Movie Mad (1931) Animation
  • Stormy Seas (1931) Director
  • Stormy Seas (1931) Story
  • Stormy Seas (1931) Producer
  • Stormy Seas (1931) Animation
  • Laughing Gas (1931) Director
  • Laughing Gas (1931) Story
  • Laughing Gas (1931) Producer
  • Laughing Gas (1931) Animation
  • Ragtime Romeo (1931) Director
  • Ragtime Romeo (1931) Story
  • Ragtime Romeo (1931) Producer
  • Ragtime Romeo (1931) Animation
  • The New Car (1931) Director
  • The New Car (1931) Story
  • The New Car (1931) Producer
  • The New Car (1931) Animation
  • The Soup Song (1931) Director
  • The Soup Song (1931) Story
  • The Soup Song (1931) Producer
  • The Soup Song (1931) Animation
  • The Village Specialist (1931) Director
  • The Village Specialist (1931) Story
  • The Village Specialist (1931) Producer
  • The Village Specialist (1931) Animation
  • The Village Smitty (1931) Director
  • The Village Smitty (1931) Story
  • The Village Smitty (1931) Producer
  • The Village Smitty (1931) Animation
  • Mickey's sleepless night (1931) Animation
  • Spooks (1931) Director
  • Spooks (1931) Producer
  • Spooks (1931) Animation
  • Flying Fists (1930) Director
  • Flying Fists (1930) Producer
  • Autumn (1930) Director
  • Autumn (1930) Animation
  • Fiddlesticks (1930) Director
  • Fiddlesticks (1930) Story
  • Fiddlesticks (1930) Producer
  • Fiddlesticks (1930) Animation
  • Puddle Pranks (1930) Director
  • Puddle Pranks (1930) Writer
  • Puddle Pranks (1930) Producer
  • Puddle Pranks (1930) Animation
  • Summer (1930) Director
  • Summer (1930) Animation
  • The Cuckoo Murder Case (1930) Director
  • The Cuckoo Murder Case (1930) Story
  • The Cuckoo Murder Case (1930) Producer
  • The Cuckoo Murder Case (1930) Animation
  • Little Orphan Willie (1930) Director
  • Little Orphan Willie (1930) Story
  • Little Orphan Willie (1930) Producer
  • Little Orphan Willie (1930) Animation
  • The Village Barber (1930) Director
  • The Village Barber (1930) Writer
  • The Village Barber (1930) Producer
  • The Village Barber (1930) Animation
  • The Skeleton Dance (1929) Animation
  • The Skeleton Dance (1929) Layout
  • The Skeleton Dance (1929) Background Designer
  • The Barn Dance (1929) Animation
  • Plane Crazy (1929) Animation
  • Plane Crazy (1929) Director
  • Springtime (1929) Director
  • Springtime (1929) Animation
  • Springtime (1929) Layout Supervisor
  • The Karnival Kid (1929) Director
  • Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929) Animation
  • Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929) Director
  • The Barnyard Battle (1929) Director
  • The Barnyard Battle (1929) Animation
  • The Barnyard Battle (1929) Background Designer
  • The Barnyard Battle (1929) Layout Supervisor
  • The Opry House (1929) Director
  • The Merry Dwarfs (1929) Animation
  • El Terrible Toreador (1929) Animation
  • El Terrible Toreador (1929) Layout
  • El Terrible Toreador (1929) Background Designer
  • Hell's Bells (1929) Director
  • Hell's Bells (1929) Animation
  • Steamboat Willie (1928) Animation
  • Steamboat Willie (1928) Writer
  • Steamboat Willie (1928) Layout
  • Steamboat Willie (1928) Director
  • Hungry Hoboes (1928) Cinematography
  • Poor Papa (1928) Animation
  • The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928) Animation
  • The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928) Director
  • Rival Romeos (1928) Animation
  • Ozzie of the Mounted (1928) Animation
  • Africa Before Dark (1928) Animation
  • Ride 'Em Plow Boy (1928) Animation
  • Sagebrush Sadie (1928) Animation
  • Trolley Troubles (1927) Animation
  • All Wet (1927) Director
  • All Wet (1927) Animation
  • Alice's Medicine Show (1927) Animation
  • Alice's Knaughty Knight (1927) Animation
  • Alice's Channel Swim (1927) Animation
  • Alice the Beach Nut (1927) Animation
  • Alice in the Klondike (1927) Animation
  • The Banker's Daughter (1927) Animation
  • The Ocean Hop (1927) Animation
  • The Ocean Hop (1927) Director
  • Oh, Teacher! (1927) Animation
  • Alice at the Carnival (1927) Animation
  • Alice in the Big League (1927) Animation
  • Rickety Gin (1927) Animation
  • Alice's Three Bad Eggs (1927) Animation
  • The Mechanical Cow (1927) Animation
  • Alice's Auto Race (1927) Animation
  • Alice the Golf Bug (1927) Animation
  • Alice at the Rodeo (1927) Animation
  • Alice's Picnic (1927) Animation
  • Alice Foils the Pirates (1927) Animation
  • Alice in the Alps (1927) Animation
  • Great Guns (1927) Animation
  • Alice the Collegiate (1927) Animation
  • Empty Socks (1927) Director
  • Alice Cuts the Ice (1926) Animation
  • Alice's Brown Derby (1926) Animation
  • Alice the Fire Fighter (1926) Animation
  • Alice's Spanish Guitar (1926) Animation
  • Alice Charms the Fish (1926) Animation
  • Alice the Lumberjack (1926) Animation
  • Alice's Tin Pony (1925) Animation
  • Alice Chops the Suey (1925) Animation
  • Alice Cans the Cannibals (1925) Animation
  • Alice Gets Stung (1925) Animation
  • Alice Plays Cupid (1925) Animation
  • Alice the Jail Bird (1925) Animation
  • Alice Wins the Derby (1925) Animation
  • Alice's Fishy Story (1924) Animation
  • Alice's Day at Sea (1924) Animation
  • Alice Hunting in Africa (1924) Animation
  • Alice the Piper (1924) Animation
  • Alice's Wonderland (1923) as Self
  • Alice's Wonderland (1923) Cinematography
  • Alice's Wonderland (1923) Animation
  • Little Red Riding Hood (1922) Animation
  • Tommy Tucker's Tooth (1922) Animation
  • Newman Laugh-O-Grams (1921) Producer
  • Monsters of the Deep Animation

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Ub Iwerks best known for?

Ub Iwerks is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022), The Birds (1963), The Parent Trap (1961), Jungle Cat (1960).

When and where was Ub Iwerks born?

Ub Iwerks was born on March 24, 1901 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. They passed away on July 7, 1971.

How many credits does Ub Iwerks have?

Ub Iwerks has accumulated over 308 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1921 to 2025.

What is Ub Iwerks's background in cinema and television?

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 A...

Ub Iwerks by the numbers

308credits
307films
1TV series
1921–2025active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (308) Born on March 24 In memoriam 1971

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