Ub Iwerks
Known for
Directing
Born
March 24, 1901
Birthplace
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died
July 7, 1971 (aged 70)
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.
Best known work
Cinderella
1950
Alice in Wonderland
1951
Peter Pan
1953
Lady and the Tramp
1955
The Birds
1963
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
Steamboat Willie
1928
The Parent Trap
1961
The Skeleton Dance
1929
Song of the South
1946Filmography
TBA
Monsters of the DeepAnimation
2025
Mickey’s SlayhouseCharacters
2023
2022
Mickey: The Story of a Mouseas Self (archive footage)
2018
Celebrating MickeyDirector
2010
2007
Bizarre Cartoons Of The PastDirector
2005
Vintage MickeyDirector
1994
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1Director, Animation
1994
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2Director, Animation
1991
The Dating GameThanks
1963
The BirdsVisual Effects
1961
The Parent TrapVisual Effects
1960
Jungle CatSpecial Props
1957
The Navajos: Children of the GodsSpecial Effects
1957
PerriSpecial Effects
1957
Tricks of Our TradeVisual Effects
1956
SamoaVisual Effects
1956
Westward Ho, The Wagons!Special Effects
1956
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate TreasureVisual Effects
1956
SardiniaVisual Effects
1955
Man and the MoonVisual Effects
1955
Lady and the TrampVisual Effects
1955
Davy Crockett Goes to CongressVisual Effects
1954
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaVisual Effects