Directed credits
103
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Ub Iwerks
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 103Directed series: 0All crew credits: 172
TMDB ID: 123192
IMDb ID: nm0412650
Known for: Directing
Born: March 24, 1901
Died: July 7, 1971
Age: 70
Place of birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1921 - 2025
Years active: 105
Average TMDB rating: 6.21
Wikidata: Q336424
Also known as
U. B. Iwerk • Ubbe Ert Iwwerks • 'Ub' Iwerks • U.B. Iwerks • Ub. Iwerks • Ubbe Iwerks • Ubbe Ert Iwerks
Frequent jobs
Director (102)Animation Director (1)Animation (44)Visual Effects (16)Special Effects (3)Cinematography (2)Characters (1)Creator (1)Producer (1)Special Props (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ub Iwerks.
4.5
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
Director
2023 Movie
8.0
Celebrating Mickey
Director
2018 Movie
8.0
Vintage Mickey
Director
2005 Movie
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1
Director
1994 Movie
6.5
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
Animation Director
1954 Movie
Carnival Courage
Director
1945 Movie
6.2
Stop That Tank!
Director
1942 Movie
Blackboard Revue
Director
1940 Movie
Crop Chasers
Director
1939 Movie
Nell's Yells
Director
1939 Movie
The Gorilla Hunt
Director
1939 Movie
Midnight Frolics
Director
1938 Movie
6.0
The Frog Pond
Director
1938 Movie
Snowtime
Director
1938 Movie
The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round
Director
1938 Movie
Scrappy's Trip To Mars
Director
1938 Movie
6.3
Porky's Super Service
Director
1937 Movie
Foxy Pup
Director
1937 Movie
5.6
Porky and Gabby
Director
1937 Movie
Merry Mannequins
Director
1937 Movie
7.2
Skeleton Frolic
Director
1937 Movie
7.0
Happy Days
Director
1936 Movie
4.7
Little Boy Blue
Director
1936 Movie
Tom Thumb
Director
1936 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ub Iwerks.
7.5
The Birds
Visual Effects
1963 Movie
7.4
The Skeleton Dance
Animation
1929 Movie
7.3
Steamboat Willie
Animation
1928 Movie
7.2
Peter Pan
Visual Effects
1953 Movie
7.2
Alice in Wonderland
Visual Effects
1951 Movie
7.1
Lady and the Tramp
Visual Effects
1955 Movie
7.1
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Visual Effects
1954 Movie
7.0
Cinderella
Visual Effects
1950 Movie
7.0
The Parent Trap
Visual Effects
1961 Movie
7.0
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
6.5
Song of the South
Visual Effects
1946 Movie
6.3
Plane Crazy
Animation
1929 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ub Iwerks.
7.0
Cinderella
Visual Effects
1950 Movie
7.2
Alice in Wonderland
Visual Effects
1951 Movie
7.2
Peter Pan
Visual Effects
1953 Movie
7.1
Lady and the Tramp
Visual Effects
1955 Movie
7.5
The Birds
Visual Effects
1963 Movie
7.0
The Parent Trap
Visual Effects
1961 Movie
7.1
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Visual Effects
1954 Movie
6.5
Song of the South
Visual Effects
1946 Movie
6.5
Samoa
Visual Effects
1956 Movie
7.0
Happy Days
Director
1936 Movie
5.8
Poor Papa
Animation
1928 Movie
5.5
Springtime
Director
1929 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ub Iwerks.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ub Iwerks.
Mickey’s Slayhouse
Characters
2025 Movie
7.5
The Birds
Visual Effects
1963 Movie
7.0
The Parent Trap
Visual Effects
1961 Movie
7.3
Jungle Cat
Special Props
1960 Movie
The Navajos: Children of the Gods
Special Effects
1957 Movie
6.5
Perri
Special Effects
1957 Movie
Tricks of Our Trade
Visual Effects
1957 Movie
6.5
Samoa
Visual Effects
1956 Movie
5.5
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
Special Effects
1956 Movie
9.0
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Visual Effects
1956 Movie
Sardinia
Visual Effects
1956 Movie
Man and the Moon
Visual Effects
1955 Movie
7.1
Lady and the Tramp
Visual Effects
1955 Movie
10.0
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
Visual Effects
1955 Movie
7.1
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Visual Effects
1954 Movie
The Donald Duck Story
Visual Effects
1954 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ub Iwerks.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ub Iwerks.
