Portrait of Ub Iwerks

Directing

Ub Iwerks

Career

Active from 1927 to 2023, with a break from 1946 to 1993, busiest in 1934 with 19 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Academy Award of Merit

    1965 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Technical Achievement

    1960 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Visual Effects

    1964 · Nominated · 36th Academy Awards

    The Birds

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ub Iwerks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.5, average 5.5
  • Crime
    0.7, average 3.6
  • Social Commentary
    2.1, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Classic Cartoon 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Oswald the Lucky Rabbit 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

201
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Monsters of the Deep
Monsters of the Deep

Animation

2020s

2 titles
Mickey’s Slayhouse
Mickey’s Slayhouse (2025)

Characters

Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) (2023)

Director

2010s

1 title
Celebrating Mickey
Celebrating Mickey (2018)

Director

2000s

2 titles
Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past
Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past (2007)

Director

Vintage Mickey
Vintage Mickey (2005)

Director

1990s

3 titles
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 1 (1994)

Director, Animation

Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Volume 2 (1994)

Director, Animation

The Dating Game
The Dating Game (1991)

Thanks

1960s

3 titles · average score 78
The Birds
The Birds (1963)
GoodWatch score 85

Visual Effects

The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

Visual Effects

Jungle Cat
Jungle Cat (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

Special Props

1950s

17 titles · average score 73
Perri
Perri (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

Special Effects

Tricks of Our Trade
Tricks of Our Trade (1957)

Visual Effects

Westward Ho, The Wagons!
Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

Special Effects

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

Visual Effects

Samoa
Samoa (1956)

Visual Effects

Lady and the Tramp
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
GoodWatch score 79

Visual Effects

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (1955)

Visual Effects

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
GoodWatch score 79

Visual Effects

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter (1954)

Animation Director

Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

Visual Effects

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

Visual Effects

Cinderella
Cinderella (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

Visual Effects

1940s

10 titles · average score 58
Song of the South
Song of the South (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Visual Effects

Carnival Courage
Carnival Courage (1945)

Director

Stop That Tank!
Stop That Tank! (1942)

Director

Wise Owl
Wise Owl (1940)

Director

Baby Checkers
Baby Checkers (1940)

Director, Writer

Beauty Shoppe
Beauty Shoppe (1940)

Director

Ye Olde Swap Shoppe
Ye Olde Swap Shoppe (1940)

Director, Story

Blackboard Revue
Blackboard Revue (1940)

Director

The Egg Hunt
The Egg Hunt (1940)

Story, Director

A Busy Day
A Busy Day (1940)

Producer, Director

1930s

96 titles · average score 62
Ali Baba
Ali Baba (1936)

Director

Jack Frost
Jack Frost (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

Fire! Fire!
Fire! Fire! (1932)

Director, Producer

Movie Mad
Movie Mad (1931)

Producer, Animation

Jail Birds
Jail Birds (1931)

Story, Animation

Africa Squeaks
Africa Squeaks (1931)

Animation, Producer

Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas (1931)

Story, Animation

Stormy Seas
Stormy Seas (1931)

Producer, Animation

Autumn
Autumn (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Animation

Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer, Director

Summer
Summer (1930)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Animation

The Cuckoo Murder Case
The Cuckoo Murder Case (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

Story, Animation

1920s

66 titles · average score 58
Springtime
Springtime (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

Animation, Director

Hell's Bells
Hell's Bells (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Animation

The Opry House
The Opry House (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Plane Crazy
Plane Crazy (1929)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Animation

The Barnyard Battle
The Barnyard Battle (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

Background Designer, Animation

The Karnival Kid
The Karnival Kid (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Mickey's Choo-Choo
Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Animation

The Skeleton Dance
The Skeleton Dance (1929)
GoodWatch score 77

Animation, Background Designer

Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie (1928)
GoodWatch score 87

Animation, Layout

The Gallopin' Gaucho
The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928)
GoodWatch score 62

Animation, Director

All Wet
All Wet (1927)
GoodWatch score 62

Animation, Director

The Ocean Hop
The Ocean Hop (1927)
GoodWatch score 61

Animation, Director