Émile Cohl

Émile Cohl

Directing

January 4, 1857 — January 20, 1938Paris, France

Émile Cohl (French: [kol]; January 4, 1857 – January 20, 1938), born Émile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet, was a French caricaturist of the largely forgotten Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the Animated Cartoon" and "The Oldest Parisian".

Known for

Fantasmagorie

Fantasmagorie

1908

The Waiter's Dream

The Waiter's Dream

1910

The Puppet's Nightmare

The Puppet's Nightmare

1908

The Faithful Furniture

The Faithful Furniture

1910

Drama at the Puppets' House

Drama at the Puppets' House

1908

The Dentures

The Dentures

1909

The Happy Microbes

The Happy Microbes

1909

Spanish Clair de Lune

Spanish Clair de Lune

1909

Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart

1909

The Magic Hoop

The Magic Hoop

1908

Directing87

The Puppet Looks for Lodgement

The Puppet Looks for Lodgement

1921

Director

The Adventures of Nickel-Feet

The Adventures of Nickel-Feet

1918

Director

Les exploits de Farfadet

Les exploits de Farfadet

1916

Director

Fancy Matches

1914

Director

He Only Wanted to Play with Dodo

He Only Wanted to Play with Dodo

1914

Director

He Never Objects to Noise

He Never Objects to Noise

1914

Director

He Does Not Care to Be Photographed

He Does Not Care to Be Photographed

1914

Director

Future Revealed by the Lines of the Feet

Future Revealed by the Lines of the Feet

1914

Director

He Likes Things Upside Down

He Likes Things Upside Down

1913

Director

He Loves to Be Amused

He Loves to Be Amused

1913

Director

He Poses for His Portrait

He Poses for His Portrait

1913

Director

It Is Hard to Please Him But It Is Worth It

It Is Hard to Please Him But It Is Worth It

1913

Director

He Was Not Ill, Only Unhappy

He Was Not Ill, Only Unhappy

1913

Director

He Slept Well

1913

Director

He Ruins His Family's Reputation

He Ruins His Family's Reputation

1913

Director

He Loves to Watch the Flight of Time

He Loves to Watch the Flight of Time

1913

Director

Bewitched Matches

Bewitched Matches

1913

Director

Poor Little Chap He Was Only Dreaming

Poor Little Chap He Was Only Dreaming

1913

Director

He Wants What He Wants When He Wants It

He Wants What He Wants When He Wants It

1913

Director

Business Must Not Interfere

Business Must Not Interfere

1913

Director

When He Wants a Dog, He Wants a Dog

When He Wants a Dog, He Wants a Dog

1913

Director

Le Voyage Fantastique de Marius

Le Voyage Fantastique de Marius

1912

Director

Les Métamorphoses Comiques

Les Métamorphoses Comiques

1912

Director

The Achievements of Will O' the Wisp

The Achievements of Will O' the Wisp

1912

Director

Jobard Changes Hands

Jobard Changes Hands

1911

Director

Jobard Is Asked to Marry

Jobard Is Asked to Marry

1911

Director

Jobard, Acting Fiancé

Jobard, Acting Fiancé

1911

Director

Vengeance of the Spirits

Vengeance of the Spirits

1911

Director

Jobard, Porter for Love

Jobard, Porter for Love

1911

Director

Jobard, Shy Lover

Jobard, Shy Lover

1911

Director

Jobard, garçon de recettes

Jobard, garçon de recettes

1911

Director

Jobard ne veut pas voir les femmes travailler

Jobard ne veut pas voir les femmes travailler

1911

Director

Brains Repaired

Brains Repaired

1911

Director

The Grotesque Museum

The Grotesque Museum

1911

Director

Jobard Killed His Mother-in-Law

Jobard Killed His Mother-in-Law

1911

Director

The Fantasies of Agénor Maltracé

The Fantasies of Agénor Maltracé

1911

Director

The Informant Hair

The Informant Hair

1911

Director

Music-Mania

Music-Mania

1911

Director

Jobard ne peut pas rire

Jobard ne peut pas rire

1911

Director

The Adventures of Baron du Crac

The Adventures of Baron du Crac

1910

Director

Mr. Crack

Mr. Crack

1910

Director

Nothing Is Impossible for Man

Nothing Is Impossible for Man

1910

Director

A History of Hats

A History of Hats

1910

Director

The Persistent Salesman

The Persistent Salesman

1910

Director

The Four Little Tailors

The Four Little Tailors

1910

Director

The Mysterious Fine Arts

The Mysterious Fine Arts

1910

Director

Art's Infancy

Art's Infancy

1910

Director

The Twelve Labors of Hercules

The Twelve Labors of Hercules

1910

Director

Petit Faust

Petit Faust

1910

Director

The Neo-Impressionist Painter

The Neo-Impressionist Painter

1910

Director

The Faithful Furniture

The Faithful Furniture

1910

Director

The Waiter's Dream

The Waiter's Dream

1910

Director

Petit Chantecler

Petit Chantecler

1910

Director

The Master of a Fashionable Game

The Master of a Fashionable Game

1910

Director

En route

En route

1910

Director

Childish Dreams

Childish Dreams

1910

Director

The Smile-O-Scope

The Smile-O-Scope

1910

Director

Bébé's Masterpieces

Bébé's Masterpieces

1910

Director

Bonsoirs

Bonsoirs

1910

Director

The Enchanted Spectacles

The Enchanted Spectacles

1909

Director

The Dentures

The Dentures

1909

Director

Telltale Reflections

Telltale Reflections

1909

Director

Crowns, I: The Crown of Roses

Crowns, I: The Crown of Roses

1909

Director

Crowns, II: The Crown of Thorns

Crowns, II: The Crown of Thorns

1909

Director

Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart

1909

Director

Comic Mutations

Comic Mutations

1909

Director

Head-Dresses of Different Periods

Head-Dresses of Different Periods

1909

Director

Delicate Porcelains

Delicate Porcelains

1909

Director

Matrimonial Shoes

Matrimonial Shoes

1909

Director

Monsieur Clown Among the Lilliputians

Monsieur Clown Among the Lilliputians

1909

Director

Modern Education

Modern Education

1909

Director

Spanish Clair de Lune

Spanish Clair de Lune

1909

Director

The Next Door Neighbors

The Next Door Neighbors

1909

Director

The Happy Microbes

The Happy Microbes

1909

Director

The Living Fan

The Living Fan

1909

Director

Japanese Fantasy

Japanese Fantasy

1909

Director

Floral Frameworks

Floral Frameworks

1909

Director

Let's Be Sporty

Let's Be Sporty

1909

Director

Transfigurations

Transfigurations

1909

Director

The Little Soldier Who Became a God

The Little Soldier Who Became a God

1908

Director

The Boutdebois Brothers

The Boutdebois Brothers

1908

Director

The Magic Hoop

The Magic Hoop

1908

Director

Les Allumettes animées

Les Allumettes animées

1908

Director

Drama at the Puppets' House

Drama at the Puppets' House

1908

Director

The Hotel of Silence

The Hotel of Silence

1908

Director

The Puppet's Nightmare

The Puppet's Nightmare

1908

Director

Fantasmagorie

Fantasmagorie

1908

Director

Visual Effects16

Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons

Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons

2004

Animation

He Only Wanted to Play with Dodo

He Only Wanted to Play with Dodo

1914

Animation

He Never Objects to Noise

He Never Objects to Noise

1914

Animation

He Does Not Care to Be Photographed

He Does Not Care to Be Photographed

1914

Animation

He Likes Things Upside Down

He Likes Things Upside Down

1913

Animation

He Loves to Be Amused

He Loves to Be Amused

1913

Animation

He Poses for His Portrait

He Poses for His Portrait

1913

Animation

It Is Hard to Please Him But It Is Worth It

It Is Hard to Please Him But It Is Worth It

1913

Animation

He Was Not Ill, Only Unhappy

He Was Not Ill, Only Unhappy

1913

Animation

He Slept Well

1913

Animation

He Ruins His Family's Reputation

He Ruins His Family's Reputation

1913

Animation

He Loves to Watch the Flight of Time

He Loves to Watch the Flight of Time

1913

Animation

Poor Little Chap He Was Only Dreaming

Poor Little Chap He Was Only Dreaming

1913

Animation

He Wants What He Wants When He Wants It

He Wants What He Wants When He Wants It

1913

Animation

Business Must Not Interfere

Business Must Not Interfere

1913

Animation

When He Wants a Dog, He Wants a Dog

When He Wants a Dog, He Wants a Dog

1913

Animation

Writing3

Bewitched Matches

Bewitched Matches

1913

Writer

The Hotel of Silence

The Hotel of Silence

1908

Writer

Fantasmagorie

Fantasmagorie

1908

Writer, Screenplay