Otto Messmer
Directing
American animator, best known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio. The extent of Messmer's role in the creation and popularity of Felix is a matter of ongoing dispute, particularly as he only laid his claim to the character after the death of Sullivan, who until that time had received the credit. However, most prominent comics and animation historians support Messmer's claim, as do the veterans of the Sullivan studio. (Wikipedia)
Known for
Directing178
movieTimes Square Animation
1940
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movieTee Time
1930
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movieSkulls and Sculls
1930
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movieOceantics
1930
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movieForty Winks
1930
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movieFalse Vases
1929
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movieOne Good Turn
1929
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movieAstronomeous
1928
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movieFuturitzy
1928
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movieOutdoor Indore
1928
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movieArabiantics
1928
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movieEskimotive
1928
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movieSure-Locked Homes
1928
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movieComicalamities
1928
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Polly-tics
1928
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movieJapanicky
1928
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movieThe Oily Bird
1928
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movieThe Smoke Scream
1928
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movieWoos Whoopee
1928
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movieWhys and Otherwise
1927
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movieUncle Tom's Crabbin'
1927
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movieDaze and Knights
1927
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movieNo Fuelin'
1927
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movieFlim Flam Films
1927
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Wise Guise
1927
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movieThe Non-Stop Fright
1927
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Dough-Nutty
1927
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Roameo
1927
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Eye Jinks
1927
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movieSax Appeal
1927
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movieGerm Mania
1927
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Barn Yarns
1927
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Pedigreedy
1927
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movieIcy Eyes
1927
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Zoo Logic
1926
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movieTwo-Lip Time
1926
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Gym Gems
1926
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School Daze
1926
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movieEats Are West
1925
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movieFelix Dopes It Out
1925
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movieThe Cat and the Kit
1925
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movieFelix Gets the Can
1925
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movieFelix Cops the Prize
1925
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movieFelix Gets His Fill
1925
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movieFelix All Puzzled
1925
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movieFelix Goes Hungry
1924
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movieFelix Finds Out
1924
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movieFelix Grabs His Grub
1924
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movieFelix Goes West
1924
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movieFelix All Balled Up
1924
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movieFelix Finds ’Em Fickle
1924
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movieFelix Pinches the Pole
1924
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movieFelix Out of Luck
1924
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movieFelix Tries to Rest
1924
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movieFelix 'Hyps' the Hippo
1924
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movieFelix Goes A-Hunting
1923
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movieFelix in Fairyland
1923
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movieFelix in Hollywood
1923
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movieFelix Strikes It Rich
1923
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movieFelix Gets Broadcasted
1923
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movieFelix Revolts
1923
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movieFelix Win's Out
1923
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movieFelix the Ghost Breaker
1923
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movieFelix in the Bone Age
1922
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movieFelix Gets Left
1922
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movieFelix Lends a Hand
1922
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movieFelix Turns the Tide
1922
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movieFelix Minds the Kid
1922
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movieFelix Gets Revenge
1922
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movieFelix in the Swim
1922
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movieFelix Makes Good
1922
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movieFelix at the Fair
1922
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movieFelix Comes Back
1922
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movieFelix Saves the Day
1922
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Free Lunch
1921
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movieThe Hypnotist
1921
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My Hero
1920
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movieFrolics at the Circus
1920
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Nifty Nurse
1920
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Foxy Felix
1920
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movieThe Adventures of Felix
1919
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movieMusical Mews
1919
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movieFeline Follies
1919
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movieCharley Out West
1919
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movieChestnuts
1916
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Writing13
tvThe Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
1995
Characters
movieMusica-Lulu
1947
Story
movieThe Friendly Ghost
1945
Adaptation
Visual Effects5
movieFelix Gets the Can
1925
Animation
movieFelix Finds ’Em Fickle
1924
Animation
movieFelix in Hollywood
1923
Animation
movieFrolics at the Circus
1920
Animation
movieCharley Out West
1919
Animation
Acting4
movieCartoon Carnival
2021
Self (archive footage)
Felix Through the Years
(self, archive footage)