Rollin Hamilton

Rollin Hamilton

Visual Effects
Born 1898-10-28 Died 1951-06-03 South Dakota, USA 87 credits
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Rollin "Ham" Clare Hamilton (October 28, 1898 – June 3, 1951) was an early motion picture animator. He was Walt Disney's first hire, and from 1924 to 1928 he worked as an animator for the Alice Comedies and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit shorts. In 1928, Hamilton and several other animators left the Walt Disney Studio to work at Winkler Pictures' new animation studio with the help of Charles Mintz. A year later, Hamilton briefly transferred to Walter Lantz’s new studio before he helped fellow animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising establish their own animation studio. He was one of the primary animators for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. From 1929 to 1934, he animated the Bosko character in the Harman and Ising studio. He was one of the few animators who remained with Leon Schlesinger after Harman and Ising left in 1933. In Schlesinger's studio, he animated Buddy, Beans the Cat, and Porky Pig. He then worked as a freelance animator until 1940. Hamilton died in 1951 of a heart attack. [biography from Wikipedia]
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Filmography — top 60 of 87
Acting 58 credits
Trolley Troubles
Trolley Troubles
1927 · ★ 6.4 · Animation
Toby Tortoise Returns
Toby Tortoise Returns
1936 · ★ 6.2 · Animation
All Wet
All Wet
1927 · Animation
Merbabies
Merbabies
1938 · Animation
Congo Jazz
Congo Jazz
1930 · Animation
Alice's Fishy Story
Alice's Fishy Story
1924 · Animation
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
1931 · Animation
Bosko at the Beach
Bosko at the Beach
1932 · Animation
Alice the Fire Fighter
Alice the Fire Fighter
1926 · Animation
Alice Cans the Cannibals
Alice Cans the Cannibals
1925 · Animation
The Ocean Hop
The Ocean Hop
1927 · Animation
Bosko's Dog Race
Bosko's Dog Race
1932 · Animation
Bright Lights
Bright Lights
1928 · Animation
The Mechanical Cow
The Mechanical Cow
1927 · Animation
Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
1931 · Animation
Alice Gets Stung
Alice Gets Stung
1925 · Animation
Tall Timber
Tall Timber
1928 · Animation
Poor Papa
Poor Papa
1928 · Animation
Bosko and Honey
Bosko and Honey
1932 · Animation
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
1930 · Animation
Detouring America
Detouring America
1939 · Animation
The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
1933 · Animation
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
1934 · Animation
Alice's Knaughty Knight
Alice's Knaughty Knight
1927 · Animation
Ups 'n Downs
Ups 'n Downs
1931 · Animation
Alice's Day at Sea
Alice's Day at Sea
1924 · Animation
You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!
You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!
1932 · Animation
Bosko's Dizzy Date
Bosko's Dizzy Date
1932 · Animation
Alice Hunting in Africa
Alice Hunting in Africa
1924 · Animation
Alice's Spanish Guitar
Alice's Spanish Guitar
1926 · Animation
Alice's Picnic
Alice's Picnic
1927 · Animation
Alice in the Big League
Alice in the Big League
1927 · Animation
I Love a Parade
I Love a Parade
1932 · Animation
Alice the Collegiate
Alice the Collegiate
1927 · Animation
Bosko and Bruno
Bosko and Bruno
1932 · Animation
Alice at the Rodeo
Alice at the Rodeo
1927 · Animation
Sagebrush Sadie
Sagebrush Sadie
1928 · Animation
Great Guns
Great Guns
1927 · Animation
Yodeling Yokels
Yodeling Yokels
1931 · Animation
Alice in the Alps
Alice in the Alps
1927 · Animation
Bosko's Fox Hunt
Bosko's Fox Hunt
1931 · Animation
Alice's Auto Race
Alice's Auto Race
1927 · Animation
Red-Headed Baby
Red-Headed Baby
1931 · Animation
I Wish I Had Wings
I Wish I Had Wings
1932 · Animation
Hollywood Capers
Hollywood Capers
1935 · Animation
Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd
1932 · Animation
Bosko's Soda Fountain
Bosko's Soda Fountain
1931 · Animation
Alice Wins the Derby
Alice Wins the Derby
1925 · Animation
Big-Hearted Bosko
Big-Hearted Bosko
1932 · Animation
Empty Socks
Empty Socks
1927 · Animation
Goopy Geer
Goopy Geer
1932 · Animation
Alice's Channel Swim
Alice's Channel Swim
1927 · Animation
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
1933 · Animation
A Great Big Bunch of You
A Great Big Bunch of You
1932 · Animation
Alice Cuts the Ice
Alice Cuts the Ice
1926 · Animation
Alice Plays Cupid
Alice Plays Cupid
1925 · Animation
Alice in the Klondike
Alice in the Klondike
1927 · Animation
Alice's Brown Derby
Alice's Brown Derby
1926 · Animation
Directing 1 credit
Gay Gaucho
Gay Gaucho
1933 · Director
Writing 1 credit
Pussy Willie
Pussy Willie
1929 · Writer
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