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Otto Messmer
Born
16 August 1892
Died
28 October 1983
Place
Union City, New Jersey, USA
Directing

Otto Messmer

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)

As director

Times Square Animation

Times Square Animation

1940 · Director
Skulls and Sculls

Skulls and Sculls

1930 · Director
Forty Winks

Forty Winks

1930 · Director
Oceantics

Oceantics

1930 · Director
Tee Time

Tee Time

1930 · Director
One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1929 · Director
False Vases

False Vases

1929 · Director

Felix the Cat in Romeeow

1929 · Director
Futuritzy

Futuritzy

1928 · Director
Comicalamities

Comicalamities

1928 · Director
Sure-Locked Homes

Sure-Locked Homes

1928 · Director
Arabiantics

Arabiantics

1928 · Director
Outdoor Indore

Outdoor Indore

1928 · Director
Astronomeous

Astronomeous

1928 · Director
Eskimotive

Eskimotive

1928 · Director

Polly-tics

1928 · Director
Woos Whoopee

Woos Whoopee

1928 · Director

Draggin' the Dragon

1928 · Director
Japanicky

Japanicky

1928 · Director
The Smoke Scream

The Smoke Scream

1928 · Director
The Oily Bird

The Oily Bird

1928 · Director

In and Out-Laws

1928 · Director

The Last Life

1928 · Director

Jungle Bungles

1928 · Director

Ohm Sweet Ohm

1928 · Director
Sax Appeal

Sax Appeal

1927 · Director
Felix the Cat Dines and Pines

Felix the Cat Dines and Pines

1927 · Director
Felix the Cat - Jack From All Trades

Felix the Cat - Jack From All Trades

1927 · Director
Whys and Otherwise

Whys and Otherwise

1927 · Director
The Non-Stop Fright

The Non-Stop Fright

1927 · Director

As actor

Cartoon Carnival

Cartoon Carnival

2021 · Self (archive footage)
100 Years of Felix the Cat

100 Years of Felix the Cat

2020 · Himself
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat

1977 · Himself

Felix Through the Years

(self, archive footage)