Max Fleischer
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- 19 July 1883 · Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]
- Died
- 11 September 1972
Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was a Polish Jewish American animator, inventor, film director and producer. Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations including the Rotoscope. (Wikipedia)
Known for
Writing 20
- 2026Untitled Betty Boop Movie · characters
- 1937A Ride for Cinderella · writer
- 1933Seasin's Greetinks! · writer
- 1933I Eats My Spinach · story
- 1927Now You're Talking · scenario writer
- 1926Koko Kidnapped · writer
- 1926Toot Toot Tootsie · writer
- 1925Koko Eats · writer
- 1924The Laundry · writer
- 1923The Battle · writer
- 1922The Reunion · writer
- 1922The Mosquito · writer
- 1921Cartoonland · writer
- 1920Perpetual Motion · writer
- 1920The Chinaman · writer
- 1920The Circus · writer
- 1920The Boxing Kangaroo · writer
- 1919The Clown's Pup · writer
- 1919The Electric Bell · writer
- 1919The Tantalizing Fly · writer
Production 257
- 2024Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer · producer
- 2014Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 3 · producer
- 2013Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 2 · producer
- 2013Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 1 · producer
- 1957The Big Fun Carnival · producer
- 1949Popeye's Premiere · producer
- 1948Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · producer
- 1942Terror on the Midway · producer
- 1942Volcano · producer
- 1942Baby Wants a Bottleship · producer
- 1942Many Tanks · producer
- 1942Electric Earthquake · producer
- 1942Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix · producer
- 1942The Magnetic Telescope · producer
- 1942The Bulleteers · producer
- 1942The Arctic Giant · producer
- 1942Blunder Below · producer
- 1942Kickin' the Conga Round · producer
- 1942Billion Dollar Limited · producer
- 1941Nix on Hypnotricks · producer
- 1941Mr. Bug Goes to Town · producer
- 1941The Mechanical Monsters · producer
- 1941The Mighty Navy · producer
- 1941Superman · producer
- 1941I'll Never Crow Again · producer
- 1941It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day · producer
- 1941Pest Pilot · producer
- 1941Gabby Goes Fishing · producer
- 1941Olive's Boithday Presink · producer
- 1941Zero the Hound · producer
- 1941Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle · producer
- 1941Swing Cleaning · producer
- 1941Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy · producer
- 1941Flies Ain't Human · producer
- 1941Olive's $weep$take Ticket · producer
- 1941Two for the Zoo · producer
- 1941Quiet! Pleeze · producer
- 1941Problem Pappy · producer
- 1940Poopdeck Pappy · producer
- 1940Sneak, Snoop and Snitch · producer
- 1940My Pop, My Pop · producer
- 1940Popeye Meets William Tell · producer
- 1940Pedagogical Institution (College to You) · producer
- 1940Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive · producer
- 1940Doing Impossikible Stunts · producer
- 1940Snubbed by a Snob · producer
- 1940The Ugly Dino · producer
- 1940Onion Pacific · producer
- 1940Me Feelins is Hurt · producer
- 1940Stealin Aint Honest · producer
- 1940Females Is Fickle · producer
- 1940Way Back When a Triangle Had Its Points · producer
- 1940Shakespearian Spinach · producer
- 1939Gulliver's Travels · producer
- 1939Never Sock a Baby · producer
- 1939The Fresh Vegetable Mystery · producer
- 1939It's the Natural Thing to Do · producer
- 1939Hello How Am I · producer
- 1939Ghosks Is the Bunk · producer
- 1939Wotta Nitemare · producer
- 1939Leave Well Enough Alone · producer
- 1939Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp · producer
- 1939My Friend the Monkey · producer
- 1938A Date to Skate · producer
- 1938All's Fair at the Fair · producer
- 1938The Jeep · producer
- 1938Plumbing Is a 'Pipe' · producer
- 1938I Yam Love Sick · producer
- 1938Hold It! · producer
- 1938Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh · producer
- 1938The House Builder-Upper · producer
- 1938Learn Polikeness · producer
- 1938Let's Celebrake · producer
- 1937Fowl Play · producer
- 1937Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves · producer
- 1937The Football Toucher Downer · producer
- 1937I Likes Babies and Infinks · producer
- 1937Peeping Penguins · producer
- 1937The Candid Candidate · producer
- 1937I Never Changes My Altitude · producer
- 1937Lost and Foundry · producer
- 1937A Car-Tune Portrait · producer
- 1937The Impractical Joker · producer
- 1937Morning, Noon and Night Club · producer
- 1937The Twisker Pitcher · producer
- 1937Hospitaliky · producer
- 1937The Hot Air Salesman · producer
- 1937Organ Grinder's Swing · producer
- 1937Bunny Mooning · producer
- 1937The Paneless Window Washer · producer
- 1937House Cleaning Blues · producer
- 1936I'm in the Army Now · producer
- 1936Making Friends · producer
- 1936Christmas Comes But Once a Year · producer
- 1936Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor · producer
- 1936The Spinach Roadster · producer
- 1936Be Human · producer
- 1936Hold the Wire · producer
- 1936Grampy's Indoor Outing · producer
- 1936Play Safe · producer
- 1936Little Swee'pea · producer
- 1936Training Pigeons · producer
- 1936Never Kick a Woman · producer
- 1936Let's Get Movin' · producer
- 1936You're Not Built That Way · producer
- 1936I Wanna Be a Life Guard · producer
- 1936More Pep · producer
- 1936The Cobweb Hotel · producer
- 1936What -- No Spinach? · producer
- 1936Bridge Ahoy! · producer
- 1936We Did It · producer
- 1936I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski · producer
- 1936Betty Boop and the Little King · producer
- 1936Somewhere in Dreamland · producer
- 1936Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky · producer
- 1935Little Nobody · producer
- 1935Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American · producer
- 1935The Spinach Overture · producer
- 1935Musical Memories · producer
- 1935Making Stars · producer
- 1935King of the Mardi Gras · producer
- 1935Judge for a Day · producer
- 1935Time for Love · producer
- 1935You Gotta Be a Football Hero · producer
- 1935Betty Boop and Grampy · producer
- 1935Dizzy Divers · producer
- 1935A Language All My Own · producer
- 1935Dancing on the Moon · producer
- 1935A Little Soap and Water · producer
- 1935Choose Your 'Weppins' · producer
- 1935No! No! A Thousand Times No!! · producer
- 1935The Hyp-Nut-Tist · producer
- 1935Pleased to Meet Cha! · producer
- 1935Be Kind to 'Aminals' · producer
- 1935Taking the Blame · producer
- 1935Beware of Barnacle Bill · producer
- 1935Baby Be Good · producer
- 1935An Elephant Never Forgets · producer
- 1934We Aim to Please · producer
- 1934The Dance Contest · producer
- 1934The Two-Alarm Fire · producer
- 1934A Dream Walking · producer
- 1934Betty Boop's Little Pal · producer
- 1934Axe Me Another · producer
- 1934Shiver Me Timbers! · producer
- 1934Strong to the Finich · producer
- 1934Shoein' Hosses · producer
- 1934Betty Boop's Rise to Fame · producer
- 1934Betty in Blunderland · producer
- 1934The Man on the Flying Trapeze · producer
- 1934Ha! Ha! Ha! · producer
- 1934Let's You and Him Fight · producer
- 1934Red Hot Mamma · producer
- 1934She Wronged Him Right · producer
- 1933Wild Elephinks · producer
- 1933Seasin's Greetinks! · producer
- 1933I Eats My Spinach · producer
- 1933Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party · producer
- 1933I Yam What I Yam · producer
- 1933I Heard · producer
- 1933Popeye the Sailor · producer
- 1933Sing, Sisters, Sing! · producer
- 1933Boilesk · producer
- 1933Betty Boop's May Party · producer
- 1933Betty Boop's Birthday Party · producer
- 1933Is My Palm Read · producer
- 1933Ain't She Sweet · producer
- 1933Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions · producer
- 1933Betty Boop's Ker-Choo · producer
- 1932Betty Boop's Museum · producer
- 1932Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle · producer
- 1932Just a Gigolo · producer
- 1932The Betty Boop Limited · producer
- 1932Chess-Nuts · producer
- 1932S.O.S. · producer
- 1932Minnie the Moocher · producer
- 1932Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie · producer
- 1932Boop-Oop-A-Doop · producer
- 1931Kitty from Kansas City · producer
- 1931In the Shade of the Old Applesauce · producer
- 1931Minding the Baby · producer
- 1931Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean · producer
- 1931Bimbo's Express · producer
- 1931Bimbo's Initiation · producer
- 1931The Herring Murder Case · producer
- 1931In My Merry Oldsmobile · producer
- 1931Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep · producer
- 1930Accordion Joe · producer
- 1930Swing You Sinners! · producer
- 1930Dizzy Dishes · producer
- 1930A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight · producer
- 1930I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark · producer
- 1929Noah's Lark · producer
- 1929Dixie · producer
- 1929Ko-Ko's Hypnotism · producer
- 1929Ko-Ko's Harem Scarem · producer
- 1929Ko-Ko's Conquest · producer
- 1929The Sidewalks of New York · producer
- 1929Noise Annoys Ko-Ko · producer
- 1928KoKo Lamps Aladdin · producer
- 1928Ko-Ko's Haunted House · producer
- 1928KoKo's Earth Control · producer
- 1928Ko-Ko's Hot Dog · producer
- 1928Inklings No. 10 · producer
- 1927Koko Chops Suey · producer
- 1927KoKo the Kop · producer
- 1927Koko Needles the Boss · producer
- 1927Ko-Ko Makes 'Em Laugh · producer
- 1927Inklings, Issue Unknown · producer
- 1927Inklings, Issue ?? · producer
- 1927Koko Back Tracks · producer
- 1926Koko Gets Egg-Cited · producer
- 1926Koko the Convict · producer
- 1926Fadeaway · producer
- 1926'Morning, Judge · producer
- 1926Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (The Boys Are Marching) · producer
- 1926My Old Kentucky Home · producer
- 1926Koko's Toot Toot · producer
- 1926It's the Cat's · producer
- 1926Sweet Adeline · producer
- 1926Koko's Paradise · producer
- 1925Thanksgiving · producer
- 1925Koko Packs 'Em · producer
- 1925Koko Nuts · producer
- 1925Ko-Ko on the Run · producer
- 1925Koko Celebrates the Fourth · producer
- 1925Big Chief Koko · producer
- 1925Ko-Ko the Barber · producer
- 1925Koko in Toyland · producer
- 1925Koko the Hot Shot · producer
- 1924The Storm · producer
- 1924Sparring Partner · producer
- 1924League of Nations · producer
- 1924Vaudeville · producer
- 1924Vacation · producer
- 1924The Runaway · producer
- 1924Trip to Mars · producer
- 1924Mother Gooseland · producer
- 1924Come Take a Trip in My Airship · producer
- 1924Cartoon Factory · producer
- 1924Masquerade · producer
- 1923Contest · producer
- 1923The Fortune Teller · producer
- 1923Surprise · producer
- 1923The Einstein Theory of Relativity · producer
- 1922The Hypnotist · producer
- 1922The Reunion · producer
- 1922The Show · producer
- 1922The Challenge · producer
- 1921Invisible Ink · producer
- 1921The Automobile Ride · producer
- 1920Perpetual Motion · producer
- 1920The Chinaman · producer
- 1920The Boxing Kangaroo · producer
- 1919The Clown's Pup · producer
- 1919Out of the Inkwell · producer
- 1919The Tantalizing Fly · producer
Directing 34
- 2015Max Fleischer: Lost Cartoons · director
- 2009Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942 · director
- 1973Betty Boop Scandals of 1974 · director
- 1963The Sleeping Beauty · director
- 1948Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · director
- 1945News Sketches · director
- 1939The Princess and the Pauper · director
- 1931Hurry Doctor! · director
- 1929Finding His Voice · director
- 1926Animated Hair Cartoon, No. 15 · director
- 1926Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly? · director
- 1926It's the Cat's · director
- 1926Animated Hair Cartoon, No. 5 · director
- 1925Animated Hair Cartoon, No. 4 · director
- 1925Animated Hair Cartoon, No. 3 · director
- 1925Animated Hair Cartoon, No. 2 · director
- 1925Animated Hair Cartoon, No. 1 · director
- 1925Lunch on a Cart · director
- 1924Proxy Lover: A Fable of the Future · director
- 1924Clay Town · director
- 1924Cartoon Factory · director
- 1923Evolution · director
- 1920Through the Earth · director
- 1920Perpetual Motion · director
- 1920If We Lived on the Moon · director
- 1920The Ouija Board · director
- 1920All Aboard for the Moon · director
- 1920Hello, Mars · director
- 1920The Birth of the Earth · director
- 1919The Electric Bell · director
- 1919The Tantalizing Fly · director
- 1918Experiment No. 1 · director
- 1918The Eclipse of the Sun · director
- 1917The Submarine Mine Layer · director
Acting 72
- 2008Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story as Himself (archive footage)
- 1995Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self (archive footage)
- 1992Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons as Self (archive footage)
- 1988Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town as Self (archive footage)
- 1938Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes as Self
- 1936More Pep as Uncle Max (voice)
- 1934Betty Boop's Rise to Fame as Max Fleischer
- 1932Just a Gigolo as Presenter
- 1929Ko-Ko Beats Time as Max Fleischer
- 1928Koko's Field Daze
- 1928Ko-Ko's Haunted House
- 1928Ko-Ko's Tattoo
- 1928Ko-Ko's Hot Dog as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1928Ko-Ko's Germ Jam
- 1927KoKo's Klock as Max Fleischer
- 1927KoKo the Kop as Max Fleischer
- 1927Koko Needles the Boss as Max Fleischer
- 1927Ko-Ko Makes 'Em Laugh as Cartoonist
- 1927Koko Back Tracks as Max Fleischer
- 1926Koko Gets Egg-Cited as Cartoonist
- 1926Koko the Convict as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1926Koko Kidnapped
- 1926Fadeaway as Max Fleischer
- 1926Koko Hot After It as himself
- 1926Koko's Toot Toot as Max Fleischer
- 1926Ko-Ko at the Circus as Max
- 1926Koko's Paradise as Max Fleischer
- 1925Thanksgiving
- 1925Koko Eats
- 1925Koko Packs 'Em as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1925Koko Nuts as Himself
- 1925Ko-Ko on the Run as himself
- 1925Koko Celebrates the Fourth as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1925Koko Trains 'Em as Max Fleischer
- 1925Big Chief Koko as Max Fleischer
- 1925Ko-Ko the Barber as Max Fleischer
- 1925Koko in Toyland as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1925Koko the Hot Shot as Max Fleischer
- 1924The Storm as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1924The Cure as Max Fleischer
- 1924Vacation as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1924Trip to Mars as Max Fleischer - Animator
- 1924Mother Gooseland as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1924Cartoon Factory as Various
- 1924Koko's Big Catch
- 1923Shadows
- 1923The Fortune Teller as Cartoonist
- 1923Balloons as Max Fleischer
- 1923False Alarm as Max Fleischer
- 1923Trapped as Max Fleischer
- 1923The Puzzle as Max Fleischer
- 1923Surprise as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1923Bed Time as Himself
- 1922Jumping Beans as Max Fleischer
- 1922The Reunion as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1922Flies as Max Fleischer
- 1922Bubbles as Max Fleischer
- 1922Birthday as Max Fleischer
- 1922The Dresden Doll as Max Fleischer
- 1921Invisible Ink as Max Fleischer
- 1921Fishing as Max Fleischer
- 1921Modeling as Cartoonist
- 1921The Automobile Ride as himself
- 1920The Restaurant as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1920Perpetual Motion as Cartoonist
- 1920The Clown's Little Brother as Max Fleischer
- 1920The Ouija Board as Max Fleischer
- 1920The Chinaman
- 1920The Boxing Kangaroo as Cartoonist (uncredited)
- 1919The Clown's Pup as Max Fleischer
- 1919Out of the Inkwell as Cartoonist
- 1919The Tantalizing Fly
visual effects 10
- 2004Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons · animation
- 1923The Fortune Teller · animation
- 1923Surprise · animation
- 1923The Einstein Theory of Relativity · animation
- 1921Invisible Ink · animation
- 1920Perpetual Motion · animation
- 1920The Ouija Board · animation
- 1920The Chinaman · animation
- 1919The Clown's Pup · animation
- 1919The Tantalizing Fly · animation
crew 1
- 1930Dizzy Dishes · presenter
Editing 1
- 1923Adventures in the Far North · editor