Max Fleischer

Personal Info

Birthday

July 19, 1883

Day of Death

1972-09-11

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]

Also Known As

Max Fleicher

Max Fleischer

Biography

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

Just a Gigolo

The Cure

Bubbles

Modeling

Cartoon Factory

Betty Boop's Rise to Fame

Surprise

The Ouija Board

Filmography

2008
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
as Himself (archive footage)
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
1992
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
1938
Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes
as Self
1936
More Pep
as Uncle Max (voice)
1934
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
as Max Fleischer
1932
Just a Gigolo
as Presenter
1928
Ko-Ko's Hot Dog
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
1927
KoKo's Klock
as Max Fleischer
KoKo the Kop
as Max Fleischer
Koko Needles the Boss
as Max Fleischer
Ko-Ko Makes 'Em Laugh
as Cartoonist
Koko Back Tracks
as Max Fleischer
1926
Koko Gets Egg-Cited
as Cartoonist
Koko the Convict
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
Fadeaway
as Max Fleischer
Koko's Toot Toot
as Max Fleischer
Koko at the Circus
as Max
Koko's Paradise
as Max Fleischer
1925
Koko Packs 'Em
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
Koko Nuts
as Himself
Ko-Ko on the Run
as himself
Koko Celebrates the Fourth
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
Koko Trains 'Em
as Max Fleischer
Big Chief Koko
as Max Fleischer
Ko-Ko the Barber
as Max Fleischer
Koko in Toyland
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
Koko the Hot Shot
as Max Fleischer
1924
The Storm
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
The Cure
as Max Fleischer
Vacation
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
Trip to Mars
as Max Fleischer - Animator
Cartoon Factory
as Various
1923
The Fortune Teller
as Cartoonist
Balloons
as Max Fleischer
False Alarm
as Max Fleischer
Trapped
as Max Fleischer
The Puzzle
as Max Fleischer
Surprise
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
Bed Time
as Himself
1922
Jumping Beans
as Max Fleischer
The Reunion
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
Flies
as Max Fleischer
Bubbles
as Max Fleischer
Birthday
as Max Fleischer
The Dresden Doll
as Max Fleischer
1921
Invisible Ink
as Max Fleischer
Fishing
as Max Fleischer
Modeling
as Cartoonist
1920
Perpetual Motion
as Cartoonist
The Clown's Little Brother
as Max Fleischer
The Ouija Board
as Max Fleischer
The Boxing Kangaroo
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
1919
The Clown's Pup
as Max Fleischer
Out of the Inkwell
as Cartoonist