Rollin Hamilton
Biography
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]
Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-10-28
Place of Birth
South Dakota, USA
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Cast
Crew
Alice the Fire Fighter
19264.8 / 10
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
19334.9 / 10
Hollywood Capers
19355.2 / 10
Trolley Troubles
19276.5 / 10
The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
19336.0 / 10
Gay Gaucho
19333.5 / 10
The Mechanical Cow
19275.5 / 10
Harem Scarem
19283.2 / 10
Great Guns
19275.8 / 10
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
19286.1 / 10
Oh, Teacher!
19275.2 / 10
All Wet
19276.2 / 10
The Ocean Hop
19276.0 / 10
Neck 'n' Neck
19285.9 / 10
Bright Lights
19285.9 / 10
Ozzie of the Mounted
19285.8 / 10
Ride 'Em Plow Boy
19285.5 / 10
Sagebrush Sadie
19283.8 / 10
The Fox Chase
19285.0 / 10
Tall Timber
19285.7 / 10
Poor Papa
19285.8 / 10
Empty Socks
19275.7 / 10
Toby Tortoise Returns
19366.2 / 10
Merbabies
19386.1 / 10
Young and Healthy
19333.7 / 10
Alice Wins the Derby
19254.3 / 10
Alice's Brown Derby
19266.2 / 10
Alice's Auto Race
19275.8 / 10
Alice at the Rodeo
19275.5 / 10
Alice the Piper
19245.6 / 10
Alice Charms the Fish
19265.5 / 10
Alice's Spanish Guitar
19265.5 / 10
Alice Cuts the Ice
19265.5 / 10
Alice the Golf Bug
19274.8 / 10
Alice's Three Bad Eggs
19275.5 / 10
Alice the Lumberjack
19265.5 / 10
Alice Foils the Pirates
19275.0 / 10
Alice's Knaughty Knight
19275.5 / 10
Alice at the Carnival
19275.5 / 10
Alice the Collegiate
19275.5 / 10
Alice in the Alps
19275.5 / 10
Alice Hunting in Africa
19244.9 / 10
Alice Plays Cupid
19254.8 / 10
Alice in the Klondike
19275.5 / 10
Alice's Picnic
19275.5 / 10
Alice's Channel Swim
19275.5 / 10
Alice in the Big League
19274.8 / 10
Box Car Blues
19305.4 / 10
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
19295.4 / 10
Ups 'n Downs
19315.1 / 10
Yodeling Yokels
19314.4 / 10
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
19305.7 / 10
The Tree's Knees
19314.4 / 10
Bosko's Soda Fountain
19314.5 / 10
Bosko Shipwrecked!
19315.2 / 10
Bosko the Doughboy
19315.8 / 10
Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
19315.8 / 10
Bosko's Fox Hunt
19315.0 / 10
Red-Headed Baby
19314.9 / 10
Big-Hearted Bosko
19324.7 / 10
Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee
19325.2 / 10
Goopy Geer
19325.4 / 10
Pagan Moon
19324.3 / 10
Bosko and Bruno
19325.1 / 10
Bosko's Dog Race
19325.2 / 10
Bosko at the Beach
19325.3 / 10
I Wish I Had Wings
19325.8 / 10
A Great Big Bunch of You
19325.3 / 10
You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!
19325.1 / 10
I Love a Parade
19324.7 / 10
Three's a Crowd
19325.8 / 10
Bosko's Dizzy Date
19323.6 / 10
Bosko and Honey
19322.0 / 10
Alice's Day at Sea
19244.6 / 10
The Organ Grinder
19335.1 / 10
Farmyard Follies
19280.0 / 10
A Horse Tale
19280.0 / 10
Hold 'Em Ozzie
19290.0 / 10
Ice Man's Luck
19290.0 / 10
Pussy Willie
19298.0 / 10
Beauty and the Beast
19345.5 / 10
Alice's Fishy Story
19244.8 / 10
Alice Cans the Cannibals
19254.1 / 10
Detouring America
19396.1 / 10
Congo Jazz
19305.0 / 10