A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Ham Hamilton
Rollin Clare Hamilton
Birthplace:
South Dakota, USA
Born:
October 28, 1898
Died:
June 3, 1951
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]
Animation:
1924 Alice Hunting in Africa
1924 Alice the Piper
1924 Alice's Day at Sea
1925 Alice Plays Cupid
1925 Alice Wins the Derby
1926 Alice Charms the Fish
1926 Alice Cuts the Ice
1926 Alice the Fire Fighter
1926 Alice the Lumberjack
1926 Alice's Brown Derby
1926 Alice's Spanish Guitar
1927 Alice Foils the Pirates
1927 Alice at the Carnival
1927 Alice at the Rodeo
1927 Alice in the Alps
1927 Alice in the Big League
1927 Alice in the Klondike
1927 Alice the Collegiate
1927 Alice the Golf Bug
1927 Alice's Auto Race
1927 Alice's Channel Swim
1927 Alice's Knaughty Knight
1927 Alice's Picnic
1927 Alice's Three Bad Eggs
1927 All Wet
1927 Empty Socks
1927 Great Guns
1927 Oh, Teacher!
1927 The Mechanical Cow
1927 The Ocean Hop
1927 Trolley Troubles
1928 Bright Lights
1928 Harem Scarem
1928 Neck 'n' Neck
1928 Ozzie of the Mounted
1928 Poor Papa
1928 Ride 'Em Plow Boy
1928 Sagebrush Sadie
1928 Tall Timber
1928 The Fox Chase
1928 The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
1929 Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
1930 Box Car Blues
1930 Sinkin' in the Bathtub
1931 Bosko Shipwrecked!
1931 Bosko the Doughboy
1931 Bosko's Fox Hunt
1931 Bosko's Soda Fountain
1931 Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
1931 Red-Headed Baby
1931 The Tree's Knees
1931 Ups 'n Downs
1931 Yodeling Yokels
1932 A Great Big Bunch of You
1932 Big-Hearted Bosko
1932 Bosko and Bruno
1932 Bosko and Honey
1932 Bosko at the Beach
1932 Bosko's Dizzy Date
1932 Bosko's Dog Race
1932 Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee
1932 Goopy Geer
1932 I Love a Parade
1932 I Wish I Had Wings
1932 Pagan Moon
1932 Three's a Crowd
1932 You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!
1933 The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
1933 The Organ Grinder
1933 The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
1933 Young and Healthy
1934 Beauty and the Beast
1935 Hollywood Capers
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns
1938 Merbabies
Director:
1924 Alice Hunting in Africa
1924 Alice the Piper
1924 Alice's Day at Sea
1925 Alice Plays Cupid
1925 Alice Wins the Derby
1926 Alice Charms the Fish
1926 Alice Cuts the Ice
1926 Alice the Fire Fighter
1926 Alice the Lumberjack
1926 Alice's Brown Derby
1926 Alice's Spanish Guitar
1927 Alice Foils the Pirates
1927 Alice at the Carnival
1927 Alice at the Rodeo
1927 Alice in the Alps
1927 Alice in the Big League
1927 Alice in the Klondike
1927 Alice the Collegiate
1927 Alice the Golf Bug
1927 Alice's Auto Race
1927 Alice's Channel Swim
1927 Alice's Knaughty Knight
1927 Alice's Picnic
1927 Alice's Three Bad Eggs
1927 All Wet
1927 Empty Socks
1927 Great Guns
1927 Oh, Teacher!
1927 The Mechanical Cow
1927 The Ocean Hop
1927 Trolley Troubles
1928 A Horse Tale
1928 Bright Lights
1928 Farmyard Follies
1928 Harem Scarem
1928 Neck 'n' Neck
1928 Ozzie of the Mounted
1928 Poor Papa
1928 Ride 'Em Plow Boy
1928 Sagebrush Sadie
1928 Tall Timber
1928 The Fox Chase
1928 The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
1929 Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
1929 Hold 'Em Ozzie
1929 Ice Man's Luck
1930 Box Car Blues
1930 Sinkin' in the Bathtub
1931 Bosko Shipwrecked!
1931 Bosko the Doughboy
1931 Bosko's Fox Hunt
1931 Bosko's Soda Fountain
1931 Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
1931 Red-Headed Baby
1931 The Tree's Knees
1931 Ups 'n Downs
1931 Yodeling Yokels
1932 A Great Big Bunch of You
1932 Big-Hearted Bosko
1932 Bosko and Bruno
1932 Bosko and Honey
1932 Bosko at the Beach
1932 Bosko's Dizzy Date
1932 Bosko's Dog Race
1932 Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee
1932 Goopy Geer
1932 I Love a Parade
1932 I Wish I Had Wings
1932 Pagan Moon
1932 Three's a Crowd
1932 You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!
1933 Gay Gaucho
1933 The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
1933 The Organ Grinder
1933 The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
1933 Young and Healthy
1934 Beauty and the Beast
1935 Hollywood Capers
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns
1938 Merbabies
Writer:
1924 Alice Hunting in Africa
1924 Alice the Piper
1924 Alice's Day at Sea
1925 Alice Plays Cupid
1925 Alice Wins the Derby
1926 Alice Charms the Fish
1926 Alice Cuts the Ice
1926 Alice the Fire Fighter
1926 Alice the Lumberjack
1926 Alice's Brown Derby
1926 Alice's Spanish Guitar
1927 Alice Foils the Pirates
1927 Alice at the Carnival
1927 Alice at the Rodeo
1927 Alice in the Alps
1927 Alice in the Big League
1927 Alice in the Klondike
1927 Alice the Collegiate
1927 Alice the Golf Bug
1927 Alice's Auto Race
1927 Alice's Channel Swim
1927 Alice's Knaughty Knight
1927 Alice's Picnic
1927 Alice's Three Bad Eggs
1927 All Wet
1927 Empty Socks
1927 Great Guns
1927 Oh, Teacher!
1927 The Mechanical Cow
1927 The Ocean Hop
1927 Trolley Troubles
1928 A Horse Tale
1928 Bright Lights
1928 Farmyard Follies
1928 Harem Scarem
1928 Neck 'n' Neck
1928 Ozzie of the Mounted
1928 Poor Papa
1928 Ride 'Em Plow Boy
1928 Sagebrush Sadie
1928 Tall Timber
1928 The Fox Chase
1928 The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
1929 Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
1929 Hold 'Em Ozzie
1929 Ice Man's Luck
1929 Pussy Willie
1930 Box Car Blues
1930 Sinkin' in the Bathtub
1931 Bosko Shipwrecked!
1931 Bosko the Doughboy
1931 Bosko's Fox Hunt
1931 Bosko's Soda Fountain
1931 Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
1931 Red-Headed Baby
1931 The Tree's Knees
1931 Ups 'n Downs
1931 Yodeling Yokels
1932 A Great Big Bunch of You
1932 Big-Hearted Bosko
1932 Bosko and Bruno
1932 Bosko and Honey
1932 Bosko at the Beach
1932 Bosko's Dizzy Date
1932 Bosko's Dog Race
1932 Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee
1932 Goopy Geer
1932 I Love a Parade
1932 I Wish I Had Wings
1932 Pagan Moon
1932 Three's a Crowd
1932 You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!
1933 Gay Gaucho
1933 The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
1933 The Organ Grinder
1933 The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
1933 Young and Healthy
1934 Beauty and the Beast
1935 Hollywood Capers
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns
1938 Merbabies
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