About

Known credits:
83
Birthday:
1898-10-28
Place of birth:
South Dakota, USA
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Rollin Hamilton

Overview

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]

Known for

Directing
1933 Gay Gaucho Directing Director 58
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1929 Ice Man's Luck Directing Director N/A
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1929 Hold 'Em Ozzie Directing Director N/A
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1928 Farmyard Follies Directing Director N/A
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1928 A Horse Tale Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1929 Pussy Willie Writing Writer 59
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Visual Effects
1939 Detouring America Visual Effects Animation 58
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1938 Merbabies Visual Effects Animation 59
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1936 Toby Tortoise Returns Visual Effects Animation 59
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1935 Hollywood Capers Visual Effects Animation 58
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1934 Beauty and the Beast Visual Effects Animation 58
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1933 The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon Visual Effects Animation 59
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1933 The Organ Grinder Visual Effects Animation 59
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1933 Young and Healthy Visual Effects Animation 59
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1933 The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Three's a Crowd Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Bosko and Honey Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1932 Bosko's Dizzy Date Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 A Great Big Bunch of You Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 I Wish I Had Wings Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 You're Too Careless with Your Kisses! Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 I Love a Parade Visual Effects Animation 59
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1932 Bosko at the Beach Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Bosko's Dog Race Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Bosko and Bruno Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Goopy Geer Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Big-Hearted Bosko Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Pagan Moon Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Red-Headed Baby Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Bosko's Fox Hunt Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Bosko's Soda Fountain Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Bosko the Doughboy Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Bosko Shipwrecked! Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Lady, Play Your Mandolin! Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 The Tree's Knees Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Yodeling Yokels Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Ups 'n Downs Visual Effects Animation 58
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1930 Box Car Blues Visual Effects Animation 58
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1930 Sinkin' in the Bathtub Visual Effects Animation 58
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1929 Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 Poor Papa Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 Tall Timber Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 The Fox Chase Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 Ozzie of the Mounted Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 Ride 'Em Plow Boy Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 Sagebrush Sadie Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 Bright Lights Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 The Ol' Swimmin' Hole Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 Neck 'n' Neck Visual Effects Animation 58
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1928 Harem Scarem Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Empty Socks Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 The Ocean Hop Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 All Wet Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Great Guns Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 The Mechanical Cow Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Oh, Teacher! Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Trolley Troubles Visual Effects Animation 59
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1927 Alice in the Big League Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice in the Klondike Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice's Channel Swim Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice's Picnic Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice's Three Bad Eggs Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice's Knaughty Knight Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice's Auto Race Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice in the Alps Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice the Collegiate Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice at the Rodeo Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice at the Carnival Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice Foils the Pirates Visual Effects Animation 58
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1927 Alice the Golf Bug Visual Effects Animation 58
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1926 Alice the Lumberjack Visual Effects Animation 58
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1926 Alice's Brown Derby Visual Effects Animation 58
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1926 Alice's Spanish Guitar Visual Effects Animation 58
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1926 Alice Cuts the Ice Visual Effects Animation 58
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1926 Alice the Fire Fighter Visual Effects Animation 58
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1926 Alice Charms the Fish Visual Effects Animation 58
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1925 Alice Plays Cupid Visual Effects Animation 58
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1925 Alice Wins the Derby Visual Effects Animation 58
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1924 Alice the Piper Visual Effects Animation 58
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1924 Alice Hunting in Africa Visual Effects Animation 58
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1924 Alice's Fishy Story Visual Effects Animation 58
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1924 Alice's Day at Sea Visual Effects Animation 58
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