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.
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Filmography
all 90
Movies 90
Writer 9
Director 6
Merbabies (1938)
Toby Tortoise Returns (1936)
Hollywood Capers (1935)
Beauty and the Beast (1934)
Gay Gaucho (1933)
The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1933)
The Organ Grinder (1933)
Young and Healthy (1933)
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933)
Three's a Crowd (1932)
Bosko's Dizzy Date (1932)
A Great Big Bunch of You (1932)
I Wish I Had Wings (1932)
You're Too Careless with Your Kisses! (1932)
I Love a Parade (1932)
Bosko at the Beach (1932)
Bosko's Dog Race (1932)
Bosko and Bruno (1932)
Goopy Geer (1932)
Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee (1932)
Big-Hearted Bosko (1932)
Pagan Moon (1932)
Bosko and Honey (1932)
Red-Headed Baby (1931)
Bosko's Fox Hunt (1931)
Bosko's Soda Fountain (1931)
Bosko the Doughboy (1931)
Bosko Shipwrecked! (1931)
Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (1931)
The Tree's Knees (1931)
Yodeling Yokels (1931)
Ups 'n Downs (1931)
Box Car Blues (1930)
Snappy Salesman (1930)
Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930)
Broadway Folly (1930)
Kisses and Kurses (1930)
Chilly Con Carmen (1930)
Kounty Fair (1930)
Snow Use (1929)
Hurdy Gurdy (1929)
Amature Nite (1929)
Pussy Willie (1929)
Ice Man's Luck (1929)
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid (1929)
Hold 'Em Ozzie (1929)
Farmyard Follies (1928)
A Horse Tale (1928)
Poor Papa (1928)
High Up (1928)
Tall Timber (1928)
The Fox Chase (1928)
Ozzie of the Mounted (1928)
Ride 'Em Plow Boy (1928)
Sagebrush Sadie (1928)
Bright Lights (1928)
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole (1928)
Neck 'n' Neck (1928)
Harem Scarem (1928)
Empty Socks (1927)
The Ocean Hop (1927)
All Wet (1927)
Great Guns (1927)
The Mechanical Cow (1927)
Oh, Teacher! (1927)
Trolley Troubles (1927)
Alice in the Big League (1927)
Alice in the Klondike (1927)
Alice's Channel Swim (1927)
Alice's Picnic (1927)
Alice's Three Bad Eggs (1927)
Alice's Knaughty Knight (1927)
Alice's Auto Race (1927)
Alice in the Alps (1927)
Alice the Collegiate (1927)
Alice at the Rodeo (1927)
Alice at the Carnival (1927)
Alice Foils the Pirates (1927)
Alice the Golf Bug (1927)
Alice the Lumberjack (1926)
Alice's Brown Derby (1926)
Alice's Spanish Guitar (1926)
Alice Cuts the Ice (1926)
Alice the Fire Fighter (1926)
Alice Charms the Fish (1926)
Alice Plays Cupid (1925)
Alice Wins the Derby (1925)
Alice the Piper (1924)
Alice Hunting in Africa (1924)
Alice and the Dog Catcher (1924)
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1898-10-28
Deathday1951-06-03 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceSouth Dakota, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHam Hamilton, Rollin Clare Hamilton
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