Actor · Director
Winsor McCay
1869 – 1934
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 26 September 1869, Michigan, USA
- Died
- 26 July 1934
- Known for
- Little Nemo, How a Mosquito Operates, Gertie the Dinosaur
Winsor McCay was an American cartoonist and animator, celebrated for the comic strip Little Nemo and for pioneering animated films made in the 1910s and early 1920s. His work, including Gertie the Dinosaur, showed what hand-drawn animation could do as an art form and influenced later cartoonists and animators.
Where to start
Little Nemo (1911)Log in to add it to the library
His first animated film, adapted from his comic strip and used in his vaudeville act.
How a Mosquito Operates (1912)Log in to add it to the library
An early animated short showing his skill at lifelike character movement.
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)Full guide
His best-known film, a landmark of character animation, shown in an interactive vaudeville routine.
The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918)Log in to add it to the library
His most ambitious film, a serious wartime recreation that took nearly two years to animate.
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House (1921)Log in to add it to the library
One of his later animated films, drawn from his Rarebit Fiend comic strip.
Their films in the library
Awards
No major awards are documented here.
The full list · 14
- 1911Little NemoLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Himself
- 1912How a Mosquito OperatesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1914Gertie the DinosaurLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Self
- 1914The Lambs' All-Star GambolLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1918The Sinking of the LusitaniaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Himself
- 1921Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The PetLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1921The CentaursLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1921Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying HouseLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1921Gertie on TourLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1921Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug VaudevilleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1921Flip's CircusLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1976Remembering Winsor McCayLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2004Winsor McCay: The Master EditionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
- 2010I Humbly Beg YouLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.