Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hamilton Luske (October 16, 1903 - February 19, 1968) was an American film director. He directed many Disney films and shorts from 1936 until his death in 1968. He won an Academy Award in 1965. Born in Chicago, Illinois on October 16, 1903 and died in Bel Air, California on February 19, 1968 at age 64. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hamilton Luske, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
Director
Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy and a famous dragon fighter team up to teach a doci...

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003
Director
Three classic stories from the Disney team. 'Donald in Mathmagicland' is an award-winning short film, featuring everyone's favourite duck. 'Ben and Me...
Nature's Strangest Oddballs
1970
Director
Professor Ludwig von Drake narrates live action footage and animation about the planet's more unusual animals. Films show the iguanas of the Galapagos...

Nature's Better Built Homes
1969
Director
Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore hosts a look at beavers, birds, squirrels, bees, and other animals, with cartoon and live-action film clips.

Pacifically Peeking
1968
Director
Moby Duck leads a study of life on several South Pacific islands, including Pitcairn, Fiji, and Hawaii.
Understanding Stresses and Strains
1968
Director
This film suggests the usage of common sense to minimize the normal stresses and strains of everyday life.

Nature's Charter Tours
1968
Director
Hosted by J. Audubon Woodlore, features clips from White Wilderness and Seal Island.

Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow
1968
Director
The audience visits WED Enterprises and sees how Disneyland attractions are created, including Pirates and the new Tomorrowland.

How the West Was Lost
1967
Director
One of Donald's ancestors tells about the wonder and excitement of the wild and woolly west, before progress filled the open spaces with streets and b...

The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
1967
Associate Producer
Eagles are the channel to the spirit world for a Hopi Indian boy who defies tribal law and frees a sacred, sacrificial eagle. He is banished from his ...

A Salute to Alaska
1967
Director
Celebrating Alaska’s 100th birthday, Walt Disney looks at Alaska’s past.

Man on Wheels
1967
Director
The effect of the invention of the wheel on society, featuring three featurettes-Donald and the Wheel, Freewayphobia and Goofy's Freeway Troubles.

Scrooge McDuck and Money
1967
Director
Scrooge McDuck teaches Huey, Dewey and Louie the basics about money & its history, economics and investing.

EPCOT
1967
Director
A promotional short film hosted by Walt Disney, filmed on October 27, 1966, less than two months before his death. Here he details plans for the "Flor...

Disneyland Around the Seasons
1966
Director, Producer
Walt takes viewers on yet another tour of Disneyland to point out some of the newest additions to the park, including New Orleans Square, It's a Small...

The Ranger's Guide to Nature
1966
Director
Through animation, live-action and song, the Brownstone ranger, J. Audobon Woodlore, takes Donald Duck's three nephews on a tour of the wonders of the...

Music for Everybody
1966
Director
Ludwig Von Drake hosts this look at the importance of music in people's lives.

Disneyland 10th Anniversary
1965
Director
Walt Disney introduces Julie Reems,Miss Disneyland Tencennial,who is to travel as Disneyland's official ambassador,and he shows Julie the imagineering...

Mary Poppins
1964
Animation Director
Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins, an angelic nanny. She not only brings a change in thei...
Ben and Me/Peter and the Wolf
1964
Director
2 Short Films aired on The Wonderful World of Disney

Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair
1964
Director
Walt Disney shows the viewing audience dinosaurs that will be used at the 1964 New York World's Fair in which Disneyland will play an important part a...

In Shape with Von Drake
1964
Director
Prof. Ludwig Von Drake returns for another of his interesting treatments of two favorite subjects: sports and fitness. He illustrates his points throu...

Mediterranean Cruise
1964
Director
Ludwig Von Drake looks at countries around the Mediterranean Sea. In Portugal it's the Corrida festival, village singers in Italy, In Africa; the trib...

The Truth About Mother Goose
1963
Director
Prof. Ludwig Von Drake and his co-host, Herman, tells the stories behind Mother Goose rhymes, such as Little Jack Horner, Mary, Mary quite Contrary an...

Fly With Von Drake
1963
Director
Ludwig Von Drake covers the history of aviation through live action and animated clips.

A Square Peg in a Round Hole
1963
Director
Ludwig Von Drake has founded the Research Institute For Human Behavior to study humans' psychological makeup. He uses Donald Duck as his guinea pig fo...

Inside Outer Space
1963
Director
Ludwig Von Drake gives a lecture on outer space, using footage from Man and the Moon, Man in Space and Mars and Beyond.

Three Tall Tales
1963
Director
Ludwig Von Drake takes viewers through the stories of American folklore. First up is Casey of Mudville who valiantly struck out. Then the tale of Capt...

Holiday Time at Disneyland
1962
Director
We see numerous Disneyland attractions over the early years of Disneyland that were opened on, or around, official holidays.

Man Is His Own Worst Enemy
1962
Director
Ludwig Von Drake explains on why people is the biggest challenge facing people these days, because they cause most problems, without which there would...

Disneyland After Dark
1962
Director
Taking a look at Disneyland following nightfall, including nighttime entertainment and appearances by many celebrities of the day.

Carnival Time
1962
Director
Ludwig Von Drake takes a look at some major carnivals in New Orleans (hosted by Donald Duck) and Rio de Janeiro (hosted by Jose Carioca).

Fantasy on Skis
1962
Associate Producer
A young girl, while skiing in Aspen, Colorado falls victim to an avalanche and her faithful St. Bernard dog assists in the rescue.

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates
1962
Associate Producer
Set in 1860s Holland along the famed Zeider Zee — young Hans Brinker finds himself responsible for supporting his family after his father becomes inju...

Backstage Party
1961
Director
Party, enterianment, and Behind the scenes

Kids Is Kids
1961
Director
Prof. Ludwig Von Drake shares his knowledge on the subject of child psychology. He is particularly studying Donald Duck (whom Von Drake refers to as "...

Inside Donald Duck
1961
Director
Ludwig Von Drake attempts to diagnose Donald's problems, deciding that the cause is romance for the opposite sex.

An Adventure in Color/Mathmagicland
1961
Director
Professor Ludwig Von Drake provides an interesting lowdown on color.

The Litterbug
1961
Director
Donald and his nephews are litterbugs: they drop garbage everywhere they go - even when they are out for a drive in Donald's car - until they are stop...

Donald and the Wheel
1961
Director
A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There foll...

Disneyland '61/Olympic Elk
1961
Director
The programs comprises two halves: first is Gala Day at Disneyland, second is the True-Life Adventure featurette, 'The Olympic Elk.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
Director
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fas...

Donald's Silver Anniversary
1960
Director
It's Donald Duck's 25th anniversary, so Walt Disney invites us into Donald's dressing room to leave a silver "Duckster" award for him. While there, Wa...

Gala Day at Disneyland
1960
Producer
The gala dedication ceremonies at the opening of three new major attractions at Disneyland—Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage, and the new Monorail...

Perilous Assignment
1959
Director
"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers behind the scenes of the daring shoots of its theatric...

Donald in Mathmagic Land
1959
Director
Disney used animation here to explain through this wonderful adventure of Donald how mathematics can be useful in our real life. Through this journey ...

Disneyland '59
1959
Director
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disn...

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
Production Supervisor
Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

Four Tales on a Mouse
1958
Director
Walt Disney takes us inside Mickey Mouse's photo album and explores the various relationships Mickey has had, including his friends Donald Duck and Go...

An Adventure in the Magic Kingdom
1958
Director
Tinker Bell takes the audience on a whirlwind tour of Disneyland.

Magic and Music
1958
Director
The Slave in the Magic Mirror returns to host this look at one of his favorite subjects: the magic of music.

Four Fabulous Characters
1957
Director
Walt introduces the folk heroes Casey Jones, the Martins and the Coys, Casey at the Bat, and Johnny Appleseed.

The Fourth Anniversary Show
1957
Director
Celebrating four years on television, Walt Disney first describes his 1938 meeting with Serge Prokofieff, and shows the resulting film, Peter and the ...

The Liberty Story
1957
Director
Walt Disney presents a combination live-action and animated drama of America's historical fight for freedom. Includes a segment from Johnny Tremain, d...

Disneyland, the Park/Pecos Bill
1957
Director
Walt treats the audience to a tour of Disneyland, followed by the Pecos Bill segment of Melody Time (1948), which had been re-edited for television pr...

Man in Flight
1957
Director
The history of flight is told in a humorous animated sequence using parts of Victory Through Air Power. Walt Disney also takes viewers to Disneyland b...

Tricks of Our Trade
1957
Director
With examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's in-ho...

All About Magic
1957
Director
Walt shows off some magic tricks with the studio props and then turns the show over to the Slave in the Magic Mirror, who hosts a look at some magic-t...

Our Friend the Atom
1957
Director
Dr. Heinz Haber, a noted scientist in the field of atomic energy, hosts this look at the possibility of an exciting new power source. He starts by com...

Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956
Director
A tour of the Disneyland theme park.

The Adventures of Mickey Mouse
1955
Director
Walt looks at the career of his longtime associate, Mickey Mouse.

Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo
1955
Director
Jiminy Cricket tells the story of a circus bear named Bongo, who is so dissatisfied with his circus life that he runs away into the wild.

Lady and the Tramp
1955
Director
Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at...

Music Land
1955
Director
Walt Disney animation animated cartoon musical compilation ("The BIG Parade of MIRTH and MELODY"; "Offering hits re-released from 'Make Mine Music' an...

Contrasts in Rhythm
1955
Director
An animated segment from the film Melody Time which includes the two shorts "Bumble Boogie" and "Trees".

Monsters of the Deep
1955
Director
Viewers go on a journey into the history and behaviors of the beasts, including the giant squid from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, exploring the beast...

Operation Undersea
1954
Director

Ben and Me
1953
Director
A revisionist version of American history as a small mouse comes to live with Benjamin Franklin and turns out to be responsible for many of his ideas;...

Peter Pan
1953
Director
Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Ne...

Mickey's Birthday Party
1953
Director
Disney celebrates Mickey Mouse's 25th Anniversary with a feature-length compilation of six of his all-time fan-favorite cartoons: Mickey's Birthday Pa...

How to Catch a Cold
1951
Director
An average guy gets lessons from his common sense on how to treat a cold (mainly, rest and avoid behaviors that would spread it) and how to keep from ...

Alice in Wonderland
1951
Director
On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades...

Cinderella
1950
Director
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinde...

So Dear to My Heart
1948
Director
The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcom...

Once Upon a Wintertime
1948
Director
A short segment of the feature film Melody Time, re-released as a separate entity five years afterwards.

Trees
1948
Director
A Walt Disney short film.

Melody Time
1948
Director
In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unf...

Mickey and the Beanstalk
1947
Director
A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the a...

Fun and Fancy Free
1947
Director
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fa...

Willie the Operatic Whale
1946
Director
The Metropolitan Opera is looking for the sea monster reported in newspaper headlines, because this monster sings beautifully! The "monster" is actual...

Make Mine Music
1946
Director
In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Pe...

After You've Gone
1946
Director
The swinging sounds of Benny Goodman's quartet are accentuated in this animated fantasy.

The Pelican and the Snipe
1944
Director
A snipe that lives with a pelican in a lighthouse must continually keep his pelican friend from harm when he flies in his sleep.

Pedro
1943
Director
Pedro, a small airplane from Chile, engaging in his very first flight to pick up air mail from Mendoza, with near disastrous results.

Saludos Amigos
1942
Director
A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba bea...

Food Will Win the War
1942
Director
World War II propaganda film on the importance of American farming. A morale booster film stressing the abudance of American agricultural output.

The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Director
Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be f...

Fantasia
1940
Director
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience...

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeche...

Pinocchio
1940
Director
A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.

The Ugly Duckling
1939
Director, Animation
An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.

Mickey's Surprise Party
1939
Director
Minnie is baking cookies. When she leaves for a short while, her dog Fifi accidentally drops popcorn kernels in the dough. Mickey and Pluto come over ...

Ferdinand the Bull
1938
Animation
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would h...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
Supervising Animator
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jeal...

The Worm Turns
1937
Animation
Mad scientist Mickey has just brewed up a potion; to test it out, he squirts it on a fly that's been trapped by a spider, a (regular) mouse being hara...

Mickey's Elephant
1936
Director
A friend shipped Mickey a baby elephant named Bobo as a playmate for Pluto. Pluto's first introduction is to Bobo's trunk, through a fence. He's not t...

Elmer Elephant
1936
Animation
Little Elmer Elephant has a crush on Tillie Tiger and his affection is reciprocated. Trouble is, the pint-sized pachyderm is beset by bullies who ridi...

Three Orphan Kittens
1935
Animation
Three orphan kittens are entering a society house in winter and ruin the furniture. But when they're caught by the maid, the young daughter of the hou...

Pluto's Judgement Day
1935
Animation
Pluto chases a kitten through a window and right into Mickey's lap. Mickey scolds him, and goes off to wash the kitten. Pluto falls asleep in front of...

Who Killed Cock Robin?
1935
Animation
A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.

The Robber Kitten
1935
Animation
A kitten runs off to be a robber with a dog.

The Tortoise and the Hare
1935
Animation
The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film released on January 5, 1935 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jac...

The Goddess of Spring
1934
Animation
The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen. She's despondent, as winter settles in abov...

Peculiar Penguins
1934
Animation
Penguins dance and play in Antarctica.

Gulliver Mickey
1934
Animation
Mickey is first seen reading Gulliver's Travels while the mice orphan children are pretending to be sailors. After ruining their game Mickey tries to ...

The Big Bad Wolf
1934
Animation
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

Funny Little Bunnies
1934
Animation
We see bunny rabbits preparing for Easter, by making chocolate eggs and rabbits, decorating eggs, and weaving and filling baskets.

The Grasshopper and the Ants
1934
Animation
As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food f...

The Night Before Christmas
1933
Animation
A narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens hi...

The Pied Piper
1933
Animation
The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lu...

Lullaby Land
1933
Animation
A baby is transported to Lullaby Land, where pacifiers grow on trees, diapers, bottles, and potty chairs march on parade, and the gingham dog comes to...

Mickey's Gala Premiere
1933
Animation
Mickey's film is having a premiere, and all the stars turn out at the Chinese Theatre. Among those shown: Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Jimmy D...

The Mail Pilot
1933
Animation
Mickey the mail pilot is entrusted with a chest of money. He battles rain and snow, but his biggest battle is against Pete, who has a plane equipped w...

Father Noah's Ark
1933
Animation
Noah, his family (wife, 3 sons, their wives), and various animals all help build the ark. The rains come, and the skunks barely miss the boat (not tha...

Mickey's Mellerdrammer
1933
Animation
Mickey Mouse and his friends stage their own production of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Santa's Workshop
1932
Animation
Santa's little helpers must hurry to finish the toys before Christmas Day.

Babes in the Woods
1932
Animation
Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch co...

King Neptune
1932
Animation
After a short introduction, one of Neptune's mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea cre...

Flowers and Trees
1932
Animation
A jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celeb...