Carl Barks
Known for

Writing

Credits

52

Gender

Man

Birthday

27 Mar 1901

Day of death

25 Aug 2000 (99)

Place of birth

Merrill, Oregon, USA

Also known as

Carl Barks

Biography

American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his comics about Donald Duckand as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist. In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where he created Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947),Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), The Junior Woodchucks (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Cornelius Coot (1952), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), John D. Rockerduck (1961) and Magica De Spell (1961). Cartoonist Will Eisner called him "the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books." -Wikipedia Entry

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2014Walt Disney e l'Italia - Una storia d'amore
2005The Art and Animation of Carl BarksHimself (archive footage)
1994Carl Barks - The Duck MaestroHimself
1994Carl Barks - A DuckumentaryHimself
1993The Overstreet World of Comic BooksHimself
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2003Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3Scenario Writer
2001Everybody Loves MickeyAnimation
1990DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost LampCharacters
1987DuckTalesStory
1987DuckTalesTeleplay
1985Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a DuckWriter
1944Donald Duck and the GorillaStory
1944Trombone TroubleStory
1944The Plastics InventorStory
1943Donald's Tire TroubleStory
1943Private PlutoStory
1943The Spirit of '43Story
1943The Old Army GameStory
1943Home DefenseStory
1942Donald's Snow FightStory
1942Bellboy DonaldStory
1942Donald Gets DraftedStory
1942The Vanishing PrivateStory
1942Donald's Gold MineStory
1942Sky TrooperStory
1942The Army MascotStory
1942The Village SmithyStory
1941Chef DonaldStory
1941Early to BedStory
1941TimberWriter
1941Truant Officer DonaldStory
1941Golden EggsStory
1941Old MacDonald DuckStory
1940Mr. Duck Steps OutStory
1940Donald's Dog LaundryStory
1940Bone TroubleStory
1940Window CleanersStory
1940Donald's VacationStory
1940Fire ChiefWriter
1939Beach PicnicStory
1939Donald's Cousin GusStory
1939The Hockey ChampStory
1939Sea ScoutsStory
1939Donald's Lucky DayStory
1939Donald's PenguinStory
1938Donald's NephewsStory
1938Donald's Golf GameStory
1938Donald's Better SelfStory
1938Good ScoutsStory
1938Self ControlStory
1937Modern InventionsWriter
1937Donald's OstrichStory