---
name: "Bill Nolan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-nolan"
fi1m_id: "william-nolan"
imdb_id: "nm0634366"
tmdb_id: 587950
wikidata_id: "Q3568847"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "10 June 1894"
died: "6 December 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T06:10:40.508917+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bill Nolan

## Identity

Bill Nolan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-nolan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-nolan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0634366
- **TMDB ID:** 587950
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3568847
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nolan_(animator), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568847, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634366/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/587950

Editor. Born 10 June 1894 in Connecticut, USA. Died 6 December 1954.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 10 June 1894, Connecticut, USA
- **Died:** 6 December 1954
- **Also known as:** William Nolan, William Charles Nolan, William C. Nolan, Wm. C. Nolan
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nolan_(animator), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568847, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634366/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/587950

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Thief of Bagdad*](https://film.one/film/the-thief-of-bagdad-1924.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bill Nolan (born William Charles Nolan) was an American animator, director, writer and film editor. He began his career as a newspaper cartoonist in 1913 and later worked in animation studios including those of Raoul Barré and Pat Sullivan.

Nolan edited the 1924 silent fantasy *The Thief of Bagdad*. He contributed to the development of the rubber-hose animation style, worked on *Felix the Cat* cartoons, directed *Krazy Kat* shorts and animated on the feature *Gulliver's Travels* (1939). He also directed and wrote numerous shorts for Walter Lantz Productions.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Thief of Bagdad* (1924), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thief-of-bagdad-1924.md)

## Complete filmography (97)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Poopdeck Pappy* (1940), Animation
- *The Ugly Dino* (1940), Animation
- *Gulliver's Travels* (1939), Animation
- *Petunia Natural Park* (1939), Animation
- *Skippy* (1938), Animation
- *Spring in the Park* (1934), Director
- *The Dizzy Dwarf* (1934), Director
- *William Tell* (1934), Director
- *Annie Moved Away* (1934), Director
- *Goldielocks and the Three Bears* (1934), Director
- *The Gingerbread Boy* (1934), Director
- *Kings Up* (1934), Director
- *The Toy Shoppe* (1934), Director
- *The County Fair* (1934), Director
- *Chicken Reel* (1934), Director
- *Parking Space* (1933), Director
- *The Merry Old Soul* (1933), Director
- *The Zoo* (1933), Director
- *Five and Dime* (1933), Director
- *Confidence* (1933), Director
- *Ham and Eggs* (1933), Director
- *Beau Best* (1933), Director
- *Going to Blazes* (1933), Director
- *The Shriek* (1933), Director
- *The Plumber* (1933), Director
- *Teacher's Pests* (1932), Director
- *Wild and Woolly* (1932), Director
- *The Under Dog* (1932), Director
- *Carnival Capers* (1932), Director
- *The Busy Barber* (1932), Director
- *The Athlete* (1932), Director
- *Day Nurse* (1932), Director
- *A Jungle Jumble* (1932), Director
- *A Wet Knight* (1932), Director
- *Cat Nipped* (1932), Director
- *The Winged Horse* (1932), Director
- *Let's Eat* (1932), Director
- *Making Good* (1932), Director
- *Beau and Arrows* (1932), Director
- *Wins Out* (1932), Director
- *Mechanical Man* (1932), Director
- *Grandma's Pet* (1932), Director
- *The Clown* (1931), Director
- *The Fisherman* (1931), Director
- *The Hare Mail* (1931), Director
- *Wonderland* (1931), Director
- *The Hunter* (1931), Director
- *Hot Feet* (1931), Director
- *Kentucky Belles* (1931), Director
- *Radio Rhythm* (1931), Director
- *The Stone Age* (1931), Director
- *Northwoods* (1931), Director
- *The Bandmaster* (1931), Director
- *Country School* (1931), Director
- *Sunny South* (1931), Director
- *The Fireman* (1931), Director
- *The Farmer* (1931), Director
- *Shipwreck* (1931), Director
- *College* (1931), Director
- *China* (1931), Director
- *Mars* (1930), Director
- *Alaska* (1930), Director
- *Africa* (1930), Director
- *Mexico* (1930), Director
- *The Navy* (1930), Director
- *The Fowl Ball* (1930), Director
- *The Detective* (1930), Director
- *The Singing Sap* (1930), Director
- *Spooks* (1930), Animation
- *My Pal Paul* (1930), Animation
- *Hells Heels* (1930), Story, Animation
- *King of Jazz* (1930), Animation
- *Bowery Bimbos* (1930), Writer
- *Nutty Notes* (1929), Story
- *Snow Use* (1929), Animation
- *Pussy Willie* (1929), Writer
- *Cold Turkey* (1929), as Oswald (voice)
- *The Gaucho* (1927), Editor
- *Stomach Trouble* (1927), Director
- *East Is Best* (1926), Director
- *The Black Pirate* (1926), Editor
- *Scents and Nonsense* (1926), Director
- *Bokays and Brickbatz* (1925), Director
- *A Uke-Calamity* (1925), Director
- *The New Champ* (1925), Story
- *Hair Raiser* (1925), Director
- *Don Q Son of Zorro* (1925), Editorial Services
- *The Flight That Failed* (1925), Director
- *The Smoke Eater* (1925), Director
- *Hot Dogs* (1925), Director
- *Searching for Santa!* (1925), Director
- *The Thief of Bagdad* (1924), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thief-of-bagdad-1924.md)
- *Robin Hood* (1922), Editor
- *Indoor Sports by Tad* (1920), Animation
- *Knocking the 'H' Out of Heinie* (1919), Animation
- *A Smash-Up In China* (1919), Animation
- *Throwing the Bull* (1918), Animation

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