Which character did Mickey Mouse play in the 1940 film Fantasia?

In the 1940 film Fantasia, Mickey Mouse played The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

The segment is set to Paul Dukas’s orchestral work of the same name. Mickey portrays an apprentice who uses magic to animate a broom, then loses control of the spell as the brooms multiply and carry water relentlessly.

The role became one of Mickey’s defining images. His pointed hat and raised arms are closely associated with the character from Fantasia, and the segment helped connect Mickey with classical music and ambitious feature animation.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is sometimes mistaken for the title of the entire film. Fantasia is an anthology of animated segments, each paired with classical music. Mickey’s segment is only one part of the feature, alongside works such as The Nutcracker Suite and Night on Bald Mountain.