Henry "Hy" Mayer (c. 1868, Worms, Germany - 27 September 1954) was a German-American cartoonist and animator. He created the "Travelaughs" series, released through Universal Studios from 1913 to 1920, and the "Such Is Life" series, with titles as Such Is Life at a County Fair (1921) and Such Is Life in Munich (1922), released by Film Booking Offices of America from 1920 to 1926. These two series combined animation with live action film taken in exotic locations.
Mayer also worked with Otto Messmer on the series The Travels of Teddy, satirizing President Teddy Roosevelt, before Messmer left to work with producer Pat Sullivan on the long-running Felix the Cat animation series.