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Bill Shirley

Acting Born Jul 6, 1921 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 15 credits

Biography

William Jesse Shirley (July 6, 1921 – August 27, 1989) was an American actor and tenor/lyric baritone singer who later became a Broadway theatre producer. He is perhaps best known as the speaking and singing voice of Prince Phillip in Walt Disney's 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty and for dubbing Jeremy Brett's singing voice in the 1964 film version of My Fair Lady.

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Known for

Film

Sleeping Beauty

as Prince Phillip (voice)

Full filmography

  • Sleeping Beauty (1959) as Prince Phillip (voice)
  • Flying Tigers (1942) as Dale
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) as Bruce Martingale
  • I Dream of Jeanie (1952) as Stephen Foster
  • Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream (2004) as Prince Phillip (voice)
  • Ice Capades Revue (1942) as Denny
  • Ice-Capades (1941) as Reporter
  • Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) as Tenor in Operetta (uncredited)
  • Dancing in the Dark (1949) as Singer of Title Song Over Opening Credits
  • Disney's DTV Valentine (1986) as Prince Phillip (voice)
  • Doctors Don't Tell (1941) as Tom Wayne
  • Sailors on Leave (1941) as Bill Carstairs
  • Sweethearts on Parade (1953) as Bill Gamble
  • Three Little Sisters (1944) as Pvt. Ferguson
  • Hi, Neighbor (1942) as Dick