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Walt Disney

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Biography

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O. Disney, he was co-founder of Walt Disney Productions, which later became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation is now now known as The Walt Disney Company and has annual revenues of approximately USD $35 billion.

Disney is particularly noted as a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, for whom Disney himself provided the original voice. During his lifetime he received four honorary Academy Awards and won twenty-two Academy Awards from a total of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history.[citation needed] Disney also won seven Emmy Awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.

The year after his December 15, 1966 death from lung cancer in Burbank, California, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.

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Known for

American Experience

as Self (archive footage)

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

What's My Line?

as Self
Film

White Squall

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Cuckoo

as Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

  • American Experience (1988) as Self (archive footage)
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Self - Host
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Self (archive footage)
  • Disney Animated Shorts (1921) as Mickey Mouse
  • Fantasia (1940) as Mickey Mouse (segment 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice') (voice)
  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • Saludos Amigos (1942) as Self
  • Fun and Fancy Free (1947) as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
  • The Pixar Story (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Get a Horse! (2013) as Mickey Mouse (voice)
  • Ferdinand the Bull (1938) as Ferdinand's Mother (voice)
  • The Reluctant Dragon (1941) as Walt Disney (uncredited)
  • Disneyland Handcrafted (2026) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Imagineering Story (2019) as Self (archival footage)
  • Howard (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Boat Builders (1938) as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)