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Born:
1901-12-05

Birthplace:
Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Credits:
294 Total Roles

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.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Walt Disney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Disneyland Handcrafted MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2025 The Unlucky Rabbit MOVIE Self (Archive Interview)
2025 The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland MOVIE Self - Archival Footage
2025 Eternal Ghosts MOVIE Mickey Mouse (Voice / Archival Footage)
2024 The Last Verse MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2024 Death Of The Rat MOVIE Mickey Mouse / Pete (voice) (archive footage)
2024 How Disney Built America TV Self - Archive Footage
2022 Mickey: The Story of a Mouse MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2021 The Real Charlie Chaplin MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2021 Cartoon Carnival MOVIE Self (archive footage)

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