Walt Disney
Born December 05, 1901 (Age: 124)
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Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 107
The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 104
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 104
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 100
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
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as Self
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Age: 98
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 95
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 95
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 95
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 92
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 89
Mickey's 50
1978
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as Self (Archival)
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Age: 76
No Image
From Fantasia to Fantasyland
1978
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as self, archive footage
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Age: 76
Project Florida
1971
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 69
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 68
Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow
1968
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as Self (host)
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Age: 66
The Legend of El Blanco
1966
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as Self - Host
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Age: 64
Run, Light Buck, Run
1966
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as Host
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Age: 64
Minado, the Wolverine
1965
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as Host
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Age: 63
No Image
Ben and Me/Peter and the Wolf
1964
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as
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Age: 62
One Day at Teton Marsh
1964
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as Self - Host
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Age: 62
The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs
1964
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as Host - Self
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Age: 62
Holiday Time at Disneyland
1962
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as Self - Host
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Age: 61
The Golden Horseshoe Revue
1962
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as Self
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Age: 60
The Hunting Instinct
1962
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as Self
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Age: 60
Disneyland After Dark
1962
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as
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Age: 60
Carnival Time
1962
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as Self
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Age: 60
Fantasy on Skis
1962
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as Self - Host
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Age: 60
Backstage Party
1961
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as Self
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Age: 60
Kids Is Kids
1961
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as Self - Host
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Age: 60
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961
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as Self - Host
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Age: 59
Wonders of the Water Worlds
1961
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as
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Age: 59
Flash, The Teenage Otter
1961
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as
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Age: 59
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo
1960
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as Self - Host
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Age: 59
Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path
1960
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as Host - Self
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Age: 58
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960
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as Self - Host
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Age: 58
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
1960
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as Self - Host
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Age: 58
Two Happy Amigos
1960
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as Self - Host
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Age: 58
Gala Day at Disneyland
1960
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as Self
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Age: 58
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
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as Self
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Age: 58
Perilous Assignment
1959
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as Self - Host
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Age: 57
Disneyland '59
1959
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as Self
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Age: 57
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
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as Self - Host
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Age: 57
Duck Flies Coop
1959
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as Self (voice)
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Age: 57
Rusty and the Falcon
1958
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as Self - Host
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Age: 56
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1958
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as Self - Host
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Age: 56
4 Artists Paint 1 Tree: A Walt Disney 'Adventure in Art'
1958
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as Self
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Age: 56
The Plausible Impossible
1956
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as Presenter
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Age: 54
The Great Cat Family
1956
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as Walt Disney
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Age: 54
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956
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as
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Age: 54
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1956
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as Self - Host
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Age: 54
On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
1956
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as Mickey Mouse (voice)
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Age: 54
Man and the Moon
1955
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as Self - Host (uncredited)
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Age: 54
The Goofy Success Story
1955
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as Self - Host
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Age: 54
The Story of the Animated Drawing
1955
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as Self - Host
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Age: 53
Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast
1955
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as
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Age: 53
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1955
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as Self
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Age: 53
A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955
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as
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Age: 53
South of the Border with Disney
1942
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as Self
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Age: 40
Saludos Amigos
1942
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as Walt Disney
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Age: 40
Symphony Hour
1942
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 40
Mickey's Birthday Party
1942
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 40
All Together
1942
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 40
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
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as Self
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Age: 40
Lend a Paw
1941
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as Mickey Mouse
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Age: 39
Orphans' Benefit
1941
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 39
The Nifty Nineties
1941
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 39
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
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as Walt Disney (uncredited)
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Age: 39
Canine Caddy
1941
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 39
A Gentleman's Gentleman
1941
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as Mickey Mouse
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Age: 39
The Little Whirlwind
1941
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as Mickey Mouse (voice)
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Age: 39
Mickey's Good Deed
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 31
Santa's Workshop
1932
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as Santa's second helper (voice)
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Age: 31
The Wayward Canary
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
The Klondike Kid
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Touchdown Mickey
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
The Whoopee Party
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Trader Mickey
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Mickey's Nightmare
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Flowers and Trees
1932
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as Owl Sirens (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Mickey in Arabia
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
The Musical Farmer
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Mickey's Revue
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Barnyard Olympics
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
The Grocery Boy
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
The Duck Hunt
1932
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as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30