Bill Shirley

Bill Shirley

Actor

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
July 6, 1921

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. Description above from the Wikipedia Bill Shirley licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
6.9
/ English
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
6.3
/ English
I Dream of Jeanie
I Dream of Jeanie
4.0
/ English
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
6.0
/ English
Dancing in the Dark
Dancing in the Dark
6.0
/ English
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream
9.0
/ English
Ice Capades Revue
Ice Capades Revue
6.0
/ English
Ice-Capades
Ice-Capades
5.9
/ English
Doctors Don't Tell
Doctors Don't Tell
5.2
/ English
Sweethearts on Parade
Sweethearts on Parade
8.0
/ English
Nancy Goes to Rio
Nancy Goes to Rio
6.0
/ English
Hi, Neighbor
Hi, Neighbor
10.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Sleeping Beauty
1959Nominee

Best Performance

Sleeping Beauty

Flying Tigers
1942Nominee

Best Performance

Flying Tigers

I Dream of Jeanie
1952Nominee

Best Performance

I Dream of Jeanie

Career Highlights

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952Highlight

Best Performance

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Dancing in the Dark
1949Highlight

Best Performance

Dancing in the Dark

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