Phil Harris

Acting · Born 1904-06-24 · Linton, Indiana, USA

Biography

Wonga Phillip "Phil" Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor, and comedian. Though successful as an orchestra leader, Harris is remembered today for his recordings as a vocalist, his voice work in animation (probably most famous later in his career for his roles as bears, one being Baloo in Disney's The Jungle Book, and as Little John in Disney's Robin Hood). 

Known for

• Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face (2007)
• Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy (2007)
• NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
• Once Upon a Tour (1972)
• The Gatling Gun (1971)
• The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
• Mitzi (1968)
• The Cool Ones (1967)
• The Patsy (1964)
• The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
• Anything Goes (1956)
• Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
• Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower (1956)
• The High and the Mighty (1954)
• The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
• Starlift (1951)
• Wabash Avenue (1950)
• Is Everybody Listening? (1947)
• I Love a Bandleader (1945)
• Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
• Dreaming Out Loud (1940)
• Man About Town (1939)
• Turn Off the Moon (1937)
• Harris in the Spring (1937)