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Home/People/Bill Shirley
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Born
Jul 6, 1921Died: Aug 27, 1989
Lived 68 years
Place of Birth
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

15
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
William Jesse "Bill" Shirley
William Jesse Shirley
IMDb Profile

Bill Shirley

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Jesse "Bill" 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. Description above from the Wikipedia Bill Shirley licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream poster

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream

as Prince Phillip (voice)
2004
Disney's DTV Valentine poster

Disney's DTV Valentine

as Prince Phillip (voice)
1986
Sleeping Beauty poster

Sleeping Beauty

as Prince Phillip (voice)
1959
Sweethearts on Parade poster

Sweethearts on Parade

as Bill Gamble
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

as Bruce Martingale
1952
I Dream of Jeanie poster

I Dream of Jeanie

as Stephen Foster
1952
Nancy Goes to Rio poster

Nancy Goes to Rio

as Tenor in Operetta (uncredited)
1950
Dancing in the Dark poster

Dancing in the Dark

as Singer of Title Song Over Opening Credits
1949
Three Little Sisters poster

Three Little Sisters

as Pvt. Ferguson
1944
Ice Capades Revue poster

Ice Capades Revue

as Denny
1942
Flying Tigers poster

Flying Tigers

as Dale
1942
Hi, Neighbor poster

Hi, Neighbor

as Dick
1942
Sailors on Leave poster

Sailors on Leave

as Bill Carstairs
1941
Doctors Don't Tell poster

Doctors Don't Tell

as Tom Wayne
1941
Ice-Capades poster

Ice-Capades

as Reporter
1941