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
Complete Filmography
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
2007
as Self
Phyllis Diller’s brand of comedy is as timeless today as it was in the 1960s, when she became a regular on popular variety and talk shows. From her ou...
Rock-A-Doodle
1991
as Narrator / Patou (voice)
Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Cha...
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Dis...
Robin Hood
1973
as Little John - A Bear (voice)
With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the c...
The Gatling Gun
1971
as Luke Boland
Doctor Gatling invented a war machine to beat all arrows, and guns.
The Aristocats
1970
as O'Malley (voice)
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money...
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
Mitzi
1968
as Self
Mitzi Gaynor welcomes guests George Hamilton & Phil Harris (The Jungle Book) for a sparkling hour of music, comedy and dance. Songs performed include ...
The Jungle Book
1967
as Baloo the Bear (voice)
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and t...
The Cool Ones
1967
as MacElwaine
A young, millionaire rock promoter creates a new boy/girl team for his teen TV dance show. Will the ambitious go-go dancer and has-been pop star fall ...
The Patsy
1964
as Chic Wymore
Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and...
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Ray Jay Fox
Henry J. Tyroon leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock market. He...
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower
1956
as Billy
Gordon Jenkins' record album "Manhattan Tower" was a best seller for 12 years and this spectacular is based on it, with book, music and lyrics by Jenk...
Good-bye, My Lady
1956
as A. H. 'Cash' Evans
An old man and a young boy who live in the southeastern Mississippi swamps are brought together by the love of a dog.
Anything Goes
1956
as Steve Blair
Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each 'discovers' the perfect leading lady for the plum female...
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Ed Joseph
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-t...
Starlift
1951
as Phil Harris
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Sgt. Hank Stack
Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful n...
Wabash Avenue
1950
as Mike Stanley
Andy Clark discovers he was cheated out of a half interest in partner Mike's business, now a thriving dance hall in 1892 Chicago. Unable to win it bac...
Texas Tom
1950
as Tom (singing voice)
Tom is a cowboy boot-wearing cat at a Texas dude ranch. When a beautiful female cat comes for a visit, Tom takes time from his regular torturing of Je...
Is Everybody Listening?
1947
as Phil Harris - Jack Benny Radio Program
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.
I Love a Bandleader
1945
as Phil Burton
A painter suffering from amnesia convinces himself that he's a famous bandleader and finds romance with a pretty singer. Comedy with music.
Dreaming Out Loud
1940
as Peter Atkinson
Lum and Abner work at a general store in Arkansas. There they get involved in some misadventures with the locals.
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Phil Harris
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of rival Fred Allen to prove his boasts about roughing ...
Man About Town
1939
as Ted Nash
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he pick...
Harris in the Spring
1937
as Phil Harris
Band leader Phil Harris, through a misunderstanding, finds himself with a job as a professional escort, and a date to take a rich young society girl t...
Turn Off the Moon
1937
as Himself
Department store owner J. Elliott Dinwiddy has waited ten years for the perfect astrological moment to propose to his secretary, Myrtle Tweep. His ast...
Double or Nothing
1936
Double or Nothing is a 1936 American short musical comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy A...
So This Is Harris!
1933
as Phil Harris
The film is a series of comical musical numbers and skits following Phil Harris around, starting with him performing at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, ...
Melody Cruise
1933
as Alan Chandler
A bachelor millionaire on a cruise is protected by a friend from the avid attentions of a crowd of husband (and fortune) seeking girls.
Why Be Good?
1929
as Drummer in Band at The Boiler (uncredited)
A flapper unwittingly falls for the boss' son.