Photo of Phil Harris from a television role in Manhattan Tower in 1956. Image by NBC Television, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Phil HarrisPhil Harris Phil Harris American actor and musician (1904–1995) This article is about the entertainer. For other people named Phil Harris, see Phil Harris (disambiguation). Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, bandleader, entertainer and singer. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he voiced Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), Little John in Robin Hood (1973), and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle… (Source: Wikipedia)
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