About

Known credits:
103
Birthday:
1910-10-08
Place of birth:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
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Winston Hibler

Overview

Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, film producer, director, and narrator associated with Walt Disney Studios. Educated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he began his career as a Broadway actor before transitioning to writing for radio, film, and television. Joining Disney in 1942, Hibler contributed as a songwriter, co-writing songs like "Following the Leader" from Peter Pan and "I Wonder" from Sleeping Beauty. He narrated several of Disney's True-Life Adventures documentaries and produced films such as Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961) and The Aristocats (1970). Hibler's versatile contributions significantly shaped Disney's storytelling and musical legacy.

Known for

Acting
1975 The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures Actor Narrator (voice) 58
Average
1970 King of the Grizzlies Actor Narrator 59
Average
1968 Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua Actor Narrator N/A
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1965 Ida, the Offbeat Eagle Actor Narrator N/A
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1963 Little Dog Lost Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
1961 Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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1961 Wonders of the Water Worlds Actor Narrator N/A
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1961 Flash, The Teenage Otter Actor 58
Average
1960 Jungle Cat Actor Narrateur 59
Average
1960 Islands of the Sea Actor Narrator 59
Average
1960 Wild Burro of the West Actor Narrator N/A
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1959 Mysteries of the Deep Actor Narrator 58
Average
1958 Seven Cities of Antarctica Actor Narrator 59
Average
1958 White Wilderness Actor Narrator 58
Average
1958 Ama Girls Actor Narrator 59
Average
1958 Wales Actor Narrator N/A
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1957 Perri Actor Narrator 59
Average
1957 The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades Actor Narrator N/A
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1957 The Blue Men of Morocco Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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1956 Samoa Actor Narrator 58
Average
1956 Secrets of Life Actor Narrator 59
Average
1956 Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo Actor N/A
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1956 Sardinia Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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1955 Men Against the Arctic Actor Narrator 59
Average
1955 The African Lion Actor Narrator 59
Average
1955 The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland Actor Self 59
Average
1954 Siam Actor Narrator 59
Average
1954 Operation Undersea Actor Self 59
Average
1954 The Vanishing Prairie Actor Narrator 59
Average
1953 The Living Desert Actor Narrator 60
Fair
1953 The Alaskan Eskimo Actor Narrator 59
Average
1953 Bear Country Actor Narrator 59
Average
1952 Water Birds Actor Narrator 59
Average
1952 The Olympic Elk Actor Narrator 59
Average
1951 Nature's Half Acre Actor Narrator 59
Average
1951 Operation Wonderland Actor Self 59
Average
1950 Hold That Pose Actor Commentator(uncredited) 59
Average
1950 Beaver Valley Actor Narrator 59
Average
1948 Seal Island Actor Narrator 59
Average
1944 The Amazon Awakens Actor Self (Narrator) 58
Average
1935 The Last Days of Pompeii Actor Marcellus (uncredited) 58
Average

Directing
1972 Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon Directing Director 58
Average
1967 Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar Directing Director 59
Average
1958 Seven Cities of Antarctica Directing Director 59
Average
1956 Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo Directing Director N/A
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1956 A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds Directing Director N/A
N/A
1955 Men Against the Arctic Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk Directing Director N/A
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1955 A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre Directing Director N/A
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1954 Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley Directing Director N/A
N/A
1954 Operation Undersea Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Writing Characters 71
Good
1968 Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day Writing Story 61
Fair
1967 Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar Writing Story 59
Average
1965 A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood Writing Story 59
Average
1962 Sancho, the Homing Steer Writing Lyricist N/A
N/A
1961 Nikki, Wild Dog of the North Writing Writer 58
Average
1959 Sleeping Beauty Writing Story 68
Fair
1958 Rusty and the Falcon Writing Lyricist N/A
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1958 Rusty and the Falcon Writing Teleplay N/A
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1957 Perri Writing Writer 59
Average
1957 The Blue Men of Morocco Writing Writer N/A
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1956 Disneyland: U.S.A. Writing Writer 59
Average
1956 Sardinia Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1955 Men Against the Arctic Writing Writer 59
Average
1955 Music Land Writing Writer 58
Average
1954 Siam Writing Writer 59
Average
1954 Operation Undersea Writing Writer 59
Average
1953 Ben and Me Writing Adaptation 59
Average
1953 The Living Desert Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1953 The Alaskan Eskimo Writing Writer 59
Average
1953 Peter Pan Writing Story 71
Good
1952 Water Birds Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1952 The Olympic Elk Writing Writer 59
Average
1951 Alice in Wonderland Writing Story 70
Good
1950 Cinderella Writing Story 69
Fair
1949 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Writing Writer 64
Fair
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Writing Story 62
Fair
1949 The Wind in the Willows Writing Story 59
Average
1948 The Legend of Johnny Appleseed Writing Story 58
Average

Production
1974 The Island at the Top of the World Production Producer 60
Fair
1974 The Castaway Cowboy Production Producer 59
Average
1974 The Bears and I Production Producer 59
Average
1973 One Little Indian Production Producer 58
Average
1972 Napoleon and Samantha Production Producer 59
Average
1970 The Aristocats Production Producer 71
Good
1970 The Boy Who Stole the Elephant Production Producer N/A
N/A
1970 King of the Grizzlies Production Producer 59
Average
1968 The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit Production Producer 59
Average
1968 Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua Production Co-Producer N/A
N/A
1966 The Ugly Dachshund Production Co-Producer 60
Fair
1965 Those Calloways Production Co-Producer 59
Average
1965 A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood Production Co-Producer 59
Average
1963 Little Dog Lost Production Co-Producer 59
Average
1962 Sammy, the Way-Out Seal Production Co-Producer 59
Average
1962 Sancho, the Homing Steer Production Producer N/A
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1961 Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote Production Producer N/A
N/A
1961 Wonders of the Water Worlds Production Producer N/A
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1960 Wild Burro of the West Production Producer N/A
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1958 Rusty and the Falcon Production Producer N/A
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1958 The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle Production Producer N/A
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1957 Perri Production Producer 59
Average

Crew
1951 Nature's Half Acre Crew Script 59
Average