Acting
Bill Shirley
Born July 6, 1921 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Died August 27, 1989 · aged 68
William Jesse 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 and for dubbing Jeremy Brett's singing voice in the 1964 film version of My Fair Lady. Description above from th…
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Sleeping Beauty · 1959Sleeping Beauty
★ 6.91959
MovieFantasyAnimation
Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal the princess's fate.
Flying Tigers · 1942Flying Tigers
★ 6.31942
MovieActionDrama
Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers.
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd · 1952Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
★ 6.01952
MovieComedyAdventure
Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane and tavern co-worker Bruce Martindale, but the two bumpkins mix-up a love letter with Captain Kidd's treasure map of Skull Island, leading to them being kidnapped and taken off to the notorious pirate's island.
Dancing in the Dark · 1949Dancing in the Dark
★ 6.01949
MovieComedyRomance
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.
Nancy Goes to Rio · 1950Nancy Goes to Rio
★ 6.01950
MovieMusicComedy
Mother and daughter compete over same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.
Ice-Capades · 1941Ice-Capades
★ 5.91941
MovieComedyMusic
Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a look at Bob's film and decides to make the skater a star. Unfortunately, it's actually amateur (and illegal immigrant) Marie Bergin in the newsreel footage, not the great figure skater from Switzerland. Chaos ensues as Bob tries to straighten everybody out.
Ice Capades Revue · 1942Ice Capades Revue
★ 6.01942
MovieComedyRomance
Promoter Ann Porter decides to start her own Ice Show despite the efforts of ex-racketeer Duke Baldwin who owns a rival show. Jeff Stewart, a rich, suave young Broadwayite, falls in love with Ann and aids her in her fight against Baldwin.
Disney's DTV Valentine · 1986Disney's DTV Valentine
★ 8.01986
MovieAnimationFamily
A Valentine's Day special featuring rock and roll music set to scenes from Disney animation.
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Nancy Goes to Rio · 1950Nancy Goes to Rio
★ 6.01950
MovieMusicComedy
Mother and daughter compete over same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.
Tenor in Operetta (uncredited)






