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A bandleader of the 1940s and a radio, film, and TV actor who always seemed to imply allegiance to the former Confederate States of America. Was a principal of long standing among the comedian Jack Benny's radio retinue, parlaying his popularity into his own radio series, in which his wife, Alice Faye, co-starred. See full bio »

Born:

Wonga Philip Harris
in Linton, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 91) in Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Phil Harris Phil Harris circa 1958
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1991 Rock-A-Doodle
Narrator/Patou (voice)
 
1981 Concrete Cowboys (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1981)
 
1980 The Love Boat (TV series)
Harvey Cronkle
– Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have Heart (1980) … Harvey Cronkle
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Will Fields
– Carnival/The Vaudevillians (1978) … Will Fields
 
1973 Robin Hood
Little John (voice)
 
1973 The Gatling Gun
Luke Boland
 
1970 The AristoCats
O'Malley (voice)
 
1969 That's Life (TV series)
– A Cold is Nothing to Sneeze At (1969)
 
1968 Mitzi (TV movie)
Smiling Ernie Anderson
 
1968 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Phil Stanley
– Lucy and Phil Harris (1968) … Phil Stanley
 
1967 The Jungle Book
'Baloo' the Bear (voice)
 
1967 The Cool Ones
MacElwaine
 
1967 F Troop (TV series)
Flaming Arrow
– What Are You Doing After the Massacre? (1967) … Flaming Arrow
 
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
– The People Trap (1966)
 
1965 The Bing Crosby Show (TV series)
Barney Jenks
– One for the Birds (1965) … Barney Jenks
 
1963-1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Gus Watt / Rip Farley
– Who Killed Vaudeville? (1964) … Gus Watt
– Who Killed Billy Jo? (1963) … Rip Farley
 
1964 The Patsy
Chic Wymore
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Clarence Simmons
– The Only Place Where They Know My Name (1964) … Clarence Simmons
 
1963 The Wheeler Dealers
Ray Jay Fox
 
1962-1963 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
John A. Ringading / Mr. Cavendish
– Children Should Be Seen But Not Had (1963) … Mr. Cavendish
– The Greatest Schmo on Earth (1962) … John A. Ringading
 
1960 The Big Sell (TV movie)
Salesman
 
1960 The Betty Hutton Show (TV series)
Colonel Barker
– Rock 'n' Roll (1960) … Colonel Barker
 
1958 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Phil
– Jack Benny Celebrates His 40th Birthday (1958) … Phil
 
1957 The Eddie Fisher Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 15 October 1957 (1957)
 
1956 Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower (TV movie)
Billy
 
1956 Good-bye, My Lady
A. H. 'Cash' Evans
 
1956 Anything Goes
Steve Blair
 
1954 The High and the Mighty
Ed Joseph
 
1951 Starlift
Phil Harris
 
1951 The Wild Blue Yonder
Sgt. Hank Stack
 
1951 Here Comes the Groom
Phil Harris (uncredited)
 
1950 Wabash Avenue
Mike Stanley
 
1945 I Love a Bandleader
Phil Burton/John Doe/George Drake
 
1940 Dreaming Out Loud
Peter Atkinson
 
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again
Phil Harris
 
1939 Man About Town
Ted Nash
 
1937 Harris in the Spring (short)
Phil Harris
 
1937 Romancing Along (short)
 
1933 Melody Cruise
Alan Chandler
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (15 titles)
2009 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (documentary) (performer: "I Wanna Be Like You")
 
2001 Charlotte Gray (performer: "Black Eyed Susan Brown")
 
1991 Rock-A-Doodle (performer: "Tyin' Your Shoes")
 
1973 Robin Hood (performer: "The Phony King of England" 1972)
 
1971 The Last Picture Show (performer: "The Thing")
 
1970 The AristoCats (performer: "Thomas O'Malley Cat", "Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat")
 
1969 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.15 (1969) (writer: "That's What I Like About the South" / performer: "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette", "That's What I Like About the South")
 
1968 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 1 February 1968 (1968) (performer: "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" - uncredited)
 
1967 The Jungle Book (performer: "The Bare Necessities" 1967, "I Wanna Be Like You The Monkey Song" 1967 - uncredited, "The Bare Necessities Reprise" 1967)
 
1951 Starlift (writer: "Look Out, Stranger, I'm a Texas Ranger" - uncredited / performer: "Look Out, Stranger, I'm a Texas Ranger" - uncredited)
 
1951 Here Comes the Groom (performer: "MISTO CRISTOFO COLUMBO")
 
1945 I Love a Bandleader (performer: "That's What I Like About the South", "The Darktown Poker Club", "Good, Good, Good That's You - That's You")
 
1939 Man About Town (performer: "THAT SENTIMENTAL SANDWICH", "FIDGETY JOE")
 
1937 Harris in the Spring (short) (performer: "Sweet Like You", "Parchesi", "That's What I Like About the South", "The Woman Who Pays", "Groove Song", "Thanks For a Lovely Evening")
 
1933 Melody Cruise (performer: "This Is the Hour" 1933 - uncredited, "Isn't This a Night for Love" 1933 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (40 titles)
1985 The Disney Family Album (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Voice Actors (1985) … Himself
 
1984 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Scatman Crothers (1984) … Himself
 
1982 Hee Haw (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #14.10 (1982) … Himself
 
1978 NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1974 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Himself
– Lucy and Phil Harris Strike Up the Band (1974) … Himself
 
1973 Alan King in Las Vegas: Part II (TV movie)
Himself - Comedian
 
1972 Once Upon a Tour (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 The World of Sport Fishing (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The Val Doonican Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask (TV special)
Himself
 
1971 The Pearl Bailey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1971) … Himself
 
1968-1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Phil Harris Presents Bobbie Gentry: Part 2 (1970) … Himself
– Phil Harris Presents Bobbie Gentry: Part 1 (1970) … Himself
– Friars Club Roast of Jack Benny (1970) … Himself
– Kraft Presents Eddy Arnold (1969) … Himself
– Cowboys and City Slickers (1968) … Himself
 
1966-1970 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 April 1970 (1970) … Himself
– 1968 Christmas Show (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
– Episode dated 12 December 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 November 1967 (1967) … Himself
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1970 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.19 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.15 (1969) … Himself - Singer
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.236 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.9 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Operation: Entertainment (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #2.1 (1968) … Himself - Host
 
1968 The Best on Record (TV movie)
Himself
 
1964-1968 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Singer / Himself - Host / Himself - Comedian / …
– Episode #5.25 (1968) … Himself - Host/Singer
– Episode #5.17 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #5.2 (1967) … Himself - Comedian/Singer
– Episode #4.21 (1967) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #4.8 (1966) … Himself - Host/Singer
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1968 The Pat Boone Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1966 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1966) … Himself
 
1963-1966 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 1966 (1966) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 1965 (1965) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 March 1965 (1965) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 November 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.8 (1963) … Himself
 
1961 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Singer
– Episode #14.32 (1961) … Singer
 
1957-1960 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself - Singer
– Episode #5.27 (1960) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.32 (1958) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #2.21 (1957) … Himself - Guest
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.48 (1958) … Himself
 
1956-1958 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.2 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1956) … Himself
 
1958 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself
– Phil Harris Show (1958) … Himself
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Phil Harris (1957) … Himself
 
1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Himself
– Hollywood's Musical Holiday Revue (1956) … Himself
 
1956 The Dinah Shore Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 July 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1952-1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Singer / Himself / Comedian / …
– Episode #5.22 (1955) … Himself/Host
– Episode #5.3 (1954) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #4.16 (1954) … Himself
– Episode #3.31 (1953) … Himself - Singer/Comedian
– Episode #3.15 (1952) … Himself - Singer
 
1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Actor / Himself - Singer
– Episode #6.24 (1954) … Himself - Singer/Actor
 
1952-1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
Himself - Guest Bandleader / Himself - Host
– Episode #4.3 (1953) … Himself - Host
– Episode #3.8 (1952) … Himself - Guest Bandleader
– Episode #3.5 (1952) … Himself - Guest Bandleader
– Episode #3.3 (1952) … Himself - Guest Bandleader
 
1953 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks (short)
Himself
 
1948 Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood (short)
Himself
 
1947 Is Everybody Listening? (documentary short)
Himself - Jack Benny Radio Program
 
1937 Turn Off the Moon
Himself, Phil Harris (as Phil Harris and His Orchestra)
 
1933 So This Is Harris! (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2004 Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (video documentary)
Baloo (voice)
 
1987 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: The Bare Necessities (video short)
Baloo/Thomas O'Malley (voice)
 
1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short)
Little John
 
1981 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1971 The Last Generation
 
1970 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
 
1954 Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood (short)
Himself
 
1950 Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (short)
Phil Harris
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(May 10, 1951) Starred in a Suspense radio theater production, "Death on My Hands". See more »

Alternate Names:

Wonga Harris | Phil Harris and His Orchestra
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on The Jungle Book] At first I didn't want to do it. They kept calling and saying, "you know Phil Mr. Disney really wants you for this movie". I'm not really sure what made me say it but I said to the guys there, "do you mind if I do it the way *I* would do it?". They said to give it a shot and I said... See more »

Trivia:

During World War II, he was a member of the Merchant Marines from December 1942 to March 1943. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer