Bill Lee

William Lee (August 21, 1916 – November 15, 1980) was an American playback singer who provided a voice or singing voice in many films, for actors in musicals and for many Disney characters.

Biography Lee was born on August 21, 1916, in Johnson, Nebraska, and grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. His initial musical focus was as a trombone player, but after singing in several college vocal groups, he decided to concentrate on his voice.

Lee performed prolifically for The Walt Disney Company. Initially his Disney efforts were as part of The Mellomen, but he was later given many solos on Disneyland Records. In the film itself, Lee sang as one of the barnyard menagerie in "Jolly Holiday". At the Disney theme parks, he is the voice of Melvin the moose in Country Bear Jamboree. and John Gavin in Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Lee died of a brain tumor on November 15, 1980, in Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

Words and Music (1948) - singing voice for Tom Drake Alice in Wonderland (1951) - Card Painter, a member of The Mellomen Peter Pan (1953) - Pirates (singing voice) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) - Caleb Pontipee (singing voice) Lady and the Tramp (1955) - Dog, as a member of The Mellomen Zorro (1957-1959) - Diego de la Vega (singing voice) South Pacific (1958) - Lieutenant Joseph Cable (singing voice) Bat Masterson (1958-1961) - Theme song vocalist One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) - Roger (singing voice) Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) - Quatro/Prince Charming (singing voice) The Alvin Show (1961-1962) - Additional voices Gay Purr-ee (1962) - Hench Cat (singing voice) Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964) - Yogi Bear (singing voice) Mary Poppins (1964) - Ram (singing voice) Cinderella (1965) - Father Tom and Jerry (1965–1972) - (singing voice) The Sound of Music (1965) - Captain von Trapp (singing voice) The Jungle Book (1967) - Singing elephant, Shere Khan (singing voice) Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) - Trevor Graydon (singing voice) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) - Honeypot Quartet, as a member of The Mellomen Horton Hears a Who! (1970) - Wickersham Brother (singing voice, as a member of The Mellomen) Charlotte's Web (1973) - Singer The Hobbit (1977) - Goblin (singing voice)