Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Living Desert (1953) — Narrator
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The African Lion (1955) — Narrator
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The Vanishing Prairie (1954) — Narrator
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Hold That Pose (1950) — Commentator(uncredited)
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The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) — Marcellus (uncredited)
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Perri (1957) — Narrator
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Jungle Cat (1960) — Narrateur
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Beaver Valley (1950) — Narrator (voice)
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Secrets of Life (1956) — Narrator
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Water Birds (1952) — Narrator
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Nature's Half Acre (1951) — Narrator
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Bear Country (1953) — Narrator
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Seal Island (1948) — Narrator
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White Wilderness (1958) — Narrator
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The Olympic Elk (1952) — Narrator
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Men Against the Arctic (1955) — Narrator
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Islands of the Sea (1960) — Narrator
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Ama Girls (1958) — Narrator
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The Alaskan Eskimo (1953) — Narrator
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The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975) — Narrator (voice)
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King of the Grizzlies (1970) — Narrator
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Mysteries of the Deep (1959) — Narrator
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The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland (1955) — Self
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Siam (1954) — Narrator
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Operation Wonderland (1951) — Self
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Samoa (1956) — Narrator
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Seven Cities of Antarctica (1958) — Narrator
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The Amazon Awakens (1944) — Self (Narrator)
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Little Dog Lost (1963) — Narrator (voice)
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Flash, The Teenage Otter (1961)
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Operation Undersea (1954) — Self
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Ida, the Offbeat Eagle (1965) — Narrator
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Wales (1958) — Narrator
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Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua (1968) — Narrator
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The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades (1957) — Narrator
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Wild Burro of the West (1960) — Narrator
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Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote (1961) — Narrator (voice)
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The Blue Men of Morocco (1957) — Narrator (voice)
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Sardinia (1956) — Narrator (voice)
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Wonders of the Water Worlds (1961) — Narrator
Directed
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The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Director
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Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967) — Director
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Men Against the Arctic (1955) — Director
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Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon (1972) — Director
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Seven Cities of Antarctica (1958) — Director
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Operation Undersea (1954) — Director
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Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx (1971) — Director
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The Nashville Coyote (1972) — Director