Winston Hibler
Actor
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.
As Director
Men Against the Arctic
1955
Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972
Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958
Operation Undersea
1954
A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955
Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk
1955
Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
1956
Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx
1971
The Nashville Coyote
1972Filmography
The Living Desert
as Narrator 1953
The African Lion
as Narrator 1955
The Vanishing Prairie
as Narrator 1954
Hold That Pose
as Commentator(uncredited) 1950
Perri
as Narrator 1957
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Marcellus (uncredited) 1935
Jungle Cat
as Narrateur 1960
Beaver Valley
as Narrator (voice) 1950
Secrets of Life
as Narrator 1956
Water Birds
as Narrator 1952
Nature's Half Acre
as Narrator 1951
Bear Country
as Narrator 1953
Seal Island
as Narrator 1948
White Wilderness
as Narrator 1958
The Olympic Elk
as Narrator 1952
Men Against the Arctic
as Narrator 1955
Islands of the Sea
as Narrator 1960