Winston Hibler
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.
42 acting credits · 8 directing credits
Acting · 42
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Perri
1957
The Living Desert
1953
The Vanishing Prairie
1954
The Olympic Elk
1952
Nature's Half Acre
1951
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968
Water Birds
1952
Jungle Cat
1960
Operation Undersea
1954
King of the Grizzlies
1970
Secrets of Life
1956
Flash, The Teenage Otter
1961
Siam
1954
Samoa
1956
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961
Beaver Valley
1950
Operation Wonderland
1951
The African Lion
1955
Seal Island
1948
Sardinia
1956
The Amazon Awakens
1944
Hold That Pose
1950
Mysteries of the Deep
1959
Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958
Wales
1958
White Wilderness
1958
The Blue Men of Morocco
1957
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
1957
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1955
Wild Burro of the West
1960
Bear Country
1953
Joker, The Amiable Ocelot
1966
Wonders of the Water Worlds
1961
Ama Girls
1958
Little Dog Lost
1963
The Alaskan Eskimo
1953
Islands of the Sea
1960
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
1965
Get the Message
1971
Men Against the Arctic
1955
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
1975
Directing · 8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Operation Undersea
1954
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1967
Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972
The Nashville Coyote
1972
Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958
Men Against the Arctic
1955
Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx
1971