Buddy Hackett

Buddy first arrived at Disney to star in The Love Bug with Dean Jones and Michele Lee; the film became the highest-grossing motion picture in the United States in 1969.

Linda Larkin

“I think being the voice of Princess Jasmine has given me an extra advantage in getting some of the jobs I’ve had—although sometimes they find out about me being Princess Jasmine after they’ve hired me, and that’s always fun!” —Linda Larkin

Neil Beckett

“Neil was a great promoter in New Zealand and was thought of by everyone there as ‘Disney.’”—Roy E. Disney

Paige O’Hara

“I ended up auditioning five times for Belle, but from the very beginning I felt very confident, because I knew this was my part. It was just one of those things you know.” —Paige O’Hara

Alfred Taliaferro

“He was a pretty ambitious guy, hard working, and a fast worker, too. Donald Duck had been introduced in the animated pictures, and Al thought he would be a great character for him to develop for the comics.”—Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson

Sir Tim Rice

The lyrical wordsmith arrived at Disney in 1991 to work with Alan Menken, writing lyrics for Beauty and the Beast, and later contributed five new songs to the Tony award-winning stage adaptation of that film.

Phil Collins

“There’s something very sincere about Phil’s voice… His voice has a tendency to wrap itself around you and bring you into his world. As soon as he starts singing, it’s just magic and provides a very welcoming feeling.”—Composer Mark Mancina

Maurice Chevalier

When he first stepped onto the Disney Studio lot, the actor’s career had already spanned more than 60 years, but his enthusiasm kept him young and he continued to light up the screen with his larger-than-life persona.

Sir John Mills

As critic Leonard Maltin observed in his book The Disney Films, “[In Swiss Family Robinson] John Mills strikes just the right note of adventurism, tempered with humor and a genuine feeling of enjoying the whole escapade.”

Robert Stevenson

During the 1960s, the unpretentious craftsman directed nearly all of Disney’s successful films, including the Academy Award^®-winning Mary Poppins in 1964.