
Actor
Winston Hibler
Born 1910 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Directed

The Wonderful World of Disney
Director · 1954

Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
Director · 1967

Men Against the Arctic
Director · 1955

Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx
Director · 1971

Seven Cities of Antarctica
Director · 1958

Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
Director · 1972

Operation Undersea
Director · 1954

The Nashville Coyote
Director · 1972
Acting

The Living Desert
Narrator · 1953

The African Lion
Narrator · 1955

The Vanishing Prairie
Narrator · 1954

Jungle Cat
Narrateur · 1960

Hold That Pose
Commentator(uncredited) · 1950

The Olympic Elk
Narrator · 1952

Bear Country
Narrator · 1953

Nature's Half Acre
Narrator · 1951

Secrets of Life
Narrator · 1956

Perri
Narrator · 1957

Beaver Valley
Narrator (voice) · 1950

Water Birds
Narrator · 1952

Seal Island
Narrator · 1948

The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
Self · 1955

Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
Narrator · 1965

Islands of the Sea
Narrator · 1960

The Alaskan Eskimo
Narrator · 1953

The Last Days of Pompeii
Marcellus (uncredited) · 1935

Ama Girls
Narrator · 1958

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
Narrator (voice) · 1975

Little Dog Lost
Narrator (voice) · 1963

Men Against the Arctic
Narrator · 1955

Mysteries of the Deep
Narrator · 1959

Operation Wonderland
Self · 1951
Writing

Alice in Wonderland
Story · 1951

Cinderella
Story · 1950

Peter Pan
Story · 1953

Sleeping Beauty
Story · 1959

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Story · 1949

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Writer · 1949

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Story · 1968

The Living Desert
Screenplay · 1953

The Wind in the Willows
Story · 1949

Ben and Me
Adaptation · 1953

The Olympic Elk
Writer · 1952

Disneyland: U.S.A.
Writer · 1956