Winston Hibler

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.

Known For

The Living Desert

Narrator

The Last Days of Pompeii

Marcellus (uncredited)

Secrets of Life

Narrator

Jungle Cat

Narrateur

The Vanishing Prairie

Narrator

Water Birds

Narrator

Perri

Narrator

King of the Grizzlies

Narrator

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role