Bill Lee (August 21, 1916 – November 15, 1980) was an American playback singer who provided a voice or singing voice in many films, for actors in musicals and for many Disney characters. He was born in Johnson, Nebraska, and died on November 15, 1980 of a brain tumor in Los Angeles, California.
Like Thurl Ravenscroft, he was an member of the popular singing quartet known as The Mellomen.
Roles[]
- Card Painter - Alice in Wonderland
- One of the pirates (singing) - Peter Pan
- One of the dogs (as an member of The Mellomen) - Lady and the Tramp
- Roger Radcliffe (singing) - 101 Dalmatians
- Ram - Mary Poppins
- One of the elephants (as an member of The Mellomen)/Shere Khan (singing) - The Jungle Book
- Honeypot Quartet (as an member of The Mellomen) - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Trivia[]
- Contrary to popular belief, he was the singing voice of Shere Khan, not Thurl Ravenscroft, as Thurl Ravenscroft was incorrectly credited as the singing voice of Shere Khan on The Jungle Book soundtrack.