James MacArthur was in several live-action Disney films during his teen and young adult years. He was on of the three sons in one of my favorite of all Disney films- Swiss Family Robinson.
His Disney roles included
Johnny Butler/True Son in The Light in the
Forest
Rudi Matt in Third Man on the Mountain
David Balfour in Kidnapped
Fritz Robinson in Swiss Family Robinson
Cpl. Henry Jenkins in the Walt Disney's
Wonderful World of Color episodes Willie and the Yank: The Deserter and Willie
and the Yank: The Mosby Raiders
himself in The Wonderful World of Disney: 40
Years of Television Magic and The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action
Classics
the narrator for Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure
in the Making.
He is the adopted son of actress Helen Hayes.
Upon his death, Disney historian Jeff Kurtti wrote this of James MacArthur - "In this loss of legacy, the earnest and remarkable performances of a young James MacArthur are inexcusably forgotten—as is the primary connection of this fine actor with the visionary who saw such potential in his nascent talent, Walt Disney."
Hans Conried was a well-known voice actor in his day and provided the voice acting for several well-known character both for Disney Studios and other studios as well. He also played a few live-action parts for Disney movies.One of his most famousvoiceroles was as Snidely Whiplash in the Dudley Do-Right cartoons. In his most famous Disney role He voiced
both Captain Hook and George Darling in Peter Pan.This role is so iconic for the Disney animation fans, that this role alone makes him worthy of being named a Disney Legend. But wait, he did more work for the Studios. Some of his other Disney career highlights include:
In 1953, the same year that Peter Pan was released, Conried
also voiced both Thomas Jefferson and a crook in Ben and Me.
The Prosecutor
in The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A. in 1957.
He also played the Magic Mirror in
some of Walt Disney's television programs.
In The
Goofy Success Story, he voiced J.B., the studio mogul.
He also played Professor
Whatley in The Shaggy D.A.
He was Chief Dr. Heffel in The Cat from Outer Space.
Hans Conried was a well-known voice actor in his day and provided the voice acting for several well-known character both for Disney Studios and other studios as well. He also played a few live-action parts for Disney movies.One of his most famous voice roles was as Snidely Whiplash in the Dudley Do-Right cartoons. In his most famous Disney role He voiced
both Captain Hook and George Darling in Peter Pan.This role is so iconic for the Disney animation fans, that this role alone makes him worthy of being named a Disney Legend. But wait, he did more work for the Studios.