James MacDonald

Birthday: 19 May 1906, Monks Coppenhall, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK

Birth Name: John James MacDonald

James MacDonald was born on May 19, 1906 in Monks Coppenhall, Crewe, Cheshire, England as John James MacDonald. He is known for his work on Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and The Rescue ...Show More

[on taking over the voice of Mickey Mouse from Walt Disney] Walt called me, I was on the stage here Show more [on taking over the voice of Mickey Mouse from Walt Disney] Walt called me, I was on the stage here and a girl called me and said, "can you come up? Walt wants to see you." It was in the middle of the Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947) and I went up and he said, "I can't do it anymore. I'm just too busy." So, he asked me if I could do a Mickey voice and I tried it and he said, "Yeah, that sounds pretty good." Hide

I worked on many pictures and never knew the names of the things. I'd be down there doing the effect Show more I worked on many pictures and never knew the names of the things. I'd be down there doing the effects and the name wasn't really important to me, as it was to the animators. Hide

Walt Disney gave us the time to build them and go around and just build things. Anything we wanted w Show more Walt Disney gave us the time to build them and go around and just build things. Anything we wanted we could make. Hide

James MacDonald's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (25)

Bearly Asleep

The Sword in the Stone

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

Dumbo (1941)

Once Upon a Studio

Plutopia (1951)

A Walt Disney Christmas

Chip an Dale

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

The Jungle Book