Bill Farmer

Bill Farmer
Background information
Fullname	William Robert Farmer
Born	November 14, 1952 (age 72) Pratt, Kansas, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Voice actor, comedian, impressionist
Years active	1986-present
Family information
Spouse	Jennifer Wynne Farmer (1985-present)
Children	Austin

William Robert "Bill" Farmer is an American voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. For Disney, he is best known for being the current voice of Goofy since 1987.

He has also been the current voice of Pluto, Horace Horsecollar, Practical Pig, and Sleepy since 1988, 1990, and 1994, respectively.

In addition to Goofy, Pluto, Horace Horsecollar, and Practical Pig, he also voiced the Sheriff of Nottingham in House of Mouse, Mr. Bigby and Mayor McBeagle in Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures, Doc and Sir Yipsalot in The 7D, Janitor Jay in Higglytown Heroes, Ghostly Bob in Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Hop Pop in Amphibia, Larry Moss in Vampirina, Ant #3 in A Bug's Life, one of the Weasel members in The Prince and the Pauper, and provided some additional character voices in Beauty and the Beast, Porco Rosso, Toy Story, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Brother Bear, Home on the Range, Cars, Monsters University, and Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe.

Bill was named a Disney Legend in 2009.

Bill was the on-camera host and executive producer of the Disney+ original series It's a Dog's Life with Bill Farmer.

Roles

Goofy
(1987–present)

Pluto
(1990–present)

Horace Horsecollar
(1990–present)

Sleepy
(1994–present)

Practical Pig
(1988–present)

Sheriff of Nottingham
(House of Mouse)

Doc
(The 7D)

Sir Yipsalot
(The 7D)

Grandma Goofy
(Mickey Mouse)

Weasel
(The Prince and the Pauper)

Ant #3
(A Bug's Life)

Greece builder
(Hercules)

Soldiers
(Atlantis: The Lost Empire)

Pirate #2
(Treasure Planet)

Mayor Baba (shared role)
(Goof Troop)

Mayor McBeagle
(Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures)

Hop Pop Plantar
(Amphibia)

Ice Cream Vendor
(Meet the Robinsons)

Bellhop 1
(Mickey Mouse Kindergarten)

Bellhop 2
(Mickey Mouse Kindergarten)

Larry Moss
(Vampirina)

Parrot
(The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse)

Melvin, Buff, and Max
(The Wonderful Winter of Mickey Mouse)

Lumiere
(The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse)

Shorty Hollow
(Quack Pack; "Long Arm of the Claw" only)

Gaston (gulping sounds only)
(Beauty and the Beast)

Pizza Planet Announcer
(Toy Story)

Gallery

Bill Farmer with Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor and Tony Anselmo

Bill Farmer with Goofy

Bill Farmer with Goofy and Pluto

Dogface version of Bill Farmer in 2025 documentary Not Just a Goof.

Bill Farmer with Paul Rudish, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Dan Povenmire, Jymn Magon, Mark McCorkle, Rob LaDuca, and Bob Schooley at the 30th Anniversary of Disney Television Animation in November 2014

Bill Farmer with Rick Dempsey, Jim Cummings, Tony Anselmo, and Bret Iwan at Disney D23 2022

External links

• Bill Farmer on Wikipedia
• Bill Farmer on IMDb
• Bill Farmer on 𝕏
• Bill Farmer on Facebook
• Bill Farmer on Instagram
• Official website
• Bill Farmer on Behind the Voice Actors
• Bill Farmer on the English Voice Over Wiki
• Bill Farmer on the Pixar Wiki
• Bill Farmer on the Mickey and Friends Wiki
• Bill Farmer on the DuckTales Wiki
• Bill Farmer on the The Disney Afternoon Wiki
• Bill Farmer on the Phineas and Ferb Wiki

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Dunn • Henry Selick • Tony Strobl • Chuck Williams • Burny Mattinson • Dave Suding • Andy Gaskill • Campbell Grant • John Hubley • Paul Murry • Harvey Toombs • Jane Baer Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf Tenggren • Mary Blair • Marjorie Ralston • Marcellite Garner • Lillian Bounds • Edna Francis • Virginia Davis • Joe Grant • Mel Shaw • Claude Coats • Don DaGradi • John Hench • Eyvind Earle • Ken O'Connor • Thor Putnam • Albert Hurter • Herbert Ryman • Don Griffith • Basil Davidovich • Jack Boyd • Peter Ellenshaw • Ruthie Tompson • Earl Duvall • Retta Davidson • Ub Iwerks • Vance Gerry • Hazel Sewell • James Bodrero • Lance Nolley • Grace Bailey • Maurice Noble • Dale Barnhart • Andy Engman • Eustace Lycett • John Emerson • Joe Hale • Leota Toombs • Ferdinand Horvath • Jerry Rees • Jim Coleman • Dorse Lanpher • John P. Miller • Dodie Roberts • Norma Swank • Becky Fallberg • Walter Peregoy • Collin Campbell • Joshua Meador • Thelma Witmer • Hugh Hennesy • Helen Ogger • Charles Cristadoro • Joyce Carlson • McLaren Stewart • Ralph Hulett Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill Peet • Ralph Wright • Dick Huemer • Floyd Norman • Yale Gracey • Ted Sears • Erdman Penner • Joe Rinaldi • Winston Hibler • Otto Englander • William Cottrell • Bill Berg • Al Bertino • T. Hee • Homer Brightman • Ted Osbourne • Larry Clemmons • Harry Reeves • Jesse Marsh • Chuck Couch • Webb Smith • Dick Sebast • Peter Young • Dorothy Ann Blank Directors: Clyde Geronimi • Hamilton Luske • Jack Kinney • Ted Berman • Richard Rich • George Scribner • Riley Thomson • Dick Lundy • Jack King • Burt Gillett • James Algar • Bill Roberts • Larry Lansburgh • Richard Irvine • Hal Adelquist Producers: Walt Disney • Ron Miller • Ken Anderson • Don Duckwall • Perce Pearce • Margaret J. Winkler • Harry Tytle 1980s—present Renaissance Directors: Rob Minkoff • Roger Allers • Gary Trousdale • Kirk Wise • Chris Sanders • Mark Dindal • John Musker • Mike Gabriel Story Trust Directors: Ron Clements • Chris Buck • Byron Howard • Don Hall • Chris Williams • Rich Moore • Stephen J. Anderson • Nathan Greno • Fawn Veerasunthorn Producers: Peter Del Vecho • Clark Spencer • Roy Conli • Dorothy McKim • Don Hahn • Shane Morris • Peter Schneider Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee Associated Figures: Bob Iger • Roy Edward Disney • Michael Eisner • John Lasseter • Ed Catmull • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Bob Chapek Signature Voice Actors: Jim Cummings • Alan Tudyk • Katie Lowes • John DiMaggio • Maurice LaMarche • Jodi Benson • David Ogden Stiers • Jesse Corti • Paul Briggs • Raymond S. Persi • Phil Johnston • Frank Welker • Bill Farmer • Brian Cummings Signature Musicians: Robert B. Sherman • Richard M. Sherman • Alan Menken • Kristen Anderson-Lopez • Robert Lopez • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Howard Ashman • Tim Rice • Phil Collins • Stephen Schwartz • Marc Shaiman • Danny Troob Supervising Animators: Glen Keane • Andreas Deja • Eric Goldberg • Mark Henn • John Pomeroy • Randy Haycock • Dale Baer • Tony Bancroft • Tom Bancroft • Anthony DeRosa • Russ Edmonds • Bruce W. Smith • Michael Surrey • Duncan Marjoribanks • Ruben Aquino • Nik Ranieri • Ken Duncan • Ron Husband • Rick Farmiloe • Tom Sito • Tony Anselmo • Will Finn • Kathy Zielinski • Hendel Butoy • Ellen Woodbury • Matthew O'Callaghan • David Pruiksma • Bob Walker • Aaron Blaise • Nancy Kniep • James Baxter • Tony Fucile • Sergio Pablos • Randy Cartwright Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBlois • Claire Keane • Brittney Lee • Jin Kim • Shiyoon Kim • Ryan Green • Sue C. Nichols • Michael Peraza, Jr. • Kevin Lima • Kelly Asbury • Toby Shelton • Barry Cook • Mark Kennedy • Carole Holliday • Jorgen Klubien • Brian Pimental • Donovan Cook • David Pimentel • Joseph Christopher Pepe • Rob Gibbs • Joe Ranft • Michael Giaimo • Perry Farinola • Randy Fullmer • Mark Walton • Lauren MacMullan • Daniel Gerson Other Animators: Kaaren Lundeen • Michael Humphries • Tim Burton • Brenda Chapman • Sandro Cleuzo • Gary M. Eggleston • Brad Bird • David Stephan • Ray Harris • Ruben Procopio • Barry Atkinson • Thomas Baker • Chris Bailey • Geefwee Boedoe • Daan Jippes • Pres Romanillos • Ash Brannon • Christine Lawrence Finney • Mike Cosa • Jymn Magon • Butch Hartman • Bill Waldman • Chris Sonnenburg • James Lopez • Bradley Raymond • Darrell Van Citters • Aaron Springer • Terry Shakespeare

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In The Past Glenn McQueen • Daniel Gerson • John Kahrs • Joe Ranft • Justin Wright • Dan Lee • Lee Unkrich • John Lasseter • Rob Gibbs Brain Trust Directors Andrew Stanton • Brad Bird Directors Angus MacLane • Peter Sohn • Dan Scanlon • Ronnie del Carmen • Mark Andrews • Brenda Chapman • Steve Purcell • Brian Fee • Enrico Casarosa • Domee Shi Producers Jonas Rivera • Kori Rae • Katherine Sarafian Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter Associated Figures Bob Iger • Ed Catmull • Steve Jobs • George Lucas • Bob Chapek Signature Voice Actors John Ratzenberger • Bob Peterson • Bonnie Hunt • Josh Cooley • Jerome Ranft • Frank Welker • Bill Farmer • Jeff Pidgeon Signature Musicians Randy Newman • Michael Giacchino • Thomas Newman • Mychael Danna • Jeff Danna • Chris Stapleton • Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross