Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll

Born: March 3, 1937
Died: March 30, 1968
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Bobby Driscoll was an American child and young-adult actor whose substantial career included work on the screen, television, stage, and radio. The 1949 films So Dear to My Heart and The Window earned him an Academy Award as the year's outstanding juvenile actor. His career and life eventually gradually went into decline. In late 1961, addicted to drugs (having begun using when 17), he was sentenced to prison. In 1965, a year after his parole expired, he relocated to New York City. He was found dead in an abandoned East Village tenement in March 1968.

Movies for Bobby Driscoll...

Once Upon a Studio
Title: Once Upon a Studio
Character: Peter Pan (voice) (archive footage)
Released: September 24, 2023
Type: Movie
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo?
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Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
Title: Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
Character: Goofy Jr.
Released: December 3, 2002
Type: Movie
This generous collection includes 46 of the 48 shorts that starred Goofy between 1939 and 1961 (but none of the great Mickey-Donald-Goofy films from the mid-'30s). The "How to Ride a Horse" sequence in The Reluctant Dragon (1941) set the pattern for many of these cartoons. An elegant narrator (artist John Ployardt) explains a sport that Goofy attempts to demonstrate. The character that animator Art Babbitt described in a 1935 lecture (quoted in the DVD bonus material) as an easygoing dimbulb gave way to an enthusiastic but spectacularly maladroit figure. One of the funniest entries in the series, "Hockey Homicide," contains several studio in-jokes: dueling stars Icebox Bertino and Fearless Ferguson, and referee Clean-Game Kinney are named for artists Al Bertino, Norm Ferguson, and director Jack Kinney.
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The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
Title: The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
From all the cartoons Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film fun and fancy free . Learn the story of how ww2 Changed bongo and the rest of the cartoons . How Edgar burgan got to play himself and his puppets.
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Disney's Halloween Treat
Title: Disney's Halloween Treat
Character: Peter Pan (voice) (archive footage)
Released: October 30, 1982
Type: Movie
Contains memorable scenes from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Lady and the Tramp," "Peter Pan," "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," and "The Sword in the Stone."
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Dirt
Title: Dirt
Character: Nun
Released: September 25, 1965
Type: Movie
Two nuns take a bath, then meet a sailor on the Staten Island Ferry.
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Lilies of the Field
Title: Lilies of the Field
Character: Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)
Released: June 4, 1963
Type: Movie
An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
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Title: The Best of the Post
Character: Joel
Released: October 22, 1960
Type: TV
Anthology. Dramas based on short stories in the "Saturday Evening Post".
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Title: The Chevy Mystery Show
Character: Fred Forbes
Released: May 29, 1960
Type: TV
The Chevy Mystery Show is an American television anthology series featuring a different mystery each week that aired on NBC in 1960 as a summer replacement.
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The Party Crashers
Title: The Party Crashers
Character: Josh Bickford
Released: September 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Troubled teenagers, ineffectual parents, and a climactic tragedy.
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Title: M Squad
Character: Stephen 'Steve' Wikowlski
Released: September 20, 1957
Type: TV
Lt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The Squad's task is to root out organised crime and corruption in America's Second City, Chicago.
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Title: Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character: Trumpeter Jones
Released: October 5, 1956
Type: TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.
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Day is Done
Title: Day is Done
Character: Pvt. Zane
Released: October 12, 1955
Type: Movie
During the 1951 rout of the American army in Korea, a battle-hardened sergeant tries to reinvigorate his men with a bugle picked up by the side of the road.
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Title: Navy Log
Released: September 20, 1955
Type: TV
Navy Log is an American drama anthology series that initially aired for one season on CBS. It relates the greatest survival war stories in the history of the United States Navy. This series premiered on September 20, 1955, but the following year, it was moved to ABC, where it aired until September 25, 1958. The program aired for a total of three seasons and 102 episodes.
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The Scarlet Coat
Title: The Scarlet Coat
Character: Ben Potter
Released: July 29, 1955
Type: Movie
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
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Title: The Millionaire
Character: Lew Conover
Released: January 19, 1955
Type: TV
An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.
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Title: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Released: October 27, 1954
Type: TV
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The same basic show has since appeared on several networks, with its latest revival debuting in 2012 on Disney Junior. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
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Title: Climax!
Character: Gary
Released: October 7, 1954
Type: TV
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
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Title: Letter to Loretta
Character: Jimmy Skinner
Released: September 20, 1953
Type: TV
Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes. Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.
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Peter Pan
Title: Peter Pan
Character: Peter Pan (voice)
Released: February 5, 1953
Type: Movie
Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to get rid of Peter for good.
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The Peter Pan Story
Title: The Peter Pan Story
Released: December 13, 1952
Type: Movie
Made in the early days of television, this promotional film takes audiences behind the scenes on the making of Walt Disney's then-upcoming animated feature, Peter Pan.
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The Happy Time
Title: The Happy Time
Character: Robert 'Bibi' Bonnard
Released: October 30, 1952
Type: Movie
A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.
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Father's Lion
Title: Father's Lion
Character: Goofy Jr. (voice)
Released: January 4, 1952
Type: Movie
George Geef takes his son camping. His son thinks he sees lions everywhere; George can't see them even when they are right next to him. Lucky for George, his son's got his trusty pop-gun.
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The Walt Disney Christmas Show
Title: The Walt Disney Christmas Show
Character: Peter Pan
Released: December 25, 1951
Type: Movie
The Walt Disney Christmas Show is a Christmas television special, originally broadcast on Christmas Day of 1951. The then-upcoming Disney film Peter Pan is promoted in this special, as is an upcoming reissue of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Title: Dragnet
Released: December 16, 1951
Type: TV
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
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Fathers Are People
Title: Fathers Are People
Character: Goofy Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
Released: October 21, 1951
Type: Movie
George Geef rushes to the office to inform his fellow employees, "Hey, fellas! I'm a father!". Unfortunately, Geef later learns that, with fatherhood, comes responsibility and lots of it. He must discipline his son when he starts fighting with neighboring kids, filling his pipe with bubble water, and pestering him while he tries to read the newspaper. But most difficult of all is getting him to pick up his toys which is no easy task. Finally, he gets ready to apply hair brush to child's behind but is talked out of it when he sees his son sleeping peacefully. "Kids, they're wonderful," he concludes.
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Title: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Released: October 5, 1951
Type: TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
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When I Grow Up
Title: When I Grow Up
Character: Josh / Danny Reed
Released: April 19, 1951
Type: Movie
Josh is a young boy who feels neglected and misunderstood at home. Preparing to run away, he chances across an old diary once kept by his grandfather. Leafing through the yellowed pages, Josh discovers that Grandpa went through many of the same childhood travails that he is enduring at that moment. Armed with a renewed understanding of and appreciation for his elders, Josh decides to stick around for a while and see how things develop.
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One Hour in Wonderland
Title: One Hour in Wonderland
Character: Himself / Peter Pan
Released: December 25, 1950
Type: Movie
Airing on Christmas Day, 1950, this holiday special was the first Disney TV production. It features Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd at Walt Disney's Christmas party. The show includes clips of movies and animated shorts and the first appearance of the Fire House Five Plus Two jazz band.
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Billy Crandall
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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Treasure Island
Title: Treasure Island
Character: Jim Hawkins
Released: July 19, 1950
Type: Movie
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver.
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The Window
Title: The Window
Character: Tommy Woodry
Released: May 10, 1949
Type: Movie
An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking him seriously are the killers - who live upstairs, know that he saw what they did, and are out to permanently silence him.
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So Dear to My Heart
Title: So Dear to My Heart
Character: Jeremiah 'Jerry' Kincaid
Released: November 29, 1948
Type: Movie
The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcome the obstinate objections of his loving, yet strict, grandmother Granny. Jeremiah's confidant, Uncle Hiram, is the boy's steady ally.
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Title: Studio One
Character: Peter
Released: November 7, 1948
Type: TV
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
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Melody Time
Title: Melody Time
Character: Bobby Driscoll
Released: May 27, 1948
Type: Movie
In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your hands in this witty feast for the eyes and ears.
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If You Knew Susie
Title: If You Knew Susie
Character: Junior Parker
Released: February 7, 1948
Type: Movie
In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they find a letter written by George Washington that mentions the bravery of a Revolutionary War hero named Parker.
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Song of the South
Title: Song of the South
Character: Johnny
Released: November 12, 1946
Type: Movie
Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.
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O.S.S.
Title: O.S.S.
Character: Gerard
Released: May 26, 1946
Type: Movie
The (O)ffice of (S)trategic (S)ervices' Cmdr. Brady (Patric Knowles) forms Operation "Applejack" (based on a composite of actual incidents during WWII) and sends Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. aka John Martin as spy Philippe Martine (Alan Ladd) along with Miss Ellen Rogers posing as her college roommate, Madame Elaine Duprez (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. as Albert Bernardito (Richard Benedict) to acquire secret Nazi plans. After nearly getting caught they succeed and get new identities. However they discover a secret that could change the war and risk their lives to get the information back to London before it jeopardizes their lives.
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So Goes My Love
Title: So Goes My Love
Character: Percy Maxim
Released: May 1, 1946
Type: Movie
Country girl Jane Budden goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead, she meets and marries Herman Maxim, a struggling inventor.
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From This Day Forward
Title: From This Day Forward
Character: Billy Beesley
Released: March 2, 1946
Type: Movie
A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several years. The two come together with many trials and tribulations in trying to preserve their marriage in the post-war years.
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Identity Unknown
Title: Identity Unknown
Character: Toddy Loring
Released: April 2, 1945
Type: Movie
A soldier survives a bombing in which his three fellow soldiers were killed. When he recovers he discovers he has amnesia, and since his companions' bodies were burned beyond recognition, the army doesn't know which one of the four he is. He goes AWOL and searches out the families of the three dead soldiers, hoping to find out his own identity.
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The Big Bonanza
Title: The Big Bonanza
Character: Spud Kilton
Released: December 30, 1944
Type: Movie
Having been falsely court marshaled for cowardice and sentenced to prison by the Army, Jed Kilton escapes and heads to Nevada Springs to see his kid brother. There he meets his old school friend Sam Ballou. But the two old friends soon find themselves on opposite sides and Sam has Jed arrested. Then when Jed's young brother sees one of Sam's men kill another man, the boy becomes Sam's intended victim.
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Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
Title: Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
Character: Jeep Osborne
Released: December 8, 1944
Type: Movie
A poor family in Florida saves all the money they can in order to plan something special for the soldier they've invited to Sunday dinner. They don't realize that their request to invite the soldier never got mailed. On the day of the scheduled dinner, another soldier is brought to their home and love soon blossoms between him and Tessa, the young woman who runs the home.