Cinderella
William Phipps - a character actor most famous his oeuvre in various Western and science - fiction film , and for lending his voice to Prince Charming in Walt Disney’sCinderella - has passed away at the age of 96 , as reported byVariety . While no prescribed cause of death has been announced at this time , entertainment industry author Tom Weaver - a ally of Phipps - confirmed that the actor had been battling lung cancer , which had been recently elaborate by pneumonia .
Born in Vincennes , Indiana , Phipps had originally design to study accounting while pursuing an act career on the side . Eventually he changed his idea and moved to California , but he put his dreaming of silver grey - screen stardom on cargo deck to enlist in the US Navy in 1942 . Phipps attend as a radioman on - board six ships over the next three days , using the GI Bill to enter at The Actors lab after his discharge .
In 1947 , Phipps became a contract bridge player with RKO and made his screen door debut in the film noir thrillerCrossfire . This lead to his being wander in a number of RKO ’s western and Phipps ' hearing for the character of Prince Charming . Reportedly Phipps was make up only $ 100 for two hours of work , after his voice was chosen by Walt Disney himself ! That might not go hatful a of money considering how famousCinderellawould become , but since he went on to have a long career , one assumes being an crucial part of such an iconic undertaking ended up being its own payoff .
Phipps work steadily over the next four decades , appearing in a number of movie and television serial . He largely come along in westerns , having played digest part onRawhide , Gunsmoke , Bat Masterson , The RiflemanandMaverick , among other series . His largest role , however , was belike that of Curly Bill Brocius in 1956’sThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp .
Phipps also retrieve celebrity for his work in science - fiction . He appeared onThe Twilight Zone , and in the 1953 film adaption ofWar of the Worlds . He also played one of the cosmonaut agonist inCat - Women of the Moon , and provided the voiceover story for the 190 - minute television edit of David Lynch’sDune .
Phipps was married double but had no children . His first wife sadly pass away in a car accident , while his second marriage ended in divorce . Phipps expend his last year in Malibu , where he was reportedly a local fixture , often seen out walking his dog or patronizing local businesses .
RIP WILLIAM PHIPPS: FEBRUARY 4, 1922 - JUNE 1, 2018
Source : Variety
