Bill Farmer

I have enormous respect for Bill Farmer. Since 1987 he has been the voice of Goofy, and later Pluto and Horace Horsecollar, meaning generations of kids worldwide grew up laughing at a sound born in Pratt, Kansas. Being named a Disney Legend in 2009 feels entirely earned. Voice acting is invisible craftsmanship; guarding a beloved character's timbre across decades takes a discipline most performers never need. His warm work in A Goofy Movie, lending real tenderness to a father-son story, is exactly the kind of quiet artistry I value. Few people embody the idea of the unseen lead role as completely as Farmer does.

Name (English)

Bill Farmer

Name (Japanese)

ビル・ファーマー (コメディアン)

Reading

びる・ふぁーまー (こめでぃあん)

Born

November 14, 1952 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

Origin

Pratt, Kansas, United States

Occupation

voice actor / actor

University

University of Kansas

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Disney Legends

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://billfarmer.net/blog/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/goofybill/
• Xhttps://x.com/goofybill
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%20(%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3)

Tags

• Kansas
• voice actor
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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