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.

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Name (English)

Bill Farmer

Name (Japanese)

ビル・ファーマー

Reading

びる・ふぁーまー

Born

November 14, 1952 (age 73)

Origin

Pratt, Kansas, United States

Occupation

voice actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

University

University of Kansas

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Disney Legends

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://billfarmer.net/blog/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/goofybill/
• Xhttps://x.com/goofybill
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Farmer
• 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)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364909

Tags

• Kansas
• voice actor
• actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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