Characters
Welcome to the Walt Disney Studios Cartoon Characters list. You probably already know all of the Walt Disney Studios cartoon characters- you see them everywhere. Here is a list of some of the more prominent or important characters from Disney- and just a short little bio of those cartoon characters- so you can learn a little bit about where they came from!
Cartoons
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Pegleg Pete
First appearing in the Alice Comedy Alice Solves the Puzzle, Pete was the only character Disney took with him when he formed his own studio. He went on to become Mickey's nemesis, and Goofy…
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Clarabelle Cow
First appearing in the first produced but third to be released Walt Disney cartoon Plane Crazy, Clarabelle was a strong secondary character that never quite made it out of the 40's.
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Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse made his screen debut on November 18, 1928, as star of the first synchronized sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie, at the Colony Theatre in New York. Walt Disney created Mickey ear…
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Minnie Mouse
Where would Mickey be without Minnie? They both appeared together for the first time in Steamboat Willie.
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Horace Horsecollar
First appearing in 1929's The Plow Boy, Horace was a strong secondary character who never quite made it out of the 40's.
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Pluto
First appearing in 1930's The Chain Gang, but it was two more shorts until he gained his name. In fact, in The Picnic, he was Minnie's dog, and called Rover. But from this inauspicious begi…
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Goofy
The character we know today as Goofy first appeared more than six decades ago in Mickey's Revue (1932). Then a bit player (as an obnoxious "laughter" in a barnyard audience). He sported whi…
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Donald Duck
He is one of the world's most famous and beloved personalities. He is an Academy Award winner. He is an American original. He is the incarnation of every man, facing life boldly against all…
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Daisy Duck
Daisy Duck makes her first appearance official in the Donald Duck short "Mr. Duck Steps Out" (June 7, 1940). She made a previous appearance- as "Donna"- was in the Mickey Mouse short "Don D…
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Huey, Dewey And Louie
Donald's Nephews- quite appropriately- first appeared in the short Donald's Nephews.
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Chip
Appearing first in a Pluto cartoon (Private Pluto), the little chipmunk (and his pal Dale) became the perfect foils for Donald Duck. In the late 1980's, the two get their own show with Chip…
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Dale
Appearing first in a Pluto cartoon (Private Pluto), the little chipmunk (and his buddy Chip) became the perfect foils for Donald Duck. In the late 1980's, the two get their own show with Ch…
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Humphrey The Bear
Not a named character until 1953's Rugged Bear.
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Ludwig von Drake
Donald Duck's (very) eccentric uncle (from the European branch of the family...), Ludwig was the grandson of Mother Goose. With the exception of A Symposium on Popular Songs, Ludwig was exc…
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Scrooge McDuck
Primarily a comic book character, Scrooge finally got his shot at the big screen in 1967 in Scrooge McDuck and Money.
