Allwine got the role in 1976. He was only the third person -- Walt Disney was the first -- to voice the character. 'It's really not about me; it's about Mickey, and Mickey is Walt's,' he once said.

A seemingly endless stream of Steamboat Willie-themed content has been released since the 1928 Disney short film hit the public domain on January 1. We highlighted some standout (good, bad, and ugly) ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Wayne Allwine, the actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for more than 30 years, has died. The Walt Disney Co. says Allwine died Monday of complications from diabetes, with Russi Taylor, ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sound-effects specialist Wayne Allwine, who followed in the footsteps of Walt Disney to provide the falsetto voice of Mickey Mouse for the past 32 years, has died, Walt Disney ...

LOS ANGELES -- Beginning with Walt Disney, there have only been four people who've been the "official voice of Mickey Mouse." The current voice of Mickey is Bret Iwan, who also happens to be an ...

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LAST CALL: Wayne Allwine, the actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for more than 30 years, died May 18, 2009 of complications from diabetes. Photo: AP Wayne Allwine, the actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for ...