Phil Harris Autographs
Wonga Philip "Phil" Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, bandleader, and musician. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he voiced Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), Little John in Robin Hood (1973), and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle (1991). As a singer, he recorded a number one novelty hit record, "The Thing" (1950).
Harris was born in Linton, Indiana, on June 24, 1904 and grew up in Nashville. He identified as a Southerner. His hallmark song was "That's What I Like About the South". He had a trace of a Southern accent and in later years made self-deprecating jokes over the air about his heritage. His parents were circus performers. His father, a tent bandleader, gave him his first job as a drummer with the circus band.
Harris' unusual first name "Wonga," is said to derive from a Cherokee word meaning "messenger of fleet" or, perhaps more accurately translated, "fast messenger". He began his music career as a drummer in San Francisco, in the mid-1920s playing drums in the Henry Halstead Big Band Orchestra. He formed an orchestra with Carol Lofner in the latter 1920s beginning a long engagement at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. In the 1930s, Lofner and Harris recorded swing music for Victor Records, Columbia Records, Decca Records, and Vocalion Records. The partnership ended by 1932, and Harris led a band in Los Angeles for which he was the singer and bandleader.
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Current items with a signature of Phil Harris
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Traded items with a signature of Phil Harris
The most expensive item with a signature of Phil Harris (PHIL HARRIS - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 12/25/1946) was sold in August 2025 for $814.85 while the cheapest item (AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF CAPTAIN PHIL HARRIS) found a new owner for $0.99 in December 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2011 with an average selling price of $25.00 for an autographed item of Phil Harris. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2021 with $299.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.00 was July 2024. In average, an autographed item from Phil Harris is worth $55.45.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Phil Harris were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Actor Phil Harris First 1st Day Cover Signed Auto -Rare Vintage FDC Autograph | $29.00 |  |
| Actor Phil Harris First 1st Day Cover Signed Auto -Rare Vintage FDC Autograph | $29.00 | |
| Actor Phil Harris First 1st Day Cover Signed Auto -Rare Vintage FDC Autograph | $29.00 | |
| Actor Phil Harris First 1st Day Cover Signed Auto -Rare Vintage FDC Autograph | $29.00 | |
 | Phil Harris Actor Signed 5x7 Matte Photo JSA Authenticated | $74.99 | |
| Phil Harris Actor Signed 5x7 Matte Photo JSA Authenticated | $74.99 | |
| Phil Harris Actor Signed 5x7 Matte Photo JSA Authenticated | $74.99 | |
| Phil Harris Actor Signed 5x7 Matte Photo JSA Authenticated | $74.99 | |
| Phil Harris Deadliest Catch Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $299.99 | |
| Phil Harris Deadliest Catch Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $299.99 | |
| Phil Harris Deadliest Catch Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $299.99 | |
| Phil Harris Deadliest Catch Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $299.99 | |
| The Deadliest Catch Signed Autographed Season 4 DVD Set Phil Harris Hillstrand | $55.90 | |
| The Deadliest Catch Signed Autographed Season 4 DVD Set Phil Harris Hillstrand | $55.90 | |
| The Deadliest Catch Signed Autographed Season 4 DVD Set Phil Harris Hillstrand | $55.90 | |
