Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as the creator of Walt Disney Studios and its mascot Mickey Mouse. Disney is notable as one of the most influential and innovative figures in the field of entertainment during the twentieth century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Walt became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. Today, the corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $30 billion.