Purv Pullen
He began performing as a voice actor in films in the 1930s. He was the voice of Cheetah in Tarzan films and produced the bird sounds in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Pullen's vocal contributions appear in many cartoons featuring Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, and Popeye. Pullen was also the voice of the howling coyote in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Crusaders", and the squawks and jungle sounds for Martin Denny's "Quiet Village". In 1945, Pullen began a collaboration with Spike Jones, providing sound effects and other comic gimmicks on many of the classic Jones recordings. Jones gave Pullen the stage name "Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath." Pullen was the voice of Pierre the Parrot in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and Disneyworld. He was also heard in the San Francisco Bay Area as the voice of Roscoe the Dog on the Dr. Don Rose show on KFRC. Pullen also appeared in nightclubs as a ventriloquist with a dummy named Johnny. Pullen was a longtime resident of Vacaville, California, where he performed puppet shows at the Nut Tree in the 1970s and 1980s and where he appeared with "Roscoe the Dog," a supposedly invisible dog puppeted by means of a stiffened dog leash.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as Birds (voice) (uncredited)A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide...
Movie pageThe Wise Little Hen
as Baby Chicks (voice) (uncredited)Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen...
Movie pageThe Golden Touch
as Bird (voice) (uncredited)King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it...
Movie pageThe Goddess of Spring
as (voice) (uncredited)The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be...
Movie pageBabes in the Woods
as Cat (voice) (uncredited)Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their...
Movie pageFigaro and Frankie
as Frankie (uncredited)Figaro is hungry for a small, yellow canary named Frankie but must pass a barrier; Minnie Mouse.
Movie pageThe Flying Mouse
as Birds (voice) (uncredited)To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to...
Movie pageWho Killed Cock Robin?
as Cock Robin's Whistling (voice) (uncredited)A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.
Movie pageBirds in the Spring
as Birds (voice) (uncredited)Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught...
Movie pageMother Goose Melodies
as Whistling (voice) (uncredited)A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole.
Movie pageMickey Steps Out
as Cat (voice) (uncredited)Mickey heads over to see Minnie, but Pluto won't leave him alone. He gets there and watches...
Movie pageHoliday Land
as (voice) (uncredited)Scrappy does not want to get up and go to school. As the days peel off his calendar, the...
Movie pageStolen Harmony
as Little Nell in Skit (uncredited)Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray...
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