Thurl Ravenscroft

Born: 1914-02-06

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and bass singer known as the booming voice behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also the uncredited vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! His voice acting career began in 1940 and lasted until his death in 2005 at age 91.


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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

as Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1966-12-18

Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy...

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Cinderella

as (voice)
Released: 1950-02-22

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice...

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Alice in Wonderland

as Card Painter (voice)
Released: 1951-07-28

On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry,...

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Lady and the Tramp

as Al the Gator (voice)
Released: 1955-06-22

Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is...

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The Aristocats

as Russian Cat (voice)
Released: 1970-11-13

When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s...

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Mary Poppins

as Hog / Andrew's Whimper (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1964-12-17

Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins,...

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Pinocchio

as Monstro the Whale (uncredited)
Released: 1940-02-23

A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.

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One Hundred and One Dalmatians

as Captain (voice)
Released: 1961-01-25

When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents...

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The Sword in the Stone

as Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1963-12-25

Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on...

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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

as Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1977-03-11

Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each...

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The Lorax

as Singer
Released: 1972-02-14

The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall,...

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The Hobbit

as Goblin (voice)
Released: 1977-11-27

Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf...

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Babes in Toyland

as Trees (singing voice)
Released: 1961-12-14

All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their...

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The Brave Little Toaster

as Kirby (voice)
Released: 1987-07-09

A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had...

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Snoopy, Come Home

as "No Dogs Allowed" (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1972-08-09

When Snoopy receives a letter from his original owner Lila, he goes to visit her in the hospital...

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The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

as Kirby (voice)
Released: 1997-11-01

When Toaster and the gang spark friendships with the playful animals at the veterinary hospital,...

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The Glenn Miller Story

as The Mellowmen (uncredited)
Released: 1954-01-04

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from...

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as Voice (uncredited)
Released: 1966-10-16

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

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Horton Hears a Who!

as Wickersham Brother (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1970-03-18

In this story, Horton discovers there is a microscopic community of intelligent beings called...

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The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

as Kirby (voice)
Released: 1998-05-19

Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel...

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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

as The Mellomen
Released: 1953-11-10

In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to...

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

as Self
Released: 1994-11-19

Phil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966...

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It's Always Fair Weather

as Harry Wilson (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1955-08-30

Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war....

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It Happened at the World's Fair

as The Mellomen (uncredited)
Released: 1963-04-03

Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes...

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Trick or Treat

as The Mellomen (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1952-10-10

When the nephews come to Donald's house in their Halloween costumes he dumps water on them and...

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The Cat in the Hat

as Thing 1 (voice)
Released: 1971-07-04

In a marvelously animated version of one of the most beloved of all Dr. Seuss tales, two...

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The Night Before Christmas

as Soloist (voice)
Released: 1968-12-01

Fictionalized account of how Clement C. Moore came to write "A Visit from St. Nicholas." His...

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Paul Bunyan

as Paul Bunyan / Chorus (voice) (as The Mellomen)
Released: 1958-08-01

A retelling of the classic Canadian / American tall tale of the enormous lumberjack and his...

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Superior Duck

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1996-08-23

Daffy is supposedly a super hero and tries to show off his "super powers."

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Rooty Toot Toot

as Johnny / Honest John the Crook
Released: 1951-11-15

The story of Frankie and Johnny: Frankie walks into a bar, where she catches her boyfriend...

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Rose Marie

as Indian medicine man
Released: 1954-03-03

Rose Marie Lemaitre, an orphan living in the Canadian wilderness, falls in love with her...

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Noah's Ark

as Shem / Ham / Japeth, Noah's sons
Released: 1959-11-10

The Biblical story of Noah's ark full of animals gets the Disney treatment in this animated short.

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Little Blabbermouse

as Chew Tobacco (voice)
Released: 1940-07-06

A mouse, imitating W.C. Fields, leads a nighttime tour of a closed drugstore for other mice,...

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The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.

as Cyrus P. Sliderule
Released: 1957-06-19

The city of Anyburg decides its traffic situation has gotten out of hand, so it puts the...

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Isle Of Destiny

as Sportsman Quartet Member
Released: 1940-03-08

A pretty socialite / pilot runs into gun smugglers when she lands her plane on a Pacific island.

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Springtime for Pluto

as Singing Caterpillar
Released: 1944-06-23

Seduced by a satyr, Pluto celebrates spring. He goes around enjoying the scents, then imitating...

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Donald and the Wheel

as Senior Spirit of Progress
Released: 1961-06-21

A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two...

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Lost Canyon

as Singing Ranch Hand
Released: 1942-12-18

Burton is after Clark's ranch. He gets the banker to refuse to renew Clark's note and then sends...

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Pigs Is Pigs

as Singer
Released: 1954-05-21

Flannery, a railway agent does everything by the book. He gets into a scrape with a customer,...

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Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Haunted Mansion Story

as Himself
Released: 2005-01-01

Through painstaking research, the torrid saga of the dearly beloved attraction is now revealed....

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EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program

as Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening
Released: 1983-01-02

Welcome to this very special place, EPCOT Center, Walt Disney’s dream is now a reality. Epcot...

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Prehistoric Porky

as Lizard Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1940-10-12

Caveman Porky awakens and plays with his pet Rover, a massive dinosaur. After Rover's...

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Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers

as The Black Hole (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1992-05-27

Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, and Elmer Fudd have all been captured, and badly animated pod-people...

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Pilgrim Porky

as Singer
Released: 1940-03-15

The Pilgrims, led by captain Porky Pig, set sail from Plymouth for America. We get a series of...

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Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

as Tall Bass Singer (uncredited)
Released: 1950-01-01

In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special...

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Sioux Me

as Indian Bass Singer (voice)
Released: 1939-09-08

When there is a drought on an Indian reservation, everyone is in desperate need of water so that...

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Pacifically Peeking

as The Mellomen (uncredited)
Released: 1968-10-06

Moby Duck leads a study of life on several South Pacific islands, including Pitcairn, Fiji, and...

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Birdman and the Galaxy Trio

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-09

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio is an animated science fiction television series created by Alex...

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General Electric Theater

as Nebuchadnezzar
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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