Thurl Ravenscroft
Acting
Born: February 6, 1914 · Norfolk, Nebraska, USA
Died: May 22, 2005 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Cinderella
1950
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
Alice in Wonderland
1951
Pinocchio
1940
Peter Pan
1953
Lady and the Tramp
1955
The Aristocats
1970
Mary Poppins
1964
The Sword in the Stone
1963
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966
Photos (1)
Movies (53)
Cinderella
(voice)
Alice in Wonderland
Card Painter (voice)
Mary Poppins
Hog / Andrew's Whimper (Voice) (Uncredited)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Captain (voice)
Pinocchio
Monstro the Whale (uncredited)
The Aristocats
Russian Cat (voice)
Lady and the Tramp
Al the Gator (voice)
The Sword in the Stone
Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster
Kirby (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)
The Hobbit
Goblin (voice)
The Glenn Miller Story
The Mellowmen (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Kirby (voice)
South Pacific
Stewpot (Singing) (Uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
Trees (singing voice)
Daddy Long Legs
Jervis Pendleton III (singing voice) (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Voice (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Kirby (voice)
It's Always Fair Weather
Harry Wilson (voice) (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair
The Mellomen (uncredited)
Prehistoric Porky
Lizard Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
Policeman (voice, uncredited)
The Lorax
Singer
Snoopy, Come Home
"No Dogs Allowed" (voice) (uncredited)
Gay Purr-ee
Singing Hench Cat (uncredited)
Trick or Treat
The Mellomen (voice) (uncredited)
Isle Of Destiny
Sportsman Quartet Member
The Phantom Tollbooth
Lethargian (voice, uncredited)
Horton Hears a Who!
Wickersham Brother (voice) (uncredited)
Rose Marie
Indian medicine man
The Cat in the Hat
Thing 1 (voice)
The Coyote's Lament
Singing Caterpillar (singing voice) (uncredited)
Superior Duck
Narrator (voice)
Little Blabbermouse
Chew Tobacco (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
Singing pirate (voice)/Drunken pirate (voice)
Pilgrim Porky
Singer
Sioux Me
Indian Bass Singer (voice)
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers
The Black Hole (voice) (uncredited)
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan / Chorus (voice) (as The Mellomen)
Lost Canyon
Singing Ranch Hand
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
The Mellomen
Donald and the Wheel
Senior Spirit of Progress (voice)
Springtime for Pluto
Singing Caterpillar
The Night Before Christmas
Soloist (voice)
EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program
Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening (voice) (archive sound)
Pigs Is Pigs
Singer (voice)
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.
Cyrus P. Sliderule
Noah's Ark
Shem / Ham / Japeth, Noah's sons
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
Tall Bass Singer (uncredited)
Rooty Toot Toot
Johnny / Honest John the Crook
Pacifically Peeking
The Mellomen (uncredited)
Jingle Belles
1941
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (2)
Other Crew (7)
Peter Pan
Vocals
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Vocals
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Vocals
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Theme Song Performance
Snoopy, Come Home
Vocals
Halloween Is Grinch Night
Vocals
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Theme Song Performance