Actor
Thurl Ravenscroft
56 movies as actor
Born Feb 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005 (aged 91)From Norfolk, Nebraska, USAAlso known as Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft, The Mellomen
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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 · Family, Fantasy
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961 · Adventure, Animation
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Animation, Family
Pinocchio
1940 · Animation, Family
Lady and the Tramp
1955 · Animation, Family
The Aristocats
1970 · Animation, Comedy
Mary Poppins
1964 · Comedy, Family
The Sword in the Stone
1963 · Animation, Family
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 · Animation, Family
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 · Animation, Family
The Brave Little Toaster
1987 · Animation, Adventure
The Hobbit
1977 · Family, Fantasy
Thurl Ravenscroft movies
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
2025 · Singing pirate (voice) / Drunken pirate (voice)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998 · Kirby (voice)
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997 · Kirby (voice)
Superior Duck
1996 · Narrator (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994 · Self
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers
1992 · The Black Hole (voice) (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster
1987 · Kirby (voice)
EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program
1983 · Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening (voice) (archive sound)
The Hobbit
1977 · Goblin (voice)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 · Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)
Emilio and His Magic Bull
Emilio and His Magic Bull
1975
Snoopy, Come Home
1972 · "No Dogs Allowed" (voice) (uncredited)
The Lorax
1972 · Singer
The Cat in the Hat
1971 · Thing 1 (voice)
The Aristocats
1970 · Russian Cat (voice)
The Phantom Tollbooth
1970 · Lethargian (voice, uncredited)
Horton Hears a Who!
1970 · Wickersham Brother (voice) (uncredited)
The Night Before Christmas
1968 · Soloist (voice)
Pacifically Peeking
1968 · The Mellomen (uncredited)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 · Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 · Voice (uncredited)
Mary Poppins
1964 · Hog / Andrew's Whimper (Voice) (Uncredited)
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
1964 · Policeman (voice, uncredited)
The Sword in the Stone
1963 · Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963 · The Mellomen (uncredited)
Gay Purr-ee
1962 · Singing Hench Cat (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
1961 · Trees (singing voice)
Donald and the Wheel
1961 · Senior Spirit of Progress (voice)
The Coyote's Lament
1961 · Singing Caterpillar (singing voice) (uncredited)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961 · Captain (voice)
Jack Benny Christmas Show
Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960 · Enrico Scortachini (uncredited)
Noah's Ark
1959 · Shem / Ham / Japeth, Noah's sons
Paul Bunyan
1958 · Paul Bunyan / Chorus (voice) (as The Mellomen)
South Pacific
1958 · Stewpot (Singing) (Uncredited)
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.
1957 · Cyrus P. Sliderule
It's Always Fair Weather
1955 · Harry Wilson (voice) (uncredited)
Lady and the Tramp
1955 · Al the Gator (voice)
Daddy Long Legs
1955 · Jervis Pendleton III (singing voice) (uncredited)
Pigs Is Pigs
1954 · Singer (voice)
Rose Marie
1954 · Indian medicine man
The Glenn Miller Story
1954 · The Mellowmen (uncredited)
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
1953 · The Mellomen
Trick or Treat
1952 · The Mellomen (voice) (uncredited)
Rooty Toot Toot
1951 · Honest John the Crook / Bailiff / Bartender / Juror (voice) (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Card Painter (voice)
Cinderella
1950 · (voice)
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
1950 · Tall Bass Singer (uncredited)
Springtime for Pluto
1944 · Singing Caterpillar
Lost Canyon
1942 · Singing Ranch Hand
Jingle Belles
1941
Prehistoric Porky
1940 · Lizard Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Little Blabbermouse
1940 · Chew Tobacco (voice)
Pilgrim Porky
1940 · Singer
Isle Of Destiny
1940 · Sportsman Quartet Member
Pinocchio
1940 · Monstro the Whale (uncredited)
Sioux Me
1939 · Indian Bass Singer (voice)
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