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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)
(voice)
The Aristocats
(1970)
Russian Cat (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
(1951)
Card Painter (voice)
Pinocchio
(1940)
Monstro the Whale (uncredited)
Lady and the Tramp
(1955)
Al the Gator (voice)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Captain (voice)
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Hog / Andrew's Whimper (voice) (uncredited)
The Sword in the Stone
(1963)
Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
(1977)
Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)
The Hobbit
(1977)
Goblin (voice)
The Lorax
(1972)
Singer
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(1966)
Voice (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster
(1987)
Kirby (voice)
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
The Mellowmen (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
(1998)
Kirby (voice)
Babes in Toyland
(1961)
Trees (singing voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Sioux Me
(1939)
Indian Bass Singer (voice)
Prehistoric Porky
(1940)
Lizard Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Pilgrim Porky
(1940)
Singer
Isle Of Destiny
(1940)
Sportsman Quartet Member
Little Blabbermouse
(1940)
Chew Tobacco (voice)
Pinocchio
(1940)
Monstro the Whale (uncredited)
Jingle Belles
(1941)
Lost Canyon
(1942)
Singing Ranch Hand
We'll Slap the Japs (Right into the Laps of the Nazis)
(1942)
Springtime for Pluto
(1944)
Singing Caterpillar
Cinderella
(1950)
(voice)
Rooty Toot Toot
(1951)
Johnny / Honest John the Crook
Alice in Wonderland
(1951)
Card Painter (voice)
Trick or Treat
(1952)
The Mellomen (voice) (uncredited)
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
(1953)
The Mellomen
Pigs Is Pigs
(1954)
Singer
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
The Mellowmen (uncredited)
Rose Marie
(1954)
Indian medicine man
Lady and the Tramp
(1955)
Al the Gator (voice)
Design for Dreaming
(1956)
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.
(1957)
Cyrus P. Sliderule
Paul Bunyan
(1958)
Paul Bunyan / Chorus (voice) (as The Mellomen)
Noah's Ark
(1959)
Shem / Ham / Japeth, Noah's sons
Jack Benny Christmas Show
(1960)
Enrico Scortachini (uncredited)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Captain (voice)
Donald and the Wheel
(1961)
Senior Spirit of Progress
Babes in Toyland
(1961)
Trees (singing voice)
The Sword in the Stone
(1963)
Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Hog / Andrew's Whimper (voice) (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(1966)
Voice (uncredited)
The Night Before Christmas
(1968)
Soloist (voice)
The Aristocats
(1970)
Russian Cat (voice)
Horton Hears a Who!
(1970)
Wickersham Brother (voice) (uncredited)
The Cat in the Hat
(1971)
Thing 1 (voice)
Snoopy, Come Home
(1972)
"No Dogs Allowed" (voice) (uncredited)
The Lorax
(1972)
Singer
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
(1977)
Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)
The Hobbit
(1977)
Goblin (voice)
EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program
(1983)
Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening
The Brave Little Toaster
(1987)
Kirby (voice)
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers
(1992)
The Black Hole (voice) (uncredited)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
(1994)
Self
Superior Duck
(1996)
Narrator (voice)
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
(1997)
Kirby (voice)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
(1998)
Kirby (voice)
Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Haunted Mansion Story
(2005)
Himself
Sound