"Roo respectively. Ralph Wright, one of two voice actors who appeared in all four theatrical releases, became the third principal ""Winnie the Pooh"" featurette voice to pass away shortly after the release of the film; he died of a heart attack on December 31, 1983. He has since been followed in the deaths by Sterling Holloway (1992), Hal Smith (1994), and finally Paul Winchell and John Fiedler, who had also died on consecutive days in June 2005. On DVD and Blu-ray releases of ""The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh"", the short carries different voice credits than those on previous"
"is one of his favorite foods. He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, stewardess, and has 4 children. Pálmi Gestsson Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group ""Spaugstofan"" which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Kaa in ""The Jungle Book"". Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland. Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983. Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52"
"Pálmi Gestsson Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group ""Spaugstofan"" which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Kaa in ""The Jungle Book"". Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland. Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983. Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52 mountains (1 per week) in a year in Iceland. He likes hunting birds and especially reindeer which"
"Jim Cummings James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor and singer, who has appeared in almost 400 roles. He is known for voicing the title character from ""Darkwing Duck"", Dr. Robotnik from ""Sonic the Hedgehog"", Pete, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Bonkers D. Bobcat and the Tasmanian Devil. He has performed in numerous Disney and DreamWorks animations including ""Aladdin"", ""The Lion King"", ""Balto"", ""Antz"", ""The Road to El Dorado"", ""Shrek"", and ""The Princess and the Frog"". He has also provided voice-over work for video games, such as ""Icewind Dale"", ""Fallout"", """", ""Baldur's Gate"", ""Mass Effect 2"","
"Bruce Reitherman Bruce Reitherman (born September 15, 1955) is an American filmmaker and former child actor. Born in Burbank, California, Reitherman is the son of German-born Disney animator Wolfgang Reitherman and Janie Marie McMillan, and provided the voices of Mowgli in ""The Jungle Book"" and Christopher Robin in ""Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree"". After graduating from U.C. Berkeley in 1977 with an independent major in Natural Resources and a minor in Spanish, subsequent work experience included stints as a river guide, field biologist, naturalist, expedition leader and biological consultant. He has worked on natural history productions in exotic"
"he brought life to Bagheera in ""The Jungle Book"" (1967). His longest-standing role came through the ""Winnie the Pooh"" series, in which he narrated ""Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree"" (1966), ""Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day"" (1968), ""Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too"" (1974), and ""The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh"" (1977). Cabot was born in London, England. At the age of 14, he left school to work in an automotive garage, where he served as chauffeur and valet for British actor Frank Pettingell. Cabot became interested in theatre, and after becoming acquainted with other actors"
"and audio books. He also has voiced commercials for L'Oreal Kids, Guess Who? and Burger King. He had provided the voice to the UK version of Face from Nick Jr from its launch in 1995 until 2004. He played the voices of Jack Frost in the movie ""Rainbow Magic Return to Rainspell Island"" and the Bengal Tiger Shere Khan and Kaa in the TV series ""The Jungle Book"". In his writing career, he has been writing for various radio or television productions like ""In the Name of the Wee Man"", ""Cold Call"", ""Tales From The Tower"", ""Proof of the Pudding"","
"stars began voice acting in movies, with some of the earliest examples being ""Gay Purr-ee"", starring the voices of Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons, Hermione Gingold, and Morey Amsterdam, and ""The Jungle Book"", which counted among its cast contemporary stars such as Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders and Sterling Holloway. On TV, the Rankin-Bass studio employed the voices of such notable performers as Burl Ives, James Cagney, Jimmy Durante, Danny Kaye, Mickey Rooney, and Buddy Hackett in their animated specials; Filmation used the talents of Ed Asner and Alan Oppenheimer; and popular comic actor Paul Lynde"
"Tony Jay Tony Jay (2 February 1933 – 13 August 2006) was an English actor, voice artist, and singer. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was known for his voice work in radio, animation, film, and video games. Jay was particularly well known for his distinctive baritone voice, which often led to him being cast in villainous roles. He was best known as the voice of Judge Claude Frollo in Disney's ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"" (1996), Megabyte in ""ReBoot"" (1994–2001), Shere Khan in ""The Jungle Book 2"" and the TV series ""TaleSpin"", and the Elder God"
"in ""Xenosaga"" and Charles zi Britannia in ""Code Geass"". Michael McConnohie Michael D. McConnohie (born July 23, 1951 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American voice actor, writer and director who has provided many voice roles in movies, anime, and video games. He and fellow actress Melodee Spevack run a production company called VoxWorks. Some of his major works include the Narrator on ""Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo"" and ""Hunter x Hunter"", Azulongmon in ""Digimon"", Gork in ""Masked Rider"", Keiichi Ikari in ""Paranoia Agent"", Rolf Emerson in ""Robotech"", Manzou the Saw in ""Samurai Champloo"", Cosmos and Tracks in ""Transformers"", Hot Shot / Ironhide in"
"Andre Stojka Andre Stojka (born 1936) is an American actor, voice actor and producer. He is best known for his role as the voice of Owl in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise beginning with ""Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger"", inheriting the role from Hal Smith after his death in 1994. He was also the voice of the horse Starlite in all of the animated ""Rainbow Brite"" productions. Other roles include the druid from ""The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy"" and the King in the ""Cinderella"" sequels. He also voiced the ""Grim Creaper"" in ""Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School"". Starting in"
"Norman Shelley Norman Shelley (16 February 1903 – 22 August 1980) was a British actor, best known for his work in radio, in particular for the BBC's ""Children's Hour"". He also had a recurring role as Colonel Danby in the long-running radio soap opera ""The Archers"". Perhaps Shelley's single best-known role was as Winnie-the-Pooh in ""Children's Hour"" adaptations of A.A. Milne's stories; for many British people of the mid-20th century, his is the definitive voice of Pooh. Other roles for ""Children's Hour"" included Dr. Watson (opposite Carleton Hobbs as Holmes) in a series of adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock"
"Sterling Holloway Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 4, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American character actor and voice actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He was also a voice actor for The Walt Disney Company, well known for his distinctive tenor voice, and served as the original voice of the title character in Walt Disney's ""Winnie the Pooh"". Born in Cedartown, Georgia, Holloway was named after his father, Sterling Price Holloway, who, in turn, was named after a prominent Confederate general, Sterling ""Pap"" Price. His mother was Rebecca DeHaven Boothby. He had a"
"John DiMaggio John DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor and comedian. His voice features as Bender in ""Futurama"", Jake the Dog on ""Adventure Time"", Marcus Fenix in the ""Gears of War"" series, Dr. Drakken on ""Kim Possible"", Brother Blood on ""Teen Titans"", Sandman and Hammerhead on ""The Spectacular Spider-Man"", Aquaman in """", the Scotsman on ""Samurai Jack"", Schnitzel on ""Chowder"", Rico in ""The Penguins of Madagascar"" and King Zøg on ""Disenchantment"". A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey, DiMaggio graduated from North Plainfield High School. DiMaggio attended Rutgers University. DiMaggio is known for his role"
"a few times and has acted and sung in several plays and made collaborations with Mario Zafred, Tito Gobbi, Renato Capecchi and Carlo Maria Giulini. Tedesco also performed at the Carignano Theatre in Turin and La Fenice in Venice. In 1998, Tedesco officially retired from opera singing. Tedesco was also a very successful voice dubber. He voiced Kaa in the Italian version of ""The Jungle Book"" and the 2003 sequel as well as Avery Bullock in the Italian dub of ""American Dad"" and Sam the Eagle and Statler in ""The Muppets"" from 1979 to 1999. Tedesco had two children. His"
"up not being used. Kaa speaks and sings with a subtle, lilting lisp giving the song a humorous dimension that it would not otherwise have. Trust in Me (The Python's Song) ""Trust in Me (The Python's Song)"" is a song in the widely popular Walt Disney film, ""The Jungle Book"", from 1967. The song was sung by Sterling Holloway playing the part of ""Kaa, the snake"". The song was written by Disney staff songwriters, Robert and Richard Sherman. In the song, Kaa hypnotizes Mowgli, into a calm, soothing, relaxing trance, sending Mowgli walking along his body until he finally coils"
"Eric Bauza Eric Adrian Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian voice actor, animator and comedian. He is best known as the voice of Lord Stingray in ""Superjail!"", Marvin the Martian in ""The Looney Tunes Show"", in """", Storm Shadow, Destro and Tunnel Rat in """", Razoff in """", Flip Champion in """", the Professor and Pipo Monkeys in ""Ape Escape"" and Lord Takagami in """". Bauza had attended Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School in Scarborough, Ontario, from 1994 to 1997. Even then, he was a comedic character who was very much involved with the creative arts in"
"Mike Pollock (voice actor) Michael B. Pollock (born March 9, 1965) is an American voice actor best known as the voice of Doctor Eggman in the ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" franchise, as well as many characters in various anime English-language dubs and video games. He provided voices for the narrator, Raoul Contesta, and Drayden in the ""Pokémon series"", Adon Coborlwitz from ""Berserk"", Meat from ""Ultimate Muscle"", Langston Lickatoad from ""Viva Piñata"", Suikyou from the ""Ikki Tousen"" series and Beast in the motion comic adaptation of ""Astonishing X-Men"". Pollock worked in radio in Upstate New York in the 1980s. He graduated from"
"performed at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles alongside Harland Williams. Eric Bauza Eric Adrian Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian voice actor, animator and comedian. He is best known as the voice of Lord Stingray in ""Superjail!"", Marvin the Martian in ""The Looney Tunes Show"", in """", Storm Shadow, Destro and Tunnel Rat in """", Razoff in """", Flip Champion in """", the Professor and Pipo Monkeys in ""Ape Escape"" and Lord Takagami in """". Bauza had attended Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School in Scarborough, Ontario, from 1994 to 1997. Even then, he was a comedic"
"Vittorio Stagni Vittorio Stagni (born December 17, 1938) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Born in Milan to a theatre administrator, Stagni began his dubbing career at a young age. One of his earliest roles was in ""Dumbo"" in which he provided the Italian voice of Skinny. His career intensified as he grew older. He is the official Italian voice of Rick Moranis, Wallace Shawn and he also dubbed Warwick Davis in the Italian version of the ""Harry Potter"" film franchise. He is also renowned for dubbing Kif Kroker in the Italian-Language version of ""Futurama"". Stagni's role as an"
"John Fiedler John Donald Fiedler (February 3, 1925 – June 25, 2005) was an American actor and voice actor who was slight, balding, and bespectacled, with a distinctive, high-pitched voice. His career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio. Among his best-known roles are the nervous Juror #2 in ""12 Angry Men""; the voice of Piglet in Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh productions; Vinnie, one of Oscar's poker cronies in the film ""The Odd Couple""; the government official Mr. Hengist who gets possessed by the spirit of Jack the Ripper on the """" episode ""Wolf in the Fold"", and"
"Kim Strauss Kim Strauss (born August 2, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and Amazon.com bestselling author with his children's book ""Kalan the Mighty Warrior: Book One – Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest"". He is also known for doing many voice roles throughout the history of the ""Power Rangers"" franchise; the more notable roles include Ninjor in Season 3 of ""Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"", Scorpius in """", and Jinxer in """". He has also enjoyed recurring acting roles on popular television series such as ""The Young and the Restless"" and ""Babylon 5""."
"Kim Strauss Kim Strauss (born August 2, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and Amazon.com bestselling author with his children's book ""Kalan the Mighty Warrior: Book One – Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest"". He is also known for doing many voice roles throughout the history of the ""Power Rangers"" franchise; the more notable roles include Ninjor in Season 3 of ""Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"", Scorpius in """", and Jinxer in """". He has also enjoyed recurring acting roles on popular television series such as ""The Young and the Restless"" and ""Babylon 5""."
"one of the long-time voices of Buena Vista Home Entertainment (now Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's) trailers and promotions. Cummings has performed on multiple animated series since the 1980s. Among his most famous roles are those of Dimmy on ""The Snorks"", Morton Fizzback and Professor Funt on ""Denver, the Last Dinosaur"", Mr. Hollywood, whose catchphrase is ""Ain't that cute...BUT IT'S WRONG!!"" on ""2 Stupid Dogs"", Doctor Mindbender, portrayed with an ""Alsatian"" accent, on ""G.I. Joe"", the dumb Clyde Cat on ""Tom and Jerry Kids"", Doofus Drake on ""DuckTales"" and he can also be heard as the voice of Sokolov in"
"Alan Young Alan Young (born Angus Young; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was a British–American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio and television host/personality who ""TV Guide"" called ""the Charlie Chaplin of television"". He was best known for his role as gentle Wilbur Post in the television comedy series, ""Mister Ed"" (1961–1966). Young was also the voice of Disney's Scrooge McDuck for over thirty years, first in the Academy Award-nominated short film ""Mickey's Christmas Carol"" (1983) and in various other films, TV series and video games until his death. During the 1940s and 1950s, he starred in his"
"""I Know That Voice"", a documentary about the world of voice acting, along with producer Tommy Reid and director Lawrence Shapiro. DiMaggio lives in Los Angeles, California. He is married to voice actress Kate Miller. <!-- NEED SOURCE John DiMaggio John DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor and comedian. His voice features as Bender in ""Futurama"", Jake the Dog on ""Adventure Time"", Marcus Fenix in the ""Gears of War"" series, Dr. Drakken on ""Kim Possible"", Brother Blood on ""Teen Titans"", Sandman and Hammerhead on ""The Spectacular Spider-Man"", Aquaman in """", the Scotsman on ""Samurai Jack"","
"Phil Harris Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and jazz musician. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with Jack Benny, then in a series in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. He played Baloo the bear in ""The Jungle Book"" (1967), Thomas O'Malley in ""The Aristocats"" (1970), and Little John in ""Robin Hood"" (1973). In 1981, he sang ""Back Home Again in Indiana"" before the Indianapolis"
"Junius Matthews Junius Conyers Matthews (June 12, 1890 – January 18, 1978) was an American actor and voice actor. He was the original voice of Rabbit in the ""Winnie the Pooh"" franchise from 1966 to 1977. He was a private in World War I before becoming an actor, and determined to become a popular radio and television actor, his career began on stage where he got his first role in a silent film called ""The Silent Witness"" (1917). He later played the role of the Tin Woodsman on a radio version of ""The Wizard of Oz"". His distinctive voice can"
"later years in Woodland Hills, California, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, a retirement community, where he died of natural causes on May 19, 2016, at the age of 96. Alan Young Alan Young (born Angus Young; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was a British–American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio and television host/personality who ""TV Guide"" called ""the Charlie Chaplin of television"". He was best known for his role as gentle Wilbur Post in the television comedy series, ""Mister Ed"" (1961–1966). Young was also the voice of Disney's Scrooge McDuck for over thirty"
"Ken Sansom Frank Kenneth ""Ken"" Sansom (April 2, 1927 – October 8, 2012) was an American actor and voice actor. Among his best known roles, Sansom voiced Rabbit in animated television series, television specials, and films for Disney's ""Winnie the Pooh"" from 1988 to 2010. Sansom was born on April 2, 1927, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He enlisted in the United States Navy soon after graduating from East High School in Salt Lake City in 1944. Sansom enrolled at the University of Utah following World War II, but did not complete his studies at that university. He transferred to"
"as Jock the Scottish Terrier, Bull the Cockney bulldog, Dachsie the German dachshund, Joe the Italian cook, and the Irish policeman in the zoo. In shorts, he was heard as Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore in several ""Donald Duck and Humphrey the Bear"" entries and as Professor Owl in two music related shorts, ""Melody"" and ""Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom"" (directed by Ward Kimball), amongst many others. He reprised both of these roles in Disney's various television series, and was the first actor to voice the comic book character Scrooge McDuck (the theatrical featurette ""Scrooge McDuck and Money""). Another prominent role"
"as well his voice to animated characters such as Tigger from Winnie the Pooh since ""The Tigger Movie"", Sebastian St. Clair in ""BoJack Horseman"", Jake from ""The Rescuers Down Under"" and the Rat from ""Fantastic Mr. Fox"". Luca Biagini Luca Biagini (born October 3, 1949) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biagini is best known for dubbing over the voices of actors like Hugo Weaving in ""The Lord of the Rings"" film series, Michael Keaton in ""Batman"" and ""Spotlight"", Arliss Howard in ""Full Metal Jacket"", J.K. Simmons in ""Whiplash"", Bruce Willis in ""12 Monkeys"", Ed Harris in ""The Hours"","
"recognize his World War II service. Larry Storch Lawrence Samuel Storch (born January 8, 1923) is an American comedian, actor and voice artist best known for his comic television roles, including voice-over work for cartoon shows, such as Mr. Whoopee on ""Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales"", and his live-action role of the bumbling Corporal Randolph Agarn on ""F Troop"". Storch was born in New York City, a son of Alfred Storch, a realtor, and his wife Sally (née Kupperman) Storch, a telephone operator. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx with Don Adams, who remained his lifelong friend."