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