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