Thurl Ravenscroft
Date of birth: 1914-02-06
Place of birth: Norfolk, Nebraska, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft, The Mellomen
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Aristocats
1970-12-24
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998-05-19
Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was f
Lady and the Tramp
1955-06-22
Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviou
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
1953-11-10
Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the adv
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961-01-25
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must f
Sioux Me
1939-09-08
When there is a drought on an Indian reservation, everyone is in desperate need of water so that the
Jingle Belles
1941-12-24
Gloria Jean sings two songs in the Universal musical short, which also features The Sportsman Quarte
Paul Bunyan
1958-08-01
A retelling of the classic Canadian / American tall tale of the enormous lumberjack and his loyal co
Snoopy, Come Home
1972-08-09
When Snoopy receives a letter from his original owner Lila, he goes to visit her in the hospital whi
The Lorax
1972-02-14
The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall, as h
Trick or Treat
1952-10-10
When the nephews come to Donald's house in their Halloween costumes he dumps water on them and laugh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977-03-11
Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of
Donald and the Wheel
1961-06-21
A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters
Pigs Is Pigs
1954-05-21
Flannery, a railway agent does everything by the book. He gets into a scrape with a customer, McMore
Noah's Ark
1959-11-10
The Biblical story of Noah's ark full of animals gets the Disney treatment in this animated short.
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.
1957-06-19
The city of Anyburg decides its traffic situation has gotten out of hand, so it puts the automobile
Babes in Toyland
1961-12-14
All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! B
Rooty Toot Toot
1951-11-15
Frankie walks into a bar, where she catches her boyfriend Johnny with the sensuous Nellie Bly and ki
Superior Duck
1996-08-23
Daffy is supposedly a super hero and tries to show off his "super powers."
EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program
1983-01-02
Welcome to this very special place, EPCOT Center, Walt Disney’s dream is now a reality. Epcot Cente
We'll Slap the Japs (Right into the Laps of the Nazis)
1942-01-05
A Soundie with The Four Sportsmen.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994-11-19
Phil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966 holiday
The Hobbit
1977-11-27
The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place call
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966-10-16
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960-12-18
It's the week before Christmas and Jack drops by Edgar Bergen's house to go over the upcoming show's
Prehistoric Porky
1940-10-12
Caveman Porky awakens and plays with his pet Rover, a massive dinosaur. After Rover's playfulness ca
Pilgrim Porky
1940-03-15
The Pilgrims, led by captain Porky Pig, set sail from Plymouth for America. We get a series of ocean
The Cat in the Hat
1971-03-10
In a marvelously animated version of one of the most beloved of all Dr. Seuss tales, two youngsters
Rose Marie
1954-03-03
Rose Marie Lemaitre, an orphan living in the Canadian wilderness, falls in love with her guardian, M
The Brave Little Toaster
1987-07-09
A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just
Springtime for Pluto
1944-06-23
Seduced by a satyr, Pluto celebrates spring. He goes around enjoying the scents, then imitating vari
It's Always Fair Weather
1955-08-30
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. The
Pacifically Peeking
1968-10-06
Moby Duck leads a study of life on several South Pacific islands, including Pitcairn, Fiji, and Hawa
Isle Of Destiny
1940-03-08
A pretty socialite / pilot runs into gun smugglers when she lands her plane on a Pacific island.
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
1950-01-01
In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuri
Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Haunted Mansion Story
2005-01-01
Through painstaking research, the torrid saga of the dearly beloved attraction is now revealed. Witn
Little Blabbermouse
1940-07-06
A mouse, imitating W.C. Fields, leads a nighttime tour of a closed drugstore for other mice, that in
Lost Canyon
1942-12-18
Burton is after Clark's ranch. He gets the banker to refuse to renew Clark's note and then sends his
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997-11-01
When Toaster and the gang spark friendships with the playful animals at the veterinary hospital, the
Horton Hears a Who!
1970-03-18
In this story, Horton discovers there is a microscopic community of intelligent beings called the Wh
The Sword in the Stone
1963-12-25
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers
1992-05-27
Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, and Elmer Fudd have all been captured, and badly animated pod-people versi
Cinderella
1950-02-22
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice frien
Pinocchio
1940-02-23
A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.
The Glenn Miller Story
1954-01-04
A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscu
The Night Before Christmas
1968-12-01
Fictionalized account of how Clement C. Moore came to write "A Visit from St. Nicholas." His young d
Alice in Wonderland
1951-07-28
On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madc
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963-04-03
Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custod
Gay Purr-ee
1962-10-24
Mewsette is a starry-eyed cat who grows weary of life on a French farm and heads for the excitement
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966-12-18
Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time c
Be Quiet, Kind and Gentle
1957-02-17
The Boing Boing Show cartoon