Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 06, 1914
Died
May 22, 2005
Place of Birth
Norfolk, Nebraska, USA
Credits
64 titles
Thurl Ravenscroft
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.
Known For
Filmography
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
Singing pirate (voice)/Drunken pirate (voice)
Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Haunted Mansion Story
Himself
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Kirby (voice)
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Kirby (voice)
I Am Weasel
I.M. Weasel (singing voice)
Superior Duck
Narrator (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Self
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers
The Black Hole (voice) (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster
Kirby (voice)
EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program
Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening (voice) (archive sound)
The Hobbit
Goblin (voice)
Halloween Is Grinch Night
Vocals
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)
Emilio and His Magic Bull
Snoopy, Come Home
"No Dogs Allowed" (voice) (uncredited)
The Lorax
Singer
The Cat in the Hat
Thing 1 (voice)
The Aristocats
Russian Cat (voice)
Horton Hears a Who!
Wickersham Brother (voice) (uncredited)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Vocals
The Night Before Christmas
Soloist (voice)
Pacifically Peeking
The Mellomen (uncredited)
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Voice (uncredited)
Mary Poppins
Hog / Andrew's Whimper (Voice) (Uncredited)
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
Policeman (voice, uncredited)
The Sword in the Stone
Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair
The Mellomen (uncredited)
Gay Purr-ee
Singing Hench Cat (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
Trees (singing voice)
Donald and the Wheel
Senior Spirit of Progress (voice)
The Coyote's Lament
Singing Caterpillar (singing voice) (uncredited)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Captain (voice)
Jack Benny Christmas Show
Enrico Scortachini (uncredited)
Noah's Ark
Shem / Ham / Japeth, Noah's sons
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan / Chorus (voice) (as The Mellomen)
South Pacific
Stewpot (Singing) (Uncredited)
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.
Cyrus P. Sliderule
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Theme Song Performance
It's Always Fair Weather
Harry Wilson (voice) (uncredited)
Lady and the Tramp
Al the Gator (voice)
Daddy Long Legs
Jervis Pendleton III (singing voice) (uncredited)
Pigs Is Pigs
Singer (voice)
Rose Marie
Indian medicine man
The Glenn Miller Story
The Mellowmen (uncredited)
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
The Mellomen
Peter Pan
Vocals
General Electric Theater
Nebuchadnezzar
Trick or Treat
The Mellomen (voice) (uncredited)