Bill Thompson

William Henry "Bill" Thompson, Jr. was an American voice actor and radio personality, whose career stretched from the 1930s until his death. He was best known as the original voice of Droopy in most of the MGM theatrical shorts from 1943 to 1958, as well as the original voice of Touché Turtle in the show . He also did various characters on the radio program .
For Disney, he voiced numerous characters, such as Scrooge McDuck in Scrooge McDuck and Money, Professor Owl and Bertie Birdbrain in Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, the White Rabbit and Dodo in Alice in Wonderland, Mr. Smee (and other pirates) in Peter Pan, Governor Keith in Ben and Me, Jock, Joe, Bull, Dachsie, and the Irish Policeman in Lady and the Tramp, King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty, Flannery and the Zoology Professor in Pigs Is Pigs, the Defense Attorney in The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A., Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore in several "Donald Duck" and "Humphrey the Bear" cartoon shorts, J.J. Fate in How to Have an Accident in the Home and How to Have an Accident at Work, the Common Man and his Common Sense in How to Catch a Cold, an elderly Spike the Bee in Let's Stick Together, Grandpa Duck (Donald's grandfather) in No Hunting, Willoughby in The Walt Disney Christmas Show, and Uncle Waldo in The Aristocats, his last work.
Thompson was also well-known for being the announcer for several commercials.
He died of a week after his 58th birthday.
==Roles==
Scrooge in Scrooge McDuck and Money.jpg|Scrooge McDuck(Scrooge McDuck and Money)
Tumblr n7nnb1UNGP1qhcrb0o8 r1 1280.jpg|Professor Owl(Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom)
Bertiebirdbrain.jpg|Bertie Birdbrain(Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom)
Tumblr mvvwp4QVau1qhcrb0o1 1280.jpg|White Rabbit(Alice in Wonderland)
Tumblr n7nnb1UNGP1qhcrb0o5 r1 1280.jpg|Dodo(Alice in Wonderland)
Mr. Smee Profile.jpg|Mr. Smee(Peter Pan)
Peterpan-disneyscreencaps-7071.jpg|Pirate Crew(Peter Pan)
Governor Keith.jpg|Governor Keith(Ben and Me)
Tumblr n7nnb1UNGP1qhcrb0o1 1280.jpg|Jock(Lady and the Tramp)
Ladyandthetramp774.jpg|Bull(Lady and the Tramp)
Tramp-disneyscreencaps com-5180.jpg|Joe(Lady and the Tramp)
Policeman.jpg|Policeman(Lady and the Tramp)
Tramp-disneyscreencaps com-6253.jpg|Dachsie(Lady and the Tramp)
Tumblr n7nnb1UNGP1qhcrb0o3 1280.jpg|Uncle Waldo(The Aristocats)
King-Hubert-1.png|King Hubert(Sleeping Beauty)
1957-anybourg-3.jpg|Defense Attorney(The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A.)
Flannery.jpg|Flannery(Pigs Is Pigs)
WoodloreGrandCanyon.jpg|J. Audubon Woodlore(original voice)
1959-accident-3.jpg|J.J. Fate(How to Have an Accident in the Home and How to Have an Accident at Work)
52905.jpg|Elderly Spike the Bee(Let's Stick Together)
KnipselV.JPG|Grandpa Duck(No Hunting)
1951-cold-2.jpg|Common Man(How to Catch a Cold)
How To Catch A Cold 2.jpg|Common Sense(How to Catch a Cold)
Willoughby in mirror.jpg|Willoughby(The Walt Disney Christmas Show)
Peter Pan - 1955 Peanut Butter Commercial 'Treasure'|Announcer for some Peter Pan Peanut Butter commercials
==Gallery==
Lady and the Tramp recording session.JPG|L-R: Bill Baucom, Thompson, and Barbara Luddy recording lines for Lady and the Tramp, seen in "A Story of Dogs."
Bill baucom and bill thompson.JPG
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