Thurl Ravenscroft

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft was an American voice actor and singer, who was best known for his deep booming voice, as well as one of the original voices of Tony the Tiger in the cereal commercials for more than five decades.
==History==
Ravenscroft was born in Norfolk, Nebraska on February 6, 1914. He served as a navigator in the WWII Air Transport Command before settling in Hollywood.
An accomplished singer, Ravenscroft performed with various groups, such as The Sportsmen, , , and many major stars, including and Elvis Presley. He is best known, however, for his booming bass voice and mellifluous voice-overs, particularly as the voice of Tony the Tiger in both the English and Spanish commercials for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal from 1953 to 2004. He also sang "" in the 1966 Chuck Jones holiday special (this song was also featured in the Disney+ series Hawkeye). In 1996, Ravenscroft and his wife, June, retired in Southern California, although he still did occasional voice-over work as Tony the Tiger until his death.
His voice can be heard in several Disney theme park attractions, including The Haunted Mansion (as the lead singing bust), Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room (as Fritz, Tangaroa and some of the Tiki Masks), Country Bear Jamboree (as Buff), Pirates of the Caribbean (as several singing pirates), and as a former narrator on the Disneyland Railroad. He also voiced the herald declaring Sleeping Beauty Castle officially open during Disneyland's opening day. He also recorded for Disneyland Records and can be heard on several LPs.
In 1995, Ravenscroft was honored as a Disney Legend.
Ravenscroft died in his home in Fullerton, California on May 22, 2005.
All of his Disney roles are listed below.
==Filmography==
===Films===
*Pinocchio (1940) - Monstro (uncredited)
*Dumbo (1941) - Singer in "Pink Elephants on Parade" (uncredited)
*The Nifty Nineties (1941) - Singer (uncredited)
*Springtime for Pluto (1944) - Deep-voiced Singing Caterpillar before it transforms (uncredited)
*Make Mine Music (1946) - Singer (uncredited)
*Cinderella (1950) - Mouse (uncredited)
*Alice in Wonderland (1951) - Card Painter (as The Mellomen)
*Trick or Treat (1952) - Witch Hazel's jack-o'-lantern (uncredited)
*Peter Pan (1953) - Chorus singer (uncredited)
*Pigs Is Pigs (1954) - Singer (uncredited)
*20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - Sailor from "A Whale of a Tale" (singing voice; uncredited)
*Lady and the Tramp (1955) - Al the Alligator (uncredited)
*The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A. (1957) - Cyrus P. Sliderule (uncredited)
*Paul Bunyan (1958) - Paul Bunyan (uncredited)
*Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Singer (uncredited)
*One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) - Captain
*The Sword in the Stone (1963) - Sir Bart (uncredited)
*The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1963) - Singer (uncredited)
*Mary Poppins (1964) - Toon Hog/Andrew's whimper (uncredited)
*Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) - Singer (uncredited)
*The Jungle Book (1967) - Colonel Hathi's crew (uncredited)
*Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) - Black Honeypot (uncredited)
*Story and Song from The Haunted Mansion (1969) - Narrator/Lead Singing Bust
*The Aristocats (1970) - Billy Boss
*Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) - Singer (uncredited)
*"Disney on Parade" (1971) - Stromboli and Baloo (uncredited)
*The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) - Black Honeypot/Singer (uncredited)
*The Small One (1978) - The Potter (uncredited)
*The Brave Little Toaster (1987) - Kirby
*Disneyland Fun (1990) - "Grim Grinning Ghosts" singer (uncredited)
*The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Hanging Tree (uncredited)
*The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) - Kirby
*The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1999) - Kirby
===Disney Parks===
*Sailing Ship Columbia - Sea chantey singer
*Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room - Fritz and Tangaroa
*It's a Small World - Finale singer
*Adventure Thru Inner Space - "Miracles From Molecules" singer
*Pirates of the Caribbean - Singing pirates and singing dog
*The Haunted Mansion - Lead Singing Bust
*Country Bear Jamboree - Big Al's laugh and Buff
*Country Bear Christmas Special - Buff
*Country Bear Vacation Hoedown - Buff
*Pan Galactic Pizza Port - Pan Galactic Pizza Port commercial spokesman
*Disneyland Railroad - Narrator
*Mark Twain Riverboat - First Mate
*Splash Mountain - Singing bullfrogs
*The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - Singer
==Discography==
*1958 Walt Disney's Paul Bunyan - Narrator
*1960 "Roll Along (Unto The Sea) / Ten Who Dared" (Single)
*1962 Peter Cottontail Plus Other Funny Bunnies and Their Friends - Performer
*1963 Walt Disney Presents Savage Sam - Narrator
*1963 All About Dragons - Narrator/Performer
*1964 Walt Disney's Treasury Of Dog Stories - 
*1966 Walt Disney's Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Sound Track Of The Fabulous Adventure - Performer
*1966 Thumper's Great Race - Performer
*1966 Walt Disney Presents The Story Of The Seven Dwarfs And Their Diamond Mine[ https://www.discogs.com/master/1254103-Various-Walt-Disney-Presents-The-Story-Of-The-Seven-Dwarfs-And-Their-Diamond-Mine] - Performer
*1969 The Story And Song From The Haunted Mansion - Performer
*1970 Walt Disney's Pirates Of The Caribbean - Performer
*1972 Walt Disney's Story of Treasure Island - Performer
==Roles==
MONSTRO.png|Monstro(Pinocchio)
Profile - Stromboli .jpeg|Stromboli("Disney on Parade")
Profile - Baloo.jpeg|Baloo("Disney on Parade")
Alice-in-wonderland-disneyscreencaps.com-6748.jpg|One of the Card Painters(Alice in Wonderland)
Professor-lg.jpg|Professor Owl(Disneyland LP release)
Eeyore-color-10.jpg|Eeyore(record releases)
Singing Caterpillar.png|Singing Caterpillar(Springtime for Pluto)
Lady and the Tramp - Al the Alligator.jpg|Al the Alligator(Lady and the Tramp)
Paul Bunyan Singing.jpg|Paul Bunyan(Paul Bunyan)
Captain4.jpg|Captain(One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
Sword-in-stone-disneyscreencaps.com-8711.jpg|Sir Bart(The Sword in the Stone)
Mary Poppins Pig.jpg|Pig(Mary Poppins)
Clipjungle14.gif|Shere Khan(The Jungle Book; deleted song "The Mighty Hunters")
Billy Ross.jpg|Billy Boss(The Aristocats)
Potter8.jpg|The Potter(The Small One)
Kirby confused.jpg|Kirby(The Brave Little Toaster franchise)
Phantom Manor - The Phantom Five.jpg|Lead Singing Bust (right)(The Haunted Mansion)
Enchanted Tiki Room - Fritz.jpeg|Fritz(Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room)
Enchanted tangaroa.jpg|Tangaroa(Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room)
Big Al.png|Big Al (laughing)(Country Bear Jamboree)
Profile - Melvin, Buff, and Max.jpg|Buff (center)(Country Bear Jamboree)
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