Purv Pullen

Almy Purves "Purv" Pullen (February 2, 1909 – October 18, 1992), later known by the stage name Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath[2] (or simply Dr. Birdbath), was an American voice actor. He was known for mimicking the sounds of animals and birds.[3]
== Early life ==
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Pullen was born on February 2, 1909, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] Growing up on a farm, he began imitating bird-calls.[4] He incorporated bird-calls into his first job as a disc jockey in Akron, Ohio, and at other radio stations.[4]
== Career ==
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Pullen began performing as a voice actor in films in the 1930s. He was the voice of Cheetah in Tarzan films and produced the bird sounds in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).[4][5] Pullen's vocal contributions appear in many cartoons featuring Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, and Popeye. Pullen was also the voice of the howling coyote in Cecil B. DeMille's 1935 film The Crusades, and the squawks and jungle sounds for Martin Denny's 1951 pop instrumental "Quiet Village".[6]
In 1945, Pullen began a collaboration with Spike Jones, providing sound effects and other comic gimmicks on many of the classic Jones recordings.[7] Jones gave Pullen the stage name "Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath."[3]
Pullen provided background bird vocals in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and Walt Disney World.[3] He was also heard in the San Francisco Bay Area as the voice of Roscoe the Dog on the Dr. Don Rose show on KFRC.[8]
Pullen also appeared in nightclubs as a ventriloquist with a dummy named Johnny.[4] He appeared on a 1958 episode of What's My Line? as the mystery guest.[9]
== Personal life ==
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Pullen was a longtime resident of Vacaville, California, where he performed puppet shows at the Nut Tree in the 1970s and 1980s and where he appeared with "Roscoe the Dog," a supposedly invisible dog puppeted by means of a stiffened dog leash.[6]
== Filmography ==
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Title 	Date	Role 	Credited As	Details	Notes
The Bird Store 	1932	Birds 	 	 	[10]
Birds in the Spring 	1933	Birds 	 	 	[10]
Who Killed Cock Robin? 	1935	Cock Robin's Whistling	 	 	[10]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 	1937	Birds (voice) 	Uncredited 	 	[11]
Cinderella 	1950	Birds (voice) 	Uncredited 	 	
Bedtime for Bonzo 	1951	Minor Role (voice) 	Uncredited 	 	[3]
Bonzo Goes to College 	1952	Minor Role (voice) 	Uncredited 	 	[3]
Sleeping Beauty 	1959	Birds (voice) 	Uncredited 	 	
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room	1963	Birds (voice) 	 	 	
Category:1909 births
Category:1992 deaths
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Male actors from Philadelphia
Category:People from Vacaville, California