Thurl Ravenscroft
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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
Credits
Cinderella (1950)
as (voice)
Mary Poppins (1964)
as Hog / Andrew's Whimper (Voice) (Uncredited)
Pinocchio (1940)
as Monstro the Whale (uncredited)
The Aristocats (1970)
as Russian Cat (voice)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
as Card Painter (voice)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
as Al the Gator (voice)
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
as Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
as Captain (voice)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
as Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
as Kirby (voice)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
as Jervis Pendleton III (singing voice) (uncredited)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
as Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)
The Hobbit (1977)
as Goblin (voice)
Prehistoric Porky (1940)
as Lizard Singer (voice) (uncredited)
South Pacific (1958)
as Stewpot (Singing) (Uncredited)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
as Trees (singing voice)
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964)
as Policeman (voice, uncredited)
Gay Purr-ee (1962)
as Singing Hench Cat (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
as The Mellowmen (uncredited)
Pilgrim Porky (1940)
as Singer
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
as Kirby (voice)
Little Blabbermouse (1940)
as Chew Tobacco (voice)
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
as Harry Wilson (voice) (uncredited)
Horton Hears a Who! (1970)
as Wickersham Brother (voice) (uncredited)
Sioux Me (1939)
as Indian Bass Singer (voice)
The Lorax (1972)
as Singer
The Coyote's Lament (1961)
as Singing Caterpillar (singing voice) (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
as Voice (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
as The Mellomen (uncredited)
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (1992)
as The Black Hole (voice) (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
as Kirby (voice)
Trick or Treat (1952)
as The Mellomen (voice) (uncredited)
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort (2025)
as Singing pirate (voice)/Drunken pirate (voice)
Snoopy, Come Home (1972)
as "No Dogs Allowed" (voice) (uncredited)
Isle Of Destiny (1940)
as Sportsman Quartet Member
Emilio and His Magic Bull (1975)
Actor
The Cat in the Hat (1971)
as Thing 1 (voice)
Jack Benny Christmas Show (1960)
as Enrico Scortachini (uncredited)
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)
as The Mellomen
Donald and the Wheel (1961)
as Senior Spirit of Progress (voice)
Noah's Ark (1959)
as Shem / Ham / Japeth, Noah's sons
Superior Duck (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Springtime for Pluto (1944)
as Singing Caterpillar
The Night Before Christmas (1968)
as Soloist (voice)
Pigs Is Pigs (1954)
as Singer (voice)
Paul Bunyan (1958)
as Paul Bunyan / Chorus (voice) (as The Mellomen)
Lost Canyon (1942)
as Singing Ranch Hand
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (1994)
as Self
Rose Marie (1954)
as Indian medicine man
Rooty Toot Toot (1951)
as Johnny / Honest John the Crook
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A. (1957)
as Cyrus P. Sliderule
EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program (1983)
as Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening (voice) (archive sound)
Pacifically Peeking (1968)
as The Mellomen (uncredited)
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (1950)
as Tall Bass Singer (uncredited)
Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Haunted Mansion Story (2005)
as Himself
Jingle Belles (1941)
Actor
We'll Slap the Japs (Right into the Laps of the Nazis) (1942)
Actor