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Overview
Date of Birth:
6 February
1914
,
Norfolk, Nebraska, USA
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Date of Death:
22 May
2005
, Fullerton, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
Born in 1914, raised in Norfolk, Nebraska, Ravenscroft served as a navigator...
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Trivia:
Voice of on-board narration on Disneyland's River Boat, the Mark Twain.
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Blu-Ray Review: Gaudy ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ Lacks True Holiday Cheer
(From
HollywoodChicago.com
. 20 October 2009, 2:57 PM, PDT)
A Charlie Brown Christmas, Dr Seuss Classics on Blu-ray
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. 15 July 2009, 2:49 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
The Mellomen | Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft | The Sportsman Quartette | The Sportsmen Quartette | The Sportsmen
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Dec. 14
5:00 PM
TOON
The Jungle Book
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
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Self
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Archive Footage
Actor:
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
(1998) (V) (voice) ....
Kirby
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
(1997) (V) (voice) ....
Kirby
Superior Duck
(1996) (voice) .... Narrator
Splash Mountain
(1989) (VG) (voice) .... Bullfrogs
The Brave Little Toaster
(1987) (voice) ....
Kirby
The Small One
(1978) (voice) (uncredited) ....
Potter
The Hobbit
(1977) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Goblin/Background Voice
Halloween Is Grinch Night
(1977) (TV) (uncredited) .... Bass singer
... aka Grinch Night (USA: alternative title)
... aka It's Grinch Night
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
(1977) (voice) (uncredited) .... Singer
Emilio and His Magical Bull
(1975)
"The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie"
.... Waldo (1 episode, 1973)
... aka The New Saturday Superstar Movie (USA: second season title)
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Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus
(1973)
TV episode
(voice) .... Waldo
The Lorax
(1972) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Bass Singer
"Stand Up and Cheer"
(1971)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
... aka Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer (USA: complete title)
The Cat in the Hat
(1971) (TV) (voice) ....
Thing 1
The AristoCats
(1970) (voice) .... Billy Bass
Horton Hears a Who!
(1970) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Wickersham Brother
The Night Before Christmas
(1968) (TV) .... Soloist
The Jungle Book
(1967) (singing voice) (uncredited) ....
Shere Khan
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
(1966) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Singer
... aka Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (USA: complete title)
"Tom and Jerry"
(1965)
TV series
(voice) (uncredited)
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
.... Humphrey (1 episode, 1965)
... aka Mornin' Beverly Hillbillies (USA: daytime version title)
... aka The Beverly HILLBILLIES (USA: daytime version title)
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Jed and the Countess
(1965)
TV episode
(voice) (uncredited) .... Humphrey
The Man from Button Willow
(1965) (voice)
Mary Poppins
(1964) (voice) (uncredited) .... Hog/Andrew's Whimper
The Sword in the Stone
(1963) (voice) (uncredited) .... Black Bart
It Happened at the World's Fair
(1963) (uncredited) .... The Mellomen
Gay Purr-ee
(1962) (voice) (uncredited) .... Singer "The Money Cat"
Donald and the Wheel
(1961) (voice) (uncredited) .... Spirit of Progress, Senior
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961) (voice) .... Captain
... aka Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians (USA: alternative title)
"General Electric Theater"
.... Nebuchadnezzar (1 episode, 1960)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
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The Story of Judith
(1960)
TV episode
....
Nebuchadnezzar
Noah's Ark
(1959) (voice) (uncredited) ....
Shem, Ham and Japeth, Noah's sons
Sleeping Beauty
(1959) (voice) (uncredited) .... Singer
Paul Bunyan
(1958) (voice) (uncredited) ....
Paul Bunyan
South Pacific
(1958) (singing voice) (uncredited) .... Stewpot
"Wagon Train"
.... Singer (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
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The Annie MacGregor Story
(1958)
TV episode
.... Singer
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.
(1957) (voice) (uncredited) .... Cyrus P. Sliderule
"The Jack Benny Program"
.... Enrico Scortachini (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
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Christmas Show
(1956)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Enrico Scortachini
You Can't Run Away from It
(1956) (uncredited) .... Reporter
Design for Dreaming
(1956) (voice)
Love Me or Leave Me
(1955) (uncredited) .... Singer
Pigs Is Pigs
(1954) (voice) (uncredited) .... Singer
Rose Marie
(1954) (uncredited) .... Indian Medicine Man
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954) (uncredited) .... The Mellomen
Peter Pan
(1953) (voice) (uncredited) .... Chorus singer
Trick or Treat
(1952) (voice) (uncredited) .... The Mellomen, singing group
Because You're Mine
(1952) (uncredited) .... Singer in Radio Commercial
Alice in Wonderland
(1951) (voice) (as The Mellomen) ....
Card Painter
... aka Alicia en el país de las maravillas (USA: Spanish title)
Rooty Toot Toot
(1951) (voice) .... Jonathan Bailey, Honest John the Crook
Cinderella
(1950) (voice) (uncredited) .... Additional Voices
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
(1950) (TV) (uncredited) .... Tall Bass Singer
Arson, Inc.
(1949) (uncredited) .... Singer at party
Make Mine Music
(1946) (voice) (uncredited) .... Singer
Springtime for Pluto
(1944) (voice) (uncredited) .... Bass Singer
Lost Canyon
(1942) (as The Sportsmen Quartette) .... Tall bass-singing ranchhand
Jingle Belles
(1941) (as The Sportsmen) .... Singer
... aka Snowtime Serenade (USA: recut version)
... aka Winter Serenade (USA: reissue title)
Puddin' Head
(1941) (as The Sportsman Quartette) .... Member of The Sportsmen Quartet
... aka Judy Goes to Town (UK)
The Nifty Nineties
(1941) (voice) (uncredited) .... Singer
Little Blabbermouse
(1940) (voice) (uncredited) .... Chew Tobacco
Pilgrim Porky
(1940) (voice) (uncredited) .... Singer
Isle of Destiny
(1940) .... Thurl - member, Sportsmen Quartet
Soundtrack:
1990s
1970s
1960s
1950s
MGM Sing-Alongs: Having Fun
(1997) (V) (performer: "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch")
The Hobbit
(1977) (TV) (performer: "The Goblin Song", "Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees")
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(1971) (performer: "Portobello Road")
... aka Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 25th Anniversary Special Edition (USA: longer version)
The Cat in the Hat
(1971) (TV) (performer: "Anything Under The Sun", "Cat, Hat")
The AristoCats
(1970) (performer: "Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat")
The Jungle Book
(1967) (performer: "That's What Friends Are For (The Vulture Song)")
"The Jack Benny Program"
(1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
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Christmas Show
(1956)
TV episode
(performer: "That's How Santa Clause Will Look This Year")
"The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure"
(1956)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
Music Department:
1970s
1940s
Snoopy Come Home
(1972) (featured vocalist)
Dumbo
(1941) (singing voice: "Look Out For Mr. Stork") (uncredited)
... aka Walt Disney's Dumbo (USA: poster title)
Thanks:
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
(1999) (special thanks)
Self:
2000s
1990s
1950s
Songs in the Key of Grinch
(2000) (V) .... Interview
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
(1994) (TV) .... Interview
Dateline: Disneyland
(1955) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening
"Disneyland"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
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Cavalcade of Songs
(1955)
TV episode
.... Himself
Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom
(1953) (uncredited) .... The Mellomen, singing group
... aka Adventures in Music: Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (USA: complete title)
"Four Star Revue"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1952)
... aka All Star Revue (USA: new title)
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Episode dated 12 January 1952
(1952)
TV episode
(as The Mellomen) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
Walt Disney World EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program
(1984) (V) (uncredited) .... Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening
Additional Details
Other Works:
Narrator, Disney's "A Spooky Night in Disney's Haunted Mansion" album.
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Publicity Listings:
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