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Thurl Ravenscroft

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: Acting

Born: Norfolk, Nebraska, USA, 1914-02-06

Died: 2005-05-22

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1939	Sioux Me	Indian Bass Singer (voice)	47
2	1940	Pinocchio	Monstro the Whale (uncredited)	71
3	1940	Isle Of Destiny	Sportsman Quartet Member	50
4	1940	Pilgrim Porky	Singer	56
5	1940	Little Blabbermouse	Chew Tobacco (voice)	49
6	1940	Prehistoric Porky	Lizard Singer (voice) (uncredited)	64
7	1941	Jingle Belles		0
8	1942	We'll Slap the Japs (Right into the Laps of the Nazis)		30
9	1942	Lost Canyon	Singing Ranch Hand	50
10	1944	Springtime for Pluto	Singing Caterpillar	60
11	1950	Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy	Tall Bass Singer (uncredited)	0
12	1950	Cinderella	(voice)	70
13	1951	Alice in Wonderland	Card Painter (voice)	72
14	1951	Rooty Toot Toot	Johnny / Honest John the Crook	66
15	1952	Trick or Treat	The Mellomen (voice) (uncredited)	69
16	1953	Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom	The Mellomen	67
17	1954	The Glenn Miller Story	The Mellowmen (uncredited)	69
18	1954	Rose Marie	Indian medicine man	40
19	1954	Pigs Is Pigs	Singer (voice)	75
20	1955	Lady and the Tramp	Al the Gator (voice)	71
21	1955	It's Always Fair Weather	Harry Wilson (voice) (uncredited)	70
22	1957	The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.	Cyrus P. Sliderule	60
23	1958	Paul Bunyan	Paul Bunyan / Chorus (voice) (as The Mellomen)	67
24	1959	Noah's Ark	Shem / Ham / Japeth, Noah's sons	51
25	1960	Jack Benny Christmas Show	Enrico Scortachini (uncredited)	0
26	1961	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	Captain (voice)	72
27	1961	Donald and the Wheel	Senior Spirit of Progress (voice)	61
28	1961	Babes in Toyland	Trees (singing voice)	58
29	1962	Gay Purr-ee	Singing Hench Cat (uncredited)	66
30	1963	It Happened at the World's Fair	The Mellomen (uncredited)	58
31	1963	The Sword in the Stone	Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)	72
32	1966	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	Voice (uncredited)	60
33	1966	How the Grinch Stole Christmas!	Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)	75
34	1968	Pacifically Peeking	The Mellomen (uncredited)	0
35	1968	The Night Before Christmas	Soloist (voice)	48
36	1970	Horton Hears a Who!	Wickersham Brother (voice) (uncredited)	69
37	1970	The Aristocats	Russian Cat (voice)	73
38	1971	The Cat in the Hat	Thing 1 (voice)	67
39	1972	The Lorax	Singer	71
40	1972	Snoopy, Come Home	"No Dogs Allowed" (voice) (uncredited)	71
41	1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)	72
42	1977	The Hobbit	Goblin (voice)	65
43	1983	EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program	Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening	0
44	1987	The Brave Little Toaster	Kirby (voice)	69
45	1992	Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers	The Black Hole (voice) (uncredited)	53
46	1994	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition	Self	81
47	1996	Superior Duck	Narrator (voice)	59
48	1997	The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue	Kirby (voice)	61
49	1998	The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars	Kirby (voice)	57
50	2005	Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Haunted Mansion Story	Himself	100

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	General Electric Theater	Nebuchadnezzar	63
2	1967	Birdman and the Galaxy Trio		74