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name: "Thurl Ravenscroft"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 February 1914"
died: "22 May 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 77
updated: "2026-09-17T06:09:51.306934+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Thurl Ravenscroft

Actor. Born 6 February 1914 in Norfolk, Nebraska, USA. Died 22 May 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 February 1914, Norfolk, Nebraska, USA
- **Died:** 22 May 2005
- **Active:** 1940–1961
- **Also known as:** Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft, The Mellomen
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 88 (1), 1950s 73 (4), 1960s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3090787, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712391/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/150739

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lady and the Tramp*](https://film.one/film/lady-and-the-tramp.md) (80)

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## Biography

Thurl Ravenscroft (1914–2005) was an American actor and bass singer. He is best known as the voice of Tony the Tiger in Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes advertisements for more than five decades, and for his uncredited performance of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” in the 1966 television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.

Ravenscroft provided voices and singing for numerous Disney animated films. He voiced Al the Alligator in Lady and the Tramp (1955) and appeared as part of the singing group The Mellomen in the same film. Other Disney credits include roles in Pinocchio (1940), Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951), One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), The Sword in the Stone (1963), Mary Poppins (1964) and The Aristocats (1970).

He trained at the Otis Art Institute after moving to California in 1933 and formed the vocal quartet The Mellomen. Ravenscroft’s voice also featured in Disneyland attractions including Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *One Hundred and One Dalmatians* (1961), Fi1m 82, as Captain (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/one-hundred-and-one-dalmatians.md)
- *Lady and the Tramp* (1955), Fi1m 80, as Al the Gator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/lady-and-the-tramp.md)
- *Peter Pan* (1953), Fi1m 68, Vocals — [page](https://film.one/film/peter-pan-1953.md)
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1951), Fi1m 71, as Card Painter (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland.md)
- *Cinderella* (1950), Fi1m 72, as (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella-1950.md)
- *Pinocchio* (1940), Fi1m 88, as Monstro the Whale (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/pinocchio.md)

## Also known for

- *The Aristocats* (1970), Russian Cat (voice)
- *Mary Poppins* (1964), Hog / Andrew's Whimper (Voice) (Uncredited)
- *The Sword in the Stone* (1963), Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh* (1977), Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)
- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas!* (1966), Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Brave Little Toaster* (1987), Kirby (voice)
- *The Hobbit* (1977), Goblin (voice)
- *I Am Weasel* (1997), I.M. Weasel (singing voice)

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