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Thurl Ravenscroft

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft provided the long, rumbling 'They're Grrrrreeeat!' voice behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes 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 How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, additionally, his voice can be heard in a great many of the Disney animated features. In 1937 he added his distinctive bass voice to the singing group, The Sportsmen Quartet, and regularly performed on the Jack Benny radio show

Aliases
  • The Sportsman Quartette
  • The Mellomen
English
Filmography

The Aristocats

1970
as Billy Boss (voice)

101 Dalmatians

1961
as Captain (voice)

Mary Poppins

1964
as Hog (voice)

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

1998
as Kirby

Paul Bunyan

1958
as Paul Bunyan / Chorus (voice) (as The Mellomen)

Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Disneyland Fun

1990
as Lead singer

Noah's Ark

1959
as Shem / Ham / Japeth, Noah's sons

The Paramount Show

2011
as Eeyore (voice)

Pigs Is Pigs

1954
as Singer

Rooty Toot Toot

1951
as Jonathan Bailey / Honest John the Crook

Superior Duck

1996
as Narrator

Trick or Treat

1952
as The Mellomen, singing group (voice)

The Cat in the Hat

1971
as Thing 1 (voice)

The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.

1957
as Cyrus P. Sliderule

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

1997
as Kirby (voice)

Donald and the Wheel

1961
as Senior Spirit of Progress

Little Blabbermouse

1940
as Chew Tobacco (voice)

The Making of Dr. Seuss' 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'

1994
as Himself

Design for Dreaming

1956

Pilgrim Porky

1940
as Singer

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

1953
as The Mellomen

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Documentary

1966
as Singer 'You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch'

Tombstone: The Town too Tough to Die

1942
as Quartet Member

Isle Of Destiny

1940
as Sportsman Quartet Member

Springtime for Pluto

1944
as Singing Caterpillar

The Brave Little Toaster

1987
as Kirby (voice)

Halloween is Grinch Night

1977
as Bass Singer [uncredited]

Guest Star

Episode Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat 		1971
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Pigs is Pigs 		1954
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A. 		1957
Episode Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Titan, the Titanium Man [Galaxy Trio] 		1967
Episode Dr. Seuss
Halloween Is Grinch Night 		1977
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Trick or Treat 		1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom 		1953
Episode Dr. Seuss
The Cat In The Hat 		1971