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Thurl Ravenscroft

Actor · Died May 22, 2005, aged 91 · Norfolk, Nebraska, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 6, 1914
Died
May 22, 2005 (aged 91)
From
Norfolk, Nebraska, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are Thurl Ravenscroft's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Society
11%
Ideas
10%
Power
7%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
5
Hopeful
5
Melancholic
6
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Thurl Ravenscroft's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Thurl Ravenscroft's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Singing pirate (voice) / Drunken pirate (voice)

  • The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars(1998)

    as Kirby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue(1997)

    as Kirby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I Am Weasel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as I.M. Weasel (singing voice)

  • Superior Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as The Black Hole (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Brave Little Toaster(1987)

    as Kirby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Walt Disney World EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program(1983)

    as Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening (voice) (archive sound)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Small One(1978)

    as Potter

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Hobbit(1977)

    as Goblin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • It's Grinch Night(1977)

    Vocals

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh(1977)

    Vocals · as Bass Vocals / Black Pot (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Emilio and His Magic Bull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Snoopy Come Home(1972)

    Vocals · as "No Dogs Allowed" (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Lorax(1972)

    as Singer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Cat in the Hat(1971)

    as Thing 1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Aristocats(1970)

    as Russian Cat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Tollbooth(1970)

    as Lethargian (voice, uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Horton Hears a Who!(1970)

    as Wickersham Brother (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)

    Vocals

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Night Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Soloist (voice)

  • Pacifically Peeking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as The Mellomen (uncredited)

  • Birdman(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!(1966)

    Theme Song Performance · as Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum(1966)

    as Voice (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mary Poppins(1964)

    as Hog / Andrew's Whimper (Voice) (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hey There, It's Yogi Bear(1964)

    as Policeman (voice, uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Sword in the Stone(1963)

    as Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • It Happened at the World's Fair(1963)

    as The Mellomen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Gay Purr-ee(1962)

    as Singing Hench Cat (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Babes in Toyland(1961)

    as Trees (singing voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Donald and the Wheel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Senior Spirit of Progress (voice)

  • The Coyote's Lament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Singing Caterpillar (singing voice) (uncredited)

  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians(1961)

    as Captain (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Jack Benny Christmas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Enrico Scortachini (uncredited)

  • Noah's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Shem / Ham / Japeth, Noah's sons

  • Paul Bunyan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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

  • South Pacific(1958)

    as Stewpot (Singing) (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Anyburg U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Cyrus P. Sliderule

  • The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Theme Song Performance

  • It's Always Fair Weather(1955)

    as Harry Wilson (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Lady and the Tramp(1955)

    as Al the Gator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Daddy Long Legs(1955)

    as Jervis Pendleton III (singing voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Pigs Is Pigs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Singer (voice)

  • Rose Marie(1954)

    as Indian medicine man

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Glenn Miller Story(1954)

    as The Mellowmen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as The Mellomen

  • Peter Pan(1953)

    Vocals

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Nebuchadnezzar

  • Trick or Treat(1952)

    as The Mellomen (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Rooty Toot Toot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Honest John the Crook / Bailiff / Bartender / Juror (voice) (uncredited)

  • Alice in Wonderland(1951)

    as Card Painter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(1950)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Tall Bass Singer (uncredited)

  • Springtime for Pluto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Singing Caterpillar

  • Lost Canyon(1942)

    as Singing Ranch Hand

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Jingle Belles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • Prehistoric Porky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lizard Singer (voice) (uncredited)

  • Little Blabbermouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Chew Tobacco (voice)

  • Pilgrim Porky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Singer

  • Isle Of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Sportsman Quartet Member

  • Pinocchio(1940)

    as Monstro the Whale (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sioux Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Indian Bass Singer (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles from 1939 to 2025; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office

The Aristocats (1970)

$191M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lorax (1972)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Aristocats (1970)

Film career

19392025

Peak 1971 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1940Screen debut· Pinocchio
  • 1958First top-billed film· Paul Bunyan
  • 1958Career best· Paul Bunyan

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 62: 55 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew7 of 62: 4 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score91st

62 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1930s1 · acting1940s8 · acting1950s19 · 17 acting · 2 crew1960s16 · 15 acting · 2 crew1970s10 · 9 acting · 3 crew1980s2 · acting1990s5 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 3% of 29 roles
40556575

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Thurl Ravenscroft's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Walt Disney World EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program (1983)

86th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Thurl Ravenscroft work with?

People who share at least 2 of Thurl Ravenscroft's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jerry Rees shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers