This actress we are featuring has a very recognizable voice and an even more recognizable name, Eva Gabor. Born February 11, 1919 in Hungary and passed away July 4, 1995, Eva is most known for portraying Lisa Douglas on the 1960’s shows Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. Since she is so well known, you are probably wondering why on earth we are going to talk about her on this site. Well, what is not as well known about Eva was that she had a few Disney appearances in her time, which is naturally what I’m going to be talking about.
She first came to work for Disney in 1963 for a TV movie, voicing Contessa Czigoina in Mickey and the Contessa.
Eva must have enjoyed working with Disney because she accepted her first animated movie voice over job in 1970 providing a voice to Duchess in The Aristocats.
1977 is when we hear Eva again. She is heard in The Rescuers as the brave mouse, Miss Bianca. She revived this role thirteen years later in 1990’s The Rescuers Down Under.
While her Disney parts are few, she has her place in Disney history because of them.
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
unKNOWN Actors: Pat Buttram
This time on unKNOWN Actors, we are going to look at a guy who’s voice is one that I have always found unique and always stands out to me when I hear it in a movie; the distinctive southern drawl of Pat Buttram. Born June 19, 1915 in Alabama and died Jan 8, 1994 in LA, California, there are several movies that you can find him in.
The first would be in 1970’s The AristoCats, where Pat provides the voice for the self-appointed hound leader, Napoleon.
In Robin Hood (1973) his voice is used to bring the cruel and greedy Sheriff of Nottingham to life.
Luke the Swamp mouse, a somewhat lazy character in The Rescuers (1977) is Pat’s next voice.
The next movie brings Pat back to doing the voice of another somewhat mean character, giving a voice to the, at times, mean spirited Chief in The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Pat had a short voice job in 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit, voicing one of the toon bullets that fires out of the cartoon gun that Eddie tries to use in Toontown.
The last Disney movie that Pat voiced for, in fact, the last movie he ever voiced for, was A Goofy Movie in 1995. He was the voice for Possum Park Emcee.
And now, you can put a name to that unique voice that you hear next time you watch any of these movies! See if you can pick out Pat Buttram’s voice easier!
If you have a fact about this actor or the name of someone you would like me to research, send me an email to lady_aurora_yensid@hotmail.com or leave me a comment below.
The first would be in 1970’s The AristoCats, where Pat provides the voice for the self-appointed hound leader, Napoleon.
In Robin Hood (1973) his voice is used to bring the cruel and greedy Sheriff of Nottingham to life.
Luke the Swamp mouse, a somewhat lazy character in The Rescuers (1977) is Pat’s next voice.
The next movie brings Pat back to doing the voice of another somewhat mean character, giving a voice to the, at times, mean spirited Chief in The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Pat had a short voice job in 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit, voicing one of the toon bullets that fires out of the cartoon gun that Eddie tries to use in Toontown.
The last Disney movie that Pat voiced for, in fact, the last movie he ever voiced for, was A Goofy Movie in 1995. He was the voice for Possum Park Emcee.
And now, you can put a name to that unique voice that you hear next time you watch any of these movies! See if you can pick out Pat Buttram’s voice easier!
If you have a fact about this actor or the name of someone you would like me to research, send me an email to lady_aurora_yensid@hotmail.com or leave me a comment below.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
unKNOWN Actors: John Fiedler
The voice of John Fiedler is a voice that, every time I hear it, it makes me smile because it makes me think of one of my favorite little characters. John, born February 3, 1925 and died June 25, 2005, is best known for being the voice for the lovable little Piglet from Winnie the Pooh!
In fact, providing the voice for Piglet is what got John started in the Disney voicing business. His first Disney gig was in 1968, voicing Piglet for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. After that, every single thing with Piglet has John doing the voice, all the way up to 2005! You can hear him as Piglet in everything from Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), all of the different Winnie the Pooh Holiday specials, the television show The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988-1991), The Tigger Movie (2000), Pooh’s Big Movie (2003) and even Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (2005). He even voiced Piglet in other shows, such as the TV show House of Mouse (2001-2002), the show’s movie House of Villains (2001) and in the Kingdom Hearts Video game.
While he may be most known for this beloved character, that is not the only Disney film we hear or see John Fiedler in.
His first non-Piglet film was Robin Hood in 1973 playing the Churchmouse Father Sexton.
During Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, John has two appearances. First was in 1973 as Bill Wasdahl in The Mystery of Dracula’s Castle and the other was in The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (1974) was Charles Blackburn.
He next was seen in The Shaggy D.A. (1976) as Howie Clemmings. This is the last live action film that John does for Disney.
The Rescuers (1977) brought his next voice acting movie outside of Piglet, lending his voice to Deacon Owl. There is a porcupine in The Fox and the Hound (1981) that John voices as well. He seems to favor animals….
The last set of Disney movies we hear John in is The Emperor’s New Groove (2000). He give a voice to the old man who was thrown out the window by the emperor. We later find out in the sequel, The Emperor’s New Groove 2: Kronk’s New Groove (2005) that the old man’s name is Rudy, as John voices him as well in this movie. This will be the last movie that he voices before his death.
This is the Disney voice and acting history for John Fiedler. Next time you watch one of these movies, listen for his voice and see if you can pick out its distinct resemblance to any of these other characters, especially little Piglet. I know I hear it!
If you have any extra facts about John or any of the other actors I have previously researched, please feel free to email me or just leave a comment below! I love sharing information with everyone and I love learning just as much! Also, if you have any suggestions of people you would like to see me research, let me know that as well.
In fact, providing the voice for Piglet is what got John started in the Disney voicing business. His first Disney gig was in 1968, voicing Piglet for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. After that, every single thing with Piglet has John doing the voice, all the way up to 2005! You can hear him as Piglet in everything from Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), all of the different Winnie the Pooh Holiday specials, the television show The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988-1991), The Tigger Movie (2000), Pooh’s Big Movie (2003) and even Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (2005). He even voiced Piglet in other shows, such as the TV show House of Mouse (2001-2002), the show’s movie House of Villains (2001) and in the Kingdom Hearts Video game.
While he may be most known for this beloved character, that is not the only Disney film we hear or see John Fiedler in.
His first non-Piglet film was Robin Hood in 1973 playing the Churchmouse Father Sexton.
During Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, John has two appearances. First was in 1973 as Bill Wasdahl in The Mystery of Dracula’s Castle and the other was in The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (1974) was Charles Blackburn.
He next was seen in The Shaggy D.A. (1976) as Howie Clemmings. This is the last live action film that John does for Disney.
The Rescuers (1977) brought his next voice acting movie outside of Piglet, lending his voice to Deacon Owl. There is a porcupine in The Fox and the Hound (1981) that John voices as well. He seems to favor animals….
The last set of Disney movies we hear John in is The Emperor’s New Groove (2000). He give a voice to the old man who was thrown out the window by the emperor. We later find out in the sequel, The Emperor’s New Groove 2: Kronk’s New Groove (2005) that the old man’s name is Rudy, as John voices him as well in this movie. This will be the last movie that he voices before his death.
This is the Disney voice and acting history for John Fiedler. Next time you watch one of these movies, listen for his voice and see if you can pick out its distinct resemblance to any of these other characters, especially little Piglet. I know I hear it!
If you have any extra facts about John or any of the other actors I have previously researched, please feel free to email me or just leave a comment below! I love sharing information with everyone and I love learning just as much! Also, if you have any suggestions of people you would like to see me research, let me know that as well.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Wonderful World of Disney Web- January 31 to February 6
Here is what is on tap for the Disney Online Community for this week!
Monday, January 31
Monday, January 31
- 1:00 PM Eastern- Cosmic Reid's Starlight Cafe- Listen at www.magicalmouseradio.com for 90 minutes of great Disney music and AMAZING Disney interviews hosted by "Cosmic" Chris Reid! You can join his chatroom during the show as well at http://cosmicreid.com/
- 8:30 PM Eastern- Ryan Kilpatrick's TweetWatch: The Rescuers - Join the Friendfeed at http://friendfeed.com/disneyfilmproject to chat and watch the movie with lots of Disney friends!
- 8:00 PM Eastern- Live Recording of innermouse- Go to http://innermouse.com/blog/ to see and chat with the hosts of innermouse as they make this week's episode.
- 7:30 PM Eastern- WDW Radio NewsCast- Lou Mongello fills you in on all of the lastest Disney news live via webcam. Click Here to find out more about NewsCast and Go to http://WDWNewsCast.com to join in the NewsCast live!
Friday, November 12, 2010
unKNOWN Actors: George Lindsey
The actor we are looking at today is from Jasper, Alabama, born on December 17th, 1935, and is best known for playing a character that was, as my sister would say, quite a goober. This actor is none other than George Lindsey, and that character is Goober Pyle, a comedic character from such shows as Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Andy Griffith Show, and Mayberry RFD. When he wasn’t playing this goofy cousin to Gomer, he had several other acting gigs, some of them with, you guessed it, Disney!
George is first spotted in a Disney work in 1964 during Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. In the show Bristle Face, he played Hermie Chadron.
In 1970, he did his first Disney voice over, providing the voice of Lafayette, the bloodhound sidekick of Napoleon in The AristoCats.
A few years later George was once again voicing an animal, but quite a different kind. In Robin Hood (1973), he was the voice of Trigger, a vulture who worked alongside of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
The last Disney voiceover he did was in 1977 for The Rescuers, the voice of a Rabbit.
After his voiceovers, his only other Disney gig was in 1982, playing a guy named Wally in the Herbie the Love Bug television show, an apparently unsuccessful show that only had 5 episodes. From what I have read, none of these episodes have been released on DVD or anything by Disney.
He may have only been in a few movies, but George Lindsey has a recognizable, comedic tone in his voice that can be heard through his characters, making them easy to pick out. His characters were silly and his voice complimented the characters actions perfectly!
George is first spotted in a Disney work in 1964 during Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. In the show Bristle Face, he played Hermie Chadron.
In 1970, he did his first Disney voice over, providing the voice of Lafayette, the bloodhound sidekick of Napoleon in The AristoCats.
A few years later George was once again voicing an animal, but quite a different kind. In Robin Hood (1973), he was the voice of Trigger, a vulture who worked alongside of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
The last Disney voiceover he did was in 1977 for The Rescuers, the voice of a Rabbit.
After his voiceovers, his only other Disney gig was in 1982, playing a guy named Wally in the Herbie the Love Bug television show, an apparently unsuccessful show that only had 5 episodes. From what I have read, none of these episodes have been released on DVD or anything by Disney.
He may have only been in a few movies, but George Lindsey has a recognizable, comedic tone in his voice that can be heard through his characters, making them easy to pick out. His characters were silly and his voice complimented the characters actions perfectly!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
unKNOWN Actors: Candy Candido
This time on unKNOWN Actors, we are looking at an actor with a very unique voice who played many unique characters. Johnny Candido, known throughout his work as Candy Candido, was born on December 25, 1913 in New Orleans and died in Los Angeles on May 19, 1999. Why was Candy so unique you may ask, besides his unique name? Candy’s voice was exceptional, he had a huge range, going from a soprano all the way to a low scratchy baritone. You hear very few voice actors and singers who are able to do this. You will recognize Candy’s low gruff voice from many Disney films.
The first Disney film that Candy was in was Peter Pan in 1953. He provided the voice for the Indian Chief who played with the lost boys and Peter Pan.
Sleeping Beauty (1959) was the movie that I recognized his voice from, as it is one of my favorites. He give a voice to Maleficent’s main goon or henchmen. He tells Maleficent that they have been searching in all of the cradles looking for Princess Aurora.
Candy was next heard in Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 10 years later as just an extra voice in the series. A few years later, in 1973, he leant his voice to the Captain of the Guards in Robin Hood, which happened to be a crocodile. Most of his lines are during the archery competition scene.
He kept with the animal theme for his next movie, doing the voices of Brutus and Nero, the evil Medusa’s alligators in The Rescuers (1977).
The last movie voice that Candy provided for Disney was in 1986, bringing Fidget, the bat assistant of Ratigan to life in The Great Mouse Detective.
There is one voice that Candy did for Disney theme parks; in the Haunted Mansion attraction, he does the voice of the Graveyard Executioner.
There is a controversy that is found on the internet about whether or not Candy did the noises made by the Raven in both Sleeping Beauty and the Haunted Mansion attraction. Because of his incredible voice range and the fact that both ravens never had a voice actor listed, it is quite possible that he did do the sound effects for them, we cannot be entirely sure though. What we do know is that Candy’s unique voice can be heard in several Disney films and now you can pick out his distinctive gruffness when you next watch the films!
Is there an actor you would like me to investigate? Leave me a comment or send me an email at lady_aurora_yensid@hotmail.com.
The first Disney film that Candy was in was Peter Pan in 1953. He provided the voice for the Indian Chief who played with the lost boys and Peter Pan.
Sleeping Beauty (1959) was the movie that I recognized his voice from, as it is one of my favorites. He give a voice to Maleficent’s main goon or henchmen. He tells Maleficent that they have been searching in all of the cradles looking for Princess Aurora.
Candy was next heard in Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 10 years later as just an extra voice in the series. A few years later, in 1973, he leant his voice to the Captain of the Guards in Robin Hood, which happened to be a crocodile. Most of his lines are during the archery competition scene.
He kept with the animal theme for his next movie, doing the voices of Brutus and Nero, the evil Medusa’s alligators in The Rescuers (1977).
The last movie voice that Candy provided for Disney was in 1986, bringing Fidget, the bat assistant of Ratigan to life in The Great Mouse Detective.
There is one voice that Candy did for Disney theme parks; in the Haunted Mansion attraction, he does the voice of the Graveyard Executioner.
There is a controversy that is found on the internet about whether or not Candy did the noises made by the Raven in both Sleeping Beauty and the Haunted Mansion attraction. Because of his incredible voice range and the fact that both ravens never had a voice actor listed, it is quite possible that he did do the sound effects for them, we cannot be entirely sure though. What we do know is that Candy’s unique voice can be heard in several Disney films and now you can pick out his distinctive gruffness when you next watch the films!
Is there an actor you would like me to investigate? Leave me a comment or send me an email at lady_aurora_yensid@hotmail.com.
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