Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and singer with a deep, booming voice. For 53 years, he was best-known as the voice of Tony the Tiger in more than 500 television commercials for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (also known as Frosties). After his death, Lee Marshall went on to replace him as the voice of Tony the Tiger in Kellogg's Frosted Flakes commercials.
Ravenscroft was also the singer of the song "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in the Christmas television special based on the Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, although his name was accidentally left off of the credits, leading many to believe (erroneously) that the cartoon's narrator, Boris Karloff, sang the song. He also sang "No Dogs Allowed" in the Peanuts animated motion picture Snoopy Come Home.
His voice is also heard in many Disneyland and Walt Disney World attractions. He is the voice of "Buff," the buffalo head on the Country Bear Jamboree; lead vocalist on the theme song "Grim Grinning Ghosts" in the Haunted Mansion (his face is on the bust that many people have mistaken for Walt Disney); "Fritz," the German-accented parrot in the Enchanted Tiki Room; Narrator on the Disneyland Railroad (not the voice that announces the train boarding or departing); the original voice of the First Mate on the Mark Twain Steamship; and one of the bass voices in the chorus of "it's a small world". He is sometimes mistaken for Paul Frees, who provides the opening narration for The Haunted Mansion ride, due to the fact that he did the narration on Disney's Haunted Mansion vinyl record. The Haunted Mansion ride features a singing bust in his likeness. He also provided narration on the original Pirates of the Caribbean vinyl recording, as well as singing several pirate-themed songs.
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