Thurl Ravenscroft Net Worth

Thurl Ravenscroft Net Worth is
$6 Million

Thurl Ravenscroft Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (/ˈθɜrl ˈreɪvənzkrɒft/; February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and basso profundo best known as the deep voice behind Tony the Tiger's "They're grrreat!" in Kellogg's Frosted Flakes television commercials for more than five decades. Ravenscroft was also known, however uncredited, as the vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.He also did some voice-over work and singing for Disney in both the films and the attractions at Disneyland (which were later featured at Disney World). The most well known of these attractions are The Haunted Mansion, The Country Bear Jamboree, The Mark Twain Riverboat, The Pirates of the Caribbean and Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. His voice acting career began in 1940 and lasted until his death in 2005 at age 91.

Full Name	Thurl Ravenscroft
Date Of Birth	February 6, 1914
Died	2005-05-22
Place Of Birth	Norfolk, Nebraska, U.S.
Height	6' 5" (1.96 m)
Profession	Actor, Soundtrack, Music Department
Education	Otis College of Art and Design
Nationality	American
Spouse	June Ravenscroft
Children	Nancy Ravenscroft, Ron Ravenscroft
Music Groups	The Mellomen
Movies	Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Aristocats, The Brave Little Toaster, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, Paul Bunyan, The Lorax, Sleeping Beauty, The Hobbit, The Man from Button Willow, The Cat in the Hat, Su...
Star Sign	Aquarius

#	Trademark
1	Roles in Disney films
2	Best known as the voice of Tony the Tiger in Frosted Flakes commercials
3	Extremely deep, rolling voice

#	Quote
1	I'm the only man in the world that has made a career with one word: Grrrrreeeat!

#	Fact
1	Was inadvertently omitted from the credits of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), after which producers Chuck Jones and Dr. Seuss took out a full-page ad in "Variety" to correct the oversight.
2	Was the voice heard on the monorail system at Disneyland in California.
3	During World War II, was employed by the War Department as a civilian contract airline pilot. He flew mainly high profile courier missions across the Atlantic and Pacific; among them Bob Hope and Winston Churchill.
4	Was the narrator for "The Glory of Christmas" at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, from the early 1980s through the late 1990s.
5	For Disneyland Park, he is the voices of Buff, the buffalo head on the Country Bear Jamboree; lead vocalist on the theme song "Grim Grinning Ghosts" in the Haunted Mansion (he is the bust that most people have mistaken as Walt Disney); Fritz, the German-accented parrot in the Tiki Room; can also be heard on the Columbia Sailing Ship song spiel and the recorded narration of the jungle cruise (before the skippers started doing it live); original voice of the first mate on the Mark Twain Steamship and one of the bass voices one hears during the chorus of "It's a Small World"; and the voice of Tangaroa, father of all Gods and Goddesses at the Enchanted Tiki Garden (the waiting area outside the Tiki Room).
6	Voice of on-board narration on Disneyland's River Boat, the Mark Twain.
7	In addition to his considerable voice work for Disney and as the voice of Tony the Tiger, Thurl Ravenscroft was for decades the voice of Laguna Beach, California's Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters, a presentation of living pictures where actual humans posed in life-size works of famous artists such as Norman Rockwell and Winslow Homer, among others. For many people, his will always be remembered as part of the experience of this yearly Laguna Beach event.

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	2011	TV Series short	Singer
I Am Weasel	1999	TV Series	I.M. Weasel (singing)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars	1998	Video	Kirby (voice)
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue	1997	Video	Kirby (voice)
Superior Duck	1996	Short	Narrator (voice)
Splash Mountain	1989	Video Game	Bullfrogs (voice)
The Brave Little Toaster	1987		Kirby (voice)
The Small One	1978	Short	Potter (voice, uncredited)
The Hobbit	1977	TV Movie	Goblin Orc Bolg ... (voice, uncredited)
Halloween Is Grinch Night	1977	TV Short	Monsters / Bass Singer (voice, uncredited)
Donny and Marie	1977	TV Series	Darth Vader / Narrator
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	1977		Singer (voice, uncredited)
Emilio and His Magical Bull	1975
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie	1973	TV Series	Waldo
The Lorax	1972	TV Short	Singer (voice, uncredited)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1961-1971	TV Series	Baloo the Bear Stromboli Singing Caterpillar
Stand Up and Cheer	1971	TV Series
The Cat in the Hat	1971	TV Short	Thing 1 (voice)
The AristoCats	1970		Billy Bass- Russian Cat (voice)
Horton Hears a Who!	1970	TV Short	Wickersham Brother (voice, uncredited)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	1969	singing voice, uncredited
The Love God?	1969		Choir Singer (uncredited)
The Night Before Christmas	1968	TV Movie	Soloist
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!	1966	TV Movie	Singer 'You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch' (voice, uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies	1965	TV Series	Humphrey
The Man from Button Willow	1965		Reverend / Saloon Man#2 (voice, uncredited)
Mary Poppins	1964		Hog / Andrew's Whimper (voice, uncredited)
The Sword in the Stone	1963		Black Bart (voice, uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair	1963		The Mellomen (uncredited)
Gay Purr-ee	1962		Singer "The Money Cat" (voice, uncredited)
Donald and the Wheel	1961	Short	Spirit of Progress, Senior (voice, as The Mellomen)
101 Dalmatians	1961		Captain (voice)
The Jack Benny Program	1960	TV Series	Enrico Scortachini
General Electric Theater	1960	TV Series	Nebuchadnezzar
Noah's Ark	1959	Short	Shem Ham Japeth (voice, uncredited)
Sleeping Beauty	1959		Singer (voice, uncredited)
Paul Bunyan	1958	Short	Paul Bunyan (voice)
South Pacific	1958		Stewpot (singing voice, uncredited)
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.	1957	Short	Cyrus P. Sliderule (voice, uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It	1956		Reporter (uncredited)
Design for Dreaming	1956	Short voice
It's Always Fair Weather	1955		Harry Wilson (voice, uncredited)
Love Me or Leave Me	1955		Singer (uncredited)
Shower of Stars	1955	TV Series	Opera Singer
Rose Marie	1954		Indian Medicine Man (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story	1954		The Mellomen (uncredited)
Peter Pan	1953		Chorus Singer (singing voice, uncredited)
Trick or Treat	1952	Short	Jack-o'lantern (voice, uncredited)
Because You're Mine	1952		Singer in Radio Commercial (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland	1951		Card Painter (voice, uncredited)
Rooty Toot Toot	1951	Short	Jonathan Bailey, Honest John the Crook (voice)
Cinderella	1950		Additional Voices (voice, uncredited)
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy	1950	TV Movie	Tall Bass Singer (uncredited)
Arson, Inc.	1949		Singer at Party (uncredited)
So Dear to My Heart	1948		Bull / Robert Bruce (voice, uncredited)
Make Mine Music	1946		Singer (voice, uncredited)
Springtime for Pluto	1944	Short	Singing Caterpillar (singing voice, uncredited)
Lost Canyon	1942		Tall Bass-Singing Ranch Hand - The Sportsmen Quartette (uncredited)
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die	1942		Quartet Member (uncredited)
Jingle Belles	1941	Short	Singer (as The Sportsmen)
Puddin' Head	1941		Member of The Sportsmen Quartet (as The Sportsman Quartette)
The Nifty Nineties	1941	Short	Singer (voice, uncredited)
Prehistoric Porky	1940	Short	Lizard Singer (voice, uncredited)
Little Blabbermouse	1940	Short	Chew Tobacco (voice, uncredited)
Pilgrim Porky	1940	Short	Singer (voice, uncredited)
Isle of Destiny	1940		Sportsman Quartet Member
Sioux Me	1939	Short	Indian Bass Singer (voice, uncredited)

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Mike & Mike	2013-2014	TV Series performer - 4 episodes
One Hit Wonderland	2014	TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Kinect Disneyland Adventures	2011	Video Game performer: "Grim Grinning Ghosts" 1969
Gnomeo & Juliet	2011	performer: "The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room"
Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews	2010	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Nostalgia Critic	2010	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Stealing Time	2009	performer: "Mr. Grinch" aka "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" - as Thurle Ravenscroft
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue	1997	Video performer: "Remember That Day", "Hang In There, Kid"
MGM Sing-Alongs: Having Fun	1997	Video short performer: "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch"
Home Alone	1990	performer: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Disneyland Fun	1990	Video performer: "Grim Grinning Ghosts"
The Brave Little Toaster	1987	performer: "City of Light", "B-Movie Show"
The Small One	1978	Short performer: "The Merchant's Song"
The Hobbit	1977	TV Movie performer: "The Goblin Song", "Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees"
Halloween Is Grinch Night	1977	TV Short performer: "Grinch is Gonna Get You / Members of the Un-human Race / The Spooks Tour"
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	1977	performer: "Winnie the Pooh"
Snoopy Come Home	1972	performer: "No Dogs Allowed!"
Bedknobs and Broomsticks	1971	performer: "Portobello Road" - uncredited
The Cat in the Hat	1971	TV Short performer: "Anything Under The Sun", "Cat, Hat"
The AristoCats	1970	performer: "Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat"
The Phantom Tollbooth	1970	performer: "Don't Say There's Nothing to Do in the Doldrums" 1969
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!	1966	TV Movie performer: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" - uncredited
The Jack Benny Program	1960	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure	1956	TV Series performer: "Gold Doubloons and Pieces of Eight"

Music Department

Title	Year	Status
The Return of the King	1980	TV Movie chorus - uncredited
The Hobbit	1977	TV Movie chorus - uncredited / featured vocalist - uncredited
Snoopy Come Home	1972	featured vocalist

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story	1999	Documentary special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Songs in the Key of Grinch	2000	Video documentary short	Himself
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition	1994	TV Short documentary	Interview
The Plymouth Show	1959	TV Series	Himself
Dateline: Disneyland	1955	TV Special documentary	Announcer at Fantasyland Castle Opening (voice, uncredited)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1955	TV Series	Himself
All Star Revue	1952	TV Series	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Nostalgia Critic	2009-2016	TV Series	Tony the Tiger
Kinect Disneyland Adventures	2011	Video Game	Singing Bust (uncredited)
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2006	TV Special	Himself - In Memoriam
Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time	1993	Video documentary	Himself
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song	1992	Video documentary	Russian Cat
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: The Bare Necessities	1987	Video short
Walt Disney World EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program	1984	Video documentary	Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening (uncredited)

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2004	Winsor McCay Award	Annie Awards

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Thurl Ravenscroft Net Worth

Thurl Ravenscroft Net Worth is
$6 Million