The Silver Age of Disney (1950 – 1968), and the Dark Age (1969 – 1988) produced about 16 animated feature films, from Cinderella in 1950 through Oliver and Company in 1988. These movies had a very interesting sound, because Disney used a LOT of the same voice actors for all of these movies! Movies that are particularly guilty of this are Alice in Wonderland and Aristocats, which both appear six times on this list. Basically, when you’re watching a movie from these two eras, you will probably end up hearing a voice that you have heard before in a different Disney movie. I have compiled for you all a list of just some of the individuals who pop up again and again. If you’re into this, we can talk about John Ratzenberger over coffee later. Enjoy.
Sterling Holloway:
- Pooh Bear in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Kaa the Snake in The Jungle Book
- Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland
- Roquefort in Aristocats
- Adult Flower in Bambi
Eleanor Audley:
- Lady Tremaine in Cinderella
- Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty
Verna Felton:
- Fairy Godmother in Cinderella
- Flora in Sleeping Beauty
- Aunt in Lady and the Tramp
- Mom Elephant in The Jungle Book
- Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland
- Mrs. Jumbo in Dumbo
Kathryn Beaumont:
- Alice in Alice in Wonderland
- Wendy in Peter Pan
Ed Wynn:
- Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland
- Uncle Albert in Mary Poppins
Phil Harris:
- Baloo in The Jungle Book
- Little John in Robin Hood
- Thomas O’Malley in Aristocats
Bill Thompson:
- Mr. Smee in Peter Pan
- Jock in Lady and the Tramp
- King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty
- White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland
- Uncle Waldo in Aristocats
Eva Gabor:
- Miss Bianca in Rescuers and Rescuers Down Under
- Duchess in Aristocats
Paul Winchell:
-Tigger in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
-Shun Gon (the Chinese Cat) in Aristocats
-Boomer in The Fox and the Hound
Pat Buttram:
- Chief in The Fox and the Hound
- Luke in Rescuers
- Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood
- Napoleon in Aristocats
John Fiedler:
- Piglet in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- The old man that threw off the Emperor’s Groove in The Emperor’s New Groove
- The Owl in Rescuers
- Porcupine in The Fox and the Hound
Barbara Luddy:
- Lady in Lady and the Tramp
- Kanga in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Merryweather in Sleeping Beauty
Sebastian Cabot:
- Bagheera in The Jungle Book
- Narrator in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Sir Ector in The Sword in the Stone
J. Pat O’Malley:
- Colonel Hathi the Elephant in The Jungle Book
- Jasper and Colonel in 101 Dalmatians
- The Walrus, the Carpenter, and Tweedle Dee in Alice in Wonderland
- Cyril Proudbottom in The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad