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Purv Pullen
Actor, Additional Credits
Born February 2, 1909Died October 18, 1992 (83 years)
He began performing as a voice actor in films in the 1930s. He was the voice of Cheetah in Tarzan films and produced the bird sounds in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Pullen's vocal contributions appear in many cartoons featuring Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, and Popeye. Pullen was also the voice of the howling coyote in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Crusaders", and the squawks and jungle sounds for Martin Denny's "Quiet Village".
In 1945, Pullen began a collaboration with Spike Jones, providing sound effects and other comic gimmicks on many of the classic Jones recordings. Jones gave Pullen the stage name "Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath."
Pullen was the voice of Pierre the Parrot in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and Disneyworld. He was also heard in the San Francisco Bay Area as the voice of Roscoe the Dog on the Dr. Don Rose show on KFRC.
Pullen also appeared in nightclubs as a ventriloquist with a dummy named Johnny. Pullen was a longtime resident of Vacaville, California, where he performed puppet shows at the Nut Tree in the 1970s and 1980s and where he appeared with "Roscoe the Dog," a supposedly invisible dog puppeted by means of a stiffened dog leash.
In 1945, Pullen began a collaboration with Spike Jones, providing sound effects and other comic gimmicks on many of the classic Jones recordings. Jones gave Pullen the stage name "Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath."
Pullen was the voice of Pierre the Parrot in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and Disneyworld. He was also heard in the San Francisco Bay Area as the voice of Roscoe the Dog on the Dr. Don Rose show on KFRC.
Pullen also appeared in nightclubs as a ventriloquist with a dummy named Johnny. Pullen was a longtime resident of Vacaville, California, where he performed puppet shows at the Nut Tree in the 1970s and 1980s and where he appeared with "Roscoe the Dog," a supposedly invisible dog puppeted by means of a stiffened dog leash.
Filmography
| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty · as Bluebird |
| 1953 | Lili · as Whistler In Ballet Sequence |
| 1951 | Bedtime for Bonzo · as Minor Role |
| 1948 | Mickey and the Seal · as Seals |
| 1947 | Figaro and Frankie · as Frankie (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Casper the Friendly Ghost · as Hens |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties · as Animal Vocalizations |
| 1941 | Baggage Buster · as Animals |
| 1940 | Pinocchio · as Whistling Saw |
| 1938 | Polar Trappers · as Penguins |
| 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · as Birds (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Old Mill · as Owls |
| 1937 | Dog Daze · as Vocal Effects |
| 1937 | Little Hiawatha · as Birds |
| 1936 | Mother Pluto · as Chicks |
| 1936 | Mickey's Rival · as Bull |
| 1936 | Thru the Mirror · as Barking Vocal Effects |
| 1935 | Three Orphan Kittens · as Kittens |
| 1935 | Who Killed Cock Robin? · as Cock Robin's Whistling (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Chinese Nightingale · as Nightingale Effects |
| 1935 | Stolen Harmony · as Little Nell In Skit (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Golden Touch · as Bird (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | I Haven't Got a Hat · as Dogs |
| 1934 | The Goddess of Spring · as (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Flying Mouse · as Birds (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Wise Little Hen · as Baby Chicks (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Father Noah's Ark · as Animals |
| 1932 | Babes in the Woods · as Cat (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Just Dogs · as Dogs |
| 1932 | Mickey's Revue · as Laughing Goats |
| 1931 | The Ugly Duckling · as Baby Chicks |
| 1931 | The Cuban Love Song · as Monkey Vocalizations |
| 1931 | The Barnyard Broadcast · as Cat |
| 1931 | The Delivery Boy · as Birds |
| 1931 | Mother Goose Melodies · as Whistling (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Winter · as Birds |
| 1930 | The Gorilla Mystery · as Beppo The Gorilla |
| 1930 | The Fire Fighters · as Cat |