Thurl Ravenscroft(1914-2005)
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Born in 1914, raised in Norfolk, Nebraska, Thurl Ravenscroft served as
a navigator in the US Army Air Transport Command in World War II before
settling in Hollywood. An accomplished singer, he performed with
The Sportsmen Quartet,
The Mellowmen Quartet,
The Johnny Mann Singers, The Norman Luboff Choir, and
many major stars, including Jim Nabors and
Elvis Presley. He was best known, however,
for his mellifluous voice-overs, and he voiced Tony the Tiger in
countless advertisements for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes in both English
and Spanish. In 1996 he and his wife June retired to southern
California, although he still did occasional work as Tony. He died in
2005 of prostate cancer.
