Sterling Holloway

Sterling Price Holloway, Jr. (January 4, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American character actor who appeared in 150 films and television shows. He was also a voice actor for The Walt Disney Company, well known for his distinctive tenor voice, and is perhaps best remembered as the original voice of Walt Disney's ''Winnie the Pooh. ''

Shorts

 * Boy Meet Dog (1938) (voice)
 * The Pelican and the Snipe (1944) (voice)
 * The Cold Blooded Penguin (1945) (voice)
 * Peter and the Wolf (1946) (voice)
 * Mickey & the Beanstalk (1947) (voice)
 * Lambert the Sheepless Lion (1951) Mr.Stork/Narrator (voice)
 * Susie the liitle Blue Coupe (1952) (voice)
 * The Little House (1952) (voice)
 * Ben and Me (1953)Amos Mouse (voice)
 * Goliath ll (1960) (voice)
 * Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) Winnie The Pooh (voice)
 * Winnie The Pooh and Blustery Day (1968) Winnie The Pooh (voice)
 *  Winni The Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) Winnie The Pooh (voice)
 * Man, Monsters & Mysteries (1973) (voice)

Death and Legacy
''Unmarried through his life, Holloway once explained that this was because he felt lacking in nothing and did not wish to disturb his pattern of life, but he had a son, Richard (it is unknown exactly when Richard was adopted). Holloway died on November 22, 1992 of a cardiac arrest in a Los Angeles hospital. He was cremated and his ashes were buried at sea.''

Voice actor Jim Cummings took over the role of Winnie the Pooh in 1988  for The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh and Holloway's other voice roles like Kaa in Jungle Cubs and the Jungle Book ll.The show Animaniacs paid tribute to Sterling Holloway by having Jim Cumming (in his Pooh voice ) Narrate episodes like "Nighty Night Toon and "The Warners and the Beanstalk". Cumming also took over Holloway's over roles like Mr.Stork  from Dumbo and  Chestire the cat from Alice in Wonderland. So far Cumming has not voiced Roquefort from the Aristocats. 

Trivia

 * He was the first person consider to voice Sleepy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
 * He did Jock's singing voice in Lady and the Tramp.
 * Sterling said Winnie the Pooh was his favorite role that he did for Disney
 * Holloway was awarded the Disney Legend in 1991 where he was escorted by Winnie the Pooh himself up to receive the award.
 * Sterling's adopted son survived his name.
 * Walt Disney said during the production of The Jungle Book (the final film he produced before his death), that Sterling Holloway will do a great performance as Kaa the snake. It was true that Hollway did do a great Performance as Kaa.
 * Kaa the snake is the only villian role that Holloway did.
 * His successor for all his Disney Character Roles is Jim Cumming, who impersonates Holloway's voice very well.
 * The memoriable songs for the Disney Franise that everyone remembers him by are Trust In Me", and "Twas Brilling"/Happy Birthday from Dumbo.