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. ''

Movies
Dumbo (1941) 

 Bambi (1942)  The Jungle Book (1967) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

Shorts
Walt Disney Specials

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 also took over most of Holloway's other voice roles, including Kaa in Jungle Cubs and The Jungle Book 2''. The show Animaniacs paid tribute to him by having Cummings (in his Pooh voice) narrate episodes like "Nighty Night Toon" and "The Warners and the Beanstalk". Cumming also took over Holloway's other roles like Mr.Stork from Dumbo and Chesire the Cat in Alice in Wonderland.So Far Cumming has not voice Adult Flower form Bambi, or Roquefort from the Aristocats.''