Sterling Holloway | |
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Born | Sterling Price Holloway, Jr. January 4, 1905 Cedartown, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | November 22, 1992 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 87)
Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
Resting place | Cremated; ashes buried in Pacific Ocean |
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1926–1986 |
Notable work | Original voice of Winnie the Pooh |
Children | Richard Holloway (adopted) |
Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 4, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an actor from Georgia who appeared in over 100 films and 40 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 Winnie the Pooh in the Winnie the Pooh franchise and as Mr. Stork in Dumbo, Adult Flower in Bambi, the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland, Kaa in The Jungle Book, and Roquefort in The Aristocats.