Junius Matthews

Junius Matthews

Junius Conyers Matthews was an American actor. He was the voice of Archimedes the Owl in Disney's The Sword in the Stone in 1963. He was also the original voice of Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh franchise from 1966 to 1977. He was a private in World War I before becoming an actor, and determined to become a popular radio and television actor, his career began on stage where he got his first role in a silent film called The Silent Witness (1917). He later played the role of the Tin Woodsman on a radio version of The Wizard of Oz. His distinctive voice can be frequently heard in supporting roles in radio, particularly westerns where he was often cast as an old codger, miner, or master of the cook wagon. Matthews appeared on the short-lived series Luke Slaughter of Tombstone as Slaughter's sidekick, Wichita, and played Ling Wee, a Chinese waiter, in Gasoline Alley. He also made guest appearances on several television series in the 1950s and '60s. It was not until the last ten years of his life that Matthews became widely known for his role as Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh movies produced by the Disney studio from 1966 to 1977, including the featurettes Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! (1974) as well as the feature-length compilation film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977). He played other roles for Disney, most notably the owl, Archimedes, in Disney's The Sword in the Stone (1963). Matthews died on January 18, 1978 at age 87 and was buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery

  • Popularitate : 1.203
  • Cunoscut pentru : Acting
  • Zi de nastere : 1890-06-12
  • Locul nasterii : Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Junius Matthews Filme

  • 1946
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    Black Angel

    Black Angel

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  • 1963
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    Sabia din piatră

    Sabia din piatră

    7.2 1963 HD

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  • 1966
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    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

    7.623 1966 HD

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  • 1946
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    Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

    6.3 1946 HD

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  • 1974
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    Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

    Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

    7.941 1974 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Silent Witness

    The Silent Witness

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    7.3 1977 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Lineup

    The Lineup

    7.1 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    A Summer Place

    A Summer Place

    6.5 1959 HD

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  • 1946
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    I've Always Loved You

    I've Always Loved You

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1982
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    Disney's Halloween Treat

    Disney's Halloween Treat

    5.9 1982 HD

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  • 1951
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    Dragnet

    Dragnet

    6.5 1951 HD

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  • 1957
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    Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    7.4 1957 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Gene Autry Show

    The Gene Autry Show

    4.8 1950 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

    5.7 1957 HD

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