Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Price Holloway, Jr. was an American character actor who appeared in 150 films and television programs. He was also a voice actor for The Walt Disney Company. He was well-known for his distinctive tenor voice, and is perhaps best remembered as the voice of Walt Disney's Winnie the Pooh.

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Known For

Climax!

Climax!

1954 • as Tobias

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as TV Repairman

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 • as Burt Miller

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959 • as Horace De Vilbill

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 • as Fisk

Filmography

2025

Night Ripper
Night Ripper
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/13/2025

2023

Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio
as Cheshire Cat / Kaa / Winnie the Pooh (voice) (archive sound)
Movie - Released: 9/24/2023

2004

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
as Narrator / Mr. Stork (voice) (archive sound)
Movie - Released: 5/31/2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Narrator (Mickey and the Beanstalk) (voice) (archive sound)
Movie - Released: 5/31/2004

2003

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
as Amos Mouse (segment "Ben and Me") (archive sound)
Movie - Released: 9/15/2003

1997

Disney’s Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go To Disneyland Paris!
Disney’s Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go To Disneyland Paris!
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/1/1997

1991

Movie
Disney’s Coyote Tales
as Narrator / Mr. Stork (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/11/1991

1989

Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
TV - Released: 9/16/1989

1985

Moonlighting
Moonlighting
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 3/3/1985

1982

Movie
The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982

1979

Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas
Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas
as Northwind (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1979

1978

Mickey's 50
Mickey's 50
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/19/1978

1977

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
as Winnie the Pooh (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/11/1977
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
as Hobe Carpenter
Movie - Released: 8/12/1977
Disney's Greatest Villains
Disney's Greatest Villains
as Kaa (voice) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/15/1977

1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Old Man on Bus
Movie - Released: 7/26/1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/16/1976
Super Seal
Super Seal
Movie - Released: 4/4/1976

1974

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
as Winnie the Pooh (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/20/1974
Man, Monsters & Mysteries
Man, Monsters & Mysteries
as Nessie (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/12/1974

1971

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/29/1971

1970

The Aristocats
The Aristocats
as Roquefort (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1970

1968

Live a Little, Love a Little
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Milkman
Movie - Released: 10/23/1968
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
as Winnie the Pooh (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/20/1968
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
as Elmo
TV - Released: 1/9/1968

1967

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
as Kaa the Snake (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/18/1967

1966

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
as Winnie the Pooh (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/4/1966
Family Affair
Family Affair
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
That Girl
That Girl
TV - Released: 9/8/1966

1965

F Troop
F Troop
TV - Released: 9/14/1965

1964

The Restless Sea
The Restless Sea
as Mr. H2O
Movie - Released: 1/24/1964
Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island
as Burt
TV - Released: 9/26/1964
Linus the Lionhearted
Linus the Lionhearted
TV - Released: 9/26/1964
The Baileys of Balboa
The Baileys of Balboa
as Buck Singleton
TV - Released: 9/19/1964

1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Fire Chief
Movie - Released: 11/7/1963
My Six Loves
My Six Loves
as Oliver Dodds
Movie - Released: 4/3/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Fisk
TV - Released: 9/20/1963

1962

Movie
Chun King Chow Mein Hour
as George
Movie - Released: 2/4/1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Lloyd Bridges Show
as Blind Man
TV - Released: 9/11/1962

1961

Movie
Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll
as Hayden
Movie - Released: 12/1/1961
Miami Undercover
Miami Undercover
TV - Released: 1/23/1961
Hazel
Hazel
as Claude Waters
TV - Released: 9/28/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

Goliath II
Goliath II
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/21/1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Barber
Movie - Released: 7/21/1960
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
as Burt Miller
TV - Released: 10/3/1960
Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys
TV - Released: 9/19/1960

1959

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as TV Repairman
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
as Horace De Vilbill
TV - Released: 10/15/1959

1958

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
TV - Released: 9/22/1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Jack Pumpkinhead
TV - Released: 1/12/1958

1957

Hemo the Magnificent
Hemo the Magnificent
as Lab assistant
Movie - Released: 3/20/1957
The Liberty Story
The Liberty Story
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/29/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957

1956

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Albert 'Axe' McAllister
Movie - Released: 11/1/1956
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
as Chloro Phyll (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/19/1956
Kentucky Rifle
Kentucky Rifle
as Lon Setter
Movie - Released: 7/1/1956
Columbia Laff Hour
Columbia Laff Hour
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Luther Adams
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1954

Climax!
Climax!
as Tobias
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TV - Released: 10/15/1954
TV
Willy
TV - Released: 9/18/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as The Cheshire Cat (voice) (archive footage)
TV - Released: 10/27/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Narrator (segment "Peter and the Wolf") (archive footage)
TV - Released: 10/27/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
TV - Released: 10/27/1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
as Sorrowful Joe
TV - Released: 10/15/1954

1953

Ben and Me
Ben and Me
as Amos Mouse (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/11/1953
The Life Of Riley
The Life Of Riley
as Waldo Binney / Mrs. Binney
TV - Released: 1/2/1953
The Life Of Riley
The Life Of Riley
as Waldo Binney
TV - Released: 1/2/1953
The Life Of Riley
The Life Of Riley
as Waldo
TV - Released: 1/2/1953
The Life Of Riley
The Life Of Riley
as Waldo Binny
TV - Released: 1/2/1953
The Life Of Riley
The Life Of Riley
TV - Released: 1/2/1953

1952

Susie, the Little Blue Coupe
Susie, the Little Blue Coupe
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/6/1952
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/8/1952
The Little House
The Little House
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/8/1952
Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman
TV - Released: 9/19/1952
Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman
as Prof. Oscar Quinn
TV - Released: 9/19/1952

1951

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Cheshire Cat (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/28/1951

1949

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Basserman Boy
Movie - Released: 5/27/1949
Movie
The Eternal Melody
as Aristide
Movie - Released: 12/2/1949

1948

Flat Feat
Flat Feat
as Officer Sterling Smith / Smith's Father
Movie - Released: 6/24/1948
Man or Mouse
Man or Mouse
as Elmer Dinkle
Movie - Released: 1/15/1948

1947

Mickey and the Beanstalk
Mickey and the Beanstalk
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/27/1947
Movie
Dog Crazy
as Sterling Holloway
Movie - Released: 10/3/1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Twilight on the Rio Grande
as Pokie
Movie - Released: 3/31/1947
Robin Hood Of Texas
Robin Hood Of Texas
as Droopy Haynes
Movie - Released: 7/15/1947
Saddle Pals
Saddle Pals
as Waldo T. Brooks Jr.
Movie - Released: 6/5/1947
Trail to San Antone
Trail to San Antone
as Droopy Stearns
Movie - Released: 1/25/1947
Movie
Hectic Honeymoon
as Eddie Jones
Movie - Released: 10/17/1947
Movie
The Scooper Dooper
as Sterling Holloway
Movie - Released: 2/27/1947

1946

Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music
as Narrator (segment "Peter and the Wolf") (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/30/1946
Sioux City Sue
Sioux City Sue
as Nelson 'Nellie' Bly
Movie - Released: 11/21/1946
Peter and the Wolf
Peter and the Wolf
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/15/1946
Death Valley
Death Valley
as Slim
Movie - Released: 8/15/1946
Movie
Moron Than Off
as Elmer Fossdinkle
Movie - Released: 11/28/1946

1945

Wildfire
Wildfire
as Alkali Jones
Movie - Released: 7/18/1945
A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun
as McWilliams
Movie - Released: 12/25/1945

1944

The Three Caballeros
The Three Caballeros
as Professor Holloway (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/21/1944
The Pelican and the Snipe
The Pelican and the Snipe
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/7/1944
The Cold-blooded Penguin
The Cold-blooded Penguin
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/21/1944

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Sterling Holloway
Movie - Released: 3/5/1942
Bambi
Bambi
as Adult Flower (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/14/1942
Don't Get Personal
Don't Get Personal
as Lucky
Movie - Released: 1/2/1942
Iceland
Iceland
as Sverdrup Svenssen
Movie - Released: 9/21/1942
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing
as Arthur Miggle (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/12/1942

1941

Dumbo
Dumbo
as Mr. Stork (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/31/1941
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
as Dan
Movie - Released: 3/14/1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Chris Jensen
Movie - Released: 2/21/1941
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Frank Snark
Movie - Released: 10/16/1941
Look Who's Laughing
Look Who's Laughing
as Rusty (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/21/1941
New Wine
New Wine
as Otto - Bookkeeper
Movie - Released: 9/10/1941

1940

Remember the Night
Remember the Night
as Willie Simms
Movie - Released: 1/19/1940
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
as Wild Plum
Movie - Released: 1/15/1940
Movie
Street of Memories
as Student Barber
Movie - Released: 11/15/1940
Little Men
Little Men
as Reporter
Movie - Released: 11/29/1940
Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 1941
as Elmer - Soda Clerk
Movie - Released: 10/14/1940

1939

Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Bartholomew's Bee Asst.
Movie - Released: 12/13/1939

1938

Professor Beware
Professor Beware
as Rupert (the groom)
Movie - Released: 7/29/1938
Of Human Hearts
Of Human Hearts
as Chauncey Ames
Movie - Released: 2/11/1938
Doctor Rhythm
Doctor Rhythm
as Luke (Ice-Cream Man)
Movie - Released: 5/6/1938
Held For Ransom
Held For Ransom
as RFD Mailman
Movie - Released: 6/17/1938
Spring Madness
Spring Madness
as Buck
Movie - Released: 11/11/1938

1937

Varsity Show
Varsity Show
as Trout
Movie - Released: 9/4/1937
The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love
as Duprez
Movie - Released: 4/15/1937
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem
as Miles Corbin
Movie - Released: 2/12/1937
When Love Is Young
When Love Is Young
as Orville Kane
Movie - Released: 3/26/1937
Join the Marines
Join the Marines
as Alfred - the Steward
Movie - Released: 1/25/1937
Behind the Mike
Behind the Mike
as Tommy Astor
Movie - Released: 9/26/1937

1936

Palm Springs
Palm Springs
as Oscar
Movie - Released: 6/5/1936
Career Woman
Career Woman
as George Rogers
Movie - Released: 12/18/1936

1935

Rendezvous
Rendezvous
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/25/1935
Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas
as Mr. Spindler
Movie - Released: 7/10/1935
Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty
as Chris
Movie - Released: 3/22/1935
$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute
as Pete
Movie - Released: 10/21/1935
I Live My Life
I Live My Life
as Max
Movie - Released: 10/4/1935
The Lottery Lover
The Lottery Lover
as Cadet Harold Stump
Movie - Released: 2/5/1935

1934

Operator 13
Operator 13
as Wounded Union Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/8/1934
Girl o' My Dreams
Girl o' My Dreams
as Spec Early
Movie - Released: 11/16/1934
Tomorrow's Children
Tomorrow's Children
as Dr. Dorsey
Movie - Released: 7/2/1934
Strictly Dynamite
Strictly Dynamite
as Fleming
Movie - Released: 5/11/1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Freddy Finn
Movie - Released: 8/31/1934
Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab
as Sound Effects Man
Movie - Released: 9/1/1934
Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car
as Office Boy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/29/1934
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow
as Orderly
Movie - Released: 11/2/1934
A Wicked Woman
A Wicked Woman
as Peter
Movie - Released: 12/7/1934

1933

Blondie Johnson
Blondie Johnson
as Red Charley
Movie - Released: 2/25/1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Second Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/27/1933
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Frog
Movie - Released: 12/18/1933
Advice to the Lovelorn
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Benny
Movie - Released: 12/1/1933
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady
as Pinky
Movie - Released: 11/24/1933
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road
as Ollie
Movie - Released: 10/7/1933
Professional Sweetheart
Professional Sweetheart
as Stu
Movie - Released: 6/9/1933
Hard to Handle
Hard to Handle
as Andy Heaney (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/28/1933
Back Page
Back Page
as Bill Giddings
Movie - Released: 11/7/1933
Hell Below
Hell Below
as Seaman Jenks
Movie - Released: 6/8/1933
Elmer, the Great
Elmer, the Great
as Nick Kane
Movie - Released: 4/29/1933
When Ladies Meet
When Ladies Meet
as Jerome - the Caddy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/23/1933
Fast Workers
Fast Workers
as Pinky Magoo
Movie - Released: 3/10/1933
One Track Minds
One Track Minds
as Train Snack Salesman
Movie - Released: 5/20/1933
Going Hollywood
Going Hollywood
as Radio Remote Technician
Movie - Released: 12/22/1933
Adorable
Adorable
as Emile (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/18/1933
Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher
as Journalism Student (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/6/1933
International House
International House
as Sailor
Movie - Released: 5/27/1933
Movie
The Eagle and the Squawk
Movie - Released: 1/1/1933

1932

American Madness
American Madness
as Oscar (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/15/1932
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus
as Joe, Hiker (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/23/1932
Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man
as Olga's Dining Friend (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1932
Rockabye
Rockabye
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/25/1932
Faithless
Faithless
as Photographer
Movie - Released: 10/15/1932

1927

The Girl from Everywhere
The Girl from Everywhere
as Assistant Director
Movie - Released: 12/11/1927
Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat
as Putnam
Movie - Released: 3/8/1927

1926

Movie
The Battling Kangaroo
as Napolean French
Movie - Released: 12/5/1926