Actor
Purv Pullen
February 2, 1909 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
He began performing as a voice actor in films in the 1930s. He was the voice of Cheetah in Tarzan films and produced the bird sounds in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Pullen's vocal contributions appear in many cartoons featuring Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, and Popeye. Pullen was also the voice of the howling coyote in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Crusaders", and the squawks and jungle sounds for Martin Denny's "Quiet Village".
In 1945, Pullen began a collaboration with Spike Jones, providing sound effects and other comic gimmicks on many of the classic Jones recordings. Jones gave Pullen the stage name "Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath."
Notable work
Often works with
Pinto Colvig
6 titles together
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Wise Little Hen, Babes in the Woods
Clarence Nash
6 titles together
The Wise Little Hen, The Golden Touch, Who Killed Cock Robin?
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Marion Darlington
4 titles together
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Mother Goose Melodies, Mickey Steps Out
Lucille La Verne
2 titles together
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Babes in the Woods
Billy Bletcher
2 titles together
The Golden Touch, Who Killed Cock Robin?
Toby Wing
2 titles together
The Golden Touch, Babes in the Woods
Full filmography · 14
Figaro and Frankie
as Frankie (uncredited)
19476.8
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as Birds (voice) (uncredited)
19387.1
Who Killed Cock Robin?
as Cock Robin's Whistling (voice) (uncredited)
19356.8
Stolen Harmony
as Little Nell in Skit (uncredited)
1935
The Golden Touch
as Bird (voice) (uncredited)
19356.5
Holiday Land
as (voice) (uncredited)
1934
The Goddess of Spring
as (voice) (uncredited)
19346.3
The Flying Mouse
as Birds (voice) (uncredited)
19346.3
The Wise Little Hen
as Baby Chicks (voice) (uncredited)
19346.6
Birds in the Spring
as Birds (voice) (uncredited)
19336.1
Babes in the Woods
as Cat (voice) (uncredited)
19326.1
Mickey Steps Out
as Cat (voice) (uncredited)
19315.5