Great Voices

[DanielJones]

I alway like the deep resonant voices of Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Sam Elliot. Very soothing to listen to. Great narrators voices.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Lincsong]

Mel Blanc

John Wayne

Lou Costello

Bud Abbott

 

[Steve]

First and foremost for me is Basil Rathbone. He sharp, precise way of speaking quickly is something I wish I had.

Second, Christopher Lee. The deep gravity of his voice is wonderful. It's even better when injects a bit of villainous glee.

Aside from them, all the people that have already been mentioned. Bogie, James Earl Jones, they are all stupendous.

 

[Lana]

Joseph Cotten was another great voice.

 

[VintageJess]

Clark Gable, John Wayne and Claudette Colbert.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Adolphe Menjou had a most surprising voice.

I mean, here's a guy whose name and appearance (dapper in the Hercule Poirot manner) just says, "French headwaiter accent". So, what happens? Talking films appear on the scene, and audiences learn that Adolphe Menjou has a snappy, scrappy, quick-talking, very American accent! The guy sounded more like a bookie or a theatrical agent than a suave Parisian. And you know what? It worked! Audiences loved it.


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[Marc Chevalier]

Unforgettable voice, though few remember the name of its owner:


Hans Conried. (Dr. Terwilliker / "Dr. T" in The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.)


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[Miss Neecerie]

My childhood voice love......

I even as a 13 year old went and heard a whole lecture he gave, just for the voice.

John Houseman

 

[Haversack]

As Ronald Coleman and Richard Burton have already been nominated, let me add George Sanders and C. Aubrey Smith.

And in an entirely other vein, Eugene Pallette.

Haversack

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

OK, these are singers, but they are voices, so I hope this isn't off topic.
STING, he makes me melt!! I love his voice......he's just so, hmmmmm........
And of course Paul Simon. Such a soothing voice, and seems to be an all around nice guy to boot.
I know, these are singers, but hey, I am talking about voices...

 

[Hemingway Jones]

OK, these are singers, but they are voices, so I hope this isn't off topic.
STING, he makes me melt!! I love his voice......he's just so, hmmmmm........
And of course Paul Simon. Such a soothing voice, and seems to be an all around nice guy to boot.
I know, these are singers, but hey, I am talking about voices...

Well, it is off topic, because we are discussing great voices of film, but, lucky for you both Sting and Paul Simon have acted in film. -though, that is really stretching it!

Perhaps, you might want to start a great voices of song thread over in The Observation Bar.

 

[Feraud]

Aubrey Smith.

A great one indeed!

I forgot to add George C. Scott with his gravelly and commanding voice. Franchot Tone has an interesting sounding voice for a fellow New Yorker.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Since we've gone so far afield...

Radio voices, (since there was no television to watch old movies on!)

Norman Brokenshire

Edward R. Murrow

-dixon cannon

 

[Hemingway Jones]

I forgot to add George C. Scott with his gravelly and commanding voice.

Of course, there is "Patton," but he is also quite good in "Anatomy of a Murder." Great call!

 

[Mad Molly]

I just love this thread.

Some great voices listed, many I just adore!

Gonna throw one in that's not yet been listed. British actress Joan Greenwood. My goodness. Lovely lady and a smoky purr of a voice!

 

[LizzieMaine]

Ned Sparks!

"I go everywhere, I do everything, and I never have any fun!"

 

[DanielJones]

Oh and least I forget, Thurl Ravenscroft. The voice of Tony the Tiger, numerous Disney anamated features & Disneyland rides like the Haunted Mansion (they even have his face there in the singing busts), Pirates of the Caribbean & Splash Mountain, as well as singing the memorable Grinch Song.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Mad Molly]

Ned Sparks!

"I go everywhere, I do everything, and I never have any fun!"

Allow me:

 

[Baggers]

If you want a great voice, how about June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, and Tweety's Granny. She's been working steady since 1943 and still going strong. I can only dream of having a career like hers.

Between Ms.Foray and Mel Blanc, they've voiced nearly all of the most famous cartoon characters in the history of animation with the exception of Woody Woodpecker and Popeye.

Cheers!

 

[Roger]

Lee J. Cobb

George Raft