Acting

Purv Pullen

Born February 2, 1909 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died October 18, 1992 · aged 83

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 …

Known For

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · 1938

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

MovieFantasyAnimation

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

The Wise Little Hen

The Wise Little Hen · 1934

The Wise Little Hen

MovieAnimationComedy

Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.

Figaro and Frankie

Figaro and Frankie · 1947

Figaro and Frankie

MovieAnimationFamily

Figaro is hungry for a small, yellow canary named Frankie but must pass a barrier; Minnie Mouse.

Babes in the Woods

Babes in the Woods · 1932

Babes in the Woods

Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.

Mother Goose Melodies

Mother Goose Melodies · 1931

Mother Goose Melodies

A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole.

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Who Killed Cock Robin? · 1935

Who Killed Cock Robin?

MovieFamilyAnimation

A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.

The Goddess of Spring

The Goddess of Spring · 1934

The Goddess of Spring

MovieAnimationFantasy

The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen. She's despondent, as winter settles in above ground. But the devil isn't happy either, and offers anything to make her happy. They reach an agreement: she'll spend six months above ground and six below. Thus we have seasons.

The Golden Touch

The Golden Touch · 1935

The Golden Touch

MovieAnimationComedy

King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. Midas begs for the golden touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. Midas insists. He dances about joyfully at first, but discovers the drawbacks when he sits down to dinner. Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted.

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · 1938

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

MovieFantasyAnimation

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

Sound Effects

The Wise Little Hen

The Wise Little Hen · 1934

The Wise Little Hen

MovieAnimationComedy

Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.

Baby Chicks (voice) (uncredited)

Figaro and Frankie

Figaro and Frankie · 1947

Figaro and Frankie

MovieAnimationFamily

Figaro is hungry for a small, yellow canary named Frankie but must pass a barrier; Minnie Mouse.

Frankie (uncredited)

Babes in the Woods

Babes in the Woods · 1932

Babes in the Woods

Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.

Cat (voice) (uncredited)

Mother Goose Melodies

Mother Goose Melodies · 1931

Mother Goose Melodies

A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole.

Whistling (voice) (uncredited)

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Who Killed Cock Robin? · 1935

Who Killed Cock Robin?

MovieFamilyAnimation

A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.

Cock Robin's Whistling (voice) (uncredited)

The Goddess of Spring

The Goddess of Spring · 1934

The Goddess of Spring

MovieAnimationFantasy

The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen. She's despondent, as winter settles in above ground. But the devil isn't happy either, and offers anything to make her happy. They reach an agreement: she'll spend six months above ground and six below. Thus we have seasons.

(voice) (uncredited)

The Golden Touch

The Golden Touch · 1935

The Golden Touch

MovieAnimationComedy

King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. Midas begs for the golden touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. Midas insists. He dances about joyfully at first, but discovers the drawbacks when he sits down to dinner. Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted.

Bird (voice) (uncredited)

Birds in the Spring

Birds in the Spring · 1933

Birds in the Spring

Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught to sing and fly. One falls from the nest and has adventures with a rattlesnake and a beehive before finding his way home.

Birds (voice) (uncredited)

The Flying Mouse

The Flying Mouse · 1934

The Flying Mouse

To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves to be a fairy, he wishes for wings. But his bat-like appearance doesn't fit in with either the birds or the other mice, and he finds himself friendless; even the bats make fun of him. Written by Jon Reeves

Birds (voice) (uncredited)

Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony · 1935

Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray hooks up with Jean, a dancer in the show, and the two become a successful dance act. However, when an ex-inmate buddy of Ray's robs the tour bus, Ray is suspected of wrongdoing by Jack and the others in the group. After a gang of thugs hijacks the tour bus, Ray tries to use his street smarts to redeem his reputation.

Little Nell in Skit (uncredited)

Big Man from the North

Big Man from the North · 1931

Big Man from the North

MovieCrimeAnimation

Bosko is a Mountie in the cold, snowy north. His sergeant demands that he get his man: a peg-legged villain wanted dead or alive.

Dogs (voice) (uncredited)

Mickey Steps Out

Mickey Steps Out · 1931

Mickey Steps Out

MovieAnimationComedy

Mickey heads over to see Minnie, but Pluto won't leave him alone. He gets there and watches through the window, standing on Pluto, while Minnie plays piano. Pluto runs off to chase a cat and leaves Mickey stuck in the window. Minnie has him in, and he dances to her playing. Pluto chases the cat into the house and causes havoc. The chase leads into the piano, where Pluto picks up the player-piano roll as an extended tail, and the destruction continues.

Cat (voice) (uncredited)

Holiday Land

Holiday Land · 1934

MovieAnimationFamily

Scrappy does not want to get up and go to school. As the days peel off his calendar, the holidays come to life, personified. Father Time takes Scrappy on a tour through Holiday Land.

(voice) (uncredited)

Mickey Mouse Cartoons

Mickey Mouse Cartoons · 1928

Mickey Mouse Cartoons

SeriesAnimation

Mickey Mouse (originally known as Mickey Mouse Cartoons) is a series of American animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1928 with Steamboat Willie.

Beppo the Gorilla (Voice)