Who Voices Me in "The Jungle Book" (1967)? Quiz

Answer: Digby Wolfe

Wolfe, born on June 4, 1929 in London, England, United Kingdom, was cast to voice Ziggy. Ziggy was a vulture and often hung out with a few other vulture friends named Dizzy, Buzzie and Flaps. Buzzie mentioned things were dead everywhere so Ziggy said that Buzzie wished they were.

In another scene, Ziggy mentioned he had a plan but did not provide any specifics after his vulture buddies inquired what they were. Ziggy watched as Shere Khan was frightened by a burning tree branch that was tied to his tail. Wolfe guest starred on the TV series "The Adventures of the Big Man", "The Farmer's Daughter" and "I Dream of Jeannie".

Answer: Leo DeLyon

DeLyon, a native of Paterson, New Jersey, lent his voice to Flunkey. Flunkey was a monkey who slavishly served King Louie and fanned him. While King Louie sang the song "I Wanna Be Like You", Flunkey still fanned him. There were a few instances where Flunkey sought the spotlight but he was unsuccessful.

At the end of "I Wanna Be Like You", Flunkey sang and danced to the song. DeLyon had guest starring runs on the TV shows "Bewitched", "The New Phil Silvers Show" and "Arrest and Trial".

Answer: Darleen Carr

Carr, born in 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, voiced Shanti. Shanti was a girl that Mowgli saw down by the river and he admired her beautiful singing voice. Mowgli went to Shanti and both of them interacted with each other. This is when Mowgli realized that he belonged with her as well as with the other people in the village.

In his final scene, he walked with Shanti to the village. Carr had guest starring roles on the TV series "Probe", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and "Simon & Simon".

Answer: J. Pat O'Malley

O'Malley, born on March 15, 1904 in Burnley, England, United Kingdom, voiced Colonel Hathi. Colonel Hathi was an elephant who commandeered a march. Near the end of the film, Mowgli ran away, which upset Bagheera and Baloo. Colonel Hathi initially turned down Bagheera's request to locate Mowgli.

However, another elephant, Winifred, changed Colonel Hathi's mind after she threatened his role in the elephant herd. In another scene, Colonel Hathi spoke about how he earned his commission in the Maharajah's Pachyderm Brigade. O'Malley voiced characters in the Disney animated films "Alice in Wonderland", "101 Dalmatians" and "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad".

Answer: Sterling Holloway

Holloway, a native of Cedartown, Georgia, voiced Kaa. Kaa was a nefarious snake who hypnotized people and animals with his eyes. He used his eyes on Mowgli early on in the film and nearly killed him. Bagheera prevented this since he swatted his tail and Kaa then fell to the ground.

As he slithered away, Kaa got annoyed once Mowgli and Bagheera joked about how his tail had a knot. Later on in the film, Kaa hypnotized Bagheera and it was Mowgli who saved Bagheera. Holloway lent his voice to roles in the Disney animated movies "Bambi", "The Aristocats" and "Dumbo".

Answer: George Sanders

Sanders, born in 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia, voiced the main villain in this movie: Shere Khan. Shere Khan was a ruthless tiger who had an unwavering disgust for humans since he viewed them as a threat. He eavesdropped on a conversation between Bagheera and Colonel Hathi about Mowgli.

When Shere Khan came upon Kaa, he asked Kaa if he had encountered Mowgli and Kaa lied to him. Shere Khan doubted what Kaa said so he threatened Kaa. At the end of the movie, Shere Khan fled from Mowgli, Bagheera and Baloo after Mowgli tied a burning branch to Shere Khan's tail. Sanders starred in the movies "Rebecca", "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "Man Hunt".

In 1951, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "All About Eve".

Answer: Louis Prima

Prima, born on December 7, 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana, voiced King Louie. King Louie's monkeys kidnapped Mowgli and took him to King Louie's kingdom in the jungle. While there, King Louie sang and danced and constantly sent bananas into Mowgli's mouth.

At one point, both Bagheera and Baloo got to King Louie's kingdom and a fight ensued. Luckily, both rescued Mowgli from King Louie. In his last scene, King Louie was upset when his kingdom collapsed. Prima appeared in the movies "The Continental Twist", "Rose of Washington Square" and "You Can't Have Everything".

Answer: Phil Harris

Harris, a native of Linton, Indiana, was cast to voice Baloo. Baloo was a friendly bear and he immediately befriended Mowgli. He lived a leisurely lifestyle and avoided responsibility. Bagheera reminded Baloo what a threat Shere Khan was to Mowgli since Baloo wanted Mowgli in the jungle rather than the village. Baloo then spoke to Mowgli about how unsafe the jungle was to him.

In his final scene, Baloo sang the popular song, "The Bare Necessities". Harris was cast as characters in the movies "The Wild Blue Yonder", "Starlift" and "Man About Town".

Answer: Bruce Reitherman

Reitherman, born in 1955 in Burbank, California, voiced Mowgli. Mowgli was a little boy and he was first seen in the village surrounded by animals. He got accustomed to life in the jungle and befriended Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. In one scene, Mowgli learned some self-defense skills from Baloo. Midway through the film, Mowgli ran away after Baloo and Bagheera told him how the village was safer for him. Eventually, both Baloo and Bagheera tracked Mowgli down after Mowgli realized that, despite how he told Shere Khan that he was not afraid of him, Shere Khan was a threat to his safety. Reitherman's other acting credits were in the following works: voicing Christopher Robin in the short film "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree", voicing Christopher Robin in the 1977 animated anthology film "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and as Nikki in the movie "The Looney Wizard of Oz".

Answer: Sebastian Cabot

Cabot, born on July 9, 1918 in London, England, United Kingdom, was cast to voice Bagheera. Bagheera was a noble panther who resided in the jungle where Mowgli grew up. He also disapproved of Baloo's carefree lifestyle. Midway through the movie, Baloo and Bagheera teamed up and rescued Mowgli from King Louie. Near the end of the movie, Bagheera consoled Mowgli when it appeared that Baloo had died but Baloo was alive.

In his final scene, Bagheera comforted Baloo after Mowgli left for the village. Cabot appeared in the films "The Time Machine" (1960), "Seven Thieves" and "The Angry Hills".