- Some actors have voiced more than one iconic Disney character.
- You may know that John Ratzenberger has voiced a character in every Pixar movie.
- But a few Disney villains have been voiced by the same actors.
- Maleficent and Cinderella’s evil stepmother were both voiced by Eleanor Audley. The Fairy Godmother and the Queen of Hearts were both voiced by Verna Felton.
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If you’re revisiting Disney’s animated classics now that they’re all available on Disney Plus, you may realize you’re hearing some of the same voices over and over again.
That’s not déjà vu. Many actors wound up voicing two or more Disney characters over the years.
Jim Cummings has become known for voicing many more characters than just Winnie the Pooh. In more recent years, John Ratzenberger became Pixar’s good luck charm and can be found voicing a different character in each of their animated movies. But if you go back to some of Disney’s earlier movies from the ’50s to ’70s, you’ll find many of the same voice actors helped bring some of your favorite characters to life.
Keep reading to see which actors have voiced two or more Disney characters over the years.
Eleanor Audley voiced not one, but two iconic Disney villains.
Lady Tremaine from "Cinderella" and Maleficent ("Sleeping Beauty") were both voiced by Audley. "Cinderella" was one of Audley's first roles before she played Eunice Douglas on "Green Acres."
If you've been to Disney World or Disneyland, Audley also voiced Madame Leota on the Haunted Mansion ride.
The voice of Winnie the Pooh is also the man behind Darkwing Duck, Chief Pohawtan, and one of the hyenas from "The Lion King."
Those are just a handful of the many animated roles the versatile Jim Cummings has voiced over the years. You may also recognize him as Ray from "The Princess and the Frog," Razoul in "Aladdin," Goofy's neighbor Pete, and Hondo Ohnaka in "The Clone Wars" animated series.
Most impressive is how seamlessly Cummings can slip from one role into another. You can see Cummings go from character to character using Darkwing Duck's famous catchphrase, "Let's Get Dangerous," here.
Cogsworth in "Beauty and the Beast" is also the main villain in "Pocahontas."
"M*A*S*H" star David Ogden Stiers is also the narrator in "Beauty and the Beast" and Jumba in "Lilo & Stitch."
Max from "A Goofy Movie" is also the same voice of Kovu from "The Lion King" sequel.
Jason Marsden has voiced a lot of characters you may be familiar with ranging from Mungo on "Tarzan" and Haku in "Spirited Away" to Kid Flash on DC's animated "Young Justice" series.
Tony Jay has voiced three Disney villains.
Frollo from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and Monsieur D'Arque ("Beauty and the Beast"), who attempts to take Belle's father to an asylum, are both voiced by Tony Jay. Jay also voiced Shere Khan on the "Talespin" TV series.
If the voice of the Old Man in "The Emperor's New Groove" sounded familiar, it's because it's the same voice behind Piglet.
John Fielder has been voicing Piglet since the late '60s. Before he died in 2005, he lent his voice to the small, but memorable role in "The Emperor's New Groove." If you can't place the character, he's the one who throws off the Emperor's groove and then warns Pacha not to do the same. You can watch the moment here.
Scrooge McDuck shares a voice with Hiram Flaversham.
Alan Young voiced Scrooge one time before the release of Disney's "Sherlock Holmes" adaptation.
He continued to provide the voice for Uncle Scrooge until his death in 2016. David Tennant now voices the character on the rebooted "Ducktales" series.
If you recently watched "Fox and the Hound," you may have thought you heard Boomer's voice before.
Paul Winchell voiced both characters. You may also recognize him as the voice of Gargamel from "The Smurfs."
Willow Tweed is also the voice of Ellie Mae in "The Rescuers."
Jeanette Nolan voiced Tod's adoptive mother and the leader of the Swamp Folks.
Pacha ("The Emperor's New Groove") is also the same voice of Sully in "Monsters, Inc."
John Goodman voices the lovable monster who helps get Boo home safely and the man who helps Emperor Kuzco open his heart to his community.
Kaa the Snake is the same voice as the Cheshire cat and Bambi's skunk friend Flower.
Before Cummings, Sterling Holloway was the original voice of Winnie the Pooh on "The Magical World of Disney" and in 1977's "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh."
John Ratzenberger appears in every Pixar movie.
Among the many characters that Ratzenberger has voiced are Hamm ("Toy Story"), the Underminer ("The Incredibles"), Mack ("Cars"), and the Yeti in "Monsters, Inc." You can see many of his roles here.
Duke Weaselton and the Duke of Weselton are one and the same. Alan Tudyk voices them both along with the "Wreck-It Ralph" villain.
Alan Tudyk is quickly becoming a man of many voices in Disney Animation. In addition to voicing characters in "Zootopia" and "Frozen," you may also recognize him as the voice of KnowsMore in "Wreck-It Ralph 2" and Heihei in "Moana." He's also K-2SO in "Rogue One."
Outside of Disney, Tudyk voices several characters, including the Joker, on DC Universe's "Harley Quinn" animated series.
Baloo and Little John don't just look similar. They're also voiced by the same actor.
Between both movies, Phil Harris brought Thomas O'Malley, the alley cat, to life in "The Aristocats."
The leading lady of "Robin Hood" was also one of the geese in "The Aristocats."
Maid Marian and Abigail the goose were both voiced by Monica Evans.
A fun fact is that Carole Shelley played Marian's friend Lady Kluck in "Robin Hood" and Abigail's sister, Amelia. Both of those characters wore baby blue.
The Nanny in "101 Dalmatians" is also Madam Mim in "The Sword in the Stone."
Martha Wentworth voiced a few characters in "101 Dalmatians," including Lucy the Goose and Queenie the cow.
The Sheriff of Nottingham in "Robin Hood" is also the voice of Chief in "Fox and the Hound."
Pat Buttram also voiced Napoleon in "The Aristocats."
James MacDonald voiced a few Disney mice.
MacDonald brought Cinderella's pals Jaq and Gus to life along with the Dormouse in "Alice in Wonderland."
He's also credited as doing the sounds for many different animals in Disney movies, including the growls of the bear in "Fox and the Hound" and the roars for Shere Khan and Bagheera in "The Jungle Book." He also provided the roars for Maleficent ("Sleeping Beauty") in dragon form and Elliott in 1977's "Pete's Dragon."
Kathryn Beaumont voiced both Alice and Wendy Darling.
More recently, Beaumont voiced Kairi's grandmother in one of Disney's "Kingdom Hearts" video games. Her voice was also used for Alice and Wendy in the franchise's first game.
The voice of Kanga in "Winnie the Pooh" is also the main character from "Lady and the Tramp" and one of Aurora's fairy godmothers.
Barbara Luddy voiced the spunky Merryweather in "Sleeping Beauty" and Lady from "Lady and the Tramp." She most recently voiced Kanga in 2011 for the "Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh."
Aunt Sarah, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother, and The Queen of Hearts are all voiced by Verna Felton.
Those aren't the only Disney roles Felton performed. She was also the voice of both Flora and Queen Leah in "Sleeping Beauty" and an elephant in "The Jungle Book."
Mr. Smee shares the same voice as the White Rabbit from "Alice in Wonderland" and Jock from "Lady and the Tramp."
Thompson also voiced the Dodo in "Alice in Wonderland," some of the pirates in "Peter Pan," King Hubert in "Sleeping Beauty," and was drunken Uncle Waldo in "The Aristocats."