Purv Pullen Trailers
Figaro and Frankie TrailerSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs TrailerWho Killed Cock Robin? Trailer
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."
Pullen was the voice of Pierre the Parrot in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and Disneyworld. He was also heard in the San Francisco Bay Area as the voice of Roscoe the Dog on the Dr. Don Rose show on KFRC.
Pullen also appeared in nightclubs as a ventriloquist with a dummy named Johnny. Pullen was a longtime resident of Vacaville, California, where he performed puppet shows at the Nut Tree in the 1970s and 1980s and where he appeared with "Roscoe the Dog," a supposedly invisible dog puppeted by means of a stiffened dog leash.
Most Popular Purv Pullen Trailers
Total trailers found: 14
22 January 1938
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen.
20 April 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.
06 July 1931
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.
15 April 1931
A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole.
08 June 1934
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.
19 November 1932
Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children.
22 March 1935
King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back.
03 November 1934
The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen.
11 March 1933
Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught to sing and fly.
25 June 1935
A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.
14 July 1934
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.
31 May 1947
Figaro is hungry for a small, yellow canary named Frankie but must pass a barrier; Minnie Mouse.
31 January 1931
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.
09 November 1934
Scrappy does not want to get up and go to school. As the days peel off his calendar, the holidays come to life, personified.
