Purv Pullen
- Category : 1909-births
- Type : GP
- Profile : 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Refinement 2
Biography
American voice actor for radio, film, television, and records, whose stage name was Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath (or simply Dr. Birdbath). He was known for mimicking the sounds of animals.
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.
In 1945, Pullen began a collaboration with Spike Jones, providing sound effects and other comic gimmicks on many of the classic Jones recordings. Pullen also appeared in nightclubs as a ventriloquist with a dummy named Johnny.
Pullen died on 18 October 1992, aged 83.