(born November 3 , 1952 State of California. Lists James J. Cummings on 3 November 1952. No James J. Cummings born in 1953. in Youngstown, Ohio ) is an American Voice Actor who is best known for his work on the Winnie The Pooh animated series.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio , Cummings relocated to New Orleans , where he worked on the assembly of Mardi Gras floats. He later moved to Anaheim, California , where he worked "odd jobs" until the early 1980s. Cummings' first opportunity as a voice actor came in 1983, when the failing health of longtime ''Winnie the Pooh'' voice actor Sterling Holloway prompted an open call for Holloway's replacement for the animated feature, '' Winnie The Pooh And A Day For Eeyore ''. While Hal Smith (best known as "Otis" in the Andy Griffith Show ) took over for that particular project, Cummings proved to be an uncanny substitute for Holloway in a subsequent feature, '' New Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh ''.
Cummings is among the most popular voice-over actors in Hollywood today. His skills as a mimic have earned him scores of opportunities at Walt Disney Productions , in particular. At Disney, Cummings not only replaced the ailing Holloway as the voice of both "Winnie the Pooh" and "Kaa", but also took over as the voice of "Tigger", when well-known Ventriloquist and voice actor Paul Winchell retired. Then, when British actor Jeremy Irons experienced problems with his vocal cords during production of '' The Lion King '', Cummings was hired to imitate Irons's voice for a segment of the song, "Be Prepared". He also duplicated the voice of actor Christopher Lloyd for the song, "In the Dark of the Night" in the animated film, '' Anastasia ''. While Cummings provided a rendition of Louis Prima 's voice for "King Louie" in '' Talespin '', this provoked a controversy with Prima's widow.
Cummings is the only original '', and '' Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas ''.
In the course of two decades, Cummings' career as a voice actor has taken him from bit parts to leading roles in major series at various studios, including Nickelodeon , Warner Bros. , Hanna-Barbera , Dreamworks , and 20th Century Fox studios. His most memorable roles, however, have been at Walt Disney Studios. There, he provided voices for a variety of television series, including leading roles in '' Disney's Adventures Of The Gummi Bears '', (taking over the character of Zummi Gummi after Paul Winchell 's departure from the role), '' Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers '', '' Darkwing Duck '', '' Goof Troop '', '' Bonkers '', '' Gargoyles '', and '' House Of Mouse '', and movies such as '' Hercules '', '' The Hunchback Of Notre Dame '', '' Pocahontas '' and the Disney special edition of '' Alice In Wonderland '' (as the Cheshire Cat singing "I'm Odd"). Cummings also voiced the non-speaking role of Ed the laughing Hyena in 1994's '' The Lion King ''.
Other notable roles include "Mr. Bumpy" in the cult Claymation show '' Bump In The Night '', Dr. Robotnik on '' Sonic The Hedgehog '', Psy-Crow and Bob The Killer Goldfish on '' Earthworm Jim '' and Taz Tazmanian Devil on '' Taz-Mania '' and a number of other projects. In addition to Taz and Pooh, Cummings has over the years become the official voice for a number of legendary cartoon characters, including Tigger , Pete , Dick Dastardly , the Slag Brothers, Big Gruesome, Private Meekly, Clyde, and Morocco Mole . He also did some voices on '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles '' such as Leatherhead the mutant Alligator and some additional characters. He also did the voice of Don Karnage in Disney's '' TaleSpin ''. Cummings has also provided voices for video games, television commercials, and movie trailers, and is the current official announcer for Kids' WB! . Recently, he returned to his role as Taz on '' Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas .
In the world of video games, Cummings has done the voice of ."
In addition, Cummings narrates the current .
Cummings has a notable cameo in as an inebriated party-goer. This is one of his few live-action appearances. The movie stars many other voice actors, including Tom Kenny , Billy West and Mark Hamill .
- '''' – Colonel, Mayor Ed Pig, Jasper
- '' 2 Stupid Dogs '' – Super Secret Secret Squirrel's Morroco Mole
- '' The Addams Family '' – Lurch
- '' Adventures In Odyssey '' – Larry Walker
- '' Adventures Of The Gummi Bears '' – Zummi Gummi, Chummi Gummi
- '' The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron '' – Mayor Quadar, Ultra Lord, Cap'n Betty, Atilla The Hun
- '' Aladdin '' – Razoul, also in the TV Series
- '' All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 '' – Jingles
- '' Anastasia '' – Rasputin (singing voice)
- '' Animaniacs '' – Narrator and several one-shot characters
- '' The Batman '' – Temblor
- '' Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas '' – Taz , Gossamer
- '' Baldur's Gate Series '' – Minsc , Firkraag , Gorion, Tazok
- '' Balto '' – Steele
- '' Bonkers '' – Bonkers D. Bobcat, Lucky Piquel and other characters
- '' The Book Of Pooh '' – Winnie The Pooh , Tigger
- '' Bump In The Night '' – Mr. Bumpy, Destructo, Closet Monster
- '' Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command ''– Senator Aarrfvox
- '' Cabin Boy '' – Floating Cupcake
- '' Captain Planet And The Planeteers '' – Sly Sludge (Hanna-Barbera episodes)
- '' Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue '' – Winnie the Pooh and Tigger
- '' CatDog '' – Cat
- '' ChalkZone '' – Skrawl
- '' Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers '' – Monterey Jack , Fat Cat , Professor Nimnul
- '''' – Vin Moosk
- '' Courage The Cowardly Dog '' – Various Voices
- '' Cro '' – Phil, Ogg, Murray
- '' Curious George '' – Chef Pisghetti; Jumpy Squirrel; Mr. Quint
- '' Darkwing Duck '' – Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck , DarkWarrior Duck , NegaDuck , Warden Waddlesworth, Herb Muddlefoot, Professor Moliarty
- '' Earthworm Jim '' – Psycrow , Bob The Killer Goldfish , and other various voices.
- '' Fallout '' – The Master , Set, Gizmo
- '' Gargoyles '' – Dingo and other characters
- '' Goof Troop '' – Pete
- '' The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy '' – Nasalmancer ( Wild Parts / The Problem With Billy )
- '' Hercules '' – Nessus
- '' The Hot Rod Dogs And Cool Car Cats '' – Scarhood.
- '' House Of Mouse '' – Pete, King Louie , Big Bad Wolf, Censor Monkeys, Ed The Hyena , Gorilla, Kaa , Razoul, Tiki Masks, Weasels, Zeke, Cheshire Cat, Roquefort, Mr. Stork, Jasper, Colonel Hathi, Cyril Proudbottom, Otto, Shun Gun, Boomer, Porcupine, Sexton Mouse, Deacon Owl, Gideon
- '' Invasion America '' – Major Lomack
- '' Jackie Chan Adventures '' – Hak Foo (Season 1)
- '' Kingdom Hearts '' and '' Kingdom Hearts II '' – Pete, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Ed
- '''' – Sierra
- '''' – General
- '' The Legend Of Tarzan '' – Tantor
- '' The Lion King '' – Ed , Scar (singing voice in last part of " Be Prepared ")
- '''' – Scar , additional voices
- '' The Lion King 1 1/2 – Ed
- '' Marsupilami '' – Maurice, Norman
- '' My Friends Tigger & Pooh '' – Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Beaver
- '''' – Doyle, Kablamis (Cartoon Series)
- '' Mickey's Speedway USA '' – Pete
- '' The New Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh '' – Winnie the Pooh, Tigger
- '' Ozzy & Drix '' – Chief Gluteus
- '' Pepper Ann '' – Mr. Carter (Pepper Ann's science teacher) and some one-shot characters
- '' The Pirates Of Dark Water '' – Skorian
- '' Pocahontas '' – Chief Powhatan (singing vocals), Wise Man
- '''' – King James
- '' Project G.e.e.K.e.R. '' - Mister Moloch and Will Dragonn
- '' The Powerpuff Girls '' – Fuzzy Lumpkins
- '''' – Boris, Hans
- '' The Replacements (Disney Channel Series) – Various
- '' The Road To El Dorado ''– Hernán Cortés
- '' Road Rovers '' – General Parvo
- '' Rude Dog And The Dweebs '' – Satch
- '' The Secret Files Of The Spy Dogs '' – Bald Spokesperson, Flea Leader, Von Rabie, Catastrophe
- '' Shrek '' – Captain of the guards/Shrek (sometimes speaking and singing voice)
- '' Sonic The Hedgehog (SATAM) '' – Dr. Robotnik, SWATbots, Nasty Hyena member (Fed Up With Antoine)
- '''' – Shocker
- '''' – Mayor Manx, Feral's Sergeant
- '' TaleSpin '' – Don Karnage, Louie, Trader Moe, Covinton
- '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles '' – Shredder (1991 and European Vacation Alternate), Leatherhead , Genghis Frog
- '' TMNT '' – Various Voices
- '''' – Leatherhead and Shredder (Arcade version only)
- '' Teen Titans '' – Master Of Games Wildebeest ("Winner Take All")
- '' Taz-Mania '' – Taz, Buddy Boar, Bushwhacker Bob, Wendell T. Wolf
- '' The Tick '' – Thrakkorzog , Barry Hubris , Stalingrad, Captain Decency, Mr. Mental, Multiple Santa, Leonardo Da Vinci
- '' Timon And Pumbaa '' – Ed, Additional Voices
- '' The Transformers '' – Afterburner , Rippersnapper
- '''' – Witterquick & the Bearer of Knowledge
- '' Wacky Races '' – Dick Dastardly , Private Meekly, Clyde(Originally Paul Winchell ), Big Gruesome, Rock Slag, Gravel Slag (Originally Daws Butler )
- '' Where's Waldo? (TV Series) '' – Narrator
- '' Widget The World Watcher '' – Megabrain
- '' Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa – Dakota Dude
- '' W.I.T.C.H. '' – Tridart, Harold Hale, Zacharias
- '''' – Dalles
- The Cult of Cummings - the Jim Cummings fan club and the largest fansite devoted to this voice actor
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