Biography
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.
Filmography
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Movies 58
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Chicken in the Rough (1951)
Mickey and the Seal (1948)
Pluto's Blue Note (1947)
Figaro and Frankie (1947)
The Friendly Ghost (1945)
Duty and the Beast (1943)
Polar Trappers (1938)
The Little Bantamweight (1938)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Dog Daze (1937)
The Wily Weasel (1937)
More Kittens (1936)
Mother Pluto (1936)
Mickey's Rival (1936)
Thru the Mirror (1936)
The Little Stranger (1936)
Cock o' the Walk (1935)
Three Orphan Kittens (1935)
Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
The Chinese Nightingale (1935)
Stolen Harmony (1935)
The Golden Touch (1935)
I Haven't Got a Hat (1935)
The Song of the Birds (1935)
Holiday Land (1934)
The Goddess of Spring (1934)
The Flying Mouse (1934)
Why Do I Dream Those Dreams (1934)
The Wise Little Hen (1934)
The Pet Store (1933)
Puppy Love (1933)
Father Noah's Ark (1933)
Birds in the Spring (1933)
Babes in the Woods (1932)
I Wish I Had Wings (1932)
The Bears and Bees (1932)
The Musical Farmer (1932)
Mickey's Revue (1932)
Just Dogs (1932)
The Mad Dog (1932)
The Duck Hunt (1932)
The Bird Store (1932)
The Ugly Duckling (1931)
Mickey Cuts Up (1931)
The Fox Hunt (1931)
The Barnyard Broadcast (1931)
The Cat's Out (1931)
Mickey Steps Out (1931)
The Delivery Boy (1931)
The China Plate (1931)
Mother Goose Melodies (1931)
Birds of a Feather (1931)
Big Man from the North (1931)
Pioneer Days (1930)
Winter (1930)
The Gorilla Mystery (1930)
Monkey Melodies (1930)
The Fire Fighters (1930)
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GenderMale
Birthday1909-02-02
Deathday1992-10-18 (83 years old)
Birth NameA. Purves Pullen
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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