Hans Conried: The Voice of A Codfish

[@fredweiner2]

I had the great honor to have worked with Hans in the late 70's. He was a great gentleman !

[@Nick-ty9us]

He made Peter Pan even more enjoyable to watch just by being there, and his energy in his voice is just unbelievable

[@TheBreadPirate]

It's fascinating to hear the man outside of his pirate role!

[@jamesfields4722]

The name is Captain Hook.

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Hans Conried (1917-1982)

[@MrGabeanator]

Truly great actor and fun fact he was also the inspiration for the design of another great Disney villain judge Claude frollo

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

Yep. And by watching The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Swan Princess, I can tell that Frollo and Lord Rogers are kinda like an animated Hans Conried in a way (kinda).

[@MrGabeanator]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 oh really

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

@@MrGabeanator due to his face, accents and mannerisms

[@MrGabeanator]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 exactly

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

@@MrGabeanator even if Conried was an American whereas Rogers was from a fictional island country that sorta resembles Medieval Britain (yet the original Russian ballet was set in Germany) and Frollo was from France (same setting as Sleeping Beauty, in this case Medieval France)

[@matthwe3468]

As well as Captain Hook he was a great Grinch. He was supposed to have reprised the role for The Grinch Grinches The Cat in the Hat but died before recording began. The reason he got the role in Grinch Night was because The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T did really badly and Dr. Seuss himself wanted to make it up to Hans by offering him the Grinch. What a corking performance!

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

At least The 5000 Fingers of Dr fared better in its later years. Conried was supposed to voice King Stefan in Sleeping Beauty; but while modeling the character and did some additional voice work, the truth regarding Lord Duke’s voice has been completely destroyed when Taylor Holmes was chosen as Stefan for the final version instead

[@HannibalFan52]

I became familiar with Han Conried as Uncle Tonoose on The Danny Thomas Show.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

13:06 Although he did manage record some additional voice lines and that the herald’s voice and accent is sorta like Conried’s, there are some numerous irregularities, not to mention Conried’s own replacement by Taylor Holmes as King Stefan, gave rise some unanswered questions like how had really voiced the unnamed herald, so we may never know the truth as to who voiced the herald because of Hans’ own replacement. He was also the physical inspiration for Frollo in Hunchback of Notre Dame and possibly for Queen Uberta’s head butler named Lord Rogers in Swan Princess, due to their facial appearance and mannerisms being a little bit similar. Glad you were able to do a biography of Hans Conried!

[@WillScarlet16]

I've been hoping you'd get to him; for those wanting to know more, there is a book out about his life which is simply titled 'Hans Conried - a Biography.'

[@mikhailabunidal9146]

I should read it sometime, any good ?

[@WillScarlet16]

It's worth mentioning that a few of those propaganda films he worked on during the war were written by Dr. Seuss who became his friend - that was why Seuss was always recommending him for films and TV specials he did, from Dr. T to the Grinch, and even Horton the Elephant in Chuck Jones' Horton Hears a Who, and I must say he's a far superior Horton to Jim Carrey, innocent but not dimwitted, and a nice change from his usual villains and stuffy professor types.

[@idunnobutyay2520]

He’s seriously the best part of 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

[@vinceniederman]

Hans Conried Was a Fantastic Actor and His Career Was Fantastic For Years Until His Passing in 1982 at Age 64 With Many Heart Problems For Years!

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

Yep. He would have been a Disney Legend because he worked on a lot of Disney projects as Peter Pan was NOT the only Disney role he did as his other works for Disney included Thomas Jefferson in Ben and Me, Dr Thimblerig in Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier, Prosecutor in The Story of Anyburg USA, the live action model of King Stefan and one of the additional voices in Sleeping Beauty, Professor Whatley in The Story of Anyburg USA, and Dr Heffel in The Cat from Outer Space.

[@vinceniederman]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Agreed and Hans Was Fantastic!

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

@@vinceniedermanand in a way he’s the Jack Black or Jim Carrey of his time

[@vinceniederman]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Yup and Hans Was a Great Actor!

[@gstone8255]

Hans Conried was great as Hook ☺️👍

[@gstone8255]

He reminds me of Jonathan Harris( the actor who played Dr.Smith on Lost in Space)

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

Or Jack Black and Jim Carry

[@k-lukawaii9573]

Ah, the Elegant Captain Hook, my favorite male Disney villain. Such pomp, such cunning.....

[@everettparker1313]

The Late Hans Georg Conried Jr. (April 15, 1917 - January 5, 1982) did a Legendary Performance Bringing Disney’s Version of Captain James Hook to Life and I can definitely tell that Hans Conried had a Blast Voicing Captain Hook in The 1953 Peter Pan Film.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

Not only he played both Captain Hook and Mr Darling in Peter Pan, but he also did the same thing for Aurora’s father in Sleeping Beauty but the vocal part was taken by Taylor Holmes in the final version

[@ghosthost100]

Omg, please do Pat Carroll or Jonathan Freeman next!!!! Love Disney villain voice actors.

[@Dizographies]

Yes! Pat Carroll's been on the list, but consider Jonathan Freeman added!

[@vinceniederman]

@@Dizographies I Like Johnathon Freeman As The Voice of Jafar and Hans Conried is One of My Favorite Old School Actors!

[@crepesoftime]

Conried appeared on an episode of the show "Alice.' He was the new owner/cook of the diner after Mel left. He also was the voice of the Ghost Of Christmas Past on the 1941 version of "A Christmas Carol" with Ronald Colman as Scrooge

[@vinceniederman]

Hans Was Also on The Sitcom Show “The Tony Randall” Show!

[@lashelleullie3717]

Those fabulous theatre actors. We need more of them. The villains today lack bravada and energy

[@icaliver]

So no mention of the Phantom Tollbooth, he was did an amazing job in that chuck jones animated movie but I guess we don’t talk about non-Disney animated movies in these parts. *sips tea* ☕️

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

I haven’t seen that film but it was another stressful job for Conried as doing two roles can be quite a bit of a stretch

[@icaliver]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 He played it so well, quiet a talented actor plus playing brothers would probably easy if examined closely playing one person and then play the again with a slight variation. Kinda like real siblings.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

@@icaliver I know he did but would be cool if Bill Thompson could have done King Azaz to make it less stressful for Mr. Conried. Sometimes it goes to show that multi roles can be stressful to some folks. But hey it’s only to save money.

[@icaliver]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 It may have been a matter of economics, I’m mean June Foray did 4 characters and Mel Blanc did 6 or 7 characters easier to have 1 person to multiple rolls than higher a larger cast. When you do something you love then stress is a good thing to experience, I figure.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

well the thing is it can also result in some consequences like failing health issues. Had Conried turned down King Azaz just so Bill Thompson could do that role, maybe it could have possibly not result Conried in suffering a stroke in 1974. This is why King Azaz and Dr Hoovey are my least favorite roles Conried ever did

[@davebooshty299]

Just fun To Mention , He was Also In An Episode Of Lost in Space Too.

[@Nick-ty9us]

My favorite character, he voiced was snidely whiplash from Jay Ward Dudley do right cartoons on the rocky and Bullwinkle show he was a very dynamic voice actor, one of my voice acting heroes

[@Tadicuslegion78]

The 5000 fingers of Dr. T is a bizarre, and I mean BIZARRE movie even by Dr. Seuss...and yet it was also one of those movies that was the victim of Studio medleying so much so Dr. Seuss swore never to do another movie again and it was only his friendship with Chuck Jones that we got How the Grinch Stole Christmas on TV. Any way, if you ever find a copy, Hans Conried steals the show, I mean, there's a dance fight he has with the other guy and his physicality and everything and you go, wow, this guy was only a radio star? He really could have played an awesome Captain Hook in live action. I'm glad more and more people are coming to appreciate and learn about the old Character actors who helped make so many memorable characters since I think a lot of people don't appreciate how much Disney relied on radio voices/character actors to cast many of his movies from Snow White to at least The Sword in the Stone.

[@Dizographies]

The minute i read that he was in a Dr. Suess MOVIE i did a double-take! That is crazy! thanks for the info, this movie is officially on my must-watch list!!

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

@@Dizographies very good movie and btw, Conried might have looked like Lord Rogers in The Swan Princess

[@weeniedogwrangler7096]

@@Dizographies Do it NOW! The music is great, the sets are pure Suess, and it's an all around good flick. The dungeon musical number in Dr. T is absolutely insane!

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@Dizographies he was in some Dr. Seuss cartoons

[@mikhailabunidal9146]

🕯 🕎 1917-1982 ✡️ 🕯rest in peace to a 20th century legend!

[@aaronf5346]

I love Lucy. I tippy tippy toe through the tulips

[@samlongden834]

Fun fact the women that played Wendy she was also alive in Alice in wanderland in 1951 2 years earlier

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@Dizographies >>> Great video.

[@susanpayson7843]

Uncle Tenoose!

[@gstone8255]

Fruity roles 😄😂

[@ChristopherBrown-m9w]

Thomas M McCardle

[@forrestdupre87]

The book is better