Ralph James
November 29, 1924 (99 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Ralph James Torrez (November 29, 1924 – March 14, 1992) was an American voice and character actor who lived in Los Angeles County, California. Although he did voices for the Looney Tunes, James might be remembered best for performing the voice of Mr. Turtle in the classic commercials for Tootsie Pops which ran throughout the 1970s. From 1978 to 1982, he could be heard as Orson, Mork from Ork's (Robin Williams) boss on the Planet Ork, in the live-action TV series Mork & Mindy (a Happy Days spin-off). In addition, he provided character voice overs in the Pink Panther cartoon shorts. On March 14, 1992, James died at the age of 67 in Beverly Hills.
Known For
Credits
- 2001 · Camouflage as Heckler
- 1982 · The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour as Orson (voice)
- 1981 · The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie as The Narrator (voice)
- 1979 · Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider as Bill Bartman
- 1979 · Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall as Narrator (voice)
- 1978 · Mork & Mindy as Orson (Voice)
- 1976 · The Gentleman Tramp as (voice)
- 1976 · The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour as
- 1976 · Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch as Prologue Narrator
- 1975 · Crazy Mama as Sheriff - 1932
- 1975 · Capone as Judge J.H. Wilkerson
- 1974 · The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat as
- 1974 · Get Christie Love! as Patron
- 1973 · Kojak as Louis 'Fats' Giancana
- 1973 · Kojak as 'Fats' Giancana
- 1973 · Frasier, the Sensuous Lion as Newspaper Reporter
- 1972 · Wacky Taxi as Uncle Jaimie
- 1971 · Nichols as Kitchen Boss
- 1968 · Here's Lucy as Luigi
- 1966 · Genie with the Light Pink Fur as (voice)
- 1964 · Pancho's Hideaway as Men
- 1963 · The Unmentionables as Narrator (voice)
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Hall