Who is the voice of king louie in the original jungle book

King louie voice the jungle book 1967 movie behind. King louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disneys 1967 animated musical film, the. The jungle book is an allnew liveaction epic adventure about mowgli newcomer neel sethi, a mancub raised in the jungle by a family of wolves, who embarks on a. King louie was portrayed as an orangutan who was the leader of the other jungle primates, and who attempted to gain knowledge of fire from mowgli, in order to become more human. Behind the scenes on the jungle book voice cast recording. With photorealism as the guiding force for the new interpretation of disneys the jungle book. King louie voice the jungle book 1967 movie behind the. The jungle book 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

King louie voiced by louis prima in 1967 and christopher walken in 2016. King louie was voiced by louis prima in the original 1967 film. Original production cels of king louie, mowgli, and a. The voice actors cast and characters for walt disneys the jungle book 1967. King louie is an original character from walt disney, as orangutans are not native to india only the islands of borneo and sumatra in indonesia. Photos of the the jungle book 1967 movie voice actors. King louie voice the jungle book 2016 movie behind.

Jason marsden jungle cubs season 1 cree summer jungle cubs season 2 christopher walken 2016 liveaction film. King louie is an scatting orangutan who rules over an army of monkeys and resides in the ruins of a human temple. Meet the voice of baloo disneys the jungle book in theatres. Meet the voice of baloo disneys the jungle book in. Jungle book made christopher walkens king louie bigger.

In addition, king louie never existed in rudyard kiplings original novel and was likely named after his late voice. Mowgli bruce reitherman 1955 bagheera sebastian cabot19181977. Species, bornean orangutan gigantopithecus 2016 film. King louie voices jungle book behind the voice actors. The jungle book 1967 movie behind the voice actors. Til that the producers of the jungle book film originally considered louis armstrong for the voice of king louie, but were worried that choosing a black actor to voice an ape would cause controversy. Louis prima is the voice of king louie in the jungle book 1967. The jungle book 1967 voice actors and characters youtube. King louie appears in the 2016 liveaction film adaptation as the secondary antagonist, voiced by christopher walken. My favourite dance number has got to be with king louis of the apes in the. See image of louis prima, the voice of king louie in the jungle book 1967 movie.

The jungle book 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Having taken control over the entire jungle, he seeks a higher existence and thus desires to become human. Disneys the jungle book is now playing in theatres in 3d. His absence was primarily due to louis primas widow, gia maione aka gia prima, filing suit at disney for unauthorized usage of her late husbands voice and persona in previous jungle book projects. King louie did not appear in the jungle book 2 though a shadow puppet of him can be seen at the beginning. In the original stories, shere khan was born with a crippled leg, though by the looks of this first trailer, idris elbas take on the selfprofessed ruler of the jungle doesnt have that problem. Instead of being an orangutan, this version of louie is a gigantopithecus.

Comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of king louie with sound clips and images. See image of christopher walken, the voice of king louie in the jungle book 2016 movie. Jungle book spinoff projects, as jim cummings imitations of prima featured in. Christopher walken is king louie disneys the jungle book. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends. Rare footage of louis prima and the story behind the song, i wanna be like you. Images of the king louie voice actors from the jungle book franchise. King louie is a minor character in disneys 1967 animated feature film the.