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person_profile-Junius Matthews

Junius Matthews Died at age: 87

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Junius Matthews

Date of Birth:

Jun 12, 1890

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 18, 1978

Biography of

Junius Matthews

    Junius Conyers Matthews was an American actor. He was the voice of Archimedes the Owl in Disney's The Sword in the Stone in 1963. He was also the original voice of Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh franchise from 1966 to 1977. He was a private in World War I before becoming an actor, and determined to become a popular radio and television actor, his career began on stage where he got his first role in a silent film called The Silent Witness (1917). He later played the role of the Tin Woodsman on a radio version of The Wizard of Oz. His distinctive voice can be frequently heard in supporting roles in radio, particularly westerns where he was often cast as an old codger, miner, or master of the cook wagon. Matthews appeared on the short-lived series Luke Slaughter of Tombstone as Slaughter's sidekick, Wichita, and played Ling Wee, a Chinese waiter, in Gasoline Alley. He also made guest appearances on several television series in the 1950s and '60s.

    It was not until the last ten years of his life that Matthews became widely known for his role as Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh movies produced by the Disney studio from 1966 to 1977, including the featurettes Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! (1974) as well as the feature-length compilation film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977). He played other roles for Disney, most notably the owl, Archimedes, in Disney's The Sword in the Stone (1963).

    Matthews died on January 18, 1978 at age 87 and was buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery

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Junius Matthews

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Filmography of

Junius Matthews

Found 9 Movies in total

Disney's Halloween Treat

Archimedes (voice) (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Disney's Greatest Villains

Archimedes (voice) (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1977

... 1977

The Sword in the Stone

Archimedes the Owl (voice) ( Actor )

... 1963

A Summer Place

Mr. Hamble (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1959

The Lineup

Jeffers ( Actor )

... 1958

I've Always Loved You

Little Man ( Actor )

... 1946

Black Angel

Dr. Courtney ( Actor )

... 1946

Without Reservations

Charlie Potter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946