Ralph James
Birthday: Born in 1924-11-29 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Deathday: 1992-03-14
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.
TV Credits
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
Character:
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour is a 60-minute package show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1976 for ABC Saturday mornings. It marked the first new installments of the cowardly canine since 1973, and contained the following segments: The Scooby-Doo Show and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder....
Mork & Mindy
Character: Orson (Voice)
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same....
Gunsmoke
Character: Hall
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television....
Nichols
Character: Kitchen Boss
Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the fictional town of Nichols, Arizona, in 1914, Nichols differed from traditional Western series of the era. The main character, a sheriff, rode on a motorcycle and in an automobile rather than on the traditional horse. The hero did not carry a firearm and was generally opposed to the use of violence to solve problems, preferring other means. Margot Kidder ...
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
Character: Orson (voice)
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour is a 1982 cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears Productions in association with Paramount Network Television, featuring animated versions of characters from Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, and Happy Days, all part of the same franchise. This Saturday morning series lasted for one season on ABC. This show was divided into two segments, entitled Mork & Mindy and Laverne & Shirley with the Fonz....
Here's Lucy
Character: Luigi
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Kojak
Character: Louis 'Fats' Giancana
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City....
Kojak
Character: 'Fats' Giancana
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City....
The Pink Panther
Character:
The Pink Panther Show (1969) follows the stylish, silent, and endlessly inventive Pink Panther as he drifts through a series of comedic misadventures. Each episode places him in surreal or unpredictable situations, where he relies on wit, visual humor, and a touch of mischief to outsmart rivals and navigate everyday chaos. Blending the Panther’s iconic minimalist style with musical timing and additional classic characters from the DePatie‑Freleng studio, the series cemented the Pink Panther as o...
Movie Credits
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
Character: Newspaper Reporter
A telepathic lion teaches an awkward zoologist how to love....
The Gentleman Tramp
Character: (voice)
A film about the life and work of the master comedy filmmaker, Charles Chaplin....
Wacky Taxi
Character: Uncle Jaimie
A man struggling to support his family on the meager wages of his menial job has always dreamed of running his own business. He transforms an old Cadillac into a taxi and faces many challenges trying to run his own taxi services. The interesting people he meets while driving around the city adds to the fun and excitement....
Pancho's Hideaway
Character: Men
A hot-tempered bandit, Pancho Vanilla, robs a Mexican bank and rushes to his hideout to count the loot. Speedy Gonzales, Mexico's fastest mouse, follows Pancho there, intending to return the money to the bank. He challenges Pancho to a duel and then speeds past him again and again, bringing every cent of the money back to the bank and causing a flustered and enraged Pancho to shoot himself in the feet....
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Character: Prologue Narrator
A Western-genre narrative, loosely woven from old clips from B-Western features....
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Character: Bill Bartman
A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race....
Genie with the Light Pink Fur
Character: (voice)
The Pink Panther finds a talking magic lamp and becomes a genie. However, he cannot get anyone to rub the lamp....
The Unmentionables
Character: Narrator (voice)
In a spoof of TV's "Untouchables" Rocky and Mugsy chase "Elegant Ness" (Bugs) through the ACME cereal company....
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Character:
Fritz, now married and a father, is desperate to escape the domestic hell he now finds himself in. Lighting up a joint, he begins to dream about his eight other lives, hoping to find one to provide a pleasant distraction. The drug-induced journeys he takes include spells as an astronaut, Hitler's psychiatrist, a courier travelling in hostile territory during a race war, and as a pupil of an Indian guru in the sewers of New York....
Camouflage
Character: Heckler
Marty Mackenzie is an unsuccessful stage actor who takes an interest in private investigating. He takes a job working with Jack Potter, a crusty private eye. They both take a case in Beaver Ridge, a seedy small town where a murder is being planned against a rich gravel pit owner. Marty realizes that private investigating is not as it seemed to be....
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Character: The Narrator (voice)
Bugs Bunny hosts an award show featuring several classic Looney Tunes shorts and characters....
Capone
Character: Judge J.H. Wilkerson
Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford....
Get Christie Love!
Character: Patron
Get Christie Love! is a 1974 made-for-television film starring Teresa Graves as an undercover female police detective who is determined to overthrow a drug ring. This film is based on Dorothy Uhnak's crime-thriller novel, The Ledger....
Crazy Mama
Character: Sheriff - 1932
Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm....
Sixpack Annie
Character: Ace
A buxom, beer-guzzling and naive country gal travels from her small town to Miami to find a 'sugar daddy' to save the family restaurant....
Tidal Wave
Character:
Two hundred million years ago, Earth had a single continent. As the millennia progressed, the single continent slowly split off into smaller continents and islands. Thirty million years ago, the country of Japan was part of the continent of Asia, and has since split off into its own archipelago. Another landmass shift is about to occur......
Lost in Space
Character: Tyrano Twin Two (voice)
An animated version of the much loved 1960's TV series. This time the Jupiter 2 is a space shuttle on its way from Earth to Saturn, commanded by Commander Craig Robinson and crewed by Robon the robot. The passengers are Linc Robinson, Craig's brother, Geologist Deanna Carmichael and Professor of Biology, Dr. Zachary Smith, who is not a stowaway this time. During the flight they are caught in a meteor storm sending them through a space warp, causing them to be "lost in space". Nearing an inhabite...