Spotlight on Dalmatian trivia...
Several times today, The Sound of Music was on tv, and I was reminded that horrible Herr Zeller the Nazi rat was played by none other than Ben Wright who had voiced Roger Radcliff in Dalmatians!
Then, looking on IMDb, I find this line in the trivia section: "When he voiced Grimsby in The Little Mermaid, no one working on the film realized that he also voiced Roger Ratcliff in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. He had to tell them this."
Amazing...
Another IMDb trivia item: "In the early 1990s merchandise tied-in with the video's release was quickly pulled from shelves because the word Dalmatian had been spelled incorrectly as "Dalmation" on some of the product packaging. The merchandise was only available at Disneyland or the Disney Stores."
Then, looking on IMDb, I find this line in the trivia section: "When he voiced Grimsby in The Little Mermaid, no one working on the film realized that he also voiced Roger Ratcliff in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. He had to tell them this."
Amazing...
Another IMDb trivia item: "In the early 1990s merchandise tied-in with the video's release was quickly pulled from shelves because the word Dalmatian had been spelled incorrectly as "Dalmation" on some of the product packaging. The merchandise was only available at Disneyland or the Disney Stores."
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posted by Hans Perk at 4:00 AM
3 Comments:
What else on Ben Wright's Body of Work?
Until they Sail (1957) [another Robert Wise film]
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Jungle Book (1967) as Rama the Wolf
Thanks, David! IMDb also shows other roles for Disney:
Disneyland (TV Series)
- Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon: Part 2 (1972) ... Narrator (voice)
- Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon: Part 1 (1972) ... Narrator (voice)
- Way Down Cellar: Part 2 (1968) ... Ethan Marcus
- Way Down Cellar: Part 1 (1968) ... Ethan Marcus
- The Swamp Fox: A Case of Treason (1960) ... Gate Guard (uncredited)
It isn't a surprise to me that Ben Wright has many, many credits on film and tv! IMDb shows 52 film credits and 156 TV credits! An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and having worked on the West End stages, he came to Hollywood in 1946 and was known as a master of dialects. A very interesting actor!
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