Haunted Mansion narrator

[skorpie]

Please help answer a family question. Does anyone know the name of the "ghost' narrator in the Haunted Mansion? My DH is certain it is an actor named Paul Winfield. If anyone knows for SURE we'd love to hear from you!

 

[meeko_33785]

It's Paul Frees, the same voice actor that played Boris Badenoff on Rocky and Bullwinkle and the original voice of Ludwig Von Drake on the Wonderful World of Color among many other roles.

 

[pintrader]

Your "Ghost Host" is the voice of Paul Frees, (who also did the narration for the original Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and Adventure Thru Innerspace, among others), with the talents of Thurl Ravenscroft current voice of Tony the Tiger, you're a mean one Mr. Grinch and singing the lead vocals to "Grim Grinning Ghosts". (A theme which is repeated throughout the attraction). The music was written by Buddy Baker, and the lyrics and much of the original script was written by Disney Imagineer X. Atencio (Francis Xavier). Rolly Crump was responsible for the Museum of the Weird, which never made it to the final version of the attraction, but helped influence some of the scenes.

 

[frazzled one]

I love listening for Paul Frees in various cartoons from the 60's and 70's. He's also featured in "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" and "Gay Purr-ee" among others. He's an absolutely masterful ghost host, and I think his voice "makes" HM as much as any other aspect.