Ralph James

Birthday: 1924-11-29
Deathday: 1992-03-14
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2001-01-09 Camouflage Heckler
1979-05-01 Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider Bill Bartman
1976-10-10 The Gentleman Tramp (voice)
1975-12-12 Sixpack Annie Ace
1975-06-01 Crazy Mama Sheriff - 1932
1975-05-28 Tidal Wave
1975-04-16 Capone Judge J.H. Wilkerson
1974-09-18 The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974-01-22 Get Christie Love! Patron
1973-06-19 Frasier, the Sensuous Lion Newspaper Reporter
1972-01-01 Wacky Taxi Uncle Jaimie
1966-09-04 Genie with the Light Pink Fur (voice)
1964-10-23 Pancho's Hideaway Men