Portrait of Sterling Holloway

Acting

Sterling Holloway

Career

Active from 1926 to 2004, with a break from 1992 to 2002, busiest in 1947 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sterling Holloway Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 9
  • Nostalgic 7
  • Nostalgic Charm 6
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Classic Disney 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Classic Disney Animation 3
  • Classic Animation 3
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

159
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 83
Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

as Cheshire Cat / Kaa / Winnie the Pooh (voice) (archive sound)

2000s

3 titles
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5 (2004)

as Narrator / Mr. Stork (voice) (archive sound)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)

as Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3 (2003)

as Amos Mouse (segment "Ben and Me") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1990s

2 titles
Disney’s Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go To Disneyland Paris!
Disney’s Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go To Disneyland Paris! (1997)

as (voice)

Disney’s Coyote Tales
Disney’s Coyote Tales (1991)

as Narrator / Mr. Stork (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1980s

3 titles · average score 68
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Dink, the Little Dinosaur (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show

Moonlighting
Moonlighting (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

We Think the World Is Round
We Think the World Is Round (1984)

as 'Pegleg' Pelican (voice)

1970s

9 titles · average score 63
Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas
Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas (1979)

as Northwind (voice)

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
GoodWatch score 89

as Winnie the Pooh (voice)

Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning (1977)
GoodWatch score 46

as Hobe Carpenter

Disney's Greatest Villains
Disney's Greatest Villains (1977)

as Kaa (voice) (archive footage)

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
GoodWatch score 28

as Old Man on Bus

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)
GoodWatch score 77

as Winnie the Pooh (voice)

Man, Monsters & Mysteries
Man, Monsters & Mysteries (1974)

as Nessie (voice)

The Aristocats
The Aristocats (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

as Roquefort (voice)

1960s

25 titles · average score 65
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as Winnie the Pooh (voice)

Live a Little, Love a Little
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

as Milkman

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Kaa the Snake (voice)

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Winnie the Pooh (voice)

Family Affair
Family Affair (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Baileys of Balboa
The Baileys of Balboa (1964)

TV show · as Buck Singleton

The Restless Sea
The Restless Sea (1964)

as Mr. H2O

Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Burt

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Claude Waters

Goliath II
Goliath II (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Narrator

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Burt Miller

1950s

22 titles · average score 67
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as TV Repairman

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Horace De Vilbill

The Liberty Story
The Liberty Story (1957)

as Narrator

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Albert 'Axe' McAllister

Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

as Chloro Phyll (voice)

Willy
Willy (1954)

TV show

Ben and Me
Ben and Me (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Amos Mouse (voice)

Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator

Susie, the Little Blue Coupe
Susie, the Little Blue Coupe (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

as Narrator (voice)

The Little House
The Little House (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

as Narrator

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Prof. Oscar Quinn

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

as Cheshire Cat (voice)

1940s

38 titles · average score 66
Saddle Pals
Saddle Pals (1947)

as Waldo T. Brooks Jr.

Hectic Honeymoon
Hectic Honeymoon (1947)

as Eddie Jones

Mickey and the Beanstalk
Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Narrator (voice)

Twilight on the Rio Grande
Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947)

as Pokie

Trail to San Antone
Trail to San Antone (1947)

as Droopy Stearns

Peter and the Wolf
Peter and the Wolf (1946)
GoodWatch score 75

as Narrator (voice)

Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

as Narrator (segment "Peter and the Wolf") (voice)

A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as McWilliams

The Three Caballeros
The Three Caballeros (1944)
GoodWatch score 73

as Professor Holloway (voice)

The Pelican and the Snipe
The Pelican and the Snipe (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator

The Cold-blooded Penguin
The Cold-blooded Penguin (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

as Narrator (voice)

Remember the Night
Remember the Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 81

as Willie Simms

1930s

53 titles · average score 60
Palm Springs
Palm Springs (1936)

as Oscar

$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

as Pete

Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

as Chris

The Lottery Lover
The Lottery Lover (1935)

as Cadet Harold Stump

Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas (1935)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. Spindler

Girl o' My Dreams
Girl o' My Dreams (1934)

as Spec Early

Tomorrow's Children
Tomorrow's Children (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Dorsey

Down to Their Last Yacht
Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

as Freddy Finn

Strictly Dynamite
Strictly Dynamite (1934)

as Fleming

Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ollie

Advice to the Lovelorn
Advice to the Lovelorn (1933)

as Benny

Elmer, the Great
Elmer, the Great (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

as Nick Kane

1920s

3 titles
The Girl from Everywhere
The Girl from Everywhere (1927)

as Assistant Director

Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat (1927)

as Putnam

The Battling Kangaroo
The Battling Kangaroo (1926)

as Napolean French