Ralph James

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-11-29 (68 years old)

Deathday

1992-03-14

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Ralph James

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1973

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

as Newspaper Reporter

1976

1972

Wacky Taxi

as Uncle Jaimie

1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

as Prologue Narrator

1963

The Unmentionables

as Narrator (voice)

2001

Camouflage

as Heckler

1975

Capone

as Judge J.H. Wilkerson

1974

1975

Crazy Mama

as Sheriff - 1932

1975

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