Junius Matthews

Junius Matthews

Junius Conyers Matthews was an American actor. He was the voice of Archimedes the Owl in Disney's The Sword in the Stone in 1963. He was also the original voice of Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh franchise from 1966 to 1977. He was a private in World War I before becoming an actor, and determined to become a popular radio and television actor, his career began on stage where he got his first role in a silent film called The Silent Witness (1917). He later played the role of the Tin Woodsman on a radio version of The Wizard of Oz. His distinctive voice can be frequently heard in supporting roles in radio, particularly westerns where he was often cast as an old codger, miner, or master of the cook wagon. Matthews appeared on the short-lived series Luke Slaughter of Tombstone as Slaughter's sidekick, Wichita, and played Ling Wee, a Chinese waiter, in Gasoline Alley. He also made guest appearances on several television series in the 1950s and '60s. It was not until the last ten years of his life that Matthews became widely known for his role as Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh movies produced by the Disney studio from 1966 to 1977, including the featurettes Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! (1974) as well as the feature-length compilation film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977). He played other roles for Disney, most notably the owl, Archimedes, in Disney's The Sword in the Stone (1963). Matthews died on January 18, 1978 at age 87 and was buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery

  • Title: Junius Matthews
  • Popularity: 0.786
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1890-06-12
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Also Known As: Junius Conyers Matthews, Junius Mathews, Junius C. Matthews
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Junius Matthews Movies

  • 1946
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    Black Angel

    Black Angel

    6 1946 HD

    A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of...

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  • 1963
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    The Sword in the Stone

    The Sword in the Stone

    7.2 1963 HD

    Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for...

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  • 1966
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    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

    7.6 1966 HD

    Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.

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  • 1946
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    Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

    6.3 1946 HD

    Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who...

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  • 1974
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    Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

    Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

    7.9 1974 HD

    Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he gets Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Then,...

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  • 1917
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    The Silent Witness

    The Silent Witness

    1 1917 HD

    Janet Rigsby loves Richard Morgan, a Denver college student, but loses him when he is caught in a fire. Shortly after Richard's presumed demise,...

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  • 1977
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    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    7.3 1977 HD

    Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals...

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  • 1958
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    The Lineup

    The Lineup

    7.1 1958 HD

    In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.

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  • 1959
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    A Summer Place

    A Summer Place

    6.5 1959 HD

    A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic...

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  • 1946
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    I've Always Loved You

    I've Always Loved You

    6.4 1946 HD

    A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home.

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  • 1982
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    Disney's Halloween Treat

    Disney's Halloween Treat

    5.9 1982 HD

    Contains memorable scenes from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Lady and the Tramp," "Peter Pan," "One Hundred and One Dalmatians,"...

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  • 1951
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    Dragnet

    Dragnet

    6.5 1951 HD

    Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term...

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  • 1957
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    Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    7.4 1957 HD

    Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number...

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  • 1950
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    The Gene Autry Show

    The Gene Autry Show

    4.8 1950 HD

    The Gene Autry Show is an American western/cowboy television series which aired for 91 episodes on CBS from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956,...

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  • 1957
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    The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

    5.7 1957 HD

    The Real McCoys is an American situation comedy co-produced by Danny Thomas' "Marterto Productions", in association with Walter Brennan and Irving...

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