Actor, Voice Actor, Singer, Musician. Born Jonathan Joseph Candido, he did hundreds of uncredited voiceovers for Walt Disney and other movie studios and was the voice of popular characters in many Disney films, most notably the Indian Chief in "Peter Pan" (1953), the Crocodile in Disney's "Robin Hood" (1973) and Fidget in "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986). He had a trick voice that he was able change from soprano, alto, tenor, and he even had a bass that was a few keys lower than the lowest keys on the piano. During his early years in show business, he was also the bassist/vocalist with the Ted Fiorito Orchestra. In 1935, he sang a duet with Fred Astaire in the film "Roberta" and in the early 1960s, he toured the country as Bud Abbott's comedy partner after the death of Lou Costello.
Actor, Voice Actor, Singer, Musician. Born Jonathan Joseph Candido, he did hundreds of uncredited voiceovers for Walt Disney and other movie studios and was the voice of popular characters in many Disney films, most notably the Indian Chief in "Peter Pan" (1953), the Crocodile in Disney's "Robin Hood" (1973) and Fidget in "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986). He had a trick voice that he was able change from soprano, alto, tenor, and he even had a bass that was a few keys lower than the lowest keys on the piano. During his early years in show business, he was also the bassist/vocalist with the Ted Fiorito Orchestra. In 1935, he sang a duet with Fred Astaire in the film "Roberta" and in the early 1960s, he toured the country as Bud Abbott's comedy partner after the death of Lou Costello.
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