Did you know...? - These Disney characters were portrayed by the same Actor

There are a handful of characters that we know have been played by the same actors. I think most Disney fans know that Idina Menzel voiced Elsa and played Nancy in Enchanted and that John Ratzenberger voices a ton of different Pixar characters. Our knowledge of modern disney voice actors is pretty extensive. What's interesting is that during the release of those more traditional Disney films from the 1950's to the 1990's, many actors participated in more than one Walt Disney production. Through the watching and re-watching (and re-watching and re-watching and re-watching) of Disney films, I recognized similar voices more than once and decided to do some research to confirm my suspicions. Here's what I've found and I hope you find it as enlightening as I did!

Paul Winchell voiced Tigger from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1997) (and other Pooh classics), Boomer the woodpecker from The Fox and the Hound (1981), and Shun-gon the siamese cat from The Aristocats (1970). The wonderful thing about Paul Winchell is he's the only one.

 Napoleon from The Aristocats (1970), The Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood (1973), and Chief from The Fox and the Hound (1981) were all given their booming voices by Patt Buttram. Thanks for reminding us to pay our taxes.

Sterling Holloway is all over the Disney character spectrum with The Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland (1951), Winnie the Pooh from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977),  Roquefort the mouse from The Aristocats (1970), and Kaa the hypnotizing snake from The Jungle Book (1967). Oh bother, we hope you didn't use that hypnosis in real life.

These dancing animals were all voiced by Phil Harris. This includes Baloo from The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley the alley cat from The Aristocats (1970) and Little John from Robin Hood (1973). You've got that wanderlust, showin' off your eclat.

John Fiedler lent his voice to the most sincerest of characters including Piglet from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), The Porcupine from The Fox and the Hound (1981), The Old Man from The Emperor's New Groove (2000), and Father Sexton from Robin Hood (1973). He voiced Piglet up until his death in 2005.

Eleanor Audley was the essence of villainy in her portrayal of Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (1959) and Lady Tremaine, more commonly referred to as The Evil Stepmother from Cinderella (1950). She gives evil a good name.

James MacDonald is all over the place with Evinrude from The Rescuers (1977), The Doormouse from Alice in Wonderland (1951), Jaq, Gus, AND Bruno from Cinderella (1950), and Chip from Chip and Dale Shorts and Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers (1989-1990). Seriously, this man carried the Cinderella film on his back.

Verna Felton certainly had her work cut out for her, playing two magical beings, a villain, and an obnoxious family member with Aunt Sarah from The Lady and the Tramp (1955), The Fairy Godmother from Cinderella (1950), The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Flora the fairy from Sleeping Beauty (1959). Who knew one person could be both so pleasant and unpleasant?

What a voice resume Bill Thompson built. He plays some of the best supporting characters we've seen including The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland (1951), good old Uncle Waldo from The Aristocats (1970), the careless Mr. Smee from Peter Pan (1953), King Hubert, Prince Phillip's father from Sleeping Beauty (1959), and the mustached dog Jock from The Lady and the Tramp (1955). Thanks for teaching us time management and that horizontal stripes are never flattering.

Most Disney fans know that Kathryn Beaumont voiced both Alice from Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Wendy Darling from Peter Pan (1953). Her English accent and distinctly untrained soprano voice made her a great fit for two curious, innocent animated little girls. Yes, little girls. She is not a serpent or a weed, despite what some questionable characters say about her.

The musically inclined Roger Radcliffe from 101 Dalmatians (1961) and the prim and proper Grimsby from The Little Mermaid (1989) were voiced by Ben Wright. Two very different Englishmen with one similarity - they like to smoke a snarfblatt.

The time has come, J. Pat O'Malley said, to talk of many things, like all the characters he has voiced, some of which even sing - The Walrus and The Carpenter from Alice in Wonderland (1951), Colonel Hathi from The Jungle Book (1967), and The Colonel and Jasper from 101 Dalmatians (1961).

Martha Wentworth plays multiple characters in two films. She voices Madam Mim and The Lady Squirrel (I made up that name) from The Sword in the Stone (1963) as well as Nanny, Lucy, and Queenie from 101 Dalmatians (1961). Her maternal voice warms us up and even creeps us out.

Alhough this is a combination of live-action and animation, I'd like to give some credit to Ed Wynn for playing some of the nuttiest characters in Disney History - Uncle Albert from Mary Poppins (1964) and The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland (1951). He loves to laugh and he loves to make us laugh.

Know of any other voice actors that did double, tripe, maybe even quadruple roles? Feel free to name them in the comments section!