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Junius Matthews

Junius Matthews

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 12, 1890
Died Jan 18, 1978 (87)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 b ... ecome 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

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Filmography

Disney's Halloween Treat

Disney's Halloween Treat

1982

as Archimedes (voice) (archive footage)

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

1974

as Rabbit (voice)

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

1966

as Rabbit (voice)

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone

1963

as Archimedes the Owl (voice)

A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959

as Mr. Hamble (uncredited)

The Lineup

The Lineup

1958

as Jeffers

Black Angel

Black Angel

1946

as Dr. Courtney

I've Always Loved You

I've Always Loved You

1946

as Little Man

Without Reservations

Without Reservations

1946

as Charlie Potter (uncredited)

The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness

1917

as Bud Morgan

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Television Credits

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Dragnet

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 16, 1951

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

The Gene Autry Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1950

The Real McCoys

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1957

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