- IMDb Mini Biography By: A. Nonymous Mowgli : Gee, cousin Louie, you're doing real good.

Louis Prima, Actor: The Jungle Book. Providing the voice of the swinging king of the apes, Louie.

King Louie does not appear in The Jungle Book 2 because of a legal dispute with Louis Prima's widow Gia Maione (though a shadow puppet of him can be seen at the very beginning of the movie, and Baloo implies that he left the jungle). (7.6) The Jungle Book (1967) - voices of: Phil Harris/Sebastian Cabot/Louis Prima/George Sanders/Sterling Holloway/J. Louis Prima, a star since the 1930s, was known as “The King of the Swing” — so he was the perfect choice to play “The King of the Swingers,” aka King Louie, in Disney’s “The Jungle Book ” movie. He recorded for his own imprint Prima One Magnagroove before starring in Walt Disney’s 1967 animated film The Jungle Book.

Louis Leo Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. When he was a child, he studied the violin.

Louis Prima was an American singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. Showing all 7 items Jump to: Photos (3) Quotes (4) Photos . His older brother Leon took up trumpet while Louis was still quite young, and he soon followed in his brother's footsteps. Quotes . Louis Prima Jungle Book. Prima and Butera’s act was soon joined by vocalist Gia Maione, who wed Prima in 1963. Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins Louis Prima (1975) The Jungle Book King Louie of the Apes (1967) The Ed Sullivan Show Singer (1959-1962) Prima died in 1978, but his music continues as some of the best jazz and swing music ever recorded. In 1967 Prima voiced King Louie of the apes in the animated Disney feature The Jungle Book (1967). Voices: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, Bruce Reitherman, Verna Felton, Clint Howard, Chad Stuart, Darleen Carr. JUNGLE BOOK TRIVIA--

The Jungle Book (1967) Louis Prima: King Louie of the Apes. He also recorded the 1974 concept album Let's Hear It for Robin Hood, in response to the fact that he was not given a … The story of Mowgli, a little boy raised by wolves in the jungle. For Disney fans, he is best known for having been the original voice of King Louie in The Jungle Book.

The Jungle Book bi Rudyard Kipling: Starnin: Phil Harris Sebastian Cabot Louis Prima George Sanders Sterling Holloway J. Pat O'Malley Bruce Reitherman: Narratit bi: Sebastian Cabot: Muisic bi: George Bruns (Score) Terry Gilkyson Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman (Sangs) Louie's very identical twin … Pat O'Malley/Bruce Reitherman/Verna Felton/Clint Howard/Chad Stuart/Lord Tim Hudson/John Abbott/Ben Wright/Darleen Carr. Born in New Orleans' French Quarter, Louis Prima longed to play jazz.