# Stan Freberg in Rudolph? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 22, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196 "2006-12-22T07:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196/1 "2006-12-22T07:58:58Z")
Some of the voices in “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” sounded a lot like Stan Freberg. The closing credits list a “Stan Francis”. Any chance it was him? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196/2 "2006-12-22T08:23:58Z")
Well, he never shy about accepting credit when he did voice work; I don’t see why he’d anonymize his credit in this instance. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196/3 "2006-12-22T16:49:13Z")
Yeah, but it sure sounded like him, to the point where I said to myself “hey, that’s Stan Freberg!” I was expecting to see him credited. Anyone have the DVD want to give a listen? I think he does more than one voice. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196/4 "2006-12-22T17:00:15Z")
Interesting. There’s absolutely no biographical info on “Stan Francis” available. The IMDB entry shows a previous association with Rankin and Bass, and some credits several years earlier in a Canadian TV series, but it’s possible that one was a different person. But if it is, there’s still the aforementioned curiosity of why he would use a different name. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196/5 "2006-12-22T18:30:04Z")
[QUOTE=Earl Snake-Hips Tucker] But if it is, there’s still the aforementioned curiosity of why he would use a different name. [/QUOTE] Maybe he saw the finished product. 😃 Say what you want, but on viewing it the other day, it is kind of schlocky, nostalgic memories aside. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196/6 "2006-12-22T18:54:57Z")
Which charactors? ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196/7 "2006-12-22T20:01:19Z")
Minor characters. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196/8 "2006-12-22T20:05:02Z")
Yukon Cornelius was the only miner. He was voiced by Larry D. Mann. [size=1]Oh, that’s min **o** r. Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-freberg-in-rudolph/385196/9 "2006-12-24T05:52:22Z")
I received e-mail from the Rankin Bass historian and he says no.