Ken Sansom

Ken Sansom
Born	Frank Kenneth Sansom (1927-04-02)April 2, 1927 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died	October 8, 2012(2012-10-08) (aged 85)^[1] Holladay, Utah, United States
Cause of death	Stroke
Alma mater	Brigham Young University
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1968–2012
Known for	The voice of Rabbit
Spouse(s)	Carla Sansom (m. 1961; his death 2012)^[1]
Children	3^[1]

Frank Kenneth "Ken" Sansom (April 2, 1927 – October 8, 2012) was an American actor and voice actor. Among his best known roles, Sansom voiced Rabbit in animated television series, television specials, and films for Disney's Winnie the Pooh from 1988 to 2010.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Sansom was born on April 2, 1927, in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[1] He enlisted in the United States Navy soon after graduating from East High School in Salt Lake City in 1944.^[1]

Sansom enrolled at the University of Utah following World War II, but did not complete his studies at that university.^[1] He transferred to Brigham Young University, where he received a bachelor's degree in radio broadcasting in 1949.^[1]

He was recalled by the U.S. Navy for service during the Korean War.^[1] He served as a member of the United Service Organizations, providing entertainment to American troops while in Korea.^[1]

Career

Sansom started his career with a radio show in Los Angeles called Sansom and Then Some. He began acting in the early 1968 when he moved to Los Angeles.^[2] His first role was in an episode of Mayberry R.F.D., a continuation of the The Andy Griffith Show. He was best known for his role as Rabbit in the television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. He also voiced Stan, the Woozle in the series. He also voiced Rabbit in a number of TV specials and movies of Winnie the Pooh, taking over for original Rabbit voice Junius Matthews after his death in 1978.^[3]

In an interview with ABC 4, when asked about voicing Rabbit in the upcoming Winnie the Pooh film, he stated, "I'm not sure."^[4] Tom Kenny voiced Rabbit in the movie, although Sansom claimed he was still under contract.^[4] Ken was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[5]

Death

Sansom died on October 8, 2012 due to complications of a stroke at the age of 85. He had been residing in Sandy, Utah. He is survived by his wife and his three children.^[1]

Filmography

Shinbone Alley (1970) as Rosie the Cat (voice)
Mayberry R.F.D. (3 episodes, 1970–1971) as Clarence / Ferguson
The Brady Bunch (1 episode, 1971) as Stan Jacobsen
The Long Goodbye (1973) as Colony Guard
The Sting (1973) as Western Union Executive
Herbie Rides Again (1974) as Lawyer - First Team
Airport 1975 (1974) as Gary
Funny Lady (1975) as Frederick Martin (Daddy)
Charlie's Angels (1 episode, 1976) as Clerk
Days of Our Lives (1 episode, 1976) as Frederick Powell
Nutcracker Fantasy (1979) as Chamberlain / The Poet Wiseman (voice)
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979) as Additional Voice (voice)
The Littles (1983-1985) as Dr. Hunter and Peterson
The Transformers (20 episodes, 1984–1985) as Hound
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) as Magreb / Tactical Robot (voice)
Murder She Wrote (3 episodes, 1985–1986) as Bert / Man
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) as Inspector Jamal (voice)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988) as Ned (voice)
The Wizard of Oz (TV series, 1990) (voice)
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (78 episodes, 1988–1991) as Rabbit / Stan Woozle / Piglet Look-Alike / Store Clerk (voice)
TaleSpin (1 episode, 1990) as Ralph Throgmorton (voice)
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996) as Rabbit (voice)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) as Rabbit (voice)
The Tigger Movie (2000) as Rabbit (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) as Rabbit (voice)
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) as Rabbit (voice)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) as Rabbit (voice)
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) as Rabbit (voice)
Kingdom Hearts II (video game, 2005) as Rabbit (voice)
Who Saves The Village? (2005) as Ol Blue
My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007–2010) as Rabbit (voice)

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Utah actor Ken Sansom, voice of 'Pooh's' Rabbit, dies at 85". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
↑ "Utah actor Ken Sansom, voice of 'Pooh's' Rabbit, dies at 85". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
↑ Minovitz, Ethan (October 12, 2012). "Animation Voice Ken Sansom, Winnie the Pooh's Rabbit, dies at 85". Big Cartoon News. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
1 2 "Meet the Voice of Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh". Newport Television. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
↑ Famous Mormon Actors, Producers and Directors

External links

Ken Sansom at the Internet Movie Database

Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

Books	When We Were Very Young (1924) Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) Now We Are Six (1927) The House at Pooh Corner (1928) Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (2009) The Best Bear in All the World (2016)

Characters	Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) Disney version (1966) Piglet (1926, 1966 (in the theme), 1968) Tigger (1926, 1968) Christopher Robin (1924, 1966) Rabbit (1926, 1966) Eeyore (1926, 1966) Roo (1926, 1966) Heffalumps (1968)

Featurettes	Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1969) Winnie-the-Pooh (1969) Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit (1971) Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day (1972) Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983)

Short films	Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981)

Feature films	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977, since 1966) Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1969) The Tigger Movie (2000) Piglet's Big Movie (2003) Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) Winnie the Pooh (2011)

Direct-to-video films	Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999) The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart (2001) Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004) Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007) Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009) Super Duper Super Sleuths (2010)

Television	Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983–1987) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991) The Book of Pooh (2001–2004) My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007–2010)

Specials	Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1994) Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1995) Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996) A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998) A Valentine for You (1999)

Video games	Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood (1986) Disney's Animated Storybook Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1995) Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1999) Ready to Read with Pooh (1997) Tigger's Honey Hunt (2000) Piglet's Big Game (2003) Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (2005) Disney Friends (2007) Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby (2010)

Songs	"Winnie the Pooh" (1966) "Up, Down and Touch the Ground" (1966) "Rumbly in My Tumbly" (1966) "Little Black Rain Cloud" (1966) "Mind over Matter" (1966) "A Rather Blustery Day" (1968) "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" (1968) "Heffalumps and Woozles" (1968) "The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down" (1968) "Hip Hip Pooh-Ray!" (1968) "House at Pooh Corner" (1970) "I Hum to Myself" (1983) "Just Say, 'Yes I Can'" (1983) "The Right Side" (1983) "You're the Only You" (1983) "Try a Little Something New" (1983) "Wherever You Are" (1997) "Every Season Brings a Reason" (1999)

People	Christopher Robin Milne E. H. Shepard Harry Colebourn Shirley Slesinger Lasswell Stephen Slesinger David Benedictus Mark Burgess

Related	Ashdown Forest Bother! The Brain of Pooh Disney franchise Hundred Acre Wood The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh attraction More Songs from Pooh Corner Pooh's Hunny Hunt Poohsticks Return to Pooh Corner The Tao of Pooh The Te of Piglet Winnipeg the Bear

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 100948616

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