Occupation Actor Years active 1953-1993 | Name Laurie Main Role Actor | |
Full Name Laurence George Main Movies and TV shows The Great Mouse Detective, Winnie the Pooh and a Day for E, Herbie Goes to Monte Ca, Welcome to Pooh Corner, Robin Hood: Men in Tights Similar People Burny Mattinson, Vincent McEveety, Wolfgang Reitherman, Paul Bartel, Cotton Warburton | ||
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Laurence George "Laurie" Main (29 November 1922 – 8 February 2012) was an Australian actor best known for hosting and narrating the children's series Welcome to Pooh Corner, which aired on The Disney Channel during the 1980s.
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Born in Melbourne, Main moved to England at the age of 16, making his acting debut in The Yellow Balloon. He immigrated to the United States in 1960, studying with Agnes Moorehead.
His television and movie guest appearances include Wagon Train, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick, I Spy, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart, The Andy Griffith Show, The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze, That Girl, Ironside, The Monkees, Hogan's Heroes, Mayberry R.F.D., The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, Daniel Boone, Family Affair, Bewitched, The Partridge Family, McMillan & Wife, Land of the Lost, Little House on the Prairie, Punky Brewster and Murder, She Wrote.
In 1981, he did the Parkay Margarine commercial.
He was also the voice of Dr. Watson in the 1986 Disney cartoon movie The Great Mouse Detective. He also narrated the Disney animated shorts Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981) and Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983). He also was the story reader on many Disney Read-Along records, audio cassettes and compact discs.
Main died on 8 February 2012 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 89.
Filmography
Actor
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My Interactive Pooh (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice)
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Winnie the Pooh Toddler (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice)
2003
Sing Along Songs: Sing a Song with Pooh Bear and Piglet Too (Video short) as
Narrator (voice)
2003
Piglet's Big Game (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice)
2001
Disney's Pooh's Party Game: In Search of the Treasure (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice, as Laurie Maine)
2001
Disney's Tigger Activity Center (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice)
2000
Disney's Activity Center: Winnie the Pooh (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice)
2000
Disney's Winnie the Pooh: Kindergarten (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice)
1999
Disney's Winnie the Pooh: Preschool (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice)
1999
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (Video) as
Narrator (voice, as Laurie Maine)
1999
Disney's Animated Storybook: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice)
1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights as
Wedding Guest
1992
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes (Video Game) as
Dr. Watson
1992
Mom and Dad Save the World as
Chorus Master
1992
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Man
- Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief (1992) - Man
1990
Winnie-the-Pooh's ABC of Me (Video short) as
Narrator
1989
Paddington Bear (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- Paddington for Prime Minister (1990) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Please Look After This Bear (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
1989
Think It Through with Winnie the Pooh: Responsible Persons (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1989
Wicked Stepmother as
Client
1988
The New Yogi Bear Show (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- Little Big Foot (1988) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Little Lord Boo Boo (1988) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Clucking Crazy (1988) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Kahuna Yogi (1988) - Additional Voices (voice)
1988
Punky Brewster (TV Series) as
The Announcer
- Brandon's Commercial (1988) - The Announcer
1986
Pooh's Great School Bus Adventure (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1986
The Great Mouse Detective as
Watson (voice)
1986
Walt Disney Video-A-Longs: Winnie the Pooh (Video short) as
Narrator (voice)
1986
My Chauffeur as
Jenkins
1985
Dumbo's Circus (TV Series)
- Uncle Lattimer Says "Merci" (1985) - (voice)
1984
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo (1984) - Additional Voices (voice)
1984
Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers as
Narrator (voice)
1983
Monchhichis (TV Series)
- Thumkii's Pet (1983) - (voice)
1983
Welcome to Pooh Corner (TV Series) as
Host / Narrator (voice)
1983
Casablanca (TV Series) as
Wilf Parker
- Who Am I Killing (1983) - Wilf Parker
1983
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1982
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (TV Movie) as
Reggie
1981
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Major Guffey
- Wave of the Future (1981) - Major Guffey
1981
Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1981
Tarzan the Ape Man as
Club Member (voice)
1980
CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Dr. Watson
- The Treasure of Alpheus T. Winterborn (1980) - Dr. Watson
1980
The Competition as
Judge Wyeth
1980
Scruples (TV Mini Series) as
Scruples Doorman
- Episode #1.2 (1980) - Scruples Doorman
1979
Plastic Man (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- Plastic Mummy Meets Disco Mummy/Doctor Icicle/The Deep Sea Demon Caper/The Stone-Cold Dragon of Gold/City of Ice/The Glutunous Glop (1980) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Count Graffiti Meets Plastic Man/The Diabolical Dr. Locust/The Case of the Vicious Voodoo Villain/The Evil Design of Vulture Man's Mind/Sale of the Century/Where There's a Will, There's a Creep (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Dr. Duplicator Strikes Again/The Malevolent Marble Man/The Mysterious Warnings of Doom/Royal Trouble With the King's Double/Thunderman/Evil Notions With Evila's Potions (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Terrible 5+1/Copycat/The Case of the Fearsome Phantom/A Goofy Bungle in the Filipino Jungle/Joggernaut/The Sinister Super Suit (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Kitty Katt Caper/The Video Villain/The Horrible Headless Horseman Caper/The Stone-Cold Dragon of Gold/The Colossal Crime of Commodore Peril/Krime Klown's Circus of Evil (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Ghostfinger/Dog Gone Days/The Count Draculon Caper/The Film Fiasco of Director Disastro/Highbrow/The Evil Evo-Ray (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Badladdin/Kragg the Conqueror/The Mad Mummy Mystery/The Defiant Casablanca Giant/Toyman/The Menacing Mindreader (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Maniacal Computerhead/The Fiendish Fishface/The Mysterious, Serious Circus Caper/The Ill-Will of Dr. Chill/The Hippotist/Catman (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Empire of Evil/Bye Bye Biplane/The Creepy Creature Caper/The Sinister Plan of Lizard Man/The Corruptible Carrotman/Beach Bum's Crime Wave (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Dangerous Dr. Dinosaur/The Perils of Paulette/The Super-Duper Race Cage/Who Do the Voodoo/The Spider Takes a Bride/The Dangerous Dr. Gadgets (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Diabolical Dr. Dome/The Rooster/The Alien Egg Caper/A Time-Machine Trip to the Pirate's Ship/Honey Bee/Rob Around the Clock (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Superstein/Bad News Snooze/The Rickety Robbery/Dr. Lupiter and the Thing From Jupiter/Dogmaster/Coach Crime's Big Play (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Minuscule Seven/Trouble Brews When Glue Man Glues/The Golden Crystal Caper/A Scary Affair in the Skullman's Lair/Moonraider/Shake Up With Ms. Make-Up (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Horrible Half-Ape/Goldteeth's Bad Bite/The Spaceship Caper/The Creepy Goon from the Spooky Lagoon/Hugefoot/Baby Man (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Wham-Bam! Beware of the Clam!/Anthead/The Mysterious Robot Critic Caper/There Is Nothing Worse Than A Stony Curse/The Day the Ocean Disappeared/Never Retire With Mr. & Mrs. Van Pire (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Weed/Mighty Man and Yukk/The Case of the Zombie Monster/The Evil Guider of the Giant Spider/Dr. Irwin and Mr. Meteor/Big Mouse the Bad Mouse (1979) - Additional Voices (voice)
1979
ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series) as
Reggie
- The Incredible Detectives (1979) - Reggie (voice)
1979
Time After Time as
Inspector Gregson
1978
Black Beauty (TV Movie) as
Farmer Grey / Squire Douglas Gordon / Pipe Smoking Stable Owner (voice)
1977
5 Weeks in a Balloon (TV Movie)(voice)
1977
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo as
Duval
1977
The Great Balloon Race
1976
Freaky Friday as
Mr. Mills
1976
Land of the Lost (TV Series) as
William Blandings
- Repairman (1976) - William Blandings
1976
Jigsaw John (TV Series) as
Conway
- Runaway (1976) - Conway
1975
My Father's House (TV Movie) as
Food Editor
1975
The Strongest Man in the World as
Mr. Reedy
1973
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) as
Alfie
- Death of a Monster- Birth of a Legend (1973) - Alfie
1972
Private Parts as
Reverend Moon
1972
The Partridge Family (TV Series) as
Frederic La Forge
- Princess and the Partridge (1972) - Frederic La Forge
1971
The Doris Day Show (TV Series) as
Father Kingsley
- To England with Doris (1971) - Father Kingsley
1967
Bewitched (TV Series) as
Tour Guide / Guide / Francis
- How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII: Part 2 (1971) - Tour Guide
- How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII: Part 1 (1971) - Guide
- Samantha's Thanksgiving to Remember (1967) - Francis
1971
Cat Ballou (TV Movie) as
Land Developer
1970
Night Chase (TV Movie) as
Tout
1968
Family Affair (TV Series) as
Mr. Edgemont / Passenger / Mr. Smyser
- The Return of Maudie (1970) - Mr. Edgemont
- What's Funny About a Broken Leg? (1969) - Passenger
- A Man's Place (1968) - Mr. Smyser
1970
Darling Lili as
French General
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as
Lord Percy
1965
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Stinch / Sir Samuel Peacham / Benjamin Franklin
- Sunshine Patriots (1970) - Sir Samuel Peacham
- The Necklace (1967) - Stinch
- The Matchmaker (1966) - Stinch
- The Tortoise and the Hare (1965) - Stinch
- The Ben Franklin Encounter (1965) - Benjamin Franklin
1970
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV Series) as
Nero
- Not So Faust (1970) - Nero
1969
Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) as
Thornton Avery
- Millie, the Model (1969) - Thornton Avery
1969
Target: Harry as
Simon Scott
1966
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) as
Air Marshal Woodhouse / Colonel Wembley / Major Shawcross / ...
- The Big Dish (1969) - Air Marshal Woodhouse
- Monkey Business (1968) - Colonel Wembley
- The Crittendon Plan (1967) - Major Shawcross
- The Rise and Fall of Sergeant Schultz (1966) - Col. Franz
1968
The Monkees (TV Series) as
Mr. Friar
- Monkees Mind Their Manor (1968) - Mr. Friar
1968
Ironside (TV Series) as
Harris
- Something for Nothing (1968) - Harris
1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) as
Judge
- Look for the Hound Dog (1968) - Judge
1967
That Girl (TV Series) as
Grimsley / Maitre D'
- It's a Mod, Mod World: Part 2 (1967) - Grimsley
- It's a Mod, Mod World: Part 1 (1967) - Grimsley
- Paper Hats & Everything (1967) - Maitre D'
1967
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
Father Jean Louis
- Grapes of Grass Valley (1967) - Father Jean Louis
1967
The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) as
Robling Flask
- Helen, the Authoress (1967) - Robling Flask
1967
The Scorpio Letters (TV Movie) as
Tyson
1967
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Dr. Ramsey
- The Mummy (1967) - Dr. Ramsey
1967
Jericho (TV Series) as
Horatio
- The Loot of All Evil (1967) - Horatio
1966
Hey, Landlord (TV Series) as
Man in ticket line
- The Big Fumble (1966) - Man in ticket line
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Shah Karum
- The Garden of Evil Affair (1966) - Shah Karum
1966
I Spy (TV Series) as
Luchesi
- A Gift from Alexander (1966) - Luchesi
1966
Munster, Go Home! as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1963
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Frank Stockton / Dennis Nesbit
- Members Only: Part 2 (1965) - Frank Stockton
- Members Only: Part 1 (1965) - Frank Stockton
- Meeting of the Board (1963) - Dennis Nesbit
1965
Honey West (TV Series) as
Antoine
- A Stitch in Crime (1965) - Antoine
1965
Wendy and Me (TV Series) as
Van Cavanaugh
- How Not to Succeed in Stealing (1965) - Van Cavanaugh
1964
My Fair Lady as
Hoxton Man Not Hoston (uncredited)
1964
I'd Rather Be Rich as
Harrison
1964
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) as
Dr. Granger
- Jack Goes to the Allergy Doctor (1964) - Dr. Granger
1963
The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) as
J.T. Cooper
- The Silver Burro (1963) - J.T. Cooper
1963
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze as
Carruthers (uncredited)
1963
The Punch and Judy Man as
2nd. Drunk
1962
The Phantom of the Opera as
Forbes (uncredited)
1962
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Driscoll
- Never the Twain (1962) - Driscoll
1962
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) as
Sir WIlfrid
- The Meeting on Molokai (1962) - Sir WIlfrid
1961
The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) as
Harold Elrod
- The Fifth Caller (1961) - Harold Elrod
1961
Ichabod and Me (TV Series) as
Arthur Barnsdall
- The Purple Cow (1961) - Arthur Barnsdall
1961
Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) as
Sergeant Hadley
- The Fugitive Eye (1961) - Sergeant Hadley
1960
Maverick (TV Series) as
Crimmins / Marquis of Bognor
- The Art Lovers (1961) - Crimmins
- The Bundle from Britain (1960) - Marquis of Bognor
1961
Great Ghost Tales (TV Series) as
Sir Robert Tyne
- William Wilson (1961) - Sir Robert Tyne
1961
Jane Eyre (TV Movie) as
St. John Rivers
1961
Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Roger Compton
- In a Garden (1961) - Roger Compton
1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Wilkins
- The Landlady (1961) - Wilkins
1961
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Father Francis Xavier Sweeney
- The Odyssey of Flint McCullough (1961) - Father Francis Xavier Sweeney
1961
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
Beechim
- The Greggs in London (1961) - Beechim
1961
Vanity Fair (TV Series)
- Part 1 (1961)
1960
The Story Shop
1960
The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) as
Lord Anthony Dewhurst
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1960) - Lord Anthony Dewhurst
1960
Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) as
Archbishop of Canterbury / Michael Barrow
- The Prince and the Pauper (1960) - Archbishop of Canterbury
- Kim (1960) - Michael Barrow
1960
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV Series) as
Connors
- The Datchet Diamonds (1960) - Connors
1958
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Mihaly Farkas / Father Looe
- Shadow of Heroes (1959) - Mihaly Farkas
- The Great Adventure (1958) - Father Looe
1958
Fair Game (TV Series) as
George Square
- The House in Warren Square (1958) - George Square
1958
The Whole Truth as
Party Guest
1958
Boyd Q.C. (TV Series) as
Sandor Struniewski
- The Shropshire Lass (1958) - Sandor Struniewski
1958
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) as
Cecil Meadows
- The Chippendale Racket (1958) - Cecil Meadows
1958
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Struo
- Reunion in Vienna (1958) - Struo
1957
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Harry
- Panther 140 (1957) - Harry
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) as
Cook
- Ladies of Sherwood (1956) - Cook (as Laurie Maine)
1955
The Delavine Affair as
Summit
1954
Shop Spoiled as
Coffee Stall Customer
1954
The Master Plan as
Johnny Orwell
1953
The Yellow Balloon as
Bibulous Customer
1951
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (TV Movie) as
Parker
Miscellaneous
1979
The Magic of Model Railroading (Short) (narrator)
Self
1981
Bob Hope's Spring Fling (TV Special) as
The Butler
1970
Barbra: Yesterday, Today and Forever! (Documentary short) as
Self / Lord Percy (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1977
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Mr. Mills / Mr. Reedy
- Freaky Friday: Part 2 (1982) - Mr. Mills
- Freaky Friday: Part 1 (1982) - Mr. Mills
- The Strongest Man in the World (1977) - Mr. Reedy
1963
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Sgt. Hadley
- The Fugitive Eye (1963) - Sgt. Hadley
References
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