sterling price holloway jr. (january 4, 1905 – november 22, 1992) was an american actor and voice actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. he was also a voice actor for the walt disney company, well known for his distinctive tenor voice and is perhaps best remembered as the original voice of winnie the pooh in the winnie the pooh franchise and as mr. stork in "dumbo", adult flower in "bambi", the cheshire cat in "alice in wonderland", kaa in "the jungle book", and roquefort in "the aristocats".