Some of these actors vanish into the character; others are unmistakably themselves for ninety minutes. Both approaches produced classics.
1Robin Williams as the GenieAladdin's improvised, shape-shifting performance that changed how studios cast animation.1000pts
2Tom Hanks as WoodyToy Story's cowboy doll, played with a decency that keeps cracking under jealousy.862pts
3Jeremy Irons as ScarThe Lion King's velvet-voiced usurper, bored and murderous in equal measure.596pts
4Ed Asner as Carl FredricksenUp's widower, whose grief is carried almost entirely in the grain of the voice.517pts
5Eddie Murphy as DonkeyShrek's motormouth sidekick, and the engine of the film's comic timing.517pts
6Mel Blanc as Bugs BunnyThe man of a thousand voices, and the template every voice actor since has worked from.517pts
7James Earl Jones as MufasaA voice that makes a cartoon lion sound like a head of state.517pts
8Jack Black as PoKung Fu Panda's fanboy hero, whose enthusiasm carries four films.517pts
9Phil Harris as BalooThe Jungle Book's bear, sung and spoken in the same easy swing.517pts
10Angela Lansbury as Mrs. PottsBeauty and the Beast's teapot, who also sings the title song.517pts
11Kathleen Turner as Jessica RabbitWho Framed Roger Rabbit's femme fatale, drawn bad but voiced worse.423pts
12Ellen DeGeneres as DoryFinding Nemo's short-term memory loss played for comedy and then for grief.310pts
13Robby Benson as the BeastA performance that switches between a growl and a wounded boy mid-line.310pts
14Amy Poehler as JoyInside Out's relentless optimism, which the film slowly takes apart.310pts
15Tim Allen as Buzz LightyearA space ranger who does not know he is a toy, played completely straight.0pts
16Patton Oswalt as RemyRatatouille's rat chef, who narrates his own obsession with taste.0pts
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Tom Hanks in a booth, up against Robin Williams improvising a genie: https://youpick.best/articles/toy-story-ranked-many-ways
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