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Since doing two analyses on two Disney heroines and two Disney villains sharing the same voice actresses, I decided to check out just how many there were who voiced multiple characters in different Disney animated films...and for the eras of during and after Walt Disney's life, I have found a lot!

During Disney's Time

Verna Felton: Dumbo (Elephant Matriarch), Cinderella (Fairy Godmother), Alice in Wonderland (Queen of Hearts), Lady and the Tramp (Aunt Sarah), Sleeping Beauty (Flora), The Jungle Book (Winifred)
Sterling Holloway: Dumbo (Mr. Stork), Bambi (Adult Flower), Alice in Wonderland (Cheshire Cat), The Jungle Book (Kaa), The Aristocats (Roquefort), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Winnie the Pooh)
Bill Thompson: Alice in Wonderland (White Rabbit/Dodo), Peter Pan (Mr. Smee), Lady and the Tramp (Jock), Sleeping Beauty (King Hubert), The Aristocats (Uncle Waldo)
Barbara Luddy: Lady and the Tramp (Lady), Sleeping Beauty (Merryweather), 101 Dalmatians (Puppy), Robin Hood (Little Sister/Mother Rabbit), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Kanga)
J. Pat O'Malley: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Cyril Proudbottom), Alice in Wonderland (Walrus/Carpenter/Tweedledee/Tweedledum), 101 Dalmatians (Jasper/Colonel), The Jungle Book (Colonel Hathi), Robin Hood (Otto)
Martha Wentworth: 101 Dalmatians (Nanny/Lucy/Queenie), The Sword in the Stone (Madam Mim/Squirrel)
Eleanor Audley: Cinderella (Lady Tremaine), Sleeping Beauty (Maleficent)
Sebastian Cabot: The Sword and the Stone (Sir Ector), The Jungle Book (Bagheera), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Narrator)
Betty Lou Gerson: Cinderella (Narrator), 101 Dalmatians (Cruella DeVil)
Lucille Bliss: Cinderella (Anastaia), Alice in Wonderland (Sunflower/Tulip), Peter Pan (Mermaid), 101 Dalmatians (TV Commercial Singer)
Heather Angel: Alice in Wonderland (Alice's sister), Peter Pan (Mary Darling)

After Disney's Time

Phil Harris: The Jungle Book (Baloo), The Aristocats (Thomas O'Malley), Robin Hood (Little John)
Pat Buttram: The Aristocats (Napoleon), Robin Hood (Sheriff of Nottingham), The Rescuers (Luke), The Fox and the Hound (Chief)
Eva Gabor: The Aristocats (Duchess), The Rescuers, The Rescuers Down Under (Miss Bianca)
Paul Winchell: The Aristocats (Shun Gon), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Tigger), The Fox and the Hound (Boomer)
John Fiedler: Robin Hood (Father Sexton), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Piglet), The Rescuers (Owl), The Fox and the Hound (Porcupine), The Emperor's New Groove (Old Man)
Ben Wright: 101 Dalmatians (Roger), The Jungle Book (Rama), The Little Mermaid (Grimsby)
Monica Evans: The Aristocats (Abigail Gabble), Robin Hood (Maid Marian)
Carole Shelley: The Aristocats (Amelia Gabble), Robin Hood (Lady Kluck)

Disney Renaissance/Revival

Lea Salonga: Aladdin (Jasmine, singing voice), Mulan (Mulan, singing voice)
David Ogden Stiers: Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth/Narrator), Pocahontas (Governor Ratcliffe/Wiggins), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Archdeacon), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Fenton Q. Harcourt), Lilo & Stitch (Jumba)
Tony Jay: Beauty and the Beast (Monsieur D'Arque), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Frollo), Treasure Planet (Narrator)
Alan Tudyk: Wreck-It Ralph (King Candy), Frozen (Duke of Weselton), Big Hero 6 (Alastair Krei)

Two Characters in One Movie

Hans Conried: Peter Pan (George Darling, Captain Hook)
Peter Ustinov: Robin Hood (Prince John, King Richard)

Husband/Wife Team

John McIntire: The Rescuers (Rufus), The Fox and the Hound (Badger)
Jeanette Nolan: The Rescuers (Ellie Mae), The Fox and the Hound (Widow Tweed)

Children

Kathryn Beaumont: Alice in Wonderland (Alice), Peter Pan (Wendy Darling)
Bruce Reitherman: The Jungle Book (Mowgli), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Christopher Robin)
Clint Howard: The Jungle Book (Hathi, Jr.), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Roo)

In many of the films made when Disney was alive, there were other voice actors who primarily voiced minor characters or provided sound and vocal effects for animals. One person included James MacDonald, who voiced Jaq, Gus, and the Dormouse, and also provided the vocal effects for Bruno (Cinderella), the wolf (The Sword in the Stone), and Evinrude (The Rescuers).

In the years since, among those that have done very similar work are Jim Cummings and Frank Welker. Cummings has voiced numerous characters, some major, some minor, in many Disney films, and has even taken the place of some deceased voice actors' characters, such as Winnie the Pooh. And as for Welker, his list of credits seem endless because a lot of his work is providing effects primarily for animals or some sorts of creatures.

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Same Voice, Different Disney Characters

When Walt Disney was alive, many of his animated films (and some released after his death) featured different characters with the same voice actors. Some of these included Eleanor Audley (who voiced Lady Tremaine and Maleficent), Sterling Halloway (whose character voices included Adult Flower, Cheshire Cat, Kaa, and Winnie the Pooh), and Verna Felton (who voiced the Fairy Godmother, the Queen of Hearts, and Flora).

Among my most favorites is Kathryn Beaumont, who was one of the few child voice actors to voice characters who were also children. She is best remembered for voicing two female protagonists: the titular Alice of Alice in Wonderland and Wendy Darling in Peter Pan. Not only did she perform their voices, but she played both characters as a live action reference model for the animators in the two films. Because they share the same voice actress and model, Alice and Wendy also have extremely similar facial features, including blue eyes. Besides that, these two heroines share some other things in common:

Both live in England
Both wear blue clothing (although Alice wears an actual dress, while Wendy wears a nightgown)
Both are preteens (Alice is ten, Wendy is twelve)
Both are very imaginative and adventurous
Both have a pet (Alice has her cat, Dinah, Wendy has her dog, Nana)
Both interact with characters voiced by Heather Angel and Bill Thompson (Angel voices Alice's sister and Wendy's mother, Thompson voices the White Rabbit and Mr. Smee)
Both of them also wake up from what seems like a dream of their respective fantasy worlds, both of which also end in "land" (although it is made very clear that Alice's adventures were just a dream, while it doesn't appear so much that way for Wendy)

Another connection made between the two films is one of the songs. The opening song in Peter Pan, "The Second Star to the Right," actually contains the recycled melody of a deleted song from Alice in Wonderland, known as "Beyond the Laughing Sky."

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One Villain, Five Opposite Heroes

After having already written a couple of posts about Hans, I can say with so much certainty that he really is unlike any Disney villain I have ever seen. From the moment he first appears onscreen, he is believed to be the heroic prince of the story. He is not set up to be the villain from the very beginning, unlike other Disney villains, and part of his deception includes how he does not have a sinister appearance at all.

Another trait about Hans that differs some from other Disney villains is the characters with whom he interacts. While he interacts with some minor characters, he conceals his true nature and never flat-out reveals his secret to anyone except the person who is the pawn in his plan: Anna. Even though he speaks to Elsa a few times, Anna is the only major character with whom he interacts the most. He never interacts with the other major characters, which includes Olaf, Sven, and Kristoff. At the same time, it is even more interesting because, once we learn about these characters, we see that Hans is essentially the complete opposite of all of them.

Anna

Both Anna and Hans are the youngest siblings in their respective families and were ignored by the older ones for many years. But Hans differs from Anna so much in that sense because he is the much youngest in his family. Despite her unhappy childhood, Anna still loved Elsa and wanted to reconnect with her and would do anything to ensure that they would be friends again.
On the other hand, because of his position in his family, Hans was most likely ignored, overshadowed, overlooked, and neglected by many of his brothers, along with his parents and anyone who favored the much older brothers, for almost his whole life. This made Hans very resentful and want to get more attention and be on top of them at last since he clearly never had that opportunity. To do this, he would do anything, including murder and forced marriage.

Elsa

While Elsa shut Anna out for many years, she had good intentions for it because she loves Anna and wanted to protect her. On the contrary, Hans promised Anna that he would never shut her out, but he has bad intentions when he says it. He pretends to love Anna so he can get close to her and she can help him gain control over Arendelle. Later, as a somewhat cruel way of keeping his promise, he literally does the opposite of shutting her out when he shuts her in the library to die from her frozen heart.
Hans and Elsa both wear gloves during the majority of the movie to "conceal" their true selves, yet they don't wear them for the same amount of time. Elsa wears hers at the beginning to hide her powers, and Hans wears his throughout the whole movie up until his big reveal at the fireplace. He keeps wearing them for the remainder of the movie.
On another note, both Hans and Elsa are associated with the unlucky number 13, but with a very different twist. Elsa, the 13th Disney Princess, initially acts cold and distant, but is truly a kind and caring princess, and later queen. Hans, the 13th child in his family, pretends to be a charming and caring prince, but turns out to be selfish and cruel. (Because of its unluckiness, Hans being the 13th child is a possible joke on why he is bad. ;))

Kristoff

Kristoff is initially very hostile, cross, and gruff towards Anna when they first meet. But as he falls for her, he reveals himself to truly be a friendly and caring person. On the contrary, Hans acts very friendly and caring towards Anna when they first meet. But after her heart is frozen, Hans reveals himself to truly be a cruel, manipulative, and ruthless prince.
Kristoff and Hans differ in many other ways as Anna's love interests (see this analysis). Besides what I say there, another one that came to mind was their pasts and upbringings. Hans was born into a very big royal family and probably grew up with a lot of human contact. However, due to him being the much youngest, he was probably seldom, if ever, shown attention, respect, love, and admiration by his family and the people in his kingdom. He probably never even had a best friend or close confidant as he grew up. All of this could be what caused to him becoming an evil person.
Kristoff was orphaned as a boy and only had a friend in Sven. He thought badly about people when they were mean to him and ignored him. When he was adopted by the trolls, not only was he part of such a huge tight-knit family, but they raised him with a lot of love and care. He barely had any human contact as he grew, but there were more than enough trolls to keep him company, and when he couldn't be with them, he always had Sven by his side, literally. Even though he briefly had it rough after he lost his real parents, Kristoff lived a happy life with the trolls, and they helped shape him as a good person.

Olaf

Olaf is meant to be the embodiment of Elsa and Anna's love for each other, a representation of their childhood bond. As children, they enjoyed building snowmen together, and even though Anna had her memories of Elsa's magic changed, she always remembered building Olaf with Elsa. It was largely because of this happy memory that Anna never stopped loving Elsa and longed to be with her again. While Olaf is primarily naive and goofy, not to mention a literally cold snowman, he is very warm, affectionate, and loving towards his friends.
However, Hans represents the breaking of Anna and Elsa’s bond. Not only does he say he won't shut Anna out after he learns that Elsa did it first, he indirectly causes Elsa and Anna to argue about the rushed engagement. Because Hans was overshadowed by his brothers, it's possible that he has strained relationships with them. so he can be viewed as a representation of bad relationships between siblings. Initially acting like a warm person, Hans demonstrates his own figurative cold heart when he reveals his entire plan to Anna, douses the fire and locks her in the library. To also show how they can be antitheses, Olaf reverses Hans's act by unlocking the door and starting a fire for Anna.

Sven

Despite being a reindeer who doesn't speak, Sven is very loyal, faithful, and sweet. He also acts as Kristoff's "voice" of reason by convincing him to do the right thing, such as helping Anna get to the mountain, and then later, to go back after they return Anna to the castle.
On the other hand, Hans is a traitorous human. Once his dark side is revealed, Hans is shown to be very ruthless and sadistic. Being a sociopath, he shows no remorse or sympathy when he indirectly and directly tries to kill Anna and Elsa, respectively. He has no compassion for other people and will do anything to get what he wants, including murder.

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Disney's Misunderstood "Monsters"

After I saw it several times, I noticed how Frozen has a lot in common with Beauty and the Beast, especially with their main characters. I can especially think of a lot to compare or contrast between Elsa and the Beast.

Much like the similarities between the protagonists and antagonists of both films, Elsa definitely shares traits with the Beast. For one, both characters are royalty who are cursed with dangerous abilities. However, a major difference between them is that the Beast was a human prince who transformed into the Beast, with a hideous appearance and dangerous capabilities, while Elsa was born with her snow and ice powers. Both characters have blue eyes, wear two different capes with the same colors, and have signature clothing that is blue. The first capes of Elsa and the Beast are purple, then their second capes are blue. But their signature outfits differ because Elsa's second cape is part of her Snow Queen dress, which is crystal blue, while Beast's signature outfit is his dark blue suit without a cape.

Because of their abilities, both characters think of themselves as monsters, so they have isolated themselves from the rest of the world in fear and shame from said curses. Interestingly enough, the main events of their respective films take place when they are both twenty-one years old. When they are discovered, they are both feared and misunderstood by people, despite the films' protagonists trying to convince them that he/she is not dangerous. The theme of their stories also plays with the moral of not to judge by appearance, which is also a definite contrast played with their respective antagonists (Beast with Gaston, Elsa with Hans).

Both the Beast and Elsa are attacked by the villain and a mob for the people's "safety", and they are also provoked by an attacker and nearly kill them in a fit of rage, but then stop before they can do it, since the act makes them seem like they are truly monsters. In the case of the Beast, he nearly kills Gaston after the latter taunts the former, but realizes he no longer has the heart to do so. Elsa also tries to kill the Duke’s thugs when they try to kill her first, and Hans ironically calms her down before she can kill the men.

Additionally, both characters are nearly murdered by their respective villains, who fail to do so due to the interferences of the protagonists. However, the outcomes of these are also very different. Gaston stabs Beast, who temporarily dies due to the wound. Hans almost kills Elsa, but is stopped by Anna when she sacrifices herself to save Elsa's life, at the very moment when the ice curse takes full effect, freezing her to an ice statue. Ironically, Elsa clutching Anna's frozen body and mourning her mirrors the moment when Belle does the same upon Beast's death. But because Belle professed her love to Beast at the last moment, with him having fallen in love with her, too, his curse is finally broken and he is brought back to life in his human form. Likewise, Anna's sacrifice to save Elsa was an act of true love that cured her frozen heart, so she was revived from the curse. This act of love helped Elsa realize that love is the key to controlling her magic, so she was able to remove the winter curse on Arendelle and use them for good.