Ralph James Torrez (November 29, 1924 – March 14, 1992) was an American voice and character actor who lived in Los Angeles County, California. Although he did voices for the Looney Tunes, James might be remembered best for performing the voice of Mr. Turtle in the classic commercials for Tootsie Pops which ran throughout the 1970s. From 1978 to 1982, he could be heard as Orson, Mork from Ork's (Robin Williams) boss on the Planet Ork, in the live-action TV series Mork & Mindy (a Happy Days spin-off). In addition, he provided character voice overs in the Pink Panther cartoon shorts. On March 14, 1992, James died at the age of 67 in Beverly Hills.

Ralph James

Acting Born November 29, 1924 – Died March 14, 1992 Los Angeles, California, USA

Ralph James Torrez (November 29, 1924 – March 14, 1992) was an American voice and character actor who lived in Los Angeles County, California. Although he did voices for the Looney Tunes, James might be remembered best for performing the voice of Mr. Turtle in the classic commercials for Tootsie Pops which ran throughout the 1970s. From 1978 to 1982, he could be heard as Orson, Mork from Ork's (Robin Williams) boss on the Planet Ork, in the live-action TV series Mork & Mindy (a Happy Days spin-off). In addition, he provided character voice overs in the Pink Panther cartoon shorts. On March 14, 1992, James died at the age of 67 in Beverly Hills.

Known For

Here's Lucy

Luigi

Gunsmoke

Hall

Kojak

Louis 'Fats' Giancana

Kojak

'Fats' Giancana

Mork & Mindy

Orson (Voice)

The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour

Nichols

Kitchen Boss

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie

Narrator (voice)

The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

Orson (voice)

Capone

Judge J.H. Wilkerson

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

(voice)

Camouflage

Heckler