bill murray did the voice of king louie in the jungle book.
bill murray did the voice of king louie in the jungle book.
who does the voice of king louie in the jungle book?
bill murray
king louie was voiced by louis prima in the original 1967 film. initially, the filmmakers considered louis armstrong for the role, but to avoid the likely controversy that would result from casting a black person to voice an ape, they instead chose prima, a white singer. christopher walken voiced king louie in the 2016 live-action/cgi "the jungle book" film.









































section::::conception and creation.
king louie
mowgli is kidnapped by a gang of monkeys known as the "bandar-log", who present him to their leader, a deranged gigantopithecus named king louie. assuming that all humans can make "the red flower" (fire), king louie offers mowgli protection from shere khan in exchange for it. baloo distracts king louie while bagheera tries to sneak mowgli out, but their ruse is uncovered. as king louie chases mowgli through his temple, he informs mowgli of akela's death. king louie's rampage eventually causes his temple to collapse on top of him.
the jungle book (2016 film)