Sterling Holloway Hal Smith took over the role of Winnie the Pooh for the 1981 short "Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons". He would maintain the role until Jim Cummings replaced him in 1988 for "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and also took over most of Holloway's other voice roles, including Kaa in "Jungle Cubs" and "The Jungle Book 2". Sterling Holloway Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 4, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American character actor and voice actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He was also a voice actor for The Walt
Gopher (Winnie-the-Pooh) were in "A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving" and "Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You". He also made minor appearances in "A Very Merry Pooh Year", "House of Mouse" and appeared in "Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh", which was included as part of "Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie". To date, this is Gopher's last appearance in any form of "Winnie the Pooh" media. Gopher was notably absent for the 2011 film, "Winnie the Pooh". Gopher did not appear in the 2018 live action film "Christopher Robin", either. Gopher was the only character in the original shorts that was an