Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) Gaston is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Voiced by American actor and singer Richard White, Gaston is an arrogant hunter whose unrequited feelings for the intellectual Belle drive him to murder his adversary, the Beast, once he realizes she cares for him instead. Gaston serves as a foil personality to the Beast, who was once as vain as Gaston prior to his transformation. An original character who is not present in the "Beauty and the Beast" fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de
Beauty and the Beast (1934 film) Beauty and the Beast (1934 film) Beauty and The Beast is a 1934 animated short film, directed by Isadore Freleng for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of Warner Bros.' "Merrie Melodies" series. Released on April 14, 1934, the short is notably the second Merrie Melodie in Color. It was one of the earliest cartoons of Leon Schlesinger Productions in Cinecolor. Except for its title and the inclusion of a "beastly" character, the film has nothing in common with the fairy tale of the same name. As the clock strikes ten, a little girl sneaks out of her nursery for a