The Jungle Book – animated vs live action cast: Who plays who?

Who plays who in The Jungle Book animated film cast?

Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli, an orphaned boy, commonly referred to as “man-cub” by the other characters.

Phil Harris as Baloo, a sloth bear who leads a carefree life and believes in letting the good things in life come by themselves.

Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera, a serious black panther who is determined to take Mowgli back to the village and disapproves of Baloo’s carefree approach to life.

Louis Prima as King Louie, an orangutan who wants to be a human, and wants Mowgli to teach him how to make fire.

George Sanders as Shere Khan, an intelligent and sophisticated yet merciless Bengal tiger who hates all humans for fear of their guns and fire and wants to kill Mowgli.

Sterling Holloway as Kaa, an Indian python who also seeks Mowgli as prey, but comically fails each time he attempts to eat him.