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Tom Cat

Thomas "Tom” Jasper Cat Sr. is an American cartoon character and one of the two titular main protagonists (the other being Jerry Mouse) in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of Tom and Jerry theatrical animated short films. Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, he is a grey-blue and white anthropomorphic (but usually silent) domestic short haired tuxedo…

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Breed
Tuxedo British Cat
Created by
William Hanna · Joseph Barbera
Designed by
Harvey Eisenberg (1940–1953, 1980, 2002-present) · Richard Bickenbach (1953–1958, 2001)
Developed by
William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Family
Unnamed father Unnamed mother
First appearance
Jasper: · Puss Gets the Boot (1940) · Tom or Thomas: · The Midnight Snack (1941)

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Tom Cat

Nodes118
Edges117
Triples52
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016949
Components1

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Tom Cat

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Voiced by · 23
Tom Cat → Alan Marriott (2000), Allen Swift (1961–1962), Andrew Dickman (2021), Bill Kopp (2005), Daws Butler (1957), Don Brown (2006–2008), Eric Bauza (2022, 2026-present), Frank Welker (1990–1993), Harry E. Lang (1940–1953), Jeff Bennett (2002), John Stephenson (1975), June Foray (1966), Kaiji Tang (2021), Lou Scheimer (1980), Marc Silk (2002), Megumi Aratake (2022), Mel Blanc (1946, 1964-1967), Rich Danhakl (2014–2021), Richard Kind (speaking; 1992), Rick Zieff (2023)
related to Tom and Jerry cartoons · 11
Tom Cat → As, Dog Trouble, Hanna's, He, His, In, Jerry Mouse, MGM, Tex Avery's Butch Bulldog, Tom, William Hanna
First appearance · 4
Tom Cat → Jasper:, Puss Gets the Boot (1940), The Midnight Snack (1941), Tom or Thomas:
Created by · 2
Tom Cat → Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Designed by · 2
Tom Cat → Harvey Eisenberg (1940–1953, 1980, 2002-present), Richard Bickenbach (1953–1958, 2001)
Breed · 1
Tom Cat → Tuxedo British Cat
Developed by · 1
Tom Cat → William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Family · 1
Tom Cat → Unnamed father Unnamed mother
Full name · 1
Tom Cat → Thomas Jasper Cat Sr.
Gender · 1
Tom Cat → Male

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tom jerry cat thomas william hanna short character first mouse jasper cartoon spike animated 1940 hanna-barbera richard characters trouble show

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tom CatBreedTuxedo British Cat1.00infobox
Tom CatCreated byWilliam Hanna1.00infobox
Tom CatCreated byJoseph Barbera1.00infobox
Tom CatDesigned byHarvey Eisenberg (1940–1953, 1980, 2002-present)1.00infobox
Tom CatDesigned byRichard Bickenbach (1953–1958, 2001)1.00infobox
Tom CatDeveloped byWilliam Hanna & Joseph Barbera1.00infobox
Tom CatFamilyUnnamed father Unnamed mother1.00infobox
Tom CatFirst appearanceJasper:1.00infobox
Tom CatFirst appearancePuss Gets the Boot (1940)1.00infobox
Tom CatFirst appearanceTom or Thomas:1.00infobox
Tom CatFirst appearanceThe Midnight Snack (1941)1.00infobox
Tom CatFull nameThomas Jasper Cat Sr.1.00infobox
Tom CatGenderMale1.00infobox
Tom CatNationalityAmerican1.00infobox
Tom CatRelativesGeorge (cousin)1.00infobox
Tom CatSpeciesCat1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byHarry E. Lang (1940–1953)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byWilliam Hanna (archival recordings; 1942–1958, 1965-1967, 2006-present)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byMel Blanc (1946, 1964-1967)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byDaws Butler (1957)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byAllen Swift (1961–1962)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byTerence Monk (1964, 1967)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byJune Foray (1966)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byJohn Stephenson (1975)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byLou Scheimer (1980)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byFrank Welker (1990–1993)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byRichard Kind (speaking; 1992)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byAlan Marriott (2000)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byJeff Bennett (2002)1.00infobox
Tom CatVoiced byMarc Silk (2002)1.00infobox

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