who is the voice of king louis in jungle book
King Louie 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.[1]. Christopher Walken voiced King Louie in the 2016 live-action/CGI The Jungle Book film.