King Louie of the Apes — The Jungle Book Character Profile

About King Louie of the Apes

A charismatic and ambitious orangutan who wants to learn the secret of human fire from Mowgli.

King Louie of the Apes — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Swinging, Leadership, Singing, Temple destruction, Persuasion

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 4/10
• Influence: 7/10

Quick Facts about King Louie of the Apes

Occupation

leader

King Louie of the Apes appears in 2 titles

• The Jungle Book (1967)
• The Jungle Book (2016) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Louis Prima

Appears in

The Jungle Book (1967)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• King Louie of the Apes — related — Baloo the Bear (Phil Harris)
• King Louie of the Apes — conflict — Mowgli the Man Cub (Bruce Reitherman)
• King Louie of the Apes — conflict — Baloo the Bear (Phil Harris)

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More characters from The Jungle Book

• Mowgli the Man Cub (Bruce Reitherman)
• Baloo the Bear (Phil Harris)
• Bagheera the Panther (Sebastian Cabot)
• Shere Khan the Tiger (George Sanders)
• Akela (voice) (John Abbott)
• Kaa the Snake (Sterling Holloway)
• Rama (voice) (Ben Wright)
• Bandar-Log (voice) (uncredited) (Bill Skiles)
• Bandar-Log (voice) (uncredited) (Pete Henderson)
• Flunky Monkey (voice) (uncredited) (Leo De Lyon)
• Shere Khan (singing) / Elephant Soldier (voice) (uncredited) (Bill Lee)
• Ziggy (voice) (uncredited) (Digby Wolfe)