King Louie — The Jungle Book Character Profile

About King Louie

A massive, intimidating Gigantopithecus who rules the ancient ruins and seeks Mowgli's fire-making skills.

King Louie — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Other

Abilities

Brute force, Intimidation, Temple control, Fire obsession, Ape leadership

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 3/10
• Influence: 8/10

Quick Facts about King Louie

Occupation

leader

King Louie appears in 2 titles

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

Character Facts

Played by

Christopher Walken

Appears in

The Jungle Book (2016)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• King Louie — related — Kaa (Scarlett Johansson)
• King Louie — related — Baloo (Bill Murray)
• King Louie — related — Ikki (Garry Shandling)
• King Louie — conflict — Baloo (Bill Murray)
• King Louie — rival — Mowgli (Neel Sethi)

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More characters from The Jungle Book

• Mowgli (Neel Sethi)
• Baloo (Bill Murray)
• Bagheera (Ben Kingsley)
• Shere Khan (Idris Elba)
• Gray (voice) (Brighton Rose)
• Kaa (Scarlett Johansson)
• Raquel the Rhino (voice) (Madeleine Favreau)
• Young Wolf #6 (voice) (Sasha Schreiber)
• Young Wolf #7 (voice) (Kai Schreiber)
• Young Wolf #3 (voice) (Chloe Hechter)
• Young Wolf #5 (voice) (Knox Gagnon)
• Young Wolf #4 (voice) (Asher Blinkoff)