Dwarfs introducing his design of the dwarfs in the trailer of
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs A
Disney version of the Seven Dwarfs appeared in the 1937 animated film
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: •
Doc (voiced by
Roy Atwell in the film,
Jim Cummings and
André Sogliuzzo in later projects) – The leader of the seven dwarfs, Doc wears glasses and often mixes up his words. •
Grumpy (voiced by
Pinto Colvig in the film,
Corey Burton in later projects, and
Dan Castellaneta in
Plusaversary) – Grumpy initially opposes
Snow White's presence in the dwarfs' home, but later warns her of the threat posed by the Queen and eagerly rushes to her aid upon realizing that she is in danger, leading the charge himself. He has the biggest nose of the dwarfs, and is frequently seen with one eye shut or with a frown until the film's finale. •
Happy (voiced by
Otis Harlan in the film,
Kevin Schon and
Stephen Stanton in later projects, and
Dan Castellaneta in
Plusaversary) – Happy is the jovial dwarf and is usually portrayed laughing. While the other dwarfs have thin black eyebrows inspired by Walt Disney's eyebrows, his eyebrows are white and thicker. •
Sleepy (voiced by
Pinto Colvig in the film,
Bill Farmer in later projects) – Sleepy is always tired and appears
lethargic in most situations. •
Bashful (voiced by
Scotty Mattraw in the film,
Jeff Bennett in later projects) – Bashful is very
shy and kind-hearted. He is also described as cute and romantic, with a crush on Snow White. He often blushes when embarrassed or at the center of attention. •
Sneezy (voiced by
Billy Gilbert in the film,
Bob Joles in later projects) – Sneezy's name is earned by his extraordinarily powerful sneezes (caused by
hay fever), which are seen blowing even the heaviest of objects across a room. •
Dopey (vocal effects provided by
Eddie Collins in the film) – Dopey is the youngest dwarf, being the only one who does not have a beard and is bald, with the largest ears of the dwarfs. He is accident-prone and mute, with Happy explaining that he has simply "never tried" to speak. Furthermore, he shares his name with another Disney character, one of the
Dumbo crow characters, "Dopey", also known as "Straw Hat". The Seven Dwarfs also appeared in other animated projects like
Seven Wise Dwarfs,
All Together,
The Winged Scourge,
House of Mouse,
The Lion King 1½, and
Once Upon a Studio. They also appear in video games like
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and its prequel
Kingdom Hearts χ, and
Disney Magic Kingdoms. '', a
Boeing B-29 Superfortress, was named after one of the Seven Disney Dwarfs. during
World War II In the early 2000s,
DisneyToon Studios (DTS) joined
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) as their internal Disney conglomerate video partner in developing the new Disney franchises. While DCP eyed other potential franchises, DisneyToon looked to the
Seven Dwarfs for a male-centric franchise to counterbalance the female-centric
Disney Fairies. By 2005,
The Seven Dwarfs animated sequel to
Snow White was officially underway.
Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi was one team that was given an attempt at a movie pitch, which was to follow the Dwarfs in which they trap the villain in the
magic mirror and setting it up for
Snow White movie. Given the possible demand,
Buena Vista Games brought in
Obsidian Entertainment, a game developer, who pitched a video game focusing on the Dwarfs' similar ancestors. DTS executives were not feeling that the two franchise launching projects were coming together well enough that they turned to
Mike Disa, who worked on the
Tinker Bell story. Disa and
Evan Spiliotopoulos pitched a
The Lord of the Rings-style epic for the dwarfs while "connecting seamlessly" with the original film, which was given permission to move forward. With interfering managers wanting a tragic back story for Dopey, Disa decided that he could not go forward.
Walt Disney Animation Studios chief creative officer
John Lasseter about two month later ended production on the film.
The 7D is an American
animated television series produced by
Disney Television Animation based on
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It is a re-imagining of the title characters from the 1937 film and their adventures prior to the introduction of Snow White. The TV series details the 7D working for Queen Delightful where they protect Jollywood from the Glooms and other threats. In the 2023 Disney film
Wish, the main character
Asha's seven friends are inspired by the seven dwarfs, both in personality and in sharing the initial of their names: Dahlia (Doc), Gabo (Grumpy), Hal (Happy), Simon (Sleepy), Safi (Sneezy), Bazeema (Bashful), and Dario (Dopey). In the 2025
live-action adaptation of the original film, the Seven Dwarfs appear in CGI form and are performed through a combination of motion-capture, puppetry, and voice-acting with Doc being motion-captured/performed by Jonathan Bourne and voiced by
Jeremy Swift, Grumpy being motion-captured/performed by Omari Bernard and voiced by
Martin Klebba, Happy being motion-captured/performed by David Birch and voiced by
George Salazar, Sleepy being motion-captured/performed by Sandy Foster and voiced by Andy Grotelueschen, Bashful being motion-captured/performed by Leah Haile and voiced by
Tituss Burgess, Sneezy being motion-captured/performed by Dominic Owen and voiced by
Jason Kravits, and Dopey being motion-captured/performed by Jaih Betote and voiced by
Andrew Barth Feldman. In this film, the Seven Dwarfs are reimagined as "seven magical creatures" instead as The Walt Disney Company did not want to reinforce any stereotypes associated with the original film as they were also not referred to as the Seven Dwarfs in promotional material. In addition, all of them have a full head of hair. Unlike the original film after Snow White was freed from the Sleeping Death, the seven magical creatures join Snow White and Jonathan's bandits in preparing to confront the Evil Queen as Dopey finally speaks for the first time. The seven magical creatures and Jonathan's bandits join Snow White in confronting the Evil Queen as the Huntsman, the royal guards, and the rest of the kingdom side with Snow White. The end of the film revealed that Dopey was the narrator. The seven magical creatures later celebrate Snow White becoming the new queen of the kingdom.
Sesame Street In
Sesame Street, there were different versions of the Seven Dwarfs where each of them was made from Anything Muppets. • The Six Dwarfs seen in episode 279 consisted of Sparky (performed by
Jerry Nelson), Snooky (performed by
Jerry Nelson), Pokey (performed by
Jim Henson), Flakey (performed by
Jim Henson), Drippy (performed by
Jerry Nelson), and Sneaky (performed by
Jim Henson). Snow White visited their house instead of the Seven Dwarf by mistake and was able to see the difference. • In a
Sesame Street News Flash that was seen in episode 2787, the Seven Emotional Dwarfs appear where they were interviewed by
Kermit the Frog. Their names are Cheerful (performed by
Richard Hunt), Sad (performed by
Kevin Clash), Angry (performed by
Jerry Nelson), Proud (performed by
Martin P. Robinson), Fearful (performed by
David Rudman), Lovey (performed by James Kroupa), and Surprised (performed by
Jim Martin). • In episode 4114, the Seven Dwarfs appear opposite Snow White (portrayed by
Amy Sedaris). The Seven Dwarfs consist of Clumsy (performed by
Joey Mazzarino), Vertigo (performed by
Fran Brill), Gassy (performed by
Matt Vogel), Itchy (performed by
Carmen Osbahr), Smelly (performed by
Martin P. Robinson), Sensitive-Nose (performed by
Ryan Dillon), and Hammy (performed by
Eric Jacobson).
The Goodies In the first episode of the final series of
The Goodies (which was filmed at
ITV), The Goodies did a story set in a fairy tale world where they replaced three of the seven dwarfs (two of them died of exposure and another one was eaten by a gold fish). But they are later found out because of their height. The dwarfs take their names from the Disney film (Sleepy, Happy, and Grumpy) while Graeme and Bill renamed themselves to fit in (Soppy and Gwotty). Only Tim kept his name.
''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'' In the "Snow White" episode of ''
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'', the Seven Dwarfs are named Sunday (voiced by Clifton Wells in the English dub), Monday (voiced by
Kerrigan Mahan in the English dub), Tuesday, Wednesday (voiced by Tom Wyner in the English dub), Thursday, Friday (voiced by
Michael Sorich in the English dub), and Saturday (voiced by
Edward Mannix in the English dub) and are shown to be allied with a pack of wolves.
Snow White (1990) The Seven Dwarves appear in the 1990
Snow White film voiced by
Jim Cummings and
Rob Paulsen.
Happily Ever After In
Happily Ever After, it was mentioned that the Seven Dwarfs have opened up a mine in the next kingdom. In their place is the Seven Dwarfelles (their female cousins) who have received a power based on nature to help out their boss
Mother Nature. The Dwarfelles consisted of: •
Muddy (voiced by
Carol Channing) – A Dwarfelle who has power over the earth, and as such performs such tricks as causing minor tremors and such. She feels most comfortable playing in the mud. •
Sunburn (voiced by
Sally Kellerman) – A Dwarfelle who has power over sunlight, and is able to focus sun rays in any area and to whatever extremity she so wishes. She uses her power in the film to clear away clouds and summon down a beam of light to illuminate a dark cave. She has a New Yorker accent and attitude and her catchphrase is "This really BURNS me up!". •
Blossom (voiced by
Zsa Zsa Gabor) – A Dwarfelle who has power over plants and flowers, and is seen throughout the animation zapping the ground and having flowers spring up. It becomes apparent that her flora powers are less effective if the area is less natural or adaptable, as in the Realm of Doom. Blossom is very reminiscent of her voice actress with Gabor's mannerisms, penchant for the beautiful and fashionable, and even her signature accent. •
Marina (voiced by
Linda Gary) – A Dwarfelle who has power over all lakes and rivers, but the only example of her powers in the film is being able to breathe underwater. Marina carries herself as a gentlewoman and has a British accent. •
Critterina (voiced by
Linda Gary) – A Dwarfelle who has power of all animals who are created by Mother Nature. She is able to communicate with all animals, regardless of their creators, but does not have control over animals who are not Mother Nature's work like Lord Maliss' one-horned wolves. Although the other Dwarfelles are human in appearance, Critterina looks anthropomorphic. She aptly has a cowgirl mentality and a Texan accent. •
Moonbeam (voiced by
Tracey Ullman) – A Dwarfelle is never seen using her powers, but has the distinct characteristic of being in a deep slumber and sleepwalking in the day, and only awaking at night. •
Thunderella (voiced by
Tracey Ullman) – The seventh and youngest Dwarfelle, and is considered the "black sheep" of the seven because of her inability to control her powers. She has power over weather, and always seems to mess her attempts at creating storms. She ends up saving the day by hitting Lord Maliss with a bolt of lightning she creates from her fingertip. The Dwarfelles helped Snow White on her quest to rescue the Prince from the Queen's sorcerer brother Lord Maliss.
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child In
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, the show's adaptation of "Snow White" that takes place in the American southwest depicts the Seven Dwarves as seven mystical little men who came from the north to mine turquoise. They consist of: •
Bright Silver (voiced by
Pato Hoffmann) – The leader of the seven little men. • '''Fool's Gold''' (voiced by
Burr DeBenning) – The clumsiest little man. •
Smelly Sulfur (voiced by
Burr DeBenning) – The smelliest little man. •
Hard Jade (voiced by Tim Sampson) – The strongest little man. •
Rough Copper (voiced by Jim Great Elk Waters) – Named for his temper, but is also quick-witted. •
Sharp Flint (voiced by
Michael Horse) – Named for his sharp tongue. •
Heavy Metal (voiced by Sonny Skyhawk/Sonny Roubideaux) – The hungriest little man.
Shrek The Seven Dwarfs appear in the
Shrek series. In
Shrek, the Seven Dwarfs appear in the first film carrying Snow White's coffin. When Shrek objects to them putting Snow White's coffin on the table, one of the Seven Dwarfs quotes "Where are we supposed to put her? The bed's taken!" Shrek then finds the
Big Bad Wolf in his bed. They are seen again at the start of
Shrek 2, giving Shrek a ring engraved with "I love you" in flaming letters for Fiona (in an allusion to the
One Ring from
The Lord of the Rings). In
Shrek the Third, one of them is given to Fiona as a wedding present (as a
babysitter) from Snow White who says she has six more at home. The Seven Dwarfs are seen at the end of
Scared Shrekless when Shrek and Fiona celebrate the night of scares by egging them. In
Shrek The Musical, one of the dwarfs, based on
Disney's Grumpy, is written as Farquaad's father who says he abandoned him in the woods as a child after his wife (from
The Princess and the Pea) falls out of 25 mattresses. However, when the fairy tale freaks brought Grumpy to Farquaad's wedding, he reveals that he kicked Farquaad out because he was twenty-eight years old and living in his basement.
Mirror Mirror In
Mirror Mirror, the Seven Dwarfs work as
highwaymen and rob from anyone that comes down their way by wearing boots with retractable stilts that make them look taller. The Seven Dwarfs consist of: •
Will Grimm (portrayed by
Danny Woodburn) – The leader of the Seven Dwarfs. He is named after the Brothers Grimm. •
Butcher (portrayed by
Martin Klebba) – A Dwarf that used to work as a
butcher. •
Wolf (portrayed by Sebastian Saraceno) – A Dwarf in a
wolf cape who can also howl. •
Napoleon (portrayed by
Jordan Prentice) – A Dwarf that wears a hat similar to
Napoleon Bonaparte. •
Half Pint (portrayed by
Mark Povinelli) – A Dwarf who has a crush on Snow White. •
Grub (portrayed by Joe Gnoffo) – A Dwarf who is always eating. •
Chuck (portrayed by Ronald Lee Clark) – A Dwarf who chuckles a lot. The Seven Dwarfs help Snow White to form a resistance against Queen Clementianna.
Princesses In the
Princesses series by
Jim C. Hines, the dwarfs are actually anthropomorphic elemental personifications, summoned by Snow to aid her based on a spell from one of her mother's books. The seven dwarfs represent Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Light, Shadow, and Magic, although the 'Magic' dwarf is essentially a spirit that just inhabits Snow and enhances her power rather than appearing on its own, with the others appearing in some form to represent their element. Although powerful fighters that will serve Snow loyally, the consequences of summoning them is that Snow must 'pay' the spirits with seven years of her life, with the result that she appears to be in her mid-thirties when she is really only in her early twenties. As a result, she has only summoned the dwarves twice, initially calling on their aid to help her defeat her mother before the series began, and summoning them again to help her and her allies defeat her mother's spirit in the first book in the series (she contemplated summoning them against to deal with the ruthless Wild Hunt in ''Red Riding's Revenge'', but was advised against it as the spiritual nature of the hunt meant that nobody could be sure if the dwarves could do anything against them).
Snow White and the Huntsman In
Snow White and the Huntsman, the Seven Dwarfs started out as eight dwarfs when they are encountered by Snow White and Eric the Huntsman while fleeing Queen Ravenna. The Eight Dwarfs are: •
Beith (portrayed by
Ian McShane) – The leader of the Seven Dwarfs. His name is the name of the first letter ("B") in the
Ogham alphabet. •
Muir (portrayed by
Bob Hoskins) – The blind elder dwarf who possesses the powers of premonition and is the father of Quert. His name echoes
muin, the name of "M" in the Ogham alphabet. •
Quert (portrayed by
Johnny Harris) – The son of Muir. His name echoes
ceirt, the name of "Q" in the Ogham alphabet. •
Coll (portrayed by
Toby Jones) – The brother of Duir. His name is the name of "C" in the Ogham alphabet. •
Duir (portrayed by
Eddie Marsan) – The brother of Coll. His name is the name of "D" in the Ogham alphabet. •
Gort (portrayed by
Ray Winstone) – An ill-tempered dwarf. His name is the name of "G" in the Ogham alphabet. •
Nion (portrayed by
Nick Frost) – Beith's right-hand dwarf. His name is the name of "N" in the Ogham alphabet (sometimes given as
nuin). •
Gus (portrayed by Brian Gleeson) – A dwarf who develops a bond with Snow White. He is killed during an attack by Queen Ravenna's men where he sacrifices his life to protect Snow White. His name does not correspond to an Ogham letter. The Dwarfs were played by actors without dwarfism who had their faces digitally transmuted onto small bodies, prompting a protest from the
Little People of America. In ''
The Huntsman: Winter's War'', Nion returns where he aids Eric the Huntsman in retrieving the Magic Mirror which was stolen before it can be sealed away. They are aided by Nion's half-brother Gryff (portrayed by
Rob Brydon) who is a debt collector.
Once Upon a Time In
Once Upon a Time, the Seven Dwarfs (who started out as eight) are on the side of Snow White and go by their Disney names. •
Grumpy (portrayed by
Lee Arenberg) is one of eight Dwarf brothers who hatched from their eggs at the same time. Like all dwarfs, he is immediately sent to work in the mines and is given a pickax, which names him
Dreamy. Because his egg was accidentally sprinkled with fairy dust by the fairy Nova, he dreams about her and falls in love with her. Later, he meets her and the pair make plans to buy a boat and see the world. However, the
Blue Fairy tells him that if he and Nova run away together, she will lose her wings and she will never be truly happy. To prevent this, Dreamy ends their relationship and breaks her heart. He returns to the mines the next day and breaks his pickax mining; when he is given another, it renames him Grumpy. He is later caught possessing a stolen diamond, which he did not know was stolen, and is seen in
King George's dungeon in a cell next to Snow White's. He is freed by Stealthy, one of his brothers, and he in turn frees Snow. As he and Stealthy escape, they are discovered by George and his guards and Stealthy is killed. Before the guards can kill Grumpy, Snow goes with George in exchange for Grumpy's life. Grumpy and the remaining six dwarfs run into Snow outside the castle. Grumpy tells her that she must live with the pain of a lost love to grow as a person and does not allow her to drink a potion that makes her forget about her love for
Prince James. The seven dwarfs then allow her to live with them. Later, Grumpy goes to tell her that James called off his wedding, but he discovers that she drank the potion. He and his brothers try to confront Snow about her new, mean-spirited behavior, but they drive her to try and kill the Evil Queen instead. He takes her to see
Rumplestiltskin, who gave her the potion, but he advises her on the best way to kill the Queen instead. Eventually, Snow regains her memory and apologizes to the dwarfs for her behavior. She decides to rescue James, who was captured by George, and Grumpy and his brothers go with her. Grumpy is later seen discussing the best course of action against the Evil Queen and her curse, calling for war. He is also seen as a guard looking out for the curse in a watchtower of Snow's and James's castle. In Storybrooke, he is
Leroy, a
janitor at the hospital and the "
town drunk." He, like the rest of Storybrooke, is hostile toward Mary Margaret, who is Snow White, after learning about her affair with David Nolan, who is Prince James. He meets Sister Astrid, who is Nova, and decides to help Mary Margaret sell candles for the nunnery and raise money for the nunnery's rent so that he can be near Astrid. When he and Mary Margaret fail to sell enough candles, he lies about the number they sold because he is unable to disappoint Astrid. He tries to sell his boat to Mr. Gold in the hopes that he will forgive the rent. Mr. Gold refuses. Astrid later learns about the candles and is upset that he lied. That night, Leroy causes a blackout, forcing the residents to buy candles. The candles sell out and the nunnery is able to pay its rent. Leroy then offers the grateful Astrid the opportunity to be the first passenger on his boat. Leroy's memories as Grumpy are restored when the curse is broken, and he hugs Snow when he next sees her. He wishes for Regina to be killed by the mob led by Dr. Whale, though he decides against it at Snow's insistence. He unites the Dwarfs together and they begin to mine for fairy dust again. •
Sleepy (portrayed by Faustino Di Bauda) – Sleepy is a sleepy dwarf who is one of the Seven Dwarfs. In Storybrooke, he is
Walter, a
security guard that works at Storybrooke Hospital who occasionally dozes off on the job. •
Sneezy (portrayed by
Gabe Khouth) – Sneezy is a dwarf who often sneezes and is one of the Seven Dwarfs. In Storybrooke, he is
Tom Clark, the owner of the Dark Star
pharmacy where several characters are seen purchasing different products throughout the show. In Season 2, Sneezy joined the other dwarfs in an experiment that involved why the fairy tale characters cannot leave Storybrooke. Upon drawing the shortest straw, Sneezy crossed the border out of Storybrooke and lost his memories of his past life in Fairy Tale Land once again. •
Doc (portrayed by
David Paul Grove) – Doc is a dwarf who is one of the Seven Dwarfs. In Storybrooke, he still has his name but his occupation is unknown. •
Bashful (portrayed by Mig Micario) – Bashful is a dwarf who is one of the Seven Dwarfs. In Storybrooke, his human form is not named. •
Dopey (portrayed by Jeffrey Kaiser) – Dopey is a dwarf who is one of the Seven Dwarfs and has never spoken. In Storybrooke, his human form is not named. •
Happy (portrayed by Michael Coleman) – Happy is a dwarf who is one of the Seven Dwarfs. In Storybrooke, his human form is not named. There were some other dwarfs that were associated with the Seven Dwarfs: •
Stealthy (portrayed by Geoff Gustafson) was a dwarf who used to be part of the Seven Dwarfs' group, originally being eight members. He received his name from his pickaxe like the other dwarfs because of his skillful infiltration abilities. He once tried to break Grumpy and Snow White out of his prison cell in King George's castle, but was killed during their escape. Grumpy would later comment, "I miss Stealthy", when trying to sneak into an enemy lair. He later ended up in the Underworld and after Henry gives him his unfinished business being his resentment towards Bashful, he is able to move and ask Henry to tell his brother he misses them. In the Wish Realm, Stealthy is seen to be alive after Queen Snow and King David defeated the Evil Queen. •
Bossy (portrayed by Ken Kramer) is a dwarf who is also the leader of the other dwarfs. •
Watchy (portrayed by
Richard Ian Cox) is a dwarf who watches over the dwarf eggs until they hatch.
Seven and Me The Italian-French TV series '''', the seven dwarfs appear as the guardians of Snow, a modern-days girl who is a descendant of Snow White. These dwarfs consist of: •
Brainio, a wise teacher •
Ingenio, an inventor •
Gulpo, who loves food •
Mysterio, an alchemist •
Beefio, the work-out guy •
Deco, a fashionista •
Cuddlio, who is sensitive, sweet and loves to give hugs
Additional appearances The following is a list of names of the Seven Dwarfs from various adaptations of the Snow White story. Some adaptations do not name the dwarfs, have seven non-dwarfs (such as the seven Leafe Knights in the anime
Prétear - The New Legend of Snow White) or omit them altogether (as in the 1998 opera
Schneewittchen).
Modern music David Bowie's "
Little Wonder" on the
Earthling (1997) album lists the individual names of the dwarves. The music video for the 2001 single "
Sonne" by German rock band
Rammstein is a parody of
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, depicting the band members as the Seven Dwarfs mining gold for Snow White.
Taylor Swift mentions both Snow White and the seven dwarves in her song "
The Best Day", a track about her mother. ==Response from people with dwarfism==