Disney animated film version In the Disney film, the Dodo plays a much greater role in the story than in the book. He is merged with the character of
Pat the Gardener, which leads to him sometimes being nicknamed Pat the Dodo, but this name is never mentioned in the film. The Dodo is also the leader of the Caucus Race. He has the appearance and personality of a
sea captain. The Dodo is voiced by
Bill Thompson and animated by
Milt Kahl. Dodo is first seen as
Alice is floating on the sea in a bottle. Dodo is seen singing, but when Alice asks him for help, he does not notice her. On shore, Dodo is seen on a rock, organizing a caucus race. This race involves running around until one gets dry, but the attempts are hampered by incoming waves. Dodo is later summoned by the
White Rabbit, when the rabbit believes a monster, actually Alice having magically grown to a giant size, is inside his home. Dodo brings
Bill the Lizard, and attempts to get him to go down the chimney. Bill refuses at first, but Dodo is able to convince him otherwise. However, the soot causes Alice to sneeze, sending Bill high up into the sky. Dodo then decides to burn the house down, much to the chagrin of the White Rabbit. He begins gathering wood, such as the furniture, for this purpose. However, Alice is soon able to return to a smaller size and exit the house by eating a carrot from the White Rabbit's garden. The White Rabbit soon leaves, while Dodo asks for matches, not realizing that the situation has been resolved. He then asks Alice for a match, but when she doesn't have any, Dodo complains about the lack of cooperation and uses his pipe to light the fire. The Dodo later appears briefly at the end of the film, conducting another Caucus Race while Alice is being chased by the Queen of Hearts and her card soldiers.
Other appearances Like other
Disney animated characters, he has cameo appearances in the television series
House of Mouse. In the television series ''
Alice's Wonderland Bakery'', appears Captain Dodo (voiced by Rich Sommer), being unknown if he is the same character from the film, or a descendant as is the case of other characters from Wonderland in the series (the plot placed several decades after the events in the film). Captain Dodo also has a daughter named Jojo.
1988 animated film version The Dodo, voiced by
Keith Scott, is the last to arrive at the shore of the Sea of Tears and suggests they have the Caucus race, indicating their position to everyone. He often mentions that "he is extinct," because Alice had previously stated her belief that Dodos were extinct. After the croquet match, the
Cheshire Cat takes Alice to the Dodo after learning the location of the beautiful garden. Later, the Dodo leads her to the
Mock Turtle, with the Dodo taking the place of the
Gryphon in the story.
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland version In
Tim Burton's adaptation of
Alice in Wonderland, the Dodo's appearance retains the subtle apparent nature from
John Tenniel's illustration. He bears a down of brilliant blue and wears a navy blue
waistcoat and white
spats along with glasses and a cane. He is one of Alice's good-willed advisers, taking first note of her abilities as the true Alice. He is also one of the oldest inhabitants. His name is
Uilleam, and he is portrayed by Michael Gough. He goes with the
White Rabbit,
Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and
Dormouse to take Alice to
Caterpillar to decide whether Alice is the real one. He is later captured by the
Red Queen's forces. When Alice came to the Red Queen's castle, he was seen at the Red Queen's castle yard as a caddy for the Queen's croquet game. After the Red Queen orders the release of the
Jubjub bird to kill all her subjects from rebelling, he is then seen briefly running from it when the Tweedles went to hide from it and escaped but was snatched by the Jubjub and was never seen again throughout the film. His name may be based on a lecture on
William the Conqueror from Chapter Three of the original novel. The character is voiced by
Michael Gough in his final feature film role before his death in 2011. Gough came out of retirement to appear in the film but the character only speaks three lines, so Gough managed to record in one day.
Other media • In the 1933 film
Alice in Wonderland, the Dodo is portrayed by
Polly Moran. • In the 1983 Broadway stage performance for television
Alice in Wonderland, the Dodo is portrayed by Frantz Hall. • In the 1983 anime television series
Fushigi no Kuni no Alice, the Dodo is shown as and elderly and eccentric character who has shown to have dabbled in magic. • In the 1999 television film
Alice in Wonderland,
Peter Bayliss portrays Mr Dodo. Like the rest of the participants in the caucus race, in this adaptation he has the appearance of a human with animal features. • In the 2009 miniseries
Alice, the character is a human nicknamed "Dodo", portrayed by
Tim Curry.
Hatter takes Alice to ask him to help save Jack, but Dodo refuses. After it, the Hatter reveals the ring Alice wears, which Dodo recognizes as the Stone of Wonderland, able to open the Looking Glass back to the human world, so he tries to kill her, causing Alice to flee. • In the 2025 Russian musical film
Alice in Wonderland, the Dodo is portrayed by Oleg Savostyuk. ==References==