The original 1957 television special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" had a cast that included Boris Karloff as the Grinch, Thurl Ravenscroft as the narrator, and Hans Conried as the voice of the Grinch's dog Max. In the 2000 live-action film, the cast included Jim Carrey as the Grinch, Jeffrey Tambor as the narrator, and Molly Shannon as Martha May Who-vier. In the 2018 animated film, Benedict Cumberbatch voiced the Grinch and Rashida Jones voiced the narrator.