Mr. Centipede
Other names
Commodore Centipede
Old Sport, Old Boy
Occupation
Mayor of New York City
Likes
Being funny, navigating, showing off, teasing his friends, smoking (formerly),
Miss Spider , James
Dislikes
Getting in fights with Grasshopper, danger, pirates, getting kicked in the face, lying
Powers and abilities
Climbing
Weapons
His antennae, fists, and jaws
Fate
Settles down in New York and becomes James's adopted father.
Mr. Centipede is one of the deuteragonists in James and the Giant Peach . He is a giant talking centipede who joins James Henry Trotter in traveling to New York City to escape from his abusive aunts.
He was voiced by Richard Dreyfuss , and Jeff Bennett did his singing voice.
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Role in the film [ ]
Gallery [ ]
Mr. Centipede singing "That's the Life For Me" with his friends.
Mr. Centipede taking his navigating task seriously.
Mr. Centipede struggling to stay awake.
Mr. Centipede noticing Mr. Grasshopper coming out of the peach.
Mr. Centipede hearing Mr. Grasshopper say he will take over steering the peach.
(Sleepily) "I said I steer the peach. Have to steer the peach." (You need some rest, Mr. Centipede)
Mr. Centipede being helped into a chair by Mr. Grasshopper.
(Sleepily) "Thanks...Mr. Grasshopper..."
Mr. Centipede being wrapped in a blanket.
Mr. Centipede falls off to sleep.
Trivia [ ]
In the book, he did not smoke.
In the book, he wore boots on all of his limbs.
In the book he also had 42 limbs while in the film he has only 12 limbs.
In the book, he became the Vice-President-in-Charge-of-Sales of a high-class firm of boot and shoe manufacturers in New York City while in the film he entered the race to become mayor of the city.