Mr. Centipede

Mr. Centipede
Background Information
Films	James and the Giant Peach
Voice	Richard Dreyfuss Jeff Bennett (singing)
Character Information
Full Name	Mr. Centipede
Other names	Commodore Centipede Old Sport, Old Boy
Gender	Male
Species	Centipede
Occupation	Mayor of New York City
Home	Giant Peach, New York City
Family	Miss Spider (wife) James Trotter (adoptive son) Earthworm (adoptive brother) Mr. Grasshopper (adoptive father-in-law) Glowworm (adoptive mother-in-law) Mrs. Ladybug (adoptive sister-in-law)
Allies	James Henry Trotter, Miss Spider, Mr. Grasshopper, Earthworm, Glowworm, Mrs. Ladybug
Enemies	Aunt Spiker, Aunt Sponge, Robot Shark, Skeleton Pirates, Rhino
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.

Gallery

Mr. Centipede singing "That's the Life For Me" with his friends.

Mr. Centipede during "Eating the Peach".

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.

"Can't quit now."

(Sleepily) "Thanks...Mr. Grasshopper..."

Mr. Centipede being wrapped in a blanket.

Mr. Centipede falls off to sleep.

The insects singing "Family".

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.