Mr. Centipede

Mr. Centipede
Background information
Feature films	James and the Giant Peach
Voice	Richard Dreyfuss (speaking) Jeff Bennett (singing)
Character information
Full name	Mr. Centipede
Other names	Commodore Centipede Old Sport, Old Boy
Personality	Loud, rude (formerly), gruff, wisecracking, funny, friendly, nice, heroic, helpful, fatherly, brave, smart, cynical, sarcastic, kind, stubborn, caring, boisterous, optimistic, outspoken, rash (sometimes), remorseful, self-centered (formerly), narcissistic (formerly), mischievous, aggressive (formerly), incompetent (formerly), selfish (formerly), outgoing, proud, boastful, attention-seeking, laid-back, good-hearted, supportive, snobbish (formerly)
Appearance	Slender yellow-orange centipede, blue eyes, white shirt with 12 sleeves, brown overalls with green straps, red socks, brown shoes and hat
Occupation	Mayor of New York City
Alignment	Good
Goal	To reach New York City (succeeded)
Home	Giant Peach, New York City
Relatives	Miss Spider (new wife) James Henry Trotter (new 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.
Quote	"LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!" "Well, that's 'cause you've been stuck here too long. Listen to me, kid. I know of a place that will refresh your memory." "Well, I did used to live between two pages of a National Geographic."

Mr. Centipede is one of the deuteragonists in James and the Giant Peach.

He was voiced by Richard Dreyfuss, and Jeff Bennett did his singing voice.

Background

Personality

He is rude to the other giant bugs and often gets himself into trouble. In return Mr. Grasshopper and Earthworm don’t like him very much either.

Gallery

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

Mr. Centipede during "Eating the Peach".

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.