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Val Bettin

Val Bettin

Actor Jul 8 (died age 97) La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA 1980–2004 (24 year career)
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Biography

Valentine John Bettin (July 8, 1923 – January 7, 2021) was an American actor, known for using an English accent in all of his roles. He is perhaps best known for voicing Dr. David Q. Dawson in the 1986 Disney animated film The Great Mouse Detective and the Sultan in The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves, the two direct-to-video sequels to Disney's Aladdin as well as the TV show, taking over for Douglas Seale. Bettin also hosted The Storyteller, a children's show on Chicago tele…

Known For

Shrek
Film

Shrek

Bishop (voice)
The Great Mouse Detective
Film

The Great Mouse Detective

Dr. David Q. Dawson / Thug Guard (voice)
The Return of Jafar
Film

The Return of Jafar

The Sultan of Agrabah (voice)
Somewhere in Time
Film

Somewhere in Time

Director [1912]
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Film

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Sultan (voice)
Aladdin
Film

Aladdin

Sultan (voice)
Gargoyles
Film

Gargoyles

Egon Pax (voice)
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
Film

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

Playwright

Filmography