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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

14

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-07-08

Day of Death

2021-01-07 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

Val Bettin

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 television in the late 1950s. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Acting

The Great Mouse Detective

1986

The Great Mouse Detective

as

Dr. David Q. Dawson / Thug Guard (voice)

The Young Landlords

1983

The Young Landlords

as

Mr. Bender

The Return of Jafar

1994

The Return of Jafar

as

The Sultan of Agrabah (voice)

Shrek

2001

Shrek

as

Bishop (voice)

Triplecross

1986

Triplecross

as

Winslow

Young Harry Houdini

1987

Young Harry Houdini

as

Dr. Allworth

W.I.T.C.H.

W.I.T.C.H.

as

Herbert Olsen (voice)

Aladdin

Aladdin

as

Sultan (voice)

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

as

Egon Pax (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing