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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

7.3

Herbert Olsen (voice)

W.I.T.C.H.

2004

7.8

Bishop (voice)

Shrek

2001

4.8

Mr. Breen

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996

6.0

Sarks (voice)

Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series

1996

6.3

Sultan (voice)

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996

8.1

Egon Pax (voice)

Gargoyles

1994

6.2

The Sultan of Agrabah (voice)

The Return of Jafar

1994

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Sultan (voice)

Aladdin

1994

7.4

Playwright

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

1990

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Dr. Allworth

Young Harry Houdini

1987

Credits

W.I.T.C.H.

as Herbert Olsen (voice)

2004

7.3

Shrek

as Bishop (voice)

2001

7.8

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

as Mr. Breen

1996

4.8

Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series

as Sarks (voice)

1996

6.0

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

as Sultan (voice)

1996

6.3

Gargoyles

as Egon Pax (voice)

1994

8.1

The Return of Jafar

as The Sultan of Agrabah (voice)

1994

6.2

Aladdin

as Sultan (voice)

1994

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Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

as Playwright

1990

7.4

Young Harry Houdini

as Dr. Allworth

1987

6.0

Triplecross

as Winslow

1986

4.2

The Great Mouse Detective

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

1986

7.0

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Monocle

1983

4.1

The Young Landlords

as Mr. Bender

1983

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