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Val Bettin

Val Bettin

Born: 1923-07-08 • La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

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.

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Filmography
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Shrek
2001 • Bishop (voice)
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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996 • Mr. Breen
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996 • Sultan (voice)
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The Return of Jafar
1994 • The Sultan of Agrabah (voice)
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Young Harry Houdini
1987 • Dr. Allworth
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Triplecross
1986 • Winslow
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The Great Mouse Detective
1986 • Dr. David Q. Dawson / Thug Guard (voice)
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The Man Who Wasn't There
1983 • Monocle
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The Young Landlords
1983 • Mr. Bender