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Film & TV
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,…
Known for
- W.I.T.C.H. — Herbert Olsen (voice)2004
- Shrek — Bishop (voice)2001
- Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story — Mr. Breen1996
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves — Sultan (voice)1996
- Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series — Sarks (voice)1996
- The Return of Jafar — Sultan of Agrabah (voice)1994
- Aladdin — Sultan (voice)1994
- Gargoyles — Egon Pax (voice)1994
- Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase — Playwright1990
- Young Harry Houdini — Dr. Allworth1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- La Crosse
- Place of death
- Ventura
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Val Bettin 1963.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1923-08-01
- Commons category
- Val Bettin
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2021-01-07
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