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Tony Jay
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- “You are making your bid for immortality. You are in a movie byDisney.”
- ―Tony Jay
Tony Jay was aBritish-American actor. A former member of theRoyal Shakespeare Company, he was best known for his very low, distinctive baritone voice.
History[]
Jay was born inLondon,England in1933. He attended Pinner County Grammar School and completed his National Service with theRoyal Air Force in1953. He acted in several amateur theater productions but opted for the financial security of a real estate business. Jay moved toSouth Africa in about1966, after hearing of the potential there for his line of work. However, Jay found himself acting in radio dramas, such asSounds of Darkness, as well as commercials. He later returned to Britain where he worked in various television shows and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Following a tour of the playThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, he moved to theUnited States for more work.
ForDisney, he voiced theMagic Mirror inSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1992–2006),Monsieur D'Arque, the asylum owner inBeauty and the Beast,Shere Khan inTaleSpin andThe Jungle Book 2,Judge Claude Frollo inThe Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Narrator of bothTreasure Planet and the English dub ofStudio Ghibli'sNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,Dr. Rosenthal inRecess: School's Out,Anubis inGargoyles,the Grim Reaper inDarkwing Duck, the Magical Wishing Starfish inThe Little Mermaid TV series,Khartoum in theAladdin TV series, theGerman Poacher inThe Legend of Tarzan,Wraith inThe Mighty Ducks TV series,Magic Mirror inHouse of Mouse, Dr. Animus inBuzz Lightyear of Star Command, Dr. Werner Von Brain inLloyd in Space, and theJungle Inspector inTimon & Pumbaa. He also played Laszlo Glagorian inThe Golden Girls and Dougie Milford in theABC drama seriesTwin Peaks.
His film credits outside of Disney includedLove and Death,Twins,My Stepmother Is an Alien, andAustin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, as well as television shows, such asNight Court,Eerie, Indiana,Beauty and the Beast,Star Trek: The Next Generation,Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,Matlock, andWho's the Boss?. His voice-over work also included animated films, such as the American dub ofAsterix and the Big Fight,Tom and Jerry: The Movie,All Dogs Go to Heaven 2,The Rugrats Movie, andAn American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, as well as animated TV programs, which includedReBoot,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987),The Tick,Hey Arnold!,Fantastic Four (1994),Johnny Bravo,The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat,Tom & Jerry Kids,Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends,2 Stupid Dogs, and the video game seriesLegacy of Kain.
In April 2006, Jay had undergone surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center inLos Angeles to remove a non-cancerous tumor from his lungs. Afterwards, he became critically ill and died onAugust 13, 2006.
Roles[]
(Aladdin TV series)
(Dragon Friend)
(Mickey Mouse Works)
(Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
(Lloyd in Space)
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(The Haunted Mansion;Ha Ha Halloween promo)
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Trivia[]
- Despite being known for playing villains, such asFrollo,Shere Khan, andMonsieur D'Arque, Jay was known to friends and co-stars as a very kind and friendly man.
- Outside of his various Disney roles, he also starred, alongsideRob Paulsen, in the1993 animated seriesMighty Max. Jay voicedVirgil, while Paulsen voicedthe titular character.
- Another one of Jay's most iconic roles was as the voice of computer virusMegabyte, one of the main villains of the computer-animated television seriesReBoot, which had been cancelled after its second season onABC, due to the channel's purchase by Disney in1996.
- He also voiced theGhost Host fromThe Haunted Mansion ride based on the2003film of the same name and Heady, as seen in theHa Ha Halloween craft project segments, which used to air during commercials on Old Disney.
