Tony Jay

Tony Jay
Background information
Born	February 2, 1933 London, England
Died	August 13, 2006 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death	Complications from endoscopic surgery
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, and singer
Years active	1970-2006
Family information
Spouse	Marta MacGeraghty (1974-2006; his death)
Children	Adam

“You are making your bid for immortality, you are in a movie by Disney.”

― Tony Jay

Tony Jay was an English actor, voice actor, and singer who was a former member of the Royal Shakesphere Company and was best known for his very low distinctive Baritone voice.

He voiced Monsieur D'arque the asylum owner in Beauty and the Beast, Shere Khan in TaleSpin and The Jungle Book 2, Judge Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Magic Mirror in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from 1992 - 2006, the cameo Narrator in both Treasure Planet and Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind, Dr. Rosenthal in Recess: School's Out, Khartoum (a dark sorcerer and narrator) in the Aladdin TV series, a German Poacher in The Legend of Tarzan TV series, Wraith in the Mighty Ducks TV series, the Grim Reaper in Darkwing Duck, Anubis in Gargoyles, Dr. Animus in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Dr. Werner Von Brain in Lloyd in Space and the Jungle Inspector in Timon and Pumbaa.

Disney roles

Claude Frollo (1996-2005)

Shere Khan (Since George Sanders' death to 2006)

Monsieur D'Arque

Dark sorcerer from the Aladdin episode; "Sea No Evil" (and narrator)

Khartoum

Magic Mirror (1992-2006)

Wraith

The Magical Wishing Starfish in The Little Mermaid

Ostrich in the Mickey Mouse Works cartoon "Around the World in Eighty Days"

The Grim Reaper (Darkwing Duck)

Anubis

Dr. Animus

Dr. Werner Von Brain (Lloyd in Space)

The Jungle Inspector (Timon and Pumbaa)

German Poacher (The Legend of Tarzan) (2001-2003)

Dr. Rosenthal (Recess: School's Out) (2001)

Songs he sang in Disney films

• The Bells of Notre Dame
• Out There
• Hellfire