Val Bettin
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| Val Bettin | |
|---|---|
 Bettin in 1963 | |
| Born | Valentine John Bettin (1923-08-01) August 1, 1923 La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Agent | CESD Talent Agency |
| Spouse(s) | Hildy Bettin (m. 1950; her death 2007) |
Valentine John "Val" Bettin (born August 1, 1923) is an American actor and voice actor,[1] 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.
Contents
1 Early life and career
2 Filmography
2.1 Animated roles
2.2 Video game roles
2.3 Live-action roles
3 References
4 External links
Early life and career[edit]
He was born Valentine John Bettin in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In 1948, he went to England to enroll in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 1950. There he met his wife Hildy. The two married that same year. They returned to the United States in order for him to become a drama teacher in Iowa.[2]
Bettin's first film role was in 1980's Somewhere in Time. He later became a voice actor, with his first role as Dr. David Q. Dawson in the 1986 Disney film The Great Mouse Detective. His credits include Shrek, Gargoyles, Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series and W.I.T.C.H..
Bettin's wife died in 2007 at age 82.
Filmography[edit]
Animated roles[edit]
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour (1982) - (voice)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986) - Dr. Dawson / Thug Guard #4 (voice)
Webster (1988) - Edwin
Aladdin: The Return of Jafar (1994) - Sultan of Agrabah (voice)
Aladdin (1994-1995) - Sultan (voice)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) - Sultan (voice)
Mighty Ducks (1996) - Sarks (voice)
Gargoyles (1996) - Egon Pax (voice)
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (1996) - Egon Pax (voice)
Hercules (1998) - King Tivius (voice)
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) - Narrator
Shrek (2001) - Bishop (voice)
W.I.T.C.H. (2005) - Herbert Olsen (voice)
Video game roles[edit]
Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997) - Sneffle / Flickering Torch (voice)
Tarzan (1999) - Professor Porter (voice)
Live-action roles[edit]
Somewhere in Time (1980) - Director, in 1912
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983) - Monocle
Triplecross (1986) - Winslow
Webster (1988) - Edwin
American Masters (1995) - John Latrobe
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) - Mr. Breen
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (1990) - Playwright
References[edit]
^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2011-09-21). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp. 239–. ISBN 9780786462711. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ McMullen, Kieran (2012). The Many Watsons. MX Publishing. ISBN 978-1780923031.
External links[edit]
Val Bettin on IMDb- Val Bettin at the Great Mouse Detective fansite
Categories:
- 1923 births
- Living people
- American male voice actors
- American male television actors
- American male film actors
- American male radio actors
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- People from La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Male actors from Wisconsin
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