Val Bettin
Actor/Voice actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Lived 1923 to 2021 · aged 97
Valentine John Bettin was an American actor, known for using an English accent in all of his roles.
Val Bettin is read about 70 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
W.I.T.C.H.Series, Herbert Olsen (voice)2001
ShrekFilm, Bishop (voice)1996
Mighty Ducks: The Animated SeriesSeries, Sarks (voice)
Aladdin and the King of ThievesFilm, 1996Sultan (voice)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StoryFilm, 1996Mr. Breen1994
AladdinSeries, Sultan (voice)
GargoylesSeries, 1994Egon Pax (voice)
The Return of JafarFilm, 1994Sultan of Agrabah (voice)1990
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi ChaseSeries, Playwright1987
Young Harry HoudiniFilm, Dr. Allworth1986
The Great Mouse DetectiveFilm, Dr. David Q. Dawson / Thug Guard (voice)
TriplecrossFilm, 1986Winslow1983
The Man Who Wasn't ThereFilm, Monocle
The Young LandlordsFilm, 1983Mr. Bender1980
Somewhere in TimeFilm, Director [1912]1923Born1 August 1923People around Val
Close ties
Jim Cummings Also in The Return of Jafar (1994)
Gilbert Gottfried Also in The Return of Jafar (1994)
Jeff Bennett Also in The Return of Jafar (1994)
Linda Larkin Also in The Return of Jafar (1994)
Scott Weinger Also in The Return of Jafar (1994)
Tad Stones Directed The Return of Jafar (1994)
Bob Schooley Wrote The Return of Jafar (1994)
Mark McCorkle Wrote The Return of Jafar (1994)
Known for
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Shrek 2001
Somewhere in Time 1980
The Great Mouse Detective 1986
Aladdin and the King of Thieves 1996
The Return of Jafar 1994
Filmography 10
15 credits on file
Television 5
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
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 Disney's Aladdin, taking over for Douglas Seale in the two direct-to-video sequels The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves as well as the TV show. Bettin also hosted The Storyteller, a children's show on Chicago television in the late 1950s.
