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Biography

Tony Jay was a renowned actor for film, television and stage. He was also a respected talent in the world of animation voiceover. His…more

Born

2/2/1933, London, England, UK

Died

8/13/2006

Birth Name

Tony Jay

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (18)

Role
- Xyber 9: New Dawn
  Machestro
  - S 1: Ep 14 Balance of Power
    3/4/07
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Astral Hand (2)
    3/3/07
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Astral Hand (1)
    2/25/07
  - S 1: Ep 11 Ground Zero
    2/24/07
  - S 1: Ep 10 Ikira's Secret
    12/4/99
  - + 9 More Credits
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
  Spiderus
  - S 2: Ep 16 Frog in the Moon / Moon Music and Sun Songs
    12/3/06
  - S 2: Ep 15 Lulla-Bug; The Most Perfect Parent
    11/19/06
  - S 2: Ep 13 Good Deed Seeds; Shelley and the Brain
    10/8/06
  - S 2: Ep 11 Giddy Up Bugs; A Plushy Parable
    9/16/06
  - S 2: Ep 9 Be Good to Bugs...and Frogs
    6/27/06
  - + 16 More Credits
- Disney's House of Mouse
  Magic Mirror
  - S 3: Ep 9 House Ghosts
    10/10/03
- Disney's House of Mouse
  voice of Magic Mirror/Shere Kahn (voice)
  - S 4: Ep 1 Goofy's Menu Magic
    1/26/03
  - S 3: Ep 15 Donald and the Aracuan Bird
    9/2/02
  - S 3: Ep 14 Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation
    9/2/02
  - S 3: Ep 10 Dining Goofy
    9/2/02
  - S 3: Ep 7 House of Scrooge
    9/2/02
  - + 4 More Credits
- Disney's House of Mouse
  voice of Magic Mirror/Shere Kahn
  - S 2: Ep 2 Not So Goofy
    11/10/01
- Disney's House of Mouse
  voice of magic Mirror
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Stolen Cartoons
    1/13/01
- ReBoot
  Megabyte (Seasons 1-3; Recurring Afterwards)
  - S 3: Ep 16 End Prog (4)
    5/6/99
  - S 3: Ep 15 System Crash (3)
    5/5/99
  - S 3: Ep 14 Showdown (2)
    5/4/99
  - S 3: Ep 13 Megaframe (1)
    5/3/99
  - S 3: Ep 12 Mousetrap (4)
    4/30/99
  - + 33 More Credits
- Invasion America
  the voice of Dragit
  - S 1: Ep 13 Dark Side
    7/7/98
  - S 1: Ep 12 Countdown
    7/7/98
  - S 1: Ep 11 Final Mission
    7/7/98
  - S 1: Ep 10 Charade
    6/30/98
  - S 1: Ep 9 Friendly Fire
    6/30/98
  - + 8 More Credits
- Mighty Ducks
  Wraith
  - S 1: Ep 26 To Catch a Duck
    1/10/97
  - S 1: Ep 25 Duck Hard
    1/3/97
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Return of Astroth
    12/27/96
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Most Dangerous Huck Hunt
    12/20/96
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Iced Duck Cometh
    12/13/96
  - + 21 More Credits
- The Savage Dragon
  Overlord
  - S 2: Ep 13 Dragonlord
    12/18/96
  - S 2: Ep 12 Bride
    12/11/96
  - S 2: Ep 11 Femme Fatale
    12/4/96
  - S 2: Ep 10 Ball Of Fire
    11/27/96
  - S 2: Ep 9 Negate
    11/20/96
  - + 21 More Credits
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
  Dregg
  - S 10: Ep 8 Divide and Conquer
    11/2/96
  - S 10: Ep 7 The Day the Earth Disappeared
    10/26/96
  - S 10: Ep 6 Mobster from Dimension X
    10/19/96
  - S 10: Ep 5 Turtles to the Second Power (3)
    10/12/96
  - S 10: Ep 4 A Turtle in Time (2)
    10/5/96
  - + 11 More Credits
- Dark Stalkers
  Pyron
  - S 1: Ep 7 Little Bigfoot's Last Stand
    11/18/95
  - S 1: Ep 6 Ghost Hunter
    11/11/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 And The Walls Came Tumblin' Down
    11/4/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 Pyramid Power
    10/28/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Game
    10/21/95
  - + 2 More Credits
- Skeleton Warriors
  The Narrator of Golden Skull
  - S 1: Ep 13 Conflict And Consequences - Part 2 (a.k.a. Conquest And Consequence - Part 2)
    6/15/95
  - S 1: Ep 12 Conflict And Consequences - Part 1 (a.k.a. Conquest And Consequence - Part 1)
    6/8/95
  - S 1: Ep 11 Long Live The King
    6/1/95
  - S 1: Ep 10 Overload
    5/25/95
  - S 1: Ep 9 Brawl And Chain
    5/18/95
  - + 8 More Credits
- 2 Stupid Dogs
  The Chief
  - S 2: Ep 19 Space Dogs
    1/21/95
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Rise and Fall of the Big Dog
    1/14/95
  - S 2: Ep 17 Fun!
    1/7/95
  - S 2: Ep 16 Inside Out
    12/31/94
  - S 2: Ep 15 Cartoon Canines
    12/24/94
  - + 34 More Credits
- Mighty Max
  Virgil
  - S 2: Ep 27 Around the World in Eighty Arms
    11/25/94
  - S 2: Ep 26 Good Golly Ms. Kali
    11/23/94
  - S 2: Ep 25 Scorpio Rising
    11/21/94
  - S 2: Ep 24 Armageddon Outta Here (2)
    11/16/94
  - S 2: Ep 23 Armageddon Closer (1)
    11/14/94
  - + 34 More Credits
- Secret Squirrel Show
  Chief (1993)
  - S 3: Ep 13 Voodoo Goat
    11/28/93
  - S 3: Ep 12 One Ton
    11/21/93
  - S 3: Ep 11 Doctor O.
    11/14/93
  - S 3: Ep 10 Platypus
    11/7/93
  - S 3: Ep 8 Agent Penny
    10/24/93
  - + 5 More Credits
- Peter Pan and the Pirates
  Voice of Alf Mason
  - S 1: Ep 65 The Ages of Pan (2)
    12/2/91
  - S 1: Ep 64 The Ages of Pan (1)
    11/25/91
  - S 1: Ep 63 The Lost Memories of Pirate Pan
    11/18/91
  - S 1: Ep 62 Frau Brumhandel
    11/11/91
  - S 1: Ep 61 The Never Ark
    11/4/91
  - + 60 More Credits
- TaleSpin
  Shere Khan
  - S 1: Ep 55 Bullethead Baloo
    2/7/91
  - S 1: Ep 54 Baloo Thunder
    2/6/91
  - S 1: Ep 51 Louie's Last Stand
    1/31/91
  - S 1: Ep 42 Citizen Khan
    12/3/90
  - S 1: Ep 38 Plunder and Lightning (4)
    11/22/90
  - + 13 More Credits
Recurring Role (18)

Role
- The Tick
  Chairface Chippendale
  - S 3: Ep 8 Tick vs. Science
    11/9/96
  - S 3: Ep 2 Tick vs. Dot and Neil's Wedding
    9/21/96
- The Fantastic Four
  Galactus
  - S 2: Ep 8 When Calls Galactus
    11/18/95
  - S 2: Ep 6 To Battle the Living Planet
    11/4/95
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus
    12/17/94
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus (Part 1 of 2)
    10/22/94
- The Tick
  Chairface Chippendale (voice)
  - S 2: Ep 5 Coach Fussell's Lament
    9/30/95
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Tick vs. Chairface Chippendale
    9/17/94
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Nigel St. John
  - S 2: Ep 22 And the Answer Is...
    5/21/95
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Phoenix
    2/12/95
  - S 1: Ep 17 Foundling
    2/20/94
- The Fantastic Four
  Galactus/Terrax the Terrible
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus (Part 2 of 2)
    10/29/94
- The Fantastic Four
  Nauseated Man on TV
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus (Part 1 of 2)
    10/22/94
- Rugrats
  Rich Man
  - S 3: Ep 19 Chuckie's Red Hair / Spike Runs Away
    2/27/94
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Nigel
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Ides of Metropolis
    2/6/94
  - S 1: Ep 11 Pheromone, My Lovely
    11/28/93
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Man of Steel Bars
    11/21/93
- Rugrats
  Dr. Lipschitz/Wombat President
  - S 3: Ep 15 Naked Tommy / Tommy And The Secret Club
    1/2/94
- Rugrats
  Narrator
  - S 3: Ep 9 Reptar 2010 / Stu Gets A Job
    11/21/93
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Nigel St John
  - S 1: Ep 4 Neverending Battle
    10/3/93
- Rugrats
  Max/Manager/Man With Car
  - S 2: Ep 15 Visitors From Outer Space / The Case Of The Missing Rugrat
    12/13/92
- Rugrats
  Dream Santa/Barney
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Santa Experience
    12/6/92
- Rugrats
  Dr. Lipschitz
  - S 2: Ep 13 A Visit From Lipschitz / What The Big People Do
    11/29/92
- Rugrats
  General/Scientist #2
  - S 2: Ep 12 Aunt Miriam / The Inside Story
    11/22/92
- Legend of Prince Valiant
  Voice of Cynin
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Triumph
    5/3/92
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Waif
    3/29/92
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Deception
- Legend of Prince Valiant
  Voice of the Magistrate
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Return
    12/8/91
- Beauty and the Beast
  Paracelcus
  - S 2: Ep 21 Ceremony of Innocence
    5/19/89
  - S 2: Ep 20 What Rough Beast
    5/12/89
  - S 2: Ep 4 Dead of Winter
    12/9/88
  - S 2: Ep 2 Remember Love
    11/25/88
  - S 1: Ep 20 To Reign in Hell
    3/18/88
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (68)

Role
- History Alive
  Voice of History
  - S 2: Ep 1 Nostradamus: 500 Years Later
    1/2/07
- Timon & Pumbaa
  Empress' Assistant
  - S 6: Ep 10 Visiting Pig-nitaries / The Truth About Kats and Hogs
    8/10/06
- Where My Dogs At?
  Judge Simon
  - S 1: Ep 3 Being With The Browns
    6/24/06
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
  Cloud King
  - S 2: Ep 6 Best Bug Buddies; Snuggle Bugs
    3/21/06
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
  Spiderus / King
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Marin Rose; A Sticky Situation
    9/13/04
- Teen Titans
  Narrator
  - S 2: Ep 7 Transformation
    2/21/04
- Jungle Cubs
  Shere Khan
  - — The Jungle Book 2
    2/14/03
- ReBoot
  Megabyte
  - S 4: Ep 8 Crouching Binome, Hidden Virus (4)
    11/30/01
  - S 4: Ep 7 Null-Bot of the Bride (3)
    11/23/01
- The Legend of Tarzan
  Poacher
  - S 1: Ep 12 Tarzan and the Rift
    9/16/01
- Providence
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 21 Rule Number One
    5/11/01
- Lloyd in Space
  Dr Werner Von Brain
  - S 1: Ep 4 Caution: Wormhole!
    2/24/01
- Recess
  Dr. Rosenthal
  - S 5: Ep 12 School's Out
    2/16/01
- Disney's House of Mouse
  Ostrich Gentleman In "Around The World In 80 Days"
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
  Dr. Animus
  - S 1: Ep 32 Head Case
    11/6/00
  - S 1: Ep 19 Stress Test
    10/22/00
- The PJs
  Croud/Film Helpers
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Last Affermative Action Hero
    8/29/00
- Johnny Bravo
  King Brad
  - S 2: Ep 19 Good Knight Johnny / Balloon Platoon/The Clueless Kid
    1/7/00
- Mickey Mouse Works
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    6/5/99
- Hey Arnold!
  Voice in the Sky
  - S 4: Ep 3 Eugene's Birthday / Stinky's Pumpkin
    3/17/99
- Hey Arnold!
  Rex Smythe-Higgins
  - S 3: Ep 16 Phoebe Takes the Fall / The Pig War
    12/7/98
  - S 2: Ep 18 Tour de Pond / Teacher's Strike
    11/24/97
- CatDog
  Guest Star
- Extreme Ghostbusters
  voice of Maiikrob
  - S 1: Ep 26 Moby Ghost
    11/10/97
- Jumanji
  Master
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Master of the Game
    10/26/97
- Rugrats
  lipschitz Hotline
  - S 4: Ep 4 Spike's Babies / Chicken Pops
    8/23/97
- Hey Arnold!
  Therapist
  - S 1: Ep 12 Das Subway / Wheezin' Ed
    11/18/96
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series
  Baron Mordo
  - S 3: Ep 12 Sins of the Fathers (11): Carnage (2)
    11/9/96
  - S 3: Ep 11 Sins of the Fathers (10): Venom Returns (1)
    11/2/96
  - S 3: Ep 1 Sins of the Fathers (1): Doctor Strange
    4/27/96
- Pinky and the Brain
  voice of Egyptian Priest
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Mummy
    10/26/96
- Timon & Pumbaa
  Jungle Inspector
  - S 3: Ep 4 Wide Awake in Wonderland / Zazu's Off-by-One Day
    9/23/96
- Burning Zone
  The Chairman
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Silent Tower
    9/10/96
- Mighty Ducks
  The Wraith
- Superman: The Animated Series
  Sul-Van
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Last Son of Krypton (1)
    9/6/96
- Rocko's Modern Life
  Bobo the Friendly Bison
  - S 4: Ep 2 Pranksters / From Here to Maternity
    7/9/96
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers
  Yeti
  - S 6: Ep 10 Twelve Angry Animals
    2/3/96
- Gargoyles
  Anubis
  - S 2: Ep 30 Grief
    12/28/95
- Aladdin
  Khartoum
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Book Of Khartoum
    9/30/95
- Beethoven
  Watson
  - S 1: Ep 8 Scent of a Mutt
    11/5/94
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
  MegaVolt (Alex Winter)
  - S 8: Ep 3 State of Shock
    10/1/94
- Duckman
  Voice of Unknown
  - S 1: Ep 6 Ride the High School
    4/16/94
- Picket Fences
  Chief Rabbi
  - S 2: Ep 17 Squatter's Rights
    3/11/94
- The Little Mermaid
  Magical Starfish
  - S 2: Ep 6 Wish upon a Starfish
    10/23/93
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
  Judge Silot Gatt
  - S 1: Ep 9 Brisco for the Defense
    10/22/93
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Campio
  - S 5: Ep 20 Cost Of Living
    4/20/92
- Sisters
  Charles Dickens
  - S 2: Ep 11 Eggnog
    12/21/91
- Who's the Boss?
  Paul Murphy
  - S 8: Ep 9 Grandmommie Dearest
    11/23/91
- Darkwing Duck
  Grim Reaper
  - S 1: Ep 47 Dead Duck
    11/12/91
- Night Court
  Joseph Schiavelli
  - S 9: Ep 6 Guess Who's Listening to Dinner?
    10/30/91
- Eerie, Indiana
  Sir Boris von Orloff
  - S 1: Ep 5 America's Scariest Home Video (a.k.a. Scariest Home Videos)
    10/20/91
- Dynasty
  Dr. Jobinet
  - — Dynasty: The Reunion (1)
    10/20/91
- Murphy Brown
  Dr. Wade Benoit
  - S 3: Ep 25 Q & A on FYI
    5/13/91
- Twin Peaks
  Dougie Milford
  - S 2: Ep 12 Episode Nineteen
    1/12/91
  - S 2: Ep 11 Episode Eighteen
    12/15/90
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode Seventeen
    12/8/90
- Matlock
  John Bosley Hackett
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Critic
    1/8/91
- TaleSpin
  Jock the Scottie / Zoo Spokesman
  - S 1: Ep 17 A Bad Reflection on You (1)
    10/1/90
- Newhart
  Reginald Wooster
  - S 8: Ep 7 Good Lord Loudon
    11/20/89
- The New Lassie
  Mr. Shepard
  - S 1: Ep 11 Once Upon A Time...
    11/18/89
- The People Next Door
  William Kellogg
  - S 1: Ep 4 You Show Me Yours . . .
    10/9/89
- Mr. Belvedere
  Captain Peel
  - S 5: Ep 16 Mutiny
    2/17/89
- Hunter
  Father Michaels
  - S 4: Ep 11 Allegra
    12/29/87
- The Golden Girls
  Lazlo
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Artist
    12/19/87
- Dempsey and Makepeace
  Abe Moser
  - S 1: Ep 1 Armed and Extremely Dangerous
    1/11/85
- Mystery!
  Count Streplitch
  - S 5: Ep 13 Agatha Christie Stories (5) Jane in Search of a Job
    1/1/85
- The Agatha Christie Hour
  Count Streplitch
  - S 1: Ep 9 Jane in Search of a Job
    11/9/82
- Whoops Apocalypse
  Bagatu
  - S 1: Ep 3 How to Get Rid of It
    3/28/82
- BBC Television Shakespeare
  Merchant
  - S 1: Ep 17 Timon of Athens
    4/16/81
- Escape (1980)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 Kim Philby
    9/26/80
- The Professionals
  Foreign Observer 1
  - S 2: Ep 9 Blind Run
    12/2/78
- The XYY Man
  Jacob Mahler
  - S 2: Ep 10 A View to a Death
    8/29/77
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Detrimental Man
    8/22/77
- The Sweeney
  Lambourne
  - S 1: Ep 9 Golden Boy
    2/27/75
- Legend of Prince Valiant
  Voice of Baron Alrik of Grafton
  - S 2: Ep 33 The Ring of Truth
- The Ripping Friends
  Goat Minster #2
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Infernal Wedding

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Trivia
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- Per interviews no longer readily accessible, Tony Jay stated that he was approached by George Lucas to play the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. Lucas at the time stated that he was looking for relatively unknown actors as a large amount of the film's budget would be going to special effects and he couldn't afford to pay big-name actors. Jay never heard anything else from Lucas and later heard directly from Alec Guinness (who seemed unsympathetic) that Lucas had gone with him instead for the role.
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- Though not generally known for singing, Jay can be heard singing in some of his Disney film work and on a couple Disney albums, as well as in a couple of performances on the series Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends.
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- Regarding his character Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Jay stated that if Frollo were to pair with any other Disney villains, he might choose Scar from The Lion King and Stromboli from Pinocchio.
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- Tony: (regarding his appearance in The Hunchback of Notre Dame on the DVD release's "Making Of" featurette) You are making your bid for immortality. You are in a movie by Disney.
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- Tony: (during an unguarded moment while recording for The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Excuse me, just a minute. I just wanted to scratch my hair.
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- Tony: My feeling is that you can't shield children from the hard realities and the harsher aspects of life. They're going to find out anyway.
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