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Biography
Valentine John Bettin (July 8, 1923 – January 7, 2021) was an American actor, 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography9 titles

Gargoyles
1994as Egon Pax (voice)
1994as Egon Pax (voice)

Shrek
2001as Bishop (voice)
2001as Bishop (voice)

Somewhere in Time
1980as Director [1912]
1980as Director [1912]

The Great Mouse Detective
1986as Dr. David Q. Dawson / Thug Guard (voice)
1986as Dr. David Q. Dawson / Thug Guard (voice)

Aladdin
as Sultan (voice)
as Sultan (voice)

Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996as Sultan (voice)
1996as Sultan (voice)

Mighty Ducks
1996as Sarks (voice)
1996as Sarks (voice)

The Return of Jafar
1994as The Sultan of Agrabah (voice)
1994as The Sultan of Agrabah (voice)

The Man Who Wasn't There
1983as Monocle
1983as Monocle