Top 10 Disney Villain Voice Performances
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Date: 2023-11-21
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Stephen
How about [the late] Miguel Ferrer as the Villain Shan Yu, The Leader of the Huns in Mulan? (I don't mean the remake, to be sure) In my opinion, Shan Yu is a Cool Disney villain in his own right, in part because of Ferrer's vocal performance. Said performance may not have been over-the-top or Shakespearian, but it can be debated/argued that it didn't need to be. Heck, he didn't even NEED a song, the epic Orchestral Scores during his screen presence (conducted by the late Jerry Goldsmith) were MORE than enough to send chills down the spines of many! And who could forget Ferrer's Angry, blood-curdling Roar of Defeat when he lost track of the Emperor of China?
I often compare Shan Yu to Batman, mostly due to his own realism, that is, in terms of his [possibly exaggerated] strength (albeit second to Chien-Po, maybe, weaponry, brutal [and at times deceptive] tactics, and leadership skills [Leading an Army that's been SEVERELY reduced to Five other Huns, Mind You! ] to make him more than threatening and to back his would-be conquest, not to mention the Huns were Real Terrors to both the Chinese and the Romans, among other nations. And, among other ways of describing the Character of Shan Yu (including his otherwise unclear motives for attempting to conquer China, Rebecca [from this WatchMojo franchise] once said, he is the embodiment of brawn and brute force with a chilling exterior. >: )
Did I mention his Wicked Sword (that looks remarkably similar to The Secret of N. I. M. H. 's Jenner's Sword, and his [mostly] Loyal Pet Falcon, Hayabusa? >: )
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How about [the late] Miguel Ferrer as the Villain Shan Yu, The Leader of the Huns in Mulan? (I don't mean the remake, to be sure) In my opinion, Shan Yu is a Cool Disney villain in his own right, in part because of Ferrer's vocal performance. Said performance may not have been over-the-top or Shakespearian, but it can be debated/argued that it didn't need to be. Heck, he didn't even NEED a song, the epic Orchestral Scores during his screen presence (conducted by the late Jerry Goldsmith) were MORE than enough to send chills down the spines of many! And who could forget Ferrer's Angry, blood-curdling Roar of Defeat when he lost track of the Emperor of China?
I often compare Shan Yu to Batman, mostly due to his own realism, that is, in terms of his [possibly exaggerated] strength (albeit second to Chien-Po, maybe, weaponry, brutal [and at times deceptive] tactics, and leadership skills [Leading an Army that's been SEVERELY reduced to Five other Huns, Mind You! ] to make him more than threatening and to back his would-be conquest, not to mention the Huns were Real Terrors to both the Chinese and the Romans, among other nations. And, among other ways of describing the Character of Shan Yu (including his otherwise unclear motives for attempting to conquer China, Rebecca [from this WatchMojo franchise] once said, he is the embodiment of brawn and brute force with a chilling exterior. >: )
Did I mention his Wicked Sword (that looks remarkably similar to The Secret of N. I. M. H. 's Jenner's Sword, and his [mostly] Loyal Pet Falcon, Hayabusa? >: )
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JBDude52
Top 3 (In my opinion):
1. Jeremy Irons as Scar
2. James Woods as Hades
3. Pat Carroll as Ursula
They make fantastic work on voice acting these villains, gives us the chills when they portray their characters. I honestly would've put Hades on top because James Woods' rapid pace talking, sarcasm, personality and his comedian side portrayed a different and special villain, making him more iconic as the years go by, however, Jeremy Irons performance on Scar always stands out to the rest of them. The voice sounds so interrogating and ecstatic, it fits so well into the character, it feels like he's a villain in real life. Great performances from the actors, they did a very good job on these characters.
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Top 3 (In my opinion):
1. Jeremy Irons as Scar
2. James Woods as Hades
3. Pat Carroll as Ursula
They make fantastic work on voice acting these villains, gives us the chills when they portray their characters. I honestly would've put Hades on top because James Woods' rapid pace talking, sarcasm, personality and his comedian side portrayed a different and special villain, making him more iconic as the years go by, however, Jeremy Irons performance on Scar always stands out to the rest of them. The voice sounds so interrogating and ecstatic, it fits so well into the character, it feels like he's a villain in real life. Great performances from the actors, they did a very good job on these characters.
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msmojo
Betty Lou Gerson as Cruella De Vil
Martha Wentworth as Mad Madam Mim
Pat Buttram as the Sheriff of Nottingham
Peter Ustinov as Prince John
George Sanders as Shere Khan
Sterling Holloway as Kaa
George C. Scott as Percival McLeach
Robert Loggia as Sykes
David Ogden Stiers as Governor Ratcliffe
Jim Cummings as Shan Yu
Brian Blessed as Clayton
Kevin Michael Richardson as Capt. Gantu
Jenny Slate as Assistant Mayor Bellwether
Between the list, the Honorable Mentions, and these names that were overlooked, you cant convince me this couldnt have been (or shouldnt have been) a Top 20 List.
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Betty Lou Gerson as Cruella De Vil
Martha Wentworth as Mad Madam Mim
Pat Buttram as the Sheriff of Nottingham
Peter Ustinov as Prince John
George Sanders as Shere Khan
Sterling Holloway as Kaa
George C. Scott as Percival McLeach
Robert Loggia as Sykes
David Ogden Stiers as Governor Ratcliffe
Jim Cummings as Shan Yu
Brian Blessed as Clayton
Kevin Michael Richardson as Capt. Gantu
Jenny Slate as Assistant Mayor Bellwether
Between the list, the Honorable Mentions, and these names that were overlooked, you cant convince me this couldnt have been (or shouldnt have been) a Top 20 List.
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Not-Homesick
I couldn't possibly choose a favorite between Dr. Facilier, Ursula, and Maleficent (Lady Tremaine is here, too, but since it's the same actress I'm going to just pick one. Far as I'm concerned, they're tied for 2nd behind Scar. Mother Gothel is a very strong third.
I can't argue with your number one pick. Definitely agree with that one. Frollo should not have been an honorable mention though, he should have been on the list. His character was entirely too human and that's what made him terrifying.
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I couldn't possibly choose a favorite between Dr. Facilier, Ursula, and Maleficent (Lady Tremaine is here, too, but since it's the same actress I'm going to just pick one. Far as I'm concerned, they're tied for 2nd behind Scar. Mother Gothel is a very strong third.
I can't argue with your number one pick. Definitely agree with that one. Frollo should not have been an honorable mention though, he should have been on the list. His character was entirely too human and that's what made him terrifying.
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Zamya
MY FAVORITES:
Donna Murphy as Mother Gothel (Tangled)
Eartha Kitt as Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)
Jonathan Freeman as Jafar (Aladdin)
James Woods as Hades (Hercules)
Richard White as Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
Pat Carroll as Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
Keith David as Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)
Jeremy Irons as Scar (The Lion King)
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MY FAVORITES:
Donna Murphy as Mother Gothel (Tangled)
Eartha Kitt as Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)
Jonathan Freeman as Jafar (Aladdin)
James Woods as Hades (Hercules)
Richard White as Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
Pat Carroll as Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
Keith David as Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)
Jeremy Irons as Scar (The Lion King)
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Ryan
Theyre all great and its interesting Keith David who voiced Dr. Facilier in The Princess And The Frog is also Ernie Bass in the Patrick Swayze movie Road House and hes in a lot and Jeremy Irons who voiced Scar in The Lion King is in The Man In The Iron Mask, Eragon, The French Lieutenants Woman and other films too hes in a lot of things
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Theyre all great and its interesting Keith David who voiced Dr. Facilier in The Princess And The Frog is also Ernie Bass in the Patrick Swayze movie Road House and hes in a lot and Jeremy Irons who voiced Scar in The Lion King is in The Man In The Iron Mask, Eragon, The French Lieutenants Woman and other films too hes in a lot of things
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Juan
1. The Little Mermaid
2. Frozen
3. Snow White
4. Sleeping Beauty
5. The Lion King
6. Pocahontas
7. Toy Story 2
8. Aladdin
9. Beauty and The Beast
10. Tangled
My Favorite Best Disney movies with the Best villains ever
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1. The Little Mermaid
2. Frozen
3. Snow White
4. Sleeping Beauty
5. The Lion King
6. Pocahontas
7. Toy Story 2
8. Aladdin
9. Beauty and The Beast
10. Tangled
My Favorite Best Disney movies with the Best villains ever
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semiretired86
Jeremy Irons can't be replaced as Scar at least they kept Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi in the 2019 reboot and sh'es scary in the reboot she kind od stands up to Scar and that kind of makes her almost the villain in the 2019 reboot
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Jeremy Irons can't be replaced as Scar at least they kept Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi in the 2019 reboot and sh'es scary in the reboot she kind od stands up to Scar and that kind of makes her almost the villain in the 2019 reboot
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Olvia
Can I say hate to love? Theyre all great in their own way. The voice actors did amazing to bring these villains to life. I love the Disney movies but Im not big of having a favorite Disney villain since I was a kid
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Can I say hate to love? Theyre all great in their own way. The voice actors did amazing to bring these villains to life. I love the Disney movies but Im not big of having a favorite Disney villain since I was a kid
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William
Lucille La Verne should be in the top 10 - taking out her own teeth to get the Witch's voice right shows a kind of fearlessness that not many actors have. And there was no standard of voice acting to follow then.
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Lucille La Verne should be in the top 10 - taking out her own teeth to get the Witch's voice right shows a kind of fearlessness that not many actors have. And there was no standard of voice acting to follow then.
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Brian
The reason why I think Jeremy Irons was so good at playing Scar is because he's a classically trained Shakespearean actor.
The Lion King is, basically, an animated version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, with music.
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The reason why I think Jeremy Irons was so good at playing Scar is because he's a classically trained Shakespearean actor.
The Lion King is, basically, an animated version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, with music.
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stevengreening0
Part of the song be prepared sung by Scar wasn't sung by Jeremy Irons. Some of it was sung by Jim Cummings better known as Winnie the Pooh after Jeremy had problems with his voice while singing the song
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Part of the song be prepared sung by Scar wasn't sung by Jeremy Irons. Some of it was sung by Jim Cummings better known as Winnie the Pooh after Jeremy had problems with his voice while singing the song
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Chisszaru
I might not be an actor, or have an evil voice, but. y laughter sure is. My laughter is loud and evil, and i have stamina when i laugh. I would fit to play as an evil character if i ever gets into acting.
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I might not be an actor, or have an evil voice, but. y laughter sure is. My laughter is loud and evil, and i have stamina when i laugh. I would fit to play as an evil character if i ever gets into acting.
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Raptor
the greatest disney villain voice actor is James Earl Jones as Darth Vader: P
but if we're only counting the animated ones then yep, Irons wins with Scar!
Ursula is a close second in my opinion: )
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the greatest disney villain voice actor is James Earl Jones as Darth Vader: P
but if we're only counting the animated ones then yep, Irons wins with Scar!
Ursula is a close second in my opinion: )
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Ahmed
Scar is hands down the best Disney villain. Jeremy Irons was so cool. He n James Earl Jones elevated Lion King further. Even his song be prepared has to be the best villain song
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Scar is hands down the best Disney villain. Jeremy Irons was so cool. He n James Earl Jones elevated Lion King further. Even his song be prepared has to be the best villain song
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FatherTenebrarum
Yall really slept on the fabulous Betty Lou Gerson as the iconic Cruella De Vil. Before there was Glen, there was Betty whos glen credits her performance quality to.
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Yall really slept on the fabulous Betty Lou Gerson as the iconic Cruella De Vil. Before there was Glen, there was Betty whos glen credits her performance quality to.
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Crazy
I close my eyes to imagine the actual actor. And I know many actors can sing but Keith David? Holy Catham! Just wow! I wonder if he's done any musicals. IMDB here I come!
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I close my eyes to imagine the actual actor. And I know many actors can sing but Keith David? Holy Catham! Just wow! I wonder if he's done any musicals. IMDB here I come!
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Kate
I was both surprised and not surprised that John Hurt as the Horned King was not on the list. He was TERRIFYING but the Black Cauldron isn't as well known as the others
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I was both surprised and not surprised that John Hurt as the Horned King was not on the list. He was TERRIFYING but the Black Cauldron isn't as well known as the others
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msmojo
I was really hurt by the passing of Pat Caroll (Ursula) last year. Her voice was iconic in the animation world and Ursula will forever be that classic go-to villian
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I was really hurt by the passing of Pat Caroll (Ursula) last year. Her voice was iconic in the animation world and Ursula will forever be that classic go-to villian
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Lauren
My list would be:
1. Eleanor Audley - Maleficent
2. Pat Carroll - Ursula
3. Jeremy Irons - Scar
4. Tony Jay - Shere Khan / Frollo
5. Everyone else
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My list would be:
1. Eleanor Audley - Maleficent
2. Pat Carroll - Ursula
3. Jeremy Irons - Scar
4. Tony Jay - Shere Khan / Frollo
5. Everyone else
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Laura
I would have thought Iago would be on here. It would have been nice to get a Picture of each Actor with their Villain. Other than that, great List.
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I would have thought Iago would be on here. It would have been nice to get a Picture of each Actor with their Villain. Other than that, great List.
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Brian
If they redid Beauty and the Beast today, Gaston's song might need a bit of a tweaking. Now that I eat 5 dozen eggs, I have to live out of my car
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If they redid Beauty and the Beast today, Gaston's song might need a bit of a tweaking. Now that I eat 5 dozen eggs, I have to live out of my car
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legionaireb
Each entry should have had at least one photo of the voice actors. After all, it's them not their characters, that are being honored here.
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Each entry should have had at least one photo of the voice actors. After all, it's them not their characters, that are being honored here.
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YucaPrieta
by far the best! so sad he didnt get to repeat it ''live action'' dont get me wrong Chiwetel Ejiofor is a great actor but he is not scar
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by far the best! so sad he didnt get to repeat it ''live action'' dont get me wrong Chiwetel Ejiofor is a great actor but he is not scar
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Firefly
Fun fact: When Lucille La Verne was asked about how she did the witchs voice, she responded with all she had to do was take her teeth out.
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Fun fact: When Lucille La Verne was asked about how she did the witchs voice, she responded with all she had to do was take her teeth out.
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Kristine
Mistakes were made on this list. Maleficent not being Top 3 is a mistake. Judge Frollo not being Top 3 or EVEN ON THE LIST is a mistake.
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Mistakes were made on this list. Maleficent not being Top 3 is a mistake. Judge Frollo not being Top 3 or EVEN ON THE LIST is a mistake.
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Kerry
Jeremy irons will always be Scar in my eyes. He brings charisma to the role and no one and I repeat no one will ever replace him as Scar.
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Jeremy irons will always be Scar in my eyes. He brings charisma to the role and no one and I repeat no one will ever replace him as Scar.
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Seth
With most of these voices, you can tell they're villainous but they don't cut through your psyche. Jeremy Irons did just that with Scar.
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With most of these voices, you can tell they're villainous but they don't cut through your psyche. Jeremy Irons did just that with Scar.
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Bethel
I'm only at #5 in my first playthrough. and I have to say, if Izma (Emporer's New Groove) isn't in the top two. this list is bogus.
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I'm only at #5 in my first playthrough. and I have to say, if Izma (Emporer's New Groove) isn't in the top two. this list is bogus.
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Jack
Jeremy Irons is a decent actor,
But to me, his only work I like to mention the most is his perfection in voicing a Disney Villain
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Jeremy Irons is a decent actor,
But to me, his only work I like to mention the most is his perfection in voicing a Disney Villain
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