Val Bettin obit

Val Bettin, 1923–2021 

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Valentine John Bettin was a renowned voice actor, from La Crosse, Wisconsin.

He was born on July 8, 1923. During the 1940s, he studied in England, where he met his future wife, Hildy Pender. The two wed in 1950 then moved to Iowa, where Val became a teacher. Val would later go on to become a prominent voice actor in film, television and other media. He was known for his roles in many animated films, including for Disney and Dreamworks, and distinctively used an English accent for most of his characters.

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.

He was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on July 8, 1923. 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 in 1950, and the two married that same year. They returned to the United States in order for him to become a drama teacher in Iowa.

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 included Shrek, Gargoyles, Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series and W.I.T.C.H..

Val was predeceased by his wife Hildy in 2007. He died on January 7, 2021 in Ventura, California and is buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park with Hildy.

 

Actor

Liza Del Mundo, Christel Khalil, Candi Milo, Kelly Stables, and kittie KaBoom in W.I.T.C.H. (2004)

W.I.T.C.H.

7.3

TV Series

Herbert Olsen (voice)

2005

1 episode

 

Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)

Shrek

7.9

Bishop (voice)

2001

 

Jonathan Freeman, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (2000)

Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge

7.0

Video Game

Sultan (voice)

2000

 

Tarzan (1999)

Tarzan

7.3

Video Game

Professor Porter (voice)

1999

 

Michael Welch in Tarzan Activity Center (1999)

Tarzan Activity Center

7.8

Video Game

Professor Porter (voice, as Val Betton)

1999

 

James Woods, Sandra Bernhard, Tate Donovan, Robert Costanzo, and French Stewart in Hercules (1998)

Hercules

6.6

TV Series

King Tivius (voice)

1998

1 episode

 

Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997)

Zork: Grand Inquisitor

7.9

Video Game

Sneffle

Flickering Torch (voice)

1997

 

Pepper Ann (1997)

Pepper Ann

7.1

TV Series

Sanford I. Paper (voice)

1997

1 episode

 

Gargoyles (1994)

Gargoyles

8.0

TV Series

Egon Pax (voice)

1996

1 episode

 

Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (1996)

Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series

6.4

TV Series

Sarks (voice)

1996

1 episode

 

Martin Sheen and Moira Kelly in Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

6.2

Mr. Breen

1996

 

Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

6.3

Video

Sultan (voice)

1996

 

True Hearts (1996)

True Hearts

7.8

Video

Sultan (voice)

1996

 

Magic and Mystery (1996)

Magic and Mystery

7.4

Video

Sultan (voice)

1996

 

Dan Castellaneta, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1994)

Aladdin

7.3

TV Series

Sultan

Hamed (voice)

1994–1995

42 episodes

 

Jasmine's Wish (1999)

Jasmine's Wish

7.2

Video

The Sultan (voice)

1999

 

The Greatest Treasure (1995)

The Greatest Treasure

5.3

Video

The Sultan (voice)

1995

 

American Masters (1985)

American Masters

8.2

TV Series

John Latrobe

1995

1 episode

 

The Return of Jafar (1994)

The Return of Jafar

5.8

Video

Sultan (voice)

1994

 

Tobey Maguire, Ray Baker, Sarah Koskoff, and Nancy Lenehan in Great Scott! (1992)

Great Scott!

7.1

TV Series

Pythagorean

1992

1 episode

 

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (1990)

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

6.1

TV Movie

Playwright

1990

 

Susan Clark, Alex Karras, and Emmanuel Lewis in Webster (1983)

Webster

5.8

TV Series

Edwin

1988

1 episode

 

Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

The Magical World of Disney

8.4

TV Series

Dr. Allworth

1987

1 episode

 

Vincent Price, Val Bettin, Eve Brenner, Candy Candido, Diana Chesney, Barrie Ingham, Melissa Manchester, Susanne Pollatschek, Frank Welker, and Alan Young in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

The Great Mouse Detective

7.1

Dawson

Thug Guard (voice)

1986

 

Triplecross (1986)

Triplecross

5.8

TV Movie

Winslow

1986

 

The Young Landlords (1983)

The Young Landlords

TV Movie

Mr. Bender

1983

 

The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)

The Man Who Wasn't There

3.8

Monocle

1983

 

Rock Hudson and Jack Scalia in The Devlin Connection (1982)

The Devlin Connection

7.0

TV Series

1982

1 episode

 

Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982)

Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour

6.2

TV Series

Additional Voices (voice)

1982

1 episode

 

ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)

ABC Afterschool Specials

7.1

TV Series

1981

1 episode

 

Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in Somewhere in Time (1980)

Somewhere in Time

7.2

Director (1912)

1980

 

Days of Our Lives (1965)

Days of Our Lives

5.3

TV Series

Clyde Franklin

1980

3 episodes

 

Thanks

49th Annie Awards (2022)

49th Annie Awards

TV Special

in memoriam

2022

 

Self

The Making of the Great Mouse Detective (2000)

The Making of the Great Mouse Detective

8.6

Video

Self

2000

 

Video games

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1997    Zork: Grand Inquisitor            Sneffle / Flickering Torch  

1999    Tarzan            Professor Porter         

1999            Disney's Activity Center: Tarzan            Professor Porter         

2000    Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge            Sultan