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Tony Jay

Tony Jay

Actor · Died August 13, 2006, aged 73 · London, England, UK

Tony Jay was an acclaimed British-American actor, voice artist, and singer. He was widely celebrated for his remarkably deep, distinctive baritone voice. His deep register made him a definitive talent for portraying sophisticated, authoritative, and sinister villains across television, film, and video games. He is best known as the voice of Claude Frollo in Walt Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the virus Megabyte in the award-winning CGI animated series ReBoot. A former member of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company, Jay built a decades-long legacy as one of the most memorable voice actors in modern entertainment history.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 2, 1933
Died
August 13, 2006 (aged 73)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 119 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Tony Jay's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Animation7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Morality
19%
Self
16%
Society
11%
Survival
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 9 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
9 of 11
Mentor
2 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Thrilling
7
Tense
6
Warm
7
Absurd
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tony Jay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Jay's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

119 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page.

  • Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Me, Eloise(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Where My Dogs At? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Once Upon a Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Judge Claude Frollo (voice) (archive sound)

  • Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Baron Mordo (voice)

  • H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer(2004)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends(2004)

    Show 83 episodes · as Spiderus Reeves

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Teen Titans(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Rugrats Go Wild(2003)

    as Dr. Lipschitz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids(2003)

    as Spiderus Reeves (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book 2(2003)

    as Shere Khan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Planet(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ocean Men, Extreme Dive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Adventures in Odyssey: The Caves of Qumran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Fred J. Faustus (voice)

  • ReBoot: My Two Bobs(2001)

    as Megabyte (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Race to Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Legend of Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Poacher (voice)

  • Recess: School's Out(2001)

    as Dr. Rosenthal (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Lloyd in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Werner Von Brain (voice)

  • Disney's House of Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Magic Mirror (voice) · as Magic Mirror / Shere Khan (voice) · as Ostrich (voice) · as Shere Khan (voice)

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Animus (voice)

  • Civil War Combat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · as Narrator

  • Xyber 9: New Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 22 episodes · as Machestro (voice)

  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me(1999)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rugrats Movie(1998)

    as Dr. Lipschitz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Invasion America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dragit (voice)

  • An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island(1998)

    as Toplofty (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as The Dragon (voice)

  • Extreme Ghostbusters(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jarlesburg (voice) (archive footage)

  • Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off(1996)

    as Wraith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Puss in Boots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as (Voice)

  • Hey Arnold!(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Booming Voice (voice) · as Dr. Lipman (voice) · as Rex Smythe-Higgins (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Bruno the Kid(1996)

    Show 36 episodes · as Jarlesburg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Sul-Van (voice)

  • Mighty Ducks(1996)

    Show 26 episodes · as Wraith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Superman: The Animated Series(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Sul-Van (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)

    as Frollo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • All Dogs Go to Heaven 2(1996)

    as Reginald (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Savage Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 26 episodes · as Overlord (voice)

  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Baron Mordo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Gargoyles(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Anubis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Fantastic Four: The Animated Series(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · as Galactus (voice) · as Galactus/Terrax (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Skeleton Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Beethoven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 26 episodes · as Watson (voice)

  • ReBoot(1994)

    Show 41 episodes · as Megabyte (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Tick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Chairface Chippendale (voice)

  • Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights(1994)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Thumbelina(1994)

    as Cow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Teacher (voice)

  • Aladdin(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert(1993)

    as Wilfred Plimsoll

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Animaniacs(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

    Show 7 episodes · as Nigel St. John

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • 2 Stupid Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 39 episodes · as Double-Q (voice)

  • Mighty Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 40 episodes · as Virgil (voice)

  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Silot Gatt

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Tom and Jerry: The Movie(1992)

    as Lickboot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Picket Fences(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Rabbi

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Jonah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as God (voice)

  • Beauty and the Beast(1991)

    as Monsieur D'Arque (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Eerie, Indiana(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Boris von Orloff

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Darkwing Duck(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Grim Reaper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Adventures in Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Fredrich J Faustus (voice)

  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Lipschitz (voice) · as Dream Santa / Barney (voice) · as General (voice) · as Manager / Man with Car / Max (voice) · as Narrator (voice) · as Rich Man (voice) · as Scientist #2 (voice) · as Wombat President / Dr. Lipschitz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Beasties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Frankie

  • Absolute Strangers(1991)

    as Weisfeld

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Yeti (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Pan & the Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 65 episodes · Actor

  • TaleSpin(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · as Shere Khan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Tom & Jerry Kids Show(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as King (voice) · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Talespin: Plunder & Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Shere Khan (voice)

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dougie Milford

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Rainbow Drive(1990)

    as Max Hollister

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Easter Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Caiaphas (voice)

  • Christine Cromwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The New Lassie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • My Stepmother Is an Alien(1988)

    as Council Chief

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Twins(1988)

    as Werner

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Wade Benoit

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(1987)

    Show 16 episodes · as Dregg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Little Dorrit(1987)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Buntz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheik Mohammed

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Third Minister Campio

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · as Paracelsus

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as John Bosley Hackett

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Laszlo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Belvedere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dempsey and Makepeace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Abe Moser

  • Who's the Boss?(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Michaels

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Night Court(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Schiavelli

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Reginald Wooster

  • The Agatha Christie Hour(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Count Streplitch

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Time Bandits(1981)

    as Supreme Being (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Timon of Athens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Merchant

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Jalbout

  • The Greek Tycoon(1978)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Foreign Observer

  • My Way II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The XYY Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jacob Mahler

  • Love and Death(1975)

    as Vladimir Maximovitch

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Children of Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Hanged Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Laszlo

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Lambourne

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Affairs of the Heart(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Luke Strett

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fall of Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tsar Alexander III

  • Leatherlip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Six Days of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Edwin Lovatt

  • The Winners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Natie Kaplan

  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Papalonios

  • Taxi! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Red Kowalski

  • Lied in my Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Rudi

  • Petticoat Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer · Actor

  • The Secret Squirrel Show(1965)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 119 titles from 1965 to 2007; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

$325M worldwide

Highest rated

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

TaleSpin (1990)

Film career

19652007

Peak 1995 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting119 of 119: 118 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting1 of 119: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew1970s16 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s57 · acting2000s22 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 9% of 22 roles
78939803

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Tony Jay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (2003)

91st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tony Jay's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles31–51 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles20–57 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tony Jay work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Jay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jennifer Hale shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles