Tony Jay Kain" for his voicing of the original Mortanius and of the Elder God, alongside several other minor characters. In various animated projects Jay took over the voice of Shere Khan, which actor George Sanders had originated for the 1967 Disney animated film "The Jungle Book". In 11 episodes spanning 1990–91, Jay voiced Shere Khan for Disney's animated TV series "TaleSpin", "The Jungle Book: Rhythm and Groove" videogame (2000), and the "House of Mouse" (2001–02). His final appearance as Khan came in the 2003 film "The Jungle Book 2". His final role was voicing Spiderus in the "Miss Spider" series. Jay
Shere Khan as a villain in the 1998 film "", where he is voiced by Sherman Howard and accompanied by his sidekick Tabaqui, who in this version is a spotted hyena. Idris Elba voices Shere Khan in the 2016 live-action film "The Jungle Book". In this incarnation, Shere Khan has several noticeable scars (sustained from fights with humans) including a blinded left eye. He also hates humans and views them all as a threat, much as his previous Disney incarnation does. When interviewed regarding the character, Elba described Shere Khan as a creature "that reigns with fear" and that he "terrorizes everyone