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.