Jonathan Freeman (actor)

**Jonathan Freeman** (born February 5, 1950) is an American actor and puppeteer. He is known for being the voice of Jafar in Disney's _Aladdin_ and its sequels. He also played the character on stage.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1987|_Forever, Lulu_|Don||||
|1988|_Homeboy_|Hotel Room Man||||
|1990|_A Shock To The System_|Decorator||||
|1992|_Aladdin_|rowspan="2"|Jafar (voice)|||
|1994|_The Return of Jafar_|Direct-to-video||||
|1996|_The Associate_|Hockey Game Executive||||
|1997|_The Ice Storm_|Ted Franklin||||
|2001|_Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse_|rowspan="2"|Jafar (voice)|rowspan="2"|Direct-to-video|
|2002|_Mickey's House of Villains_|||||
|2007|_The Hoax_|Thick Voice (voice)||||
|2009|_Ultimate Smash Brawl: The Movie_|Mr. Woods (voice)||||
|2011|_Too Big to Fail_|Senator Richard Shelby|TV film|||
|2016|_Life, Animated_|Himself||||
|2020|_The High Note_|Martin||||
|2022|_Aladdin: The Broadway Musical_|Jafar|Filmed recording of 2019 West End musical|||

### Television and web

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1989|_K.I.D.S. TV News_|D.J. McCaw|Unknown episodes|
|_The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd_|Waiter #2|Episode: "Here's a Cute Way to Wrap up the Holiday Season"||
|1989–1995|_Shining Time Station_|Tito Swing|58 episodes|
|1990|_Mathnet_|Joshua|Episode: "The Case of the Unkidnapping"|
|_Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift_|Tito Swing|(TV special)||
|1995|_Aladdin on Ice_|Jafar (voice)|(TV special) (uncredited)|
|1996–1998|_Remember WENN_|Rollie Pruitt|Episodes: "Christmas in the Airwaves" "Who's Scott Sherwood?" "The New Actor" "The Importance of Being Betty" "Happy Homecomings" "Some Time, Some Station"|
|1998|_Hercules_|Jafar (voice)|Episode: "Hercules and the Arabian Night"|
|2001–2003|_House of Mouse_|Episodes: "The Stolen Cartoons" "Donald's Lamp Trade" "Max's Embarrassing Date" "Where's Minnie?" "Donald and the Aracuan Bird" "House of Crime" "House of Magic" "Pete's House of Villains" "Pete's Christmas Caper" "Halloween with Hades"||
|2002|_Teamo Supremo_|Zomnambulist (voice)|Episode: "Things That Go Bump in the Night!"|
|2005–2006|_American Dragon: Jake Long_|Eli Excelsior Pandarus Jack Frost (voice) || Episodes: "The Heist" "Eye of the Beholder" "A Befuddled Mind"||
|2007–2013|_Ultimate All-Star Brawl_|W. S. Gilbert Murray Cook Woody Police Officer (voice)||
|2008|_Gossip Girl_|Butler|Episode: "The Ex-Files"|
|2006–2009|_Law & Order: Criminal Intent_|Mr. Marty Krebs Wallace Thayer || Episodes: "Identity Crisis" "The Healer"||
|2010|_Law & Order: Special Victims Unit_|Bobby|Episode: "Merchandise"|
|2011|_Submissions Only_|Greg Bonomelli|Episode: "The Miller/Hennigan Act"|
|2016|_Elementary_|Holder|Episode: "How the Sausage Is Made"|
|Nov. 22, 2016|_Broadway.com_'s Role Call: "Jonathan Freeman of _Aladdin_"|Himself||
|Nov. 25, 2017|_Oh My Disney Show_: "Watch a Disney Movie With ... _Aladdin_'s Jonathan Freeman"|Himself|S2, EP 34|
|Aug. 31, 2019|_TODAY_|Himself|"Jonathan Freeman, Voice of Jafar, Reveals A Secret To Playing _Aladdin_ Villain"|
|2022|_Helluva Boss_|Paimon and the Ring Leader|Episode: "The Circus"|

### Video games

|Year|Title|Role|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1994|_Aladdin Activity Center_|Jafar|
|2001|_Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge_||
|2002|_Kingdom Hearts_||
|2005|_Kingdom Hearts II_||
|2007|_Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+_||
|2010|_Kingdom Hearts Re:coded_||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jonathan Freeman
- **image**: Jonathan Freeman Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2020.jpg
- **caption**: Freeman at the 2020 GalaxyCon Richmond
- **birth place**: Bay Village, Ohio United States, U.S.
- **nationality**: Americans, American
- **other names**: the voice of Jafar
- **alma mater**: Ohio University
- **occupation**: Actor, puppeteer
- **years active**: 1972–present
- **spouse**: 1 girlfriend