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.

Filmography

Film
 Year Title Role Notes 1987 Forever, Lulu Don 1988 Homeboy Hotel Room Man 1990 A Shock To The System Decorator 1992 Aladdin 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 Jafar (voice) Direct-to-video 2002 Mickey's House of Villains 2007 The Hoax Thick Voice (voice) 2009 Ultimate Smash Brawl: The Movie Mr. Woods (voice) 2011Too 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, 2016Broadway.com'''s Role Call: "Jonathan Freeman of Aladdin"||Himself
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|Nov. 25, 2017||Oh My Disney Show: "Watch a Disney Movie With ... Aladdin's Jonathan Freeman"||Himself||S2, EP 34
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|Aug. 31, 2019|| TODAY || Himself || "Jonathan Freeman, Voice of Jafar, Reveals A Secret To Playing Aladdin Villain"
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| 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

References

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Category:1950 births
Category:Living people
Category:American movie actors
Category:American stage actors
Category:American voice actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American puppeteers
Category:Actors from Cleveland
Category:Singers from Cleveland