<Li> The three hyenas who serve Scar were animated by Alex Kupershmidt and David Burgess . <Ul> <Li> Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi , the sassy and short - tempered female leader of the trio . </Li> <Li> Cheech Marin as Banzai , an aggressive and hot - headed hyena prone to complaining and acting on impulse . </Li> <Li> Jim Cummings as Ed , a dim - witted hyena who does not talk , only communicating through laughter . Cummings also voiced a mole that talks with Zazu and made a guest appearance as Scar in certain lines of `` Be Prepared '' after Irons blew his voice . </Li> </Ul> </Li>
who did the voices of the hyenas in lion king
Whoopi Goldberg Cheech Marin Jim Cummings