who does mufasa's voice in lion king
Scar (The Lion King) A film that features the voices of several well-known A-list actors, namely Irons as Scar, Matthew Broderick as Simba, James Earl Jones as Mufasa and Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi,[86] The Lion King has since gone on to be acclaimed as "one of the most impressive arrays of voice talents ever utilized in an animated film."[87] Critics have repeatedly singled out Irons's performance, praising it extensively: Cindy White of IGN called Irons's performance "deliciously smarmy,"[88] while Andy Patrizio of IGN wrote that Irons voices Scar "in perfect Shakespearean villain mode."[89] Rolling Stone's Peter Travers hailed Irons for "deliver[ing] a triumphantly witty vocal performance that ranks with Robin Williams' in Aladdin."[90] Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle commended Disney for "nail[ing] the voice talents," specifically Irons.[91] The Philadelphia Daily News' Bill Wedo described Irons's voice as "silken,"[92] while Graham Young of the Birmingham Mail hailed the actor's performance as "magnificent."[93] Radio Times' Tom Hutchinson wrote, "Jeremy Irons [is] a vocal standout as the evil uncle Scar."[94] Annette Basile of Filmink echoed Hutchinson's statement, writing that Scar is "voiced with relish by stand-out Jeremy Irons."[95] The Guardian's Philip French opined, "Jeremy Irons is excellent as the suavely villainous lion Scar."[96] David Sterritt of The Christian Science Monitor exalted Irons's acting, describing him as "positively brilliant."[97] Also hailing the film's cast as "incredible," Desson Howe of The Washington Post highlighted Irons as a "standout."[98] Praising the film for successfully combining "grand-opera melodrama and low-comedy hi-jinks," the Orlando Sentinel's Jay Boyar concluded that "One reason they work so well together is that even most of the serious sections contain an undercurrent of humor, providedÂ ... by the deliciously droll voice-performance of Jeremy Irons as Scar."[99] Mathew DeKinder of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch felt that Irons successfully "handle[s] all of the dramatic heavy lifting."[67]