Tony jay 2 february 1933 august 2006 was an englishamerican actor, voice actor and. The hunchback of notre dame twilight sparkles retro. He has a daughter named claudine frollo who is the bell ringer of dragon hall. Despite being known for playing villains, such as frollo, shere khan, and. Tony jay as judge claude frollo a ruthless, selfrighteous and religiously pious judge who is quasimodos reluctant guardian. Judge claude frollo disney villains, dark disney, frollo. Quotes on his part as claude frollo in the hunchback of notre dame 1996 claude frollo. Judge claude frollo was the head owner of the palace of justice. Tony jay was an english actor, voice actor, and singer who was a former member. Tv series khartoum a dark sorcerer and narrator in the aladdin tv series. The plot centers on quasimodo, the deformed bellringer of. One night, he attacked a gypsy woman who tried to save her baby and she was.
Tony jay actor the hunchback of notre dame tony jay was born on february 2, 1933 in london, england. Its rare to find interviews where tony jay shares his thoughts on his character judge claude frollo so this was quite the gem that was presented to me. Claude frollo is a monk who has spent his entire life dedicated to study and worship at the cathedral of notre dame. The series is written by barry sadler until the mongol.
Set late in the 15th century in paris, a group of gypsies sneak into the city, but are ambushed by judge claude frollo and arrested. Jays cold sounding baritone mixed with his british accent makes for the perfect bad guy voice. Judge claude frollo is such an effective villain because his character and his motives are so eerily rooted in reality. Tony jay made a villainous turn in the hunchback of notre dame as judge claude frollo, a man with little tolerance for those who are unlike him. Judge claude frollo tony jay from the hunchback of notre dame 90s. Frollos alphabet by thepalaceofjustice on deviantart.
The 34th disney animated feature film, the film is based on the 1831 novel of the same name written by victor hugo. The voice acting of disneys hunchback of notre dame. The hunchback of notre dame is a 1996 american animated musical drama film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. Elderly but still deadly, fish distorted biblical tales by taking the stories of pain, punishment, atonement, and suffering literally as he preyed on victims to torture and sacrifice. The story is about quasimodo, the deformed bellringer of notre dame, and his struggle to gain acceptance into. Tony jay was an english actor, voice actor, and singer who was a former member of the royal shakespeare company, and was also best known for his very low distinctive baritone voice. Judge frollo was later released from hell and brought back to life to be imprisoned in the isle of the lost. He was an actor, known for the hunchback of notre dame 1996, time bandits 1981 and beauty and the beast 1991. Coincidentally, given the connection between tony jays casting as monsieur darque and his later being cast as judge claude frollo as noted above, his actor in the live action remake adrian schiller had previously portrayed abbot vincent dorin in the video game castlevania. The very first song of the film is opened by paul kandel, beginning the story of how quasimodo came to be at notredame which, as you now know, is. The hunchback of notre dame 1996 film hey kids comics. Disney released the film in 1996 and became a commercial success. Judge claude frollo the hunchback of notre dame 1996 voice.
He raised quasimodo at the bell tower of notre dame and he thinks gypsies are evil and he put esmeralda in prison in notre dame, but pooh, quasimodo and the rest of the. Original voice of judge claude frollo in disneys the hunchback of notre dame 1996 voice of shere khan in the jungle book 2. The 34th disney animated feature film, the film is based on the 1831 novel of the same name written by. His only human contact is cruel guardian claude frollo tony jay, the ambitious judge who killed quasis gypsy mother. Tony jays fearmongering, narcissistic, genocidal judge claude frollo. Tony jay is a voice actor known for voicing frollo, megabyte, and shere khan. In disneys 1996 animated film version of the hunchback of notre dame, judge claude frollo was voiced by tony jay, whom directors kirk wise and gary. The hunchback of notre dame is a 1996 american animated musical drama film produced by walt disney feature animation, fox animation studios, imagine entertainment and shulerdonnerdonner productions and released by walt disney pictures and 20th century fox. Frollo was tony jay s most iconic voice role and he has stated that it was his favorite one of his entire career. The archdeacon stopped him, and, fearing repercussions from god and especially from mary, the virgin mother. The hunchback of notre dame is a 1996 american animated drama film produced by walt disney feature animation and released to theaters on june 21, 1996 by walt disney pictures.
The fact that this one ever got made is impressive. However, after a lifetime of prudence his neglected passions have led him to pine for the irrational. Frollo is a deeply religious man who tries to convince the people of paris that his evil deeds are justified because they are gods will, though he is in reality a prejudiced, corrupt, and coldhearted government official who uses his place in power to meet his own extreme ends, going as far as to employ common thugs to enforce his interpretation of god. The vocals of tom hulce quasimodo and tony jay claude frollo are the most powerful throughout the film, with heidi mollenhauer esmeralda and paul kandel clopin coming in at a close second. There was an animation unit in paris working on the film and it was actually located quite close to where victor hugo lived in the 1800s. The hunchback of notre dame 1996 film sonicwbii wiki. The thirtyfourth animated feature in the disney animated features canon, the film is inspired by victor hugos novel of the same name. This dark, cruel, evil, gypsyhating mad man longed to purge the world of vice and sin song. The hunchback of notre dame animated version featured the voices of tom hulce quasimodo, demi moore esmeralda, kevin kline phoebus, tony jay frollo, jason alexander hugo, charles kimbrough victor and mary wickes laverne. Tony jay was born on february 2, 1933 in london, england. Quotes tagged as claudefrollo showing 15 of 5 when a man does wrong, he should do all the wrong he can. It was produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. The 34th disney animated feature film and the seventh animated film produced and released during the period known as the disney renaissance, the film is based on the 1831 novel of the same name written by victor hugo.
In addition, jay won parts in television series such as night court 1991, the golden girls. The baby survives, and is raised by the judge and forced to live in the bell tower in the cathedral. Disney planning the hunchback of notre dame liveaction. She falls in love with and later marries captain phoebus.
Judge claude frollo also simply known as frollo is the main antagonist of disneys 34th fulllength animated feature film the hunchback of notre dame, which is based on the 1831 french novel of the same name by the late victor hugo he is a religious fanatic who uses his position as the minister of justice in the city of paris to enrich himself and persecute those he considers inferior. Lords of shadow, a similar religious madman who nearly doomed the town. A young gypsy woman tries to flee with her baby son and into the cathedral of notre dame, but is chased by frollo and killed. A deformed bellringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer. He also voiced shere khan in various jungle book spinoffs from 19902003. Goodwin novels have been proven to be plagiarized and have. Shere khan tony jays version from the jungle book 2 2003. The hunchback of notre dame was the first feature film to be produced at the new walt disney studios animation building in burbank. Esmeralda works to put an end to his ruthless nature towards her people in a more diplomatic way. In disneys 1996 animated film version of the hunchback of notre dame, judge claude frollo was voiced by tony jay, whom directors kirk wise and gary trousdale chose for the role based on his brief appearance as monsieur darque in their previous film, beauty and the beast 1991 and animated by kathy zielinski. The hunchback of notre dame disney judge claude frollo. The film is only about 23 the length of the original, so the gargoyles antics take up even more screentime. Judge claude frollo from the hunchback of notre dame 1996.
The plot centers on quasimodo, the deformed bellringer of notre dame and his struggle. The scariest movies on disney plus right now horror. Esmeralda and frollo are both out of character and do things probably not typical to their true selves. The characters features were inspired by those of the actor. This bluray and dvd set includes both films on separate dvds and on a single bluray disc, ideal for disney fans.
The highlight of the voices in the movie is tony jays rendition of judge claude frollo. He was married to marta macgeraghty and kathy rogers. From there on, most of the rest of the novels have been written by tony roberts, except for immortal dragon and the outlaw by michael b. Judge claude frollo is the main antagonist of disneys 1996 feature film the hunchback of notre dame. The hunchback of notre dame 1996 plot summary imdb. Albert fish tells the horrific true story of a sadomasochistic cannibal and serial killer, who lured children to their deaths in 1920s new york city. He is a ruthless judge who, after a series of sensitive circumstances, becomes the. The hunchback of notre dame ii will primarily appeal to children, like most disney directtovideo sequels. Tony jay s performance as monsieur darque is what led the directors of both films to cast him as frollo. In disneys 1996 animated film version of the hunchback of notre dame, judge claude frollo was voiced by tony jay, whom directors kirk wise and gary trousdale chose for the role based on his brief appearance in their previous film, beauty and the beast 1991.
The hunchback of notre dame playhouse disney wiki fandom. The hunchback of notre dame is a 1996 american animated musical drama film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney pictures. Kathy zielinski served as the supervising animator for frollo. Tony fucile served as the supervising animator for esmeralda. He gives frollos voice an air calm control that at any second could explode into fevered anger. Weve tried to make him into a fully fleshed threedimensional character.
What is the order of the walt disney animated classics. The 34th animated feature in the walt disney animated classics series, the film is based on victor hugos novel of the same name. Lord dregg from the classic teenage mutant ninja turtles series 19871996. Claude frollo in disneys the hunchback of notre dame 1996, megabyte in reboot 19942001, shere khan in the jungle book 2 and the tv series. Tony jay 87 character images behind the voice actors. He has an intense hatred of the gypsy population and seeks to annihilate their entire race. He graduated from the university of southern california and is a happily married. The hunchback of notre dame 1996 movie simple english. He is best known for his work on the elder god in the leagcy of kain series, claude frollo in hunchback of notre dame, and shere khan in jungle book 2. Beast, shere khan in talespin and the jungle book 2, judge claude frollo in the.
The hunchback of notre dame 1996 film sonicwb wikia. Judge frollo voiced by the late tony jay is an evil judge who is the main villain in winnie the pooh meets the hunchback of notre dame, and one of poohs first enemies in the franchise. The 34th disney animated feature film, the film is based on victor hugos novel of the same name. He killed quasimodos mother 20 years previous to the true beginning of the film on the very steps of the cathedral of notre dame and prepared to drown quasimodo. The hunchback of notre dame is a 1996 american animated musical drama movie based on victor hugos novel of the same name. For disney, he voiced monsieur darque the asylum owner in beauty and the beast, shere khan in talespin and the jungle book 2, judge claude frollo. In 15thcentury paris, clopin the puppeteer tells the story of quasimodo, the misshapen but gentlesouled bell ringer of notre dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by claude frollo, the minister of justice.
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