Shere Khan (sometimes spelled as Shere-Khan) is the main antagonist of Disney's The Jungle Book franchise. He is a murderous Bengal tiger with an undying hatred of mankind, as well as Mowgli's arch-nemesis. He also seeks to kill and devour Mowgli in order to restore precaution to his tyranny of the jungle.
In the first film, he was voiced by the late George Sanders, and his roars were provided by the late Jimmy MacDonald. In TaleSpin and the second film, he was voiced by the late Tony Jay, who also played Judge Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In other Disney media he is currently voiced by Corey Burton.