<Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Rudyard Kipling </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Voiced by </Th> <Td> George Sanders (The Jungle Book) Scott McNeil (Adventures of Mowgli) Roddy McDowall (Mowgli's Brothers) David Hemblen (Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli) Tony Jay (Disney appearances: 1990--2006) Jason Marsden (Jungle Cubs) Sherman Howard (The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story) Corey Burton (Disney appearances: 2006--present) David Holt (Jungle Book TV series) Idris Elba (2016 film) Benedict Cumberbatch (2018 film) </Td> </Tr> <P> In Disney's 1967 animated adaptation of The Jungle Book, Shere Khan's voice was performed by George Sanders, while his singing voice was provided by Bill Lee . He was designed and animated by animator Milt Kahl . The inhabitants of the jungle fear him greatly; mere news of his being in the vicinity compels the wolf pack to send Mowgli away . Man's gun and man's fire are the only things Shere Khan fears, and for this reason, he feels the urge to kill humans at every possible opportunity . Shere Khan first appears about two - thirds of the way through the film, where he eavesdrops on Bagheera asking Colonel Hathi to help search for a now - lost Mowgli and sets out to find and kill the boy . He later encounters Kaa just as he was going to eat Mowgli, but the snake denies any knowledge of the man - cub . Doubting Kaa's honesty, Shere Khan threatens Kaa into showing his middle by loosening his coils, inadvertently allowing Mowgli to escape after the tiger resumes his search . </P> <P> In the climax, Shere Khan finds Mowgli, who refuses to run and instead stands up against Shere Khan, saying that he is not afraid . Impressed by Mowgli's bravery, Shere Khan, for his own amusement, gives him a ten - second head start to run away, but Mowgli still refuses and grabs a stick, intent on fighting the tiger . Shere Khan becomes annoyed and immediately attempts to attack Mowgli, who flinches in fear, finally understanding the true danger of the ferocious beast . Fortunately, Baloo arrives just in time and grabs Shere Khan by the tail . Mowgli then hits Shere Khan with his stick . Enraged, he chases Mowgli while dragging Baloo behind him, but the vultures manage to fly Mowgli to safety . Baloo proves such a strong opponent to Shere Khan that he decides to savage the bear, nearly killing him . Upon learning that Shere Khan is scared of fire, Mowgli grabs a burning branch from a lightning - struck tree, and the vultures distract Shere Khan long enough for Mowgli to tie the branch to his tail . Shere Khan panics and flees . </P>

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