Shere Khan (voice) — The Adventures of Mowgli Character Profile

About Shere Khan (voice)

The primary antagonist, a cruel tiger who seeks to kill Mowgli. His initial attack forces the wolves to adopt the human child. He repeatedly threatens the jungle and is ultimately outsmarted and killed by Mowgli in a ravine.

Character Facts

Played by

Anatoliy Papanov

Appears in

The Adventures of Mowgli (1973)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Shere Khan (voice) — Power Master — Tabaqui (voice) (Sergei Martinson)

  Tabaqui serves as Shere Khan's loyal scout and messenger.

• Shere Khan (voice) — Conflict Arch Enemy — Mowgli (child) (voice) (Mariya Vinogradova)

  Mowgli is Shere Khan's lifelong target and ultimate rival.

• Shere Khan (voice) — Conflict Rival — Akela (voice) (Lev Lyubetsky)

  Shere Khan exploits Akela's weakness to threaten the pack leadership.

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• Bagheera (voice) (Lyudmila Kasatkina)
• Tabaqui (voice) (Sergei Martinson)
• father wolf / Kaa (voice) (Aleksandr Nazarov)
• Akela (voice) (Lev Lyubetsky)
• Mowgli (child) (voice) (Mariya Vinogradova)
• Raksha (voice) (Lyusyena Ovchinnikova)
• Hathi / puppy wolf (voice) (Klara Rumyanova)
• Kaa (voice) (Vladimir Ushakov)
• Bandar-log / White cobra (voice) (Yuri Khrzhanovsky)
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