Timon — The Lion King Character Profile

About Timon

Witty meerkat who teaches Hakuna Matata philosophy and becomes Simba's loyal friend.

Timon — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Quick thinking, Burrowing, Comic relief, Loyalty

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 6/10

Affiliations

• The Lion King universe

Quick Facts about Timon

Hair Color

Red hair

Timon's Known Relations

• http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/143b7f168ab79f8ae106708cc2444b6b — Mother

Timon appears in 5 titles

• The Lion King (1994)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) — character page
• The Lion King 1½ (2004) — character page
• The Lion King (2019) — character page
• Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Nathan Lane

Appears in

The Lion King (1994)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Timon — Social Adoptive Companion — Simba (Matthew Broderick)

  Timon saves and raises Simba during his exile.

• Timon — Social Best Friends — Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella)

  Timon and Pumbaa are inseparable partners in exile.

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• Nala (Moira Kelly)
• Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella)
• Mufasa (James Earl Jones)
• Zazu (Rowan Atkinson)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Mary Linda Phillips)
• Rafiki (Robert Guillaume)
• Scar (Jeremy Irons)
• Young Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas)
• Shenzi (Whoopi Goldberg)
• Young Nala (Niketa Calame-Harris)
• Sarabi (Madge Sinclair)