Tantor — Tarzan Character Profile

About Tantor

Timid but loyal elephant and close friend of Tarzan and Terk.

Tantor — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Immense strength, Loyalty, Trunk dexterity, Emotional support, Heavy lifting

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 5/10

Quick Facts about Tantor

First Appearance

Tarzan

Tantor appears in 3 titles

• Tarzan (1999)
• The Legend of Tarzan (2001) — character page
• Tarzan & Jane (2002) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Wayne Knight

Appears in

Tarzan (1999)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (6)

• Tantor — related — Tarzan (Tony Goldwyn)
• Tantor — related — Jane Porter (Minnie Driver)
• Tantor — related — Kerchak (Lance Henriksen)
• Tantor — related — Clayton (Brian Blessed)
• Tantor — Social Close Friend — Tarzan (Tony Goldwyn)

  Supportive bond built on mutual trust and shared experiences.

  Tantor is a timid but loyal elephant who becomes a close friend to Tarzan and Terk.

• Tantor — Alliance Ally — Terk (Rosie O'Donnell)

  Cooperative partnership essential for group survival.

  Terk and Tantor work together to lure Kerchak away and later rescue Tarzan from captivity.

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More characters from Tarzan

• Tarzan (Tony Goldwyn)
• Jane Porter (Minnie Driver)
• Kala (Glenn Close)
• Young Tarzan (Alex D. Linz)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Sherry Lynn)
• Terk (Rosie O'Donnell)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Jason Marsden)
• Clayton (Brian Blessed)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Jim Cummings)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Chris Sanders)
• Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (Nigel Hawthorne)
• Sabor (voice) (uncredited) (Frank Welker)