Shere Khan is the main antagonist of Disney's 1967 animated feature film, The Jungle Book. A powerful, suave Bengal tiger, Shere Khan is deeply feared as the most ferocious predator in the jungle. His reputation was such that he needed only to show himself to intimidate his victims. Khan is also notorious for his animosity towards man, due to his fear of guns and fire. As such, he has vowed to kill any human that stepped foot in the jungle. Throughout the years he has been voiced by George Sanders, Tony Jay, and Idris Elba.