<Ul> <Li> Tate Donovan as Hercules , based on the mythological deity Heracles . Supervising animator Andreas Deja described Hercules as `` ... not a smart aleck , not streetwise , he 's just a naive kid trapped in a big body '' , and that Donovan `` had a charming yet innocent quality in his readings '' . Donovan had not done any voice - over work prior to Hercules . Deja integrated Donovan 's `` charming yet innocent quality '' into Hercules ' expressions . Ricky Martin provided both the voice and singing voice for the Latin American Spanish - language dub edition . <Ul> <Li> Josh Keaton provided the speaking voice of Hercules as a teenager , while Roger Bart provided his singing voice . Originally , Keaton provided also his singing voice , but his singing was re-recorded by Bart . Randy Haycock served as the supervising animator for Hercules as an infant and teenager . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Danny DeVito as Philoctetes / Phil . Eric Goldberg , the supervising animator for Philoctetes , cited Grumpy in Snow White and Bacchus in Fantasia as the inspirations for the character 's design . Goldberg mentioned that they discovered that Danny DeVito `` has really different mouth shapes '' when they videotaped his recordings and that they used these shapes in animating Phil . </Li> <Li> James Woods as Hades . Producer Alice Dewey mentioned that Hades `` was supposed to talk in a slow and be menacing in a quiet , spooky way '' , but thought that James Woods ' manner of speaking `` a mile a minute '' would be a `` great take '' for a villain . Woods did a lot of ad - libbing in his recordings , especially in Hades ' dialogues with Megara . Nik Ranieri , the supervising animator for Hades , mentioned that the character was `` based on a Hollywood agent , a car salesman type '' , and that a lot came from James Woods ' ad - libbed dialogue . He went on to say that the hardest part in animating Hades was that he talks too much and too fast , so much so that `` it took ( him ) two weeks to animate a one - second scene '' . Ranieri watched James Woods ' other films and used what he saw as the basis for Hades ' sneer . </Li> <Li> Susan Egan as Megara . Supervising animator Ken Duncan stated that she was `` based on a ' 40s screwball comedienne '' and that he used Greek shapes for her hair ( `` Her head is in sort of a vase shape and she 's got a Greek curl in the back . '' ) . </Li> <Li> Frank Welker as Pegasus . Ellen Woodbury served as the supervising animator for Pegasus . </Li> <Li> Rip Torn and Samantha Eggar as Zeus and Hera , Hercules ' birth - parents . Anthony DeRosa served as the supervising animator for both characters . In the Swedish dub Max von Sydow provided the voice for Zeus . </Li> <Li> Lillias White , Cheryl Freeman , LaChanze , Roz Ryan and Vanéese Y. Thomas as the Muses ( Calliope , Melpomene , Terpsichore , Thalia and Clio respectively ) , the narrators of the film 's story . Michael Show served as the supervising animator for the Muses . </Li> <Li> Bobcat Goldthwait and Matt Frewer as Pain and Panic , Hades ' henchmen . James Lopez and Brian Ferguson respectively served as the supervising animators for Pain and Panic . </Li> <Li> Patrick Pinney as the Cyclops . Dominique Monfrey served as the supervising animator for the Cyclops . </Li> <Li> Hal Holbrook and Barbara Barrie as Amphitryon and Alcmene , Hercules ' adoptive parents . Richard Bazley served as the supervising animator for both characters . </Li> <Li> Amanda Plummer , Carole Shelley and Paddi Edwards as Clotho , Lachesis , Atropos , the three Fates who predict Hades ' attempt to conquer Olympus . Nancy Beiman served as the supervising animator for the three characters . </Li> <Li> Paul Shaffer as Hermes . Michael Swofford served as the animator for Hermes . </Li> <Li> Jim Cummings as Nessus . Chris Bailey served as the animator for Nessus . </Li> <Li> Wayne Knight as Demetrius </Li> <Li> Keith David as Apollo </Li> <Li> Charlton Heston has a cameo role as the opening narrator . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Tate Donovan as Hercules , based on the mythological deity Heracles . Supervising animator Andreas Deja described Hercules as `` ... not a smart aleck , not streetwise , he 's just a naive kid trapped in a big body '' , and that Donovan `` had a charming yet innocent quality in his readings '' . Donovan had not done any voice - over work prior to Hercules . Deja integrated Donovan 's `` charming yet innocent quality '' into Hercules ' expressions . Ricky Martin provided both the voice and singing voice for the Latin American Spanish - language dub edition . <Ul> <Li> Josh Keaton provided the speaking voice of Hercules as a teenager , while Roger Bart provided his singing voice . Originally , Keaton provided also his singing voice , but his singing was re-recorded by Bart . Randy Haycock served as the supervising animator for Hercules as an infant and teenager . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Danny DeVito as Philoctetes / Phil . Eric Goldberg , the supervising animator for Philoctetes , cited Grumpy in Snow White and Bacchus in Fantasia as the inspirations for the character 's design . Goldberg mentioned that they discovered that Danny DeVito `` has really different mouth shapes '' when they videotaped his recordings and that they used these shapes in animating Phil . </Li> <Li> James Woods as Hades . Producer Alice Dewey mentioned that Hades `` was supposed to talk in a slow and be menacing in a quiet , spooky way '' , but thought that James Woods ' manner of speaking `` a mile a minute '' would be a `` great take '' for a villain . Woods did a lot of ad - libbing in his recordings , especially in Hades ' dialogues with Megara . Nik Ranieri , the supervising animator for Hades , mentioned that the character was `` based on a Hollywood agent , a car salesman type '' , and that a lot came from James Woods ' ad - libbed dialogue . He went on to say that the hardest part in animating Hades was that he talks too much and too fast , so much so that `` it took ( him ) two weeks to animate a one - second scene '' . Ranieri watched James Woods ' other films and used what he saw as the basis for Hades ' sneer . </Li> <Li> Susan Egan as Megara . Supervising animator Ken Duncan stated that she was `` based on a ' 40s screwball comedienne '' and that he used Greek shapes for her hair ( `` Her head is in sort of a vase shape and she 's got a Greek curl in the back . '' ) . </Li> <Li> Frank Welker as Pegasus . Ellen Woodbury served as the supervising animator for Pegasus . </Li> <Li> Rip Torn and Samantha Eggar as Zeus and Hera , Hercules ' birth - parents . Anthony DeRosa served as the supervising animator for both characters . In the Swedish dub Max von Sydow provided the voice for Zeus . </Li> <Li> Lillias White , Cheryl Freeman , LaChanze , Roz Ryan and Vanéese Y. Thomas as the Muses ( Calliope , Melpomene , Terpsichore , Thalia and Clio respectively ) , the narrators of the film 's story . Michael Show served as the supervising animator for the Muses . </Li> <Li> Bobcat Goldthwait and Matt Frewer as Pain and Panic , Hades ' henchmen . James Lopez and Brian Ferguson respectively served as the supervising animators for Pain and Panic . </Li> <Li> Patrick Pinney as the Cyclops . Dominique Monfrey served as the supervising animator for the Cyclops . </Li> <Li> Hal Holbrook and Barbara Barrie as Amphitryon and Alcmene , Hercules ' adoptive parents . Richard Bazley served as the supervising animator for both characters . </Li> <Li> Amanda Plummer , Carole Shelley and Paddi Edwards as Clotho , Lachesis , Atropos , the three Fates who predict Hades ' attempt to conquer Olympus . Nancy Beiman served as the supervising animator for the three characters . </Li> <Li> Paul Shaffer as Hermes . Michael Swofford served as the animator for Hermes . </Li> <Li> Jim Cummings as Nessus . Chris Bailey served as the animator for Nessus . </Li> <Li> Wayne Knight as Demetrius </Li> <Li> Keith David as Apollo </Li> <Li> Charlton Heston has a cameo role as the opening narrator . </Li> </Ul>
who did the voice of zeus in hercules
who did the voice of zeus in hercules
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow