Who voiced the food critic Anton Ego?

Who voiced the food critic Anton Ego? Peter O’Toole voiced Anton Ego in Pixar’s Ratatouille.

Ego is the film’s severe, influential restaurant critic, whose review can determine whether Gusteau’s restaurant survives. O’Toole supplied the character’s distinctive voice, giving Ego a controlled, aristocratic delivery that matches his intimidating reputation.

Anton Ego is animated rather than modeled as a realistic portrait of O’Toole. His angular appearance was inspired partly by French actor Louis Jouvet, while his vulture-like design visually reinforces the character’s ominous, predatory presence. The character’s name also plays on the idea of an inflated self-image.

A common mix-up is confusing Ego’s voice with other major Ratatouille performers. Patton Oswalt voices Remy, Ian Holm voices Skinner, and Brad Garrett voices chef Auguste Gusteau. O’Toole’s role in the film was one of his notable late-career screen performances, following decades of work in films such as Lawrence of Arabia and The Lion in Winter.