Phido

Phido, also called Phido the Vulture, is a vulture that was the pet of the evil wizard Zigzag, and the tertiary antagonist of The Thief and the Cobbler.

In the Miramax's Arabian Knight, Phido was voiced by Eric Bogosian. But in the original version and Fred Calvert's The Princess and the Cobbler, he was voiced by the legendary Donald Pleasence who portrayed Dr. Samuel Loomis in all the Halloween movies and Blofeld in the James Bond films.

In the end, Phido is able to grasp his freedom by joining a bunch of crocodiles in a pit to get back at his former master Zigzag who he once considered to be his best friend before being eaten alive. He eats his master's head off.

Trivia

 * He was voiced by the legendary actor Donald Pleasence in both the original and Allied Filmmakers versions of the film, and also by Eric Bogosian in the Miramax version of the film. Donald Pleasence's voice was originally squaks and Eric Bogosian spoke full words.
 * Though he is ZigZag's minion, Phido isn't the secondary antagonist, King One-Eye is.