Ted Johnson

Ted Johnson is the main protagonist in the 1989 film Cheetah. He is a California boy who is the older brother of Susan. He befriends a goat herder named Morogo and adopts an orphaned cheetah cub that call Duma. He is the son of Earl and Jean. He is voiced by Keith Coogan, who also voiced Tod from The Fox and the Hound.

Role in the film
Ted and Susan aren't really looking forward to spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents Earl and Jean. Once there, they change their minds when, together with local goat herder Morogo, they adopt a female cheetah cub they call Duma. They soon realize that they must set her loose so that she can learn to hunt and be free. However, when she is captured by poachers planning to race her against Greyhounds, Ted and Susan, together with Morogo, head off into the wild to rescue her. After they rescue her from Abdullah and his gang, they decide to release her back into the wild where she belongs.