Paul Frees
Known for Acting · 276 credits
- Born
- 1920-06-22
- Died
- 1986-11-02
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Solomon Hersh Frees · Solomon Frees · Paul Hersh Frees · Paul H. Frees · Buddy Green · Solomon Hersh
Biography
Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, voice actor, impressionist and screenwriter known for his work on MGM, Walter Lantz, and Walt Disney theatrical cartoons during the Golden Age of Animation and for providing the voice of Boris Badenov in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Along with his contemporary Mel Blanc, he became known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices".
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Known For
The Flintstones
1960
as Mr. Granite / TV Announcer (voice) / Mr. Rockenschpeel / Mr. Bedrock / TV Announcer (voice)
Dragnet
1951
Knight Rider
1982
as K.A.R.R.
Get Smart
1965
as Greenstreet Character / Lorre Character (voice) (uncredited)
The Bullwinkle Show
1959
as Boris Badenov (voice)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mary's Father (voice) (uncredited) / Swanson (voice) (uncredited) / Train Station Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Radio Announcer (uncredited)
TV Shows (44)
The Flintstones
1960
as Mr. Granite / TV Announcer (voice) / Mr. Rockenschpeel / Mr. Bedrock / TV Announcer (voice)
Dragnet
1951
Knight Rider
1982
as K.A.R.R.
Get Smart
1965
as Greenstreet Character / Lorre Character (voice) (uncredited)
The Bullwinkle Show
1959
as Boris Badenov (voice)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mary's Father (voice) (uncredited) / Swanson (voice) (uncredited) / Train Station Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Studio 57
1954
The Millionaire
1955
as Martin B. Martin / John Beresford Tipton
The Gumby Show
1956
as (voice)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Top Cat
1961
Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
1966
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Narrator (voice) / Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited)
The Whistler
1954
Run, Joe, Run
1974
as Narrator
The Mr. Magoo Show
1960
The Secret Squirrel Show
1965
as Double Q (voice) / Double-Q
City Detective
1953
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
1964
Mr. Terrific
1967
as Narrator
Dangerous Assignment
1952
The Beatles
1965
as John Lennon / George Harrison (voice) (uncredited)
The Impossibles
1966
The Jackson 5ive
1971
as (voice)
General Electric Theater
1953
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
1959
as Boris Badenov (voice)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bailiff
The Fantastic Four
1967
as The Thing (voice)
Arabian Knights
1968
as Bakaar (voice)
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1968
The Beary Family
1962
as Charlie / Junior Beary
The Osmonds
1972
Fractured Flickers
1963
The Dudley Do-Right Show
1969
Tom Slick
1967
as Baron Otto Matic
Calvin and the Colonel
1961
George of the Jungle
1967
as Alistair
Super Chicken
1967
as Fred
Krazy Kat
1962
as Ignatz Mouse / Offissa Pupp (voice)
Hoppity Hooper
1962
Super President
1967
as James Norcross (voice)
Aesop and Son
1960
as Additional Voices (Voice)
Movies (232)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
as Dirty Dawson (voice)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
Patton
1970
as Voice (uncredited)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
as Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
The War of the Worlds
1953
as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
Operation Petticoat
1959
as Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)
The Time Machine
1960
as Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
The Last Unicorn
1982
as Mabruk (voice)
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Narrator (voice)
Breakheart Pass
1975
as Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
Grand Prix
1966
as Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Commander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)
The Hobbit
1977
as Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Reverend Morrison
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Priest (uncredited)
Suddenly
1954
as Benny Conklin
The Thing from Another World
1951
as Prof. Voorhees
The Comic
1969
as Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as Singer of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
as Nishimura / Suda / Dr. Tanaka / Air Force officer / Kitahara (voice)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Star
1952
as Richard Stanley
Frosty the Snowman
1969
as Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
The Return of the King
1980
as Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
When Worlds Collide
1951
as Narrator/U.S. President (voice)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
as Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
Pollyanna
1960
as Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)
The Carpetbaggers
1964
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
as PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Assignment: Paris
1952
as Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)
The Flight of Dragons
1982
as Solarius / Antiquity (voice)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956
as Alien (voice) (uncredited)
Taras Bulba
1962
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970
as Mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)
Force of Evil
1950
as Elevator operator
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978
as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
The Man Called Flintstone
1966
as Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
Mickey and the Beanstalk
1947
as Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971
as Colonel Wellington's Assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
His Kind of Woman
1951
as Corley (uncredited)
The Magic Sword
1962
as Sir Ulrich of Germany (voice)
Tormented
1960
as Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
as Crusty (voice)
The Las Vegas Story
1952
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
1963
as TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Night Walker
1964
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The War Lord
1965
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979
as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
as Ludwig Von Drake / Herman (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Scarlet Coat
1955
as Narrator (voice)
Cricket on the Hearth
1967
as Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
The Ghost of Flight 401
1978
as Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Where the Boys Are
1960
as Narrator (uncredited)
Goliath II
1960
as The Mouse
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Narrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003
as True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Creature (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
as Guard Monroe
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
1983
as Trailer Announcer
Sleepy-Time Tom
1951
as Light-Brown Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Packard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
Francis in the Haunted House
1956
as Francis (voice)
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962
as Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
Gay Purr-ee
1962
as Meowrice (voice)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
2007
as Joe Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Twice Upon a Time
1983
as Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
The Point
1971
as Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
The World's Greatest Sinner
1962
as Narrator
Beginning of the End
1957
as Helicopter Pilot (voice)
The Little Drummer Boy
1968
as Aaron's Father / Magi / Samson / Joshua / Baba / Others (voice)
Blue Cat Blues
1956
as Voices
Once a Thief
1965
as Voice of Luke (Uncredited)
The Mouse on the Mayflower
1968
as (voice)
The Inspector
1965
as The Commissioner (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976
as Jack Frost
Donald in Mathmagic Land
1959
as The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator (voice)
Night of the Eagle
1962
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Frost
1979
as Kubla Kraus / Father Winter (voices)
Wild in the Streets
1968
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dimension 5
1966
as Big Buddha (voice) (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero
1950
as Radio Narrator (uncredited)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977
as Santa Claus / Olaf / Donkey Dealer (voice)
Woody Woodpecker and Friends
1982
as Various Voices
Bomb Voyage
1967
as Commissioner (voice)
Rendezvous in Space
1964
as Mr. Space / Astronaut (voice)
Smitten Kitten
1952
as Jerry's Devil Conscience (voice) (uncredited)
The Sword of Ali Baba
1965
as Narrator (voice)
Jump Into Hell
1955
as TV News Broadcaster (voice)
Disney's DTV Valentine
1986
as Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976
as Santa Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six
Pinkfinger
1965
as Narrator (voice)
The Wind in the Willows
1983
as Wayfarer (voice)
3-D Rarities
2015
as (archive footage)
The Magic Pear Tree
1968
as Jean Navarro
It's Tough to Be a Bird
1969
as Leif Erikson
Space Master X-7
1958
as Dr. Charles T. Pommer
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Red Light
1949
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Mars and Beyond
1957
as Narrator
Crazy with the Heat
1947
as Oasis Soda Fountain Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
Charlie's Mother-in-Law
1963
as Charlie Beary / Pete / Police Officer (voice)
Robinson Crusoeland
1951
as Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
Bats in the Belfry
1960
as (voice)
The Day After Trinity
1981
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
1945
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
as W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)
The 27th Day
1957
as Radio Newscaster Ward Mason
Famous Ghost Stories
1961
as Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice) (segment 'Tormented')
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
1965
as Weft / Wight / Wong (voice)
Jerry and the Lion
1950
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Magical Maestro
1952
as Additional Voices
Noah's Ark
1959
as Noah / God
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Symposium on Popular Songs
1962
as Ludwig Von Drake
Sink Pink
1965
as Hunter / Native Bearer (voice)
The Case of Dashiell Hammett
1982
as Narrator (voice)
The Missing Mouse
1953
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
About Paul Frees
Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, voice actor, impressionist and screenwriter known for his work on MGM, Walter Lantz, and Walt Disney theatrical cartoons during the Golden Age of Animation and for providing the voice of Boris Badenov in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Along with his contemporary Mel Blanc, he became known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia With 276 credits spanning from 1942 to 2025, Paul Frees has appeared in 232 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Frees Movies
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) — as Dirty Dawson (voice)
- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
- Patton (1970) — as Voice (uncredited)
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) — as Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
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