Paul Freeman
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1943-01-18 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Barnet, London, England, UK
Biography
Paul Freeman (born January 18, 1943) played René Emile Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark and returned to the franchise ten years later to portray Frederick Selous in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Among his other work, Freeman appeared in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie as Ivan Ooze and in the 2007 comedy Hot Fuzz, directed by Edgar Wright.
Known For
TV Shows (50)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sir John Waverley
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Col. Carbury
ER
1994
as Charles Corday
Play for Today
1970
as Willie
Falcon Crest
1981
as Gustav Riebmann
Spooks
2002
as Levi Cohen
Crown Court
1972
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Kravchenko
Playhouse
1974
as Max
Absentia
2017
as Warren Byrne
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The Sweeney
1975
as Detective
Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr. Charles Hoyle
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Julius Sorensen
Viper
1994
as Dr. Samuels
Monarch of the Glen
2000
as Andrew Booth
The Protectors
1972
as Mechanic
Between the Lines
1992
Van der Valk
1972
as Michael Tromp
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Thomas Erpingham
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Keith
The Bible
2013
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
as The Architect
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Gregory Papel
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Richard Wentworth
Jason King
1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Mr. Harrington
A.D.
1985
as Cornelius
New Street Law
2006
as Laurence Scammel QC
Tokyo Trial
2016
as William. D. Patrick
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Sir Patrick Hastings
Mitch
1984
as Harry Warren
Gavilan
1982
as Mr. Snow
Lucan
2013
as John Pearson
The Final Cut
1995
as Tom Makepeace
The XYY Man
1976
as Ray Lynch
Twist of Fate
1989
as SS-Oberführer Mittendorf
Under Cover
1991
as Col. Kalganin
Will Shakespeare
1978
as Dick Burbage
Q.E.D.
1982
as Professor Vincent Rep
Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Dick Burbage
Scorpion Tales
1978
as Oliver Benthall
The Whistleblowers
2007
Full Stretch
1993
Sins
1986
as Mueller
Samson and Delilah
1996
as Manoach
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
Yesterday's Dreams
1987
as Martin
The Dark Room
1999
as Adam Kingsley
Movies (76)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as Dr. René Belloq
Hot Fuzz
2007
as Rev. Philip Shooter
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
as John
Centurion
2010
as Governor Julius Agricola
The Long Good Friday
1980
as Colin
Double Team
1997
as Goldsmythe
The First Line
2014
as Callum
Getaway
2013
as The Man
High Strung
2016
as Kramrovsky
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
1995
as Ivan Ooze
Who Dares Wins
1982
as Sir Richard
The Gatehouse
2016
as Evelyn Eldritch
Gorky Resort
2026
as Driver
The Dogs of War
1980
as Derek
George and the Dragon
2004
as Sir Robert
Hacker
2002
as Prezes
The Horseman on the Roof
1995
as Laurent de Théus
Tokyo Trial
2017
as William D. Patrick
Iron Eagle III
1992
as Kleiss
Without a Clue
1988
as Prof. James Moriarty
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
as Rabbi
The Man from Rome
2022
as Father Ferro
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Walter Faraday
Viking Destiny
2018
as Tarburn
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003
as self
Fields of Gold
2002
as Sir James Ferneyhough
The Feast of the Goat
2006
as Agustín Cabral
When I'm Sixty-Four
2004
as Ray
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
2009
as Monsignor Godlewski
Enemies of the State
1983
as Július Tomin
May Wine
1990
as Tom
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
2012
as Dr. Friedkin
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004
as Angus
Pretty Princess
1993
as conte Otto von Dix
The Last Island
1990
as Sean
The Sender
1982
as Dr Joseph Denman
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
1999
as Frederick Selous
Eminent Domain
1991
as Ben
Paris Christmas Waltz
2023
as Henry
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
1996
as Armitage
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
as Josef
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
as Carl Meyerhoff
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Dumont
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002
as le client anglais
A World Apart
1988
as Kruger
Lie Down with Lions
1994
as Dubois
Only Love
1998
as Dallesandro
Double Edge
1992
as Ferese
The Dark Room
1999
as Adam Kingsley
Whose Child Am I?
1976
as Paul Martin
Just Like a Woman
1992
as Miles Millichamp
Hard Boiled Sweets
2012
as 'Shrewd' Eddie
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009
as Sir Arthur Newsholme
Number 13
2006
as Mr. Harrington, Cathedral Archivist
Magic Moments
1989
as Brian Swann
No Visible Scar
1981
as Doctor
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
as Jenkins
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
as Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
2000
as Selous
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1982
as James Callendar
Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Ronald Biggs
Love Lies
1983
as Nick
Lucan
2013
as John Pearson
Squillo
1996
as Marco
The Workshop
1982
as Max
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
2024
as Self
Grushko
1994
as Bosenko
A Walk in the Forest
1980
as Alexander Kutsov
Death of a Princess
1980
as Christopher Ryder
Sakharov
1984
as Pavel Leontiev
Whispers of Freedom
2024
as Erich Honecker
Flight to Berlin
1984
as Nicholas
Morlang
2001
as Julius Morlang
Willie's Last Stand
1982
as Willie
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie - Secrets Revealed
1995
as Self
Bad Day at the Office
2014
as Narrator
About Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman (born January 18, 1943) played René Emile Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark and returned to the franchise ten years later to portray Frederick Selous in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Among his other work, Freeman appeared in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie as Ivan Ooze and in the 2007 comedy Hot Fuzz, directed by Edgar Wright. With 126 credits spanning from 1965 to 2026, Paul Freeman has appeared in 76 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Freeman Movies
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — as Dr. René Belloq
- Hot Fuzz (2007) — as Rev. Philip Shooter
- The Thursday Murder Club (2025) — as John
- Centurion (2010) — as Governor Julius Agricola
- The Long Good Friday (1980) — as Colin
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