Paul Freeman
Known for Acting · 125 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
ER
1994
as Charles Corday
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Col. Carbury
Falcon Crest
1981
as Gustav Riebmann
Play for Today
1970
as Willie
Crown Court
1972
Spooks
2002
as Levi Cohen
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Kravchenko
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr. Charles Hoyle
Viper
1994
as Dr. Samuels
Playhouse
1974
as Max
Absentia
2017
as Warren Byrne
The Sweeney
1975
as Detective
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Julius Sorensen
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Keith
Monarch of the Glen
2000
as Andrew Booth
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
as The Architect
The Protectors
1972
as Mechanic
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Thomas Erpingham
Between the Lines
1992
Van der Valk
1972
as Michael Tromp
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Gregory Papel
Jason King
1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Mr. Harrington
The Bible
2013
A.D.
1985
as Cornelius
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Sir Patrick Hastings
Tokyo Trial
2016
as William. D. Patrick
Lucan
2013
as John Pearson
Gavilan
1982
as Mr. Snow
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Richard Wentworth
New Street Law
2006
as Laurence Scammel QC
The Final Cut
1995
as Tom Makepeace
Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Dick Burbage
Mitch
1984
as Harry Warren
The XYY Man
1976
as Ray Lynch
Sins
1986
as Mueller
Scorpion Tales
1978
as Oliver Benthall
Twist of Fate
1989
as SS-Oberführer Mittendorf
Will Shakespeare
1978
as Dick Burbage
Under Cover
1991
as Col. Kalganin
Samson and Delilah
1996
as Manoach
Full Stretch
1993
Q.E.D.
1982
The Whistleblowers
2007
Yesterday's Dreams
1987
as Martin
The Dark Room
1999
as Adam Kingsley
Movies (75)
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
Double Team
1997
as Goldsmythe
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
1995
as Ivan Ooze
The Long Good Friday
1980
as Colin
High Strung
2016
as Kramrovsky
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
as Rabbi
The Dogs of War
1980
as Derek
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
2009
as Monsignor Godlewski
George and the Dragon
2004
as Sir Robert
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Walter Faraday
Getaway
2013
as The Man
Gorky Resort
2026
as Driver
Iron Eagle III
1992
as Kleiss
Without a Clue
1988
as Prof. James Moriarty
Who Dares Wins
1982
as Sir Richard
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
as Carl Meyerhoff
Viking Destiny
2018
as Tarburn
A World Apart
1988
as Kruger
Only Love
1998
as Dallesandro
Paris Christmas Waltz
2023
as Henry
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
as Josef
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003
as self
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004
as Angus
The Man from Rome
2022
as Father Ferro
The Sender
1982
as Dr Joseph Denman
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Dumont
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
2000
as Selous
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
1999
as Frederick Selous
Lucan
2013
as John Pearson
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009
as Sir Arthur Newsholme
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
2012
as Dr. Friedkin
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
as Jenkins
Eminent Domain
1991
as Ben
The Horseman on the Roof
1995
as Laurent de Théus
The Last Island
1990
as Sean
Fields of Gold
2002
as Sir James Ferneyhough
Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Ronald Biggs
Love Lies
1983
as Nick
Pretty Princess
1993
as conte Otto von Dix
Sakharov
1984
as Pavel Leontiev
The Feast of the Goat
2006
as Agustín Cabral
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie - Secrets Revealed
1995
as Self
The Dark Room
1999
as Adam Kingsley
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1982
as James Callendar
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
as Self
Hard Boiled Sweets
2012
as 'Shrewd' Eddie
Double Edge
1992
as Ferese
Just Like a Woman
1992
as Miles Millichamp
Number 13
2006
as Mr. Harrington, Cathedral Archivist
Magic Moments
1989
as Brian Swann
Grushko
1994
as Bosenko
When I'm Sixty-Four
2004
as Ray
The Gatehouse
2016
as Evelyn Eldritch
Morlang
2001
as Julius Morlang
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002
as le client anglais
The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
2024
as Self
Death of a Princess
1980
as Christopher Ryder
Squillo
1996
as Marco
Willie's Last Stand
1982
as Willie
Whispers of Freedom
2024
as Erich Honecker
Whose Child Am I?
1976
as Paul Martin
The Workshop
1982
as Max
Flight to Berlin
1984
as Nicholas
Hacker
2002
as Prezes
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
1996
as Armitage
May Wine
1990
as Tom
No Visible Scar
1981
as Doctor
The First Line
2014
as Callum
Bad Day at the Office
2014
as Narrator
A Walk in the Forest
1980
as Alexander Kutsov
Tokyo Trial
2017
as William D. Patrick
Enemies of the State
1983
as Július Tomin
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 125 credits spanning from 1965 to 2026, Paul Freeman has appeared in 75 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
- Double Team (1997) — as Goldsmythe
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