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