Person

Paul Frees

Acting · 1920–1986 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

Filmography

2025Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland ResortAuctioneer (voice)/Pirate Skull (voice)
20153-D Rarities(archive footage)
2007Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical CollectionJoe Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2004Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6Ludwig Von Drake / Herman (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2003Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Creature (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1992Larry Harmon's Bozo: The World's Most Famous ClownNarrator
1991Disney’s Coyote TalesMouse (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1987The Puppetoon MovieArnie the Dinosaur / Pillsbury Doughboy (voice)
1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf / Narrator (voice)
1986Disney's DTV ValentineLudwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
1983The Wind in the WillowsWayfarer (voice)
1983Twice Upon a TimeNarrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
1983What's Up, Hideous Sun DemonTrailer Announcer
1982The Last UnicornMabruk (voice)
1982The Case of Dashiell HammettNarrator (voice)
1982Knight RiderK.A.R.R.
1982The Flight of DragonsSolarius / Antiquity (voice)
1982Woody Woodpecker and FriendsVarious Voices
1982Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish OdysseyNarrator (voice)
1980The Day After TrinitySelf - Narrator (voice)
1980The Return of the KingOrc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
1979Jack FrostKubla Kraus / Father Winter (voices)
1979Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in JulyWinterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
1978The Stingiest Man in TownGhost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
1978The Ghost of Flight 401Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
1978Hardware WarsNarrator
1977Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas DonkeySanta Claus / Olaf / Donkey Dealer (voice)
1977The HobbitBombur/Troll #1 (voice)
1977Fantastic Animation FestivalOpening Narration
1976Rudolph's Shiny New YearSanta Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six
1976Frosty's Winter WonderlandJack Frost
1976The Milpitas MonsterNarrator (voice)
1976The First Easter RabbitZero / Santa (voice)
1976Casey at the BatNarrator
1975Breakheart PassLevi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
1974Run, Joe, RunNarrator
1972Willie Mays and the Say-Hey KidIguana (voice)
1972The Osmonds
1972Rain Rain, Go AwayCharlie Beary / Junior (voice)
1972Unlucky PotluckCharlie Beary / Junior Beary / Boss (voice)
1972Let Charlie Do ItCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1972A Fish StoryCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1971Pillsbury's Magic CircusThe Pillsbury Doughboy
1971The Jackson 5ive(voice)
1971Charlie the RainmakerCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1971The Bungling BuilderCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1971Moochin' PoochCharlie Beary (voice)
1971Here Comes Peter CottontailColonel Wellington's Assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
1971The Abominable Dr. PhibesSinger of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
1971The PointOblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to TownMayor Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)
1970Beneath the Planet of the ApesEnding Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
1970Colossus: The Forbin ProjectColossus (voice) (uncredited)
1970The Mad, Mad, Mad ComediansW.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
1970PattonVoice (uncredited)
1970Charlie's Golf ClassicCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1970Charlie in Hot WaterCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1969It's Tough to Be a BirdLeif Erikson
1969Frosty the SnowmanSanta Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
1969The ComicNewsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
1969Charlie's CampoutCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1969Cool It, CharlieCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1969The Dudley Do-Right Show
1969Gopher BrokeCharlie Beary (voice)
1968The Little Drummer BoyAaron's Father / Magi / Samson / Joshua / Baba / Others (voice)
1968The Mouse on the Mayflower(voice)
1968Pacifically PeekingMoby Duck
1968The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1968Arabian KnightsBakaar (voice)
1968Jerky TurkeyCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice) (uncredited)
1968Wild in the StreetsNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1968Bugged in a RugCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1968The Magic Pear TreeJean Navarro
1967The Bear That Wasn'tNarrator / Bear / Additional Voices (voice)
1967Cricket on the HearthMessenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
1967Super PresidentJames Norcross (voice)
1967The Fantastic FourThe Thing (voice)
1967Tom SlickBaron Otto Matic
1967Super ChickenFred
1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1967Le Escape GoatCommissioner (voice)
1967Bomb VoyageCommissioner (voice)
1967Le Quiet SquadCommissioner / Doctor (voice)
1967A Salute to AlaskaNarrator
1967Sacré Bleu CrossHassan the Assassin (voice)
1967Mouse in the HouseCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1967Mr. TerrificNarrator
1967Window PainsCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1967George of the JungleAlistair
1966Grand PrixIzo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
1966Unsafe and SeineCommissioner / Pub Waiter / Patrons (voice)
1966That's No Lady, That's Notre DameCommissioner (voice)
1966Dimension 5Big Buddha (voice) (uncredited)
1966Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
1966The Impossibles
1966The Pique Poquette of ParisSpider Pierre (voice)
1966The Man Called FlintstoneRock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
1966Ape SuzetteCockney Sailor (voice)
1966Cock-A-Doodle Deux DeuxCommissioner (voice)
1966Plastered in ParisCommissioner (voice)
1966Cirrhosis of the LouvreCommissioner (voice)
1966Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your BoatCaptain Clamity / Crab Louie (voice)
1966Foot BrawlCharlie Beary / Junior Beary (voice)
1965The Great De Gaulle Stone OperationWeft / Wight / Wong (voice)
1965The InspectorThe Commissioner (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1965The InspectorVocals
1965The War LordNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1965The Secret Squirrel ShowDouble Q (voice)
1965The BeatlesJohn Lennon / George Harrison (voice) (uncredited)
1965Goofy's Freeway TroublesNarrator (voice)
1965Get SmartGreenstreet Character / Lorre Character (voice) (uncredited)
1965Pink PanzerNeighbor / Devil (voice)
1965Davey CricketCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1965PinkfingerNarrator (voice)
1965Once a ThiefVoice of Luke (Uncredited)
1965Sink PinkHunter / Native Bearer (voice)
1965The Sword of Ali BabaNarrator (voice)
1965FreewayphobiaNarrator (voice)
1965Guest Who?Charlie Beary (voice)
1965Eggs BenedictEggs Benedict, Fred, Cop
1965E Flat ElephantsCharlie, Ape
1964The Night WalkerNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1964Roof-Top Razzle DazzleCharlie Beary (voice)
1964The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
1964Rendezvous in SpaceMr. Space / Astronaut (voice)
1964Robin and the 7 HoodsRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1964GorathSaiki / Kinami / Hooverman (voices)
1964Rah Rah RuckusCharlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
1964Everybody Loves ItNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1964The CarpetbaggersNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1964The Incredible Mr. LimpetCrusty (voice)
1963The Goose Is WildCharlie Beary (voice)
1963Fly With Von DrakeLudwig Von Drake (voice)
1963Goose in the RoughCharlie Beary (voice)
1963The Thrill of It AllTV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1963Charlie's Mother-in-LawCharlie Beary / Pete / Police Officer (voice)
1963The Secret WeaponVoices
1963Fractured Flickers
1962A Symposium on Popular SongsLudwig Von Drake
1962Mister Magoo's Christmas CarolStage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
1962Taras BulbaNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1962Mouse BlancheIgnatz Mouse / Officer Pupp
1962Corny ConcertoDoc (voice)
1962Gay Purr-eeMeowrice (voice)
1962The Manchurian CandidateNarrator (voice)
1962Take Me To Your Gen'rul
1962Hoppity Hooper
1962Punchy PoochDoc (voice)
1962Keeping Up with KrazyIgnatz Mouse / Officer Pupp (voice) (uncredited)
1962Krazy KatIgnatz Mouse / Offissa Pupp (voice)
1962The Hunting InstinctLudwig Von Drake (voice)
1962The Hat
1962Mother's Little HelperCharlie Beary (voice)
1962The World's Greatest SinnerNarrator
1962Night of the EaglePrologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1962The Magic SwordSir Ulrich of Germany (voice)
1962The Beary FamilyCharlie / Junior Beary
1962Fowled-Up BirthdayCharlie Beary (voice)
1962A Public AffairNarrator (voice)
1962Pest of ShowDoc (voice)
1961Famous Ghost StoriesFrank Hubbard (uncredited voice) (segment 'Tormented')
1961Doc's Last StandDoc / Indians / Narrator (voice)
1961Kids Is KidsLudwig Von Drake (voice)
1961Tin Can ConcertDoc (voice)
1961Calvin and the Colonel
1961Top Cat
1961The Wonderful World of Disney
1961Tricky TroutWally Walrus (voice)
1961Atlantis: The Lost ContinentNarrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
1961Clash and CarryWally Walrus (voice)
1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansDirty Dawson (voice)
1961The Absent-Minded ProfessorPA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
1960Where the Boys AreNarrator (uncredited)
1960Fowled Up Falcon(voice)
1960The Mr. Magoo Show
1960The FlintstonesMr. Granite / TV Announcer (voice)
1960TormentedFrank Hubbard (uncredited voice)
1960The Adventures of Sam SpaceVoice
1960Bats in the Belfry(voice)
1960Freeloading Feline(voices)
1960The Time MachineTalking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
1960PollyannaBarker (Voice) (Uncredited)
1960Tale of a WolfBarnyard Dog (voice)
1960Goliath IIThe Mouse
1960Aesop and SonAdditional Voices (Voice)
1960Ballyhooey(voice)
1959Mouse TrappedDoc (voice)
1959Operation PetticoatColonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)
1959The Bullwinkle ShowBoris Badenov (voice)
1959The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and FriendsBoris Badenov (voice)
1959Noah's ArkNoah / God
1959Space MouseDoc (voice)
1959Attack of the Jungle WomenNarrator
1959Donald in Mathmagic LandThe True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator (voice)
1959Eyes in Outer SpaceNarrator (voice)
1959The BeatniksAdditional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
1959Gigantis, the Fire MonsterCommander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)
1959Some Like It HotFuneral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
1959Duck Flies CoopNarrator / Newsreader (voice)
1959Witty KittyDoc / Cat (voice)
1958Space Master X-7Dr. Charles T. Pommer
1957Mars and BeyondNarrator
1957Rodan! The Flying MonsterNishimura / Suda / Dr. Tanaka / Air Force officer / Kitahara (voice)
1957Beginning of the EndHelicopter Pilot (voice)
1957The 27th DayRadio Newscaster Ward Mason
1956Blue Cat BluesVoices
1956Down Beat Bear1st Radio Announcer
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956Francis in the Haunted HouseFrancis (voice)
1956Earth vs. the Flying SaucersAlien (voice) (uncredited)
1956The Harder They FallPriest (uncredited)
1956The Gumby Show(voice)
1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
1955CellboundThe Prisoner / George the Warden / The Little Wife (voice) (uncredited)
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSwanson (voice) (uncredited)
1955The Scarlet CoatNarrator (voice)
1955Jump Into HellTV News Broadcaster (voice)
1955The MillionaireMartin B. Martin / John Beresford Tipton
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyNarrator (voice)
1954Social LionVarious Voices
1954Studio 57
1954The Farm of TomorrowNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1954SuddenlyBenny Conklin
1954The Whistler
1954Homesteader Droopynarrator
1954Sleepy-Time SquirrelBarney Bear / Jimmy Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
1954Casey Bats AgainNarrator (voice)
1954The Impossible PossumBarney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1954Riot in Cell Block 11Guard Monroe
1953Life with Tom(voice) (uncredited)
1953Half-Pint PalominoBarney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1953City Detective
1953Wee-Willie WildcatBarney Bear / William Wildcat (voice) (uncredited)
1953T.V. of TomorrowNarrator (voice)
1953Heir BearBarney Bear / Gopher / Tax Collector (voice) (uncredited)
1953The War of the WorldsSecond Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
1953Cobs and RobbersBarney Bear / Joe Scarecrow / Crows (voice) (uncredited)
1953General Electric Theater
1953Barney's Hungry CousinBarney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1953The Missing MouseRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1952Busybody BearBarney Bear / Buck Beaver (voice) (uncredited)
1952The StarRichard Stanley
1952Cruise CatShip's Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1952Assignment: ParisRadio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)
1952Smitten KittenJerry's Devil Conscience (voice) (uncredited)
1952Magical MaestroAdditional Voices
1952The Las Vegas StoryDistrict Attorney (uncredited)
1952A Case for HypnosisDoc Tweedle
1952Dangerous Assignment
1951Dragnet
1951Robinson CrusoelandAntoine (voice) (uncredited)
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBailiff
1951When Worlds CollideNarrator/U.S. President (voice)
1951His Kind of WomanCorley (uncredited)
1951His Mouse FridayJerry / Cannibals (voice) (uncredited)
1951A Place in the SunReverend Morrison
1951Sleepy-Time TomLight-Brown Cat (voice) (uncredited)
1951Jerry's CousinCousin Muscles (voice)
1951The Thing from Another WorldProf. Voorhees
1951The Company She KeepsJudge's Clerk (uncredited)
1951Inside IndiaProfessor Lightskull
1950Hunt the Man DownPackard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited)
1950Lux Video Theatre
1950Force of EvilElevator operator
1950The Toast of New OrleansNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1950Jerry and the LionRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1950Blondie's HeroRadio Narrator (uncredited)
1949Red LightBellhop (uncredited)
1947Should Husbands Marry?Radio announcer
1947Mickey and the BeanstalkLudwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
1947Crazy with the HeatOasis Soda Fountain Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
1947Uncle Tom's CabanaUncle Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1946The Hick ChickBull (voice) (uncredited)
1945Wild and WoolfyJoe Wolf / Bar Patrons (voice) (uncredited)
1945The Shooting of Dan McGooNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1943A-Hunting We Won't GoCrow (voice) (uncredited)
1942A Hollywood DetourNarrator (uncredited)

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