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Paul Frees
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Died aged 66
Also known asSolomon Hersh Frees, Solomon Frees, Paul Hersh Frees, Paul H. Frees, Buddy Green, Solomon HershGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/06/1920Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied02/11/1986 (aged 66)Died inTiburonCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ3090544 ↗Buried atPacific OceanTMDb#16417 ↗

Solomon Hersh Frees, better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, voice artist, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian. He is known for his work on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walter Lantz, Rankin/Bass 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.

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Filmography133 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
20153-D RaritiesMovie(archive footage)95
1992Larry Harmon's Bozo: The World's Most Famous ClownMovieNarrator72
1991Disney’s Coyote TalesMovieMouse (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)71
1987The Puppetoon MovieMovieArnie the Dinosaur / Pillsbury Doughboy (voice)67
1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalMovieSelf / Narrator (voice)66
1986Disney's DTV ValentineMovieLudwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)66
1983What's Up, Hideous Sun DemonMovieTrailer Announcer63
1983Twice Upon a TimeMovieNarrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)63
1982Knight RiderSeriesK.A.R.R.62
1982The Last UnicornMovieMabruk (voice)62
1982The Flight of DragonsMovieSolarius / Antiquity (voice)62
1982Woody Woodpecker and FriendsMovieVarious Voices62
1982The Case of Dashiell HammettMovieNarrator (voice)62
1980The Return of the KingMovieOrc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)60
1979Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in JulyMovieWinterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)59
1979Jack FrostMovieKubla Kraus / Father Winter (voices)59
1978The Ghost of Flight 401MovieNarrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)58
1977The HobbitMovieBombur/Troll #1 (voice)57
1977Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas DonkeyMovieSanta Claus / Olaf / Donkey Dealer (voice)57
1976Rudolph's Shiny New YearMovieSanta Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six56
1976The Milpitas MonsterMovieNarrator (voice)56
1975Breakheart PassMovieLevi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)55
1974Run, Joe, RunSeriesNarrator54
1972The OsmondsSeries—52
1972Willie Mays and the Say-Hey KidMovieIguana (voice)52
1971The Abominable Dr. PhibesMovieSinger of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)51
1971Here Comes Peter CottontailMovieColonel Wellington's Assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)51
1971The Jackson 5iveSeries(voice)51
1970PattonMovieVoice (uncredited)50
1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to TownMovieMayor Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)50
1970Beneath the Planet of the ApesMovieEnding Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)50
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!MovieJapanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)50
1970Colossus: The Forbin ProjectMovieColossus (voice) (uncredited)50
1969The ComicMovieNewsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)49
1969Frosty the SnowmanMovieSanta Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)49
1969It's Tough to Be a BirdMovieLeif Erikson49
1969The Dudley Do-Right ShowSeries—49
1968Wild in the StreetsMovieNarrator (voice) (uncredited)48
1968The Little Drummer BoyMovieAaron's Father / Magi / Samson / Joshua / Baba / Others (voice)48
1968Pacifically PeekingMovieMoby Duck48
1968Arabian KnightsSeriesBakaar (voice)48
1968The Mouse on the MayflowerMovie(voice)48
1968The New Adventures of Huckleberry FinnSeries—48
1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreMovieNarrator (voice) (uncredited)47
1967Mr. TerrificSeriesNarrator47
1967Cricket on the HearthMovieMessenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)47
1967Super ChickenSeriesFred47
1967George of the JungleSeriesAlistair47
1967Tom SlickSeriesBaron Otto Matic47
1966Grand PrixMovieIzo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)46
1966The Man Called FlintstoneMovieRock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)46
1966Dimension 5MovieBig Buddha (voice) (uncredited)46
1966Frankenstein, Jr. and The ImpossiblesSeries—46
1966Cock-A-Doodle Deux DeuxMovieCommissioner (voice)46
1965The Secret Squirrel ShowSeriesDouble-Q45
1965Get SmartSeriesGreenstreet Character / Lorre Character (voice) (uncredited)45
1965Once a ThiefMovieVoice of Luke (Uncredited)45
1965The Great De Gaulle Stone OperationMovieWeft / Wight / Wong (voice)45
1965The War LordMovieNarrator (voice) (uncredited)45
1965PinkfingerMovieNarrator (voice)45
1965The BeatlesSeriesJohn Lennon / George Harrison (voice) (uncredited)45
1965The Sword of Ali BabaMovieNarrator (voice)45
1965Eggs BenedictMovieEggs Benedict, Fred, Cop45
1965E Flat ElephantsMovieCharlie, Ape45
1964The CarpetbaggersMovieNarrator (voice) (uncredited)44
1964Robin and the 7 HoodsMovieRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)44
1964Rendezvous in SpaceMovieMr. Space / Astronaut (voice)44
1964Blood and Black LaceMovieVarious character voices (uncredited, English version)44
1964The Famous Adventures of Mr. MagooSeries—44
1963The Thrill of It AllMovieTV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)43
1963Fractured FlickersSeries—43
1962Taras BulbaMovieNarrator (voice) (uncredited)42
1962The Manchurian CandidateMovieNarrator (voice)42
1962Mister Magoo's Christmas CarolMovieStage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)42
1962The Magic SwordMovieSir Ulrich of Germany (voice)42
1962Gay Purr-eeMovieMeowrice (voice)42
1962A Symposium on Popular SongsMovieLudwig Von Drake42
1962The World's Greatest SinnerMovieNarrator42
1962Fowled-Up BirthdayMovieCharlie Beary (voice)42
1962Hoppity HooperSeries—42
1961The Absent-Minded ProfessorMoviePA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)41
1961Atlantis: The Lost ContinentMovieNarrator / Multiple Voices (voice)41
1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansMovieDirty Dawson (voice)41
1961Famous Ghost StoriesMovieFrank Hubbard (uncredited voice) (segment 'Tormented')41
1961Calvin and the ColonelSeries—41
1960The FlintstonesSeriesMr. Rockenschpeel / Mr. Bedrock / TV Announcer (voice)40
1960PollyannaMovieBarker (Voice) (Uncredited)40
1960Goliath IIMovieThe Mouse40
1960Aesop and SonSeriesAdditional Voices (Voice)40
1959Some Like It HotMovieFuneral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)39
1959Operation PetticoatMovieColonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)39
1959The Bullwinkle ShowSeriesBoris Badenov (voice)39
1959Gigantis, the Fire MonsterMovieCommander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)39
1959The BeatniksMovieAdditional Voices (voice) (uncredited)39
1959Noah's ArkMovieNoah / God39
1959The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and FriendsSeriesBoris Badenov (voice)39
1958Space Master X-7MovieDr. Charles T. Pommer38
1957The 27th DayMovieRadio Newscaster Ward Mason37
1957Rodan! The Flying MonsterMovieNishimura / Suda / Dr. Tanaka / Air Force officer / Kitahara (voice)37
1957Mars and BeyondMovieNarrator37
1957Jet PilotMovie—37
1956The Harder They FallMoviePriest (uncredited)36
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries—36
1956Earth vs. the Flying SaucersMovieAlien (voice)36
1956Earth vs. the Flying SaucersMovieAlien (voice) (uncredited)36
1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!MovieUnidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)36
1956Francis in the Haunted HouseMovieFrancis (voice)36
1956The Gumby ShowSeries(voice)36
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesMary's Father (voice) (uncredited)35
1955The MillionaireSeriesJohn Beresford Tipton35
1955The Scarlet CoatMovieNarrator (voice)35
1955Jump Into HellMovieTV News Broadcaster (voice)35
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesCarnival Barker (voice) (uncredited)34
1954Studio 57Series—34
1954SuddenlyMovieBenny Conklin34
1954The Farm of TomorrowMovieNarrator (voice) (uncredited)34
1953General Electric TheaterSeries—33
1953The War of the WorldsMovieSecond Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer33
1953City DetectiveSeries—33
1952The Las Vegas StoryMovieDistrict Attorney (uncredited)32
1952The StarMovieRichard Stanley32
1951DragnetSeries—31
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesBailiff31
1951His Kind of WomanMovieCorley (uncredited)31
1951A Place in the SunMovieReverend Morrison31
1951The Company She KeepsMovieJudge's Clerk (uncredited)31
1951Robinson CrusoelandMovieAntoine (voice) (uncredited)31
1950Lux Video TheatreSeries—30
1950Force of EvilMovieElevator operator30
1950Blondie's HeroMovieRadio Narrator (uncredited)30
1950The Toast of New OrleansMovieNarrator (voice) (uncredited)30
1949Red LightMovieBellhop (uncredited)29
1947Uncle Tom's CabañaMovieUncle Tom (voice) (uncredited)27