Paul Frees

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Known For
Acting
Born
June 22, 1920 (66 years old)
Died
November 2, 1986
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Science Fiction Adventure
Career Span
1942 – 2016

Paul Frees

8 wins
52 nominations
7 Oscars
230 credits

Solomon Hersh Frees, 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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Personal Info

Born
Jun 22, 1920
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1942 – 2016

Known For

The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
1953
as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Narrator (voice)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
as Dirty Dawson (voice)
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
as Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
The Time Machine
The Time Machine
1960
as Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Suddenly
Suddenly
1954
as Benny Conklin
The Last Unicorn
The Last Unicorn
1982
as Mabruk (voice)
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959
as Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass
1975
as Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Priest (uncredited)
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966
as Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
3 shared projects
in "Some Like It Hot"
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Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey
3 shared projects
in "Some Like It Hot"
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Jack Gordon
2 shared projects
in "Some Like It Hot"
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Joe Gray
2 shared projects
in "Some Like It Hot"
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Douglas Henderson
Douglas Henderson
2 shared projects
in "The Manchurian Candidate"
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James Gregory
James Gregory
2 shared projects
in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes"
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Stuart Hall
2 shared projects
in "Some Like It Hot"
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Gene Barry
Gene Barry
1 shared project
in "The War of the Worlds"
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Ann Robinson
Ann Robinson
1 shared project
in "The War of the Worlds"
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Lewis Martin
Lewis Martin
1 shared project
in "The War of the Worlds"
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Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne
1 shared project
in "The War of the Worlds"
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Frank Kreig
Frank Kreig
1 shared project
in "The War of the Worlds"
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Award Recognition

8
Wins
52
Nominations
7
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2016

The Inspector as The Commissioner (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

2015

3-D Rarities as (archive footage)

2007

Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection as Joe Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

2004

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 as Ludwig Von Drake / Herman (voice) (archive sound)

2003

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3 as True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Creature (archive sound)

1992

Larry Harmon's Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown as Narrator

1991

Disney’s Coyote Tales as Mouse (voice)

1987

The Puppetoon Movie as Arnie the Dinosaur / Pillsbury Doughboy (voice)

1986

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal as Self / Narrator (voice)
Disney's DTV Valentine as Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)

1983

Twice Upon a Time as Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
The Wind in the Willows as Wayfarer (voice)
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon as Trailer Announcer

1982

The Last Unicorn as Mabruk (voice) Award
The Flight of Dragons as Solarius / Antiquity (voice) Award
Woody Woodpecker and Friends as Various Voices
The Case of Dashiell Hammett as Narrator (voice)
Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey as Narrator (voice)

1981

The Day After Trinity as Self - Narrator (voice)

1980

The Return of the King as Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)

1979

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
Jack Frost as Kubla Kraus / Father Winter (voices)

1978

Hardware Wars as Narrator Award
The Ghost of Flight 401 as Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
The Stingiest Man in Town as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

1977

The Hobbit as Bombur/Troll #1 (voice) Award
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey as Santa Claus / Olaf / Donkey Dealer (voice)
Fantastic Animation Festival as Opening Narration

1976

Rudolph's Shiny New Year as Santa Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six
Frosty's Winter Wonderland as Jack Frost
The First Easter Rabbit as Zero / Santa (voice)
The Milpitas Monster as Narrator (voice)
Casey at the Bat as Narrator

1975

Breakheart Pass as Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited) Award

1972

Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid as Iguana (voice)
A Fish Story as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Rain Rain, Go Away as Charlie Beary / Junior (voice)
Unlucky Potluck as Charlie Beary / Junior Beary / Boss (voice)
Let Charlie Do It as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)

1971

Here Comes Peter Cottontail as Colonel Wellington's Assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
The Point as Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes as Singer of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
The Bungling Builder as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Moochin' Pooch as Charlie Beary (voice)
Charlie the Rainmaker as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Pillsbury's Magic Circus as The Pillsbury Doughboy

1970

Beneath the Planet of the Apes as Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice) Award
Tora! Tora! Tora! as Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited) Award
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town as Mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice) Award
Patton as voice (uncredited)
Colossus: The Forbin Project as Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians as W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)
Charlie's Golf Classic as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Charlie in Hot Water as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)

1969

The Comic as Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
Frosty the Snowman as Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
It's Tough to Be a Bird as Life Erikson
Gopher Broke as Charlie Beary (voice)
Charlie's Campout as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Cool It, Charlie as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)

1968

Wild in the Streets as Narrator (voice)
The Little Drummer Boy as Aaron's Father / Magi / Ali (voice)
The Mouse on the Mayflower as (voice)
The Magic Pear Tree as Jean Navarro
Bugged in a Rug as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Jerky Turkey as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice) (uncredited)
Pacifically Peeking as Moby Duck

1967

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Award
Cricket on the Hearth as Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
Le Quiet Squad as Commissioner / Doctor (voice)
A Salute to Alaska as Narrator
Le Escape Goat as Commissioner (voice)
Sacré Bleu Cross as Hassan the Assassin (voice)
Bomb Voyage as Commissioner (voice)
The Bear That Wasn't as Narrator / Bear / Additional Voices (voice)
Window Pains as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Mouse in the House as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)

1966

Grand Prix as Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited) Award
The Man Called Flintstone as Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
Dimension 5 as Big Buddha (voice) (uncredited)
Foot Brawl as Charlie Beary / Junior Beary (voice)
Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat as Captain Clamity / Crab Louie (voice)
Cirrhosis of the Louvre as Commissioner (voice)
Unsafe and Seine as Commissioner / Pub Waiter / Patrons (voice)
Ape Suzette as Cockney Sailor (voice)
Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux as Commissioner (voice)
Plastered in Paris as Commissioner (voice)
That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame as Commissioner (voice)
The Pique Poquette of Paris as Spider Pierre (voice)

1965

The War Lord as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Once a Thief as Voice of Luke (Uncredited)
E Flat Elephants as Charlie, Ape
The Sword of Ali Baba as Narrator (voice)
Guest Who? as Charlie Beary (voice)
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation as Weft / Wight / Wong (voice)
Sink Pink as Hunter / Native Bearer (voice)
Pink Panzer as Neighbor / Devil (voice)
Freewayphobia as Narrator (voice)
Pinkfinger as Narrator (voice)
Eggs Benedict as Eggs Benedict, Fred, Cop
Goofy's Freeway Troubles as Narrator (voice)
Davey Cricket as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)

1964

The Carpetbaggers as Narrator (voice)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet as Crusty (voice)
The Night Walker as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Rendezvous in Space as Mr. Space / Astronaut (voice)
Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle as Charlie Beary (voice)
Rah Rah Ruckus as Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Everybody Loves It as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Everybody Loves It as Narrator

1963

The Goose Is Wild as Charlie Beary (voice)
Charlie's Mother-in-Law as Charlie Beary / Pete / Police Officer (voice)
The Truth About Mother Goose as Ludwig Von Drake
Fly With Von Drake as Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
The Secret Weapon as Voices
Goose in the Rough as Charlie Beary (voice)

1962

The Manchurian Candidate as Narrator (voice) Award
Taras Bulba as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Award
Night of the Eagle as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Gay Purr-ee as Meowrice (voice)
The Magic Sword as Sir Ulrich of Germany (voice)
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol as Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
A Symposium on Popular Songs as Ludwig Von Drake
A Public Affair as Narrator (voice)
The World's Greatest Sinner as Narrator
Man Is His Own Worst Enemy as Ludwig Von Drake / Radio voices (voice)
Mother's Little Helper as Charlie Beary (voice)
Mouse Blanche as Ignatz Mouse / Officer Pupp
Von Drake in Spain as Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Take Me To Your Gen'rul
Fowled-Up Birthday as Charlie Beary (voice)
Carnival Time as Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
Punchy Pooch as Doc (voice)
Pest of Show as Doc (voice)
Corny Concerto as Doc (voice)
The Hunting Instinct as Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
The Hat
Keeping Up with Krazy as Ignatz Mouse / Officer Pupp (voice) (uncredited)

1961

One Hundred and One Dalmatians as Dirty Dawson (voice) Award
Atlantis: The Lost Continent as Narrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
The Absent-Minded Professor as PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Famous Ghost Stories as Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice) (segment 'Tormented')
Kids Is Kids as Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Tricky Trout as Wally Walrus (voice)
Doc's Last Stand as Doc / Indians / Narrator (voice)
Clash and Carry as Wally Walrus (voice)
Tin Can Concert as Doc (voice)

1960

The Time Machine as Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited) Award
Pollyanna as Barker (Voice) (Uncredited) Award
Tormented as Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice)
Where the Boys Are as Narrator (uncredited)
Goliath II as The Mouse
Tale of a Wolf as Barnyard Dog (voice)
Ballyhooey as (voice)
Freeloading Feline as (voices)
Fowled Up Falcon as (voice)
Bats in the Belfry as (voice)
The Adventures of Sam Space as Voice

1959

Some Like It Hot as Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited) Award
Operation Petticoat as Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited) Award
Gigantis, the Fire Monster as Commander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)
Donald in Mathmagic Land as The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator
Mouse Trapped as Doc (voice)
Noah's Ark as Noah / God
Witty Kitty as Doc / Cat (voice)
Space Mouse as Doc (voice)
Eyes in Outer Space as Narrator (voice)
Attack of the Jungle Women as Narrator

1958

Space Master X-7 as Dr. Charles T. Pommer

1957

Beginning of the End as Helicopter Pilot (voice)
The 27th Day as Radio Newscaster Ward Mason
Rodan! The Flying Monster! as Nishimura / Suda / Dr. Tanaka / Air Force officer / Kitahara (voice)
Disneyland: Mars and Beyond as Narrator

1956

The Harder They Fall as Priest (uncredited) Award
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers as Alien (voice) (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers as Alien (voice)
Francis in the Haunted House as Francis (voice)
Blue Cat Blues as Voices
Down Beat Bear as 1st Radio Announcer

1955

The Scarlet Coat as Narrator (voice)
Jump Into Hell as TV News Broadcaster (voice)
Cellbound as The Prisoner / George the Warden / The Little Wife (voice) (uncredited)

1954

Suddenly as Benny Conklin Award
Riot in Cell Block 11 as Guard Monroe
The Farm of Tomorrow as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Casey Bats Again as Narrator (voice)
Social Lion as Various Voices
Sleepy-Time Squirrel as Barney Bear / Jimmy Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
Homesteader Droopy as narrator
The Impossible Possum as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)

1953

The War of the Worlds as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer Award
Cobs and Robbers as Barney Bear / Joe Scarecrow / Crows (voice) (uncredited)
Barney's Hungry Cousin as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Wee-Willie Wildcat as Barney Bear / William Wildcat (voice) (uncredited)
Heir Bear as Barney Bear / Gopher / Tax Collector (voice) (uncredited)
The Missing Mouse as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
T.V. of Tomorrow as Narrator (voice)
Life with Tom as (voice) (uncredited)
Half-Pint Palomino as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)

1952

Assignment: Paris as Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)
The Star as Richard Stanley
Busybody Bear as Barney Bear / Buck Beaver (voice) (uncredited)
Cruise Cat as Ship's Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Smitten Kitten as Jerry's Devil Conscience (voice) (uncredited)
Magical Maestro as Additional Voices
A Case for Hypnosis as Doc Tweedle

1951

The Thing from Another World as Prof. Voorhees
His Kind of Woman as Corley (uncredited)
When Worlds Collide as Narrator/U.S. President (voice)
A Place in the Sun as Reverend Morrison
Utopia as Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
Sleepy-Time Tom as Light-Brown Cat (voice) (uncredited)
His Mouse Friday as Jerry / Cannibals (voice) (uncredited)
Jerry's Cousin as Cousin Muscles (voice)
Inside India as Professor Lightskull

1950

Force of Evil as Elevator operator
Hunt the Man Down as Packard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero as Radio Narrator (uncredited)
Jerry and the Lion as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1949

Red Light as Bellhop (uncredited)

1947

Mickey and the Beanstalk as Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
Crazy with the Heat as Oasis Soda Fountain Proprietor
Uncle Tom's Cabana as Uncle Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Should Husbands Marry? as Radio announcer

1946

The Hick Chick as Bull (voice) (uncredited)

1945

The Shooting of Dan McGoo as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wild and Woolfy as Joe Wolf / Bar Patrons (voice) (uncredited)

1942

A Hollywood Detour as Narrator (uncredited)

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The War of the Worlds
The Manchurian Candidate
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Some Like It Hot
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
The Time Machine
Suddenly
The Last Unicorn
Operation Petticoat
Breakheart Pass

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