Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1920-06-22
- Day of Death1986-11-02 (66 years)
- Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
- Also Known AsSolomon Hersh FreesSolomon FreesPaul Hersh FreesPaul H. FreesBuddy GreenSolomon Hersh
Paul Frees
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2021
Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3
As: Narrator / Various
- 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) (uncredited)
- 2003
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
As: True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Creature (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1992
Larry Harmon's Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown
As: Narrator
- 1987
The Wind in the Willows
As: Wayfarer (voice)
- 1987
The Puppetoon Movie
As: Arnie the Dinosaur / Pillsbury Doughboy (voice)
- 1986
Disney's DTV Valentine
As: Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
1983Twice Upon a Time
As: Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
1983What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
As: Trailer Announcer
1982The Last Unicorn
As: Mabruk (voice)
1982The Case of Dashiell Hammett
As: Narrator (voice)
1982Knight Rider
As: K.A.R.R.
1982The Flight of Dragons
As: Solarius / Antiquity (voice)
1982Woody Woodpecker and Friends
As: Various Voices
1982Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey
As: Narrator (voice)
1980The Return of the King
As: Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
1979Jack Frost
As: Kubla Kraus / Father Winter (voices)
1979Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
As: Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
1978The Stingiest Man in Town
As: Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
1978The Ghost of Flight 401
As: Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
1978Hardware Wars
As: Narrator
1977Rudolph's Shiny New Year
As: Santa Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six
1977Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
As: Santa Claus / Olaf / Donkey Dealer (voice)
1977The Hobbit
As: Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
1977Fantastic Animation Festival
As: Opening Narration
1976Frosty's Winter Wonderland
As: Jack Frost
1976The Milpitas Monster
As: Narrator (voice)
1976The First Easter Rabbit
As: Zero / Santa (voice)
1976Casey at the Bat
As: Narrator
1975Breakheart Pass
As: Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
1974Run, Joe, Run
As: Narrator
1972Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
As: Iguana (voice)
1971The Jackson 5ive
As: (voice)
1971The Abominable Dr. Phibes
As: Singer of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
1971Here Comes Peter Cottontail
As: Colonel Wellington's Assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
1971The Point
As: Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
As: Mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)
- 1970
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
As: Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
1970Colossus: The Forbin Project
As: Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
1970The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
As: W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!
As: Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
- 1970
Patton
As: Voice (uncredited)
1969It's Tough to Be a Bird
As: Life Erikson
1969Frosty the Snowman
As: Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
1969The Comic
As: Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
1968The Little Drummer Boy
As: Aaron's Father / Magi / Ali (voice)
1968The Mouse on the Mayflower
As: (voice)
1968Pacifically Peeking
As: Moby Duck
1968Arabian Knights
As: Bakaar (voice)
1968Wild in the Streets
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1968The Magic Pear Tree
As: Jean Navarro
1967The Bear That Wasn't
As: Narrator / Bear / Additional Voices (voice)
1967Cricket on the Hearth
As: Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
1967Fantastic Four
As: The Thing (voice)
1967Tom Slick
As: Baron Otto Matic
1967Super Chicken
As: Fred
1967The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1967Le Escape Goat
As: Commissioner (voice)
1967Bomb Voyage
As: Commissioner (voice)
1967Le Quiet Squad
As: Commissioner / Doctor (voice)
1967A Salute to Alaska
As: Narrator
1967Sacré Bleu Cross
As: Hassan the Assassin (voice)
1967Mr. Terrific
As: Narrator
1967George of the Jungle
As: Alistair
1966Grand Prix
As: Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
1966Unsafe and Seine
As: Commissioner / Pub Waiter / Patrons (voice)
1966That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame
As: Commissioner (voice)
1966Dimension 5
As: Big Buddha (voice) (uncredited)
1966The Pique Poquette of Paris
As: Spider Pierre (voice)
1966The Man Called Flintstone
As: Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
1966Ape Suzette
As: Cockney Sailor (voice)
1966Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux
As: Commissioner (voice)
1966Plastered in Paris
As: Commissioner (voice)
1966Cirrhosis of the Louvre
As: Commissioner (voice)
1966Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat
As: Captain Clamity / Crab Louie (voice)
1965The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
As: Weft / Wight / Wong (voice)
1965The Inspector
As: The Commissioner (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1965The War Lord
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1965The Secret Squirrel Show
As: Double Q (voice)
- 1965
The Secret Squirrel Show
As: Double-Q
1965The Beatles
As: John Lennon / George Harrison (voice) (uncredited)
1965Goofy's Freeway Troubles
As: Narrator (voice)
1965Pink Panzer
As: Neighbor / Devil (voice)
1965Pinkfinger
As: Narrator (voice)
1965Once a Thief
As: Voice of Luke (Uncredited)
1965Sink Pink
As: Hunter / Native Bearer (voice)
1965The Sword of Ali Baba
As: Narrator (voice)
1965Freewayphobia
As: Narrator (voice)
1965Eggs Benedict
As: Eggs Benedict, Fred, Cop
1965E Flat Elephants
As: Charlie, Ape
1964The Night Walker
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1964Rendezvous in Space
As: Mr. Space / Astronaut (voice)
1964Robin and the 7 Hoods
As: Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1964Everybody Loves It
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1964
Everybody Loves It
As: Narrator
1964The Carpetbaggers
As: Narrator (voice)
1964The Incredible Mr. Limpet
As: Crusty (voice)
1963The Truth About Mother Goose
As: Ludwig Von Drake
1963Fly With Von Drake
As: Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
1963The Thrill of It All
As: TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1963The Secret Weapon
As: Voices
1962A Symposium on Popular Songs
As: Ludwig Von Drake
1962Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
As: Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
1962Taras Bulba
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1962Corny Concerto
As: Doc (voice)
1962Gay Purr-ee
As: Meowrice (voice)
1962The Manchurian Candidate
As: Narrator (voice)
1962Man Is His Own Worst Enemy
As: Ludwig Von Drake / Radio voices (voice)
1962Punchy Pooch
As: Doc (voice)
1962Keeping Up with Krazy
As: Ignatz Mouse / Officer Pupp (voice) (uncredited)
1962Krazy Kat
As: Ignatz Mouse / Offissa Pupp (voice)
1962The Hunting Instinct
As: Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
1962The World's Greatest Sinner
As: Narrator
1962Night of the Eagle
As: Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1962Von Drake in Spain
As: Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
1962The Magic Sword
As: Sir Ulrich of Germany (voice)
1962The Beary Family
As: Charlie / Junior Beary
1962Carnival Time
As: Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
1962A Public Affair
As: Narrator (voice)
1962Pest of Show
As: Doc (voice)
1961Famous Ghost Stories
As: Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice) (segment 'Tormented')
1961Doc's Last Stand
As: Doc / Indians / Narrator (voice)
1961Kids Is Kids
As: Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
1961Tin Can Concert
As: Doc (voice)
1961Atlantis: The Lost Continent
As: Narrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
1961Clash and Carry
As: Wally Walrus (voice)
- 1961
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
As: Dirty Dawson (voice)
1961The Absent-Minded Professor
As: PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
1960Where the Boys Are
As: Narrator (uncredited)
1960Fowled Up Falcon
As: (voice)
1960The Flintstones
As: Mr. Granite / TV Announcer (voice)
- 1960
The Flintstones
As: Mr. Rockenschpeel / Mr. Bedrock / TV Announcer (voice)
1960Tormented
As: Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice)
1960The Adventures of Sam Space
As: Voice
1960Bats in the Belfry
As: (voice)
1960Freeloading Feline
As: (voices)
- 1960
The Time Machine
As: Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
1960Pollyanna
As: Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)
1960Tale of a Wolf
As: Barnyard Dog (voice)
1960Goliath II
As: The Mouse
1960Ballyhooey
As: (voice)
1959Mouse Trapped
As: Doc (voice)
1959Operation Petticoat
As: Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)
1959The Bullwinkle Show
As: Boris Badenov (voice)
1959The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
As: Boris Badenov (voice)
1959Noah's Ark
As: Noah / God
1959Space Mouse
As: Doc (voice)
1959Attack of the Jungle Women
As: Narrator
1959Donald in Mathmagic Land
As: The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator (voice)
1959Eyes in Outer Space
As: Narrator (voice)
1959The Beatniks
As: Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
1959Gigantis, the Fire Monster
As: Commander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)
- 1959
Some Like It Hot
As: Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
1959Duck Flies Coop
As: Narrator / Newsreader (voice)
1959Witty Kitty
As: Doc / Cat (voice)
1958Space Master X-7
As: Dr. Charles T. Pommer
1957Mars and Beyond
As: Narrator
1957Rodan! The Flying Monster!
As: Nishimura / Suda / Dr. Tanaka / Air Force officer / Kitahara (voice)
1957Beginning of the End
As: Helicopter Pilot (voice)
1957The 27th Day
As: Radio Newscaster Ward Mason
1956Blue Cat Blues
As: Voices
1956Down Beat Bear
As: 1st Radio Announcer
1956Francis in the Haunted House
As: Francis (voice)
1956Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
As: Alien (voice) (uncredited)
- 1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
As: Alien (voice)
1956The Harder They Fall
As: Priest (uncredited)
1956Gumby
As: (voice)
1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
As: Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
1955Cellbound
As: The Prisoner / George the Warden / The Little Wife (voice) (uncredited)
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Mary's Father (voice) (uncredited)
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Swanson (voice) (uncredited)
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Train Station Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1955The Scarlet Coat
As: Narrator (voice)
1955Jump Into Hell
As: TV News Broadcaster (voice)
1955The Millionaire
As: Martin B. Martin / John Beresford Tipton
- 1955
The Millionaire
As: John Beresford Tipton
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Narrator (voice)
1954Social Lion
As: Various Voices
1954The Farm of Tomorrow
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1954Suddenly
As: Benny Conklin
1954Homesteader Droopy
As: narrator
1954Sleepy-Time Squirrel
As: Barney Bear / Jimmy Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
1954Casey Bats Again
As: Narrator (voice)
1954The Impossible Possum
As: Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1954Riot in Cell Block 11
As: Guard Monroe
1953Life with Tom
As: (voice) (uncredited)
1953Half-Pint Palomino
As: Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1953The War of the Worlds
As: Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
1953Wee-Willie Wildcat
As: Barney Bear / William Wildcat (voice) (uncredited)
1953T.V. of Tomorrow
As: Narrator (voice)
1953Heir Bear
As: Barney Bear / Gopher / Tax Collector (voice) (uncredited)
1953Cobs and Robbers
As: Barney Bear / Joe Scarecrow / Crows (voice) (uncredited)
1953Barney's Hungry Cousin
As: Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1953The Missing Mouse
As: Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1952Busybody Bear
As: Barney Bear / Buck Beaver (voice) (uncredited)
1952The Star
As: Richard Stanley
1952Cruise Cat
As: Ship's Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1952Assignment: Paris
As: Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)
1952Smitten Kitten
As: Jerry's Devil Conscience (voice) (uncredited)
1952Magical Maestro
As: Additional Voices
1951Utopia
As: Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Bailiff
1951When Worlds Collide
As: Narrator/U.S. President (voice)
1951His Kind of Woman
As: Corley (uncredited)
1951His Mouse Friday
As: Jerry / Cannibals (voice) (uncredited)
1951A Place in the Sun
As: Reverend Morrison
1951Sleepy-Time Tom
As: Light-Brown Cat (voice) (uncredited)
1951Jerry's Cousin
As: Cousin Muscles (voice)
1951The Thing from Another World
As: Prof. Voorhees
1951The Company She Keeps
As: Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
1950Hunt the Man Down
As: Packard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited)
1950Force of Evil
As: Elevator operator
1950The Toast of New Orleans
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1950Jerry and the Lion
As: Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1950Blondie's Hero
As: Radio Narrator (uncredited)
1949Red Light
As: Bellhop (uncredited)
1947Should Husbands Marry?
As: Radio announcer
1947Mickey and the Beanstalk
As: Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
1947Crazy with the Heat
As: Oasis Soda Fountain Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
1947Uncle Tom's Cabana
As: Uncle Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1946The Hick Chick
As: Bull (voice) (uncredited)
1945Wild and Woolfy
As: Joe Wolf / Bar Patrons (voice) (uncredited)
1945The Shooting of Dan McGoo
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1943A-Hunting We Won't Go
As: Crow (voice) (uncredited)
1942A Hollywood Detour
As: Narrator (uncredited)