Paul Frees

Deceased · Born: Jun 22, 1920 · Died: Nov 2, 1986

Personal Details

Born Jun 22, 1920 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Spouse

Beverly Teresa Marlow
( Jun 15, 1971 to Nov 2, 1986 )
Jeri Jene Cole
( Sep 5, 1967 to Mar 1, 1969 )
Joyce Terry
( Feb 27, 1951 to Apr 29, 2024 )
Kleda June Hansen
( Feb 10, 1947 to Feb 23, 1950 )
Audrey Anelle McLeod
( Aug 1, 1943 to Sep 20, 1945 )

Biography

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". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Career

acting

2024

2016

The Inspector as Weft

2015

3-D Rarities as (archive footage)

1987

The Puppetoon Movie

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

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows as Wayfarer (voice)

1986

DTV Valentine as Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)

1983

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time as Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)

1982

Woody Woodpecker and His Friends

Woody Woodpecker and His Friends as Various Voices

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn as Mabruk (voice)

Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey

Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey as Narrator (voice)

1981

The Day After Trinity

The Day After Trinity as Narrator (voice)

1980

The Return of the King

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

1979

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)

Jack Frost as Kubla Kraus / Father Winter (voice)

1978

The Stingiest Man in Town

The Stingiest Man in Town as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

Hardware Wars as Narrator

1977

Fantastic Animation Festival

Fantastic Animation Festival as Opening Narration

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey as Santa Claus / Olaf / Donkey dealer (voice)

The Hobbit as Bombur/Troll #1

1976

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

Frosty's Winter Wonderland as Jack Frost

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

Rudolph's Shiny New Year as Santa Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six

The Milpitas Monster

The Milpitas Monster as Narrator (voice)

1974

Run, Joe, Run as Narrator

1971

The Point as Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Here Comes Peter Cottontail as Colonel Wellington's assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)

Jackson 5ive as Berry Gordy

1970

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians as W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town as Mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)

1969

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman as Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)

1968

The Little Drummer Boy

The Little Drummer Boy as Aaron's Father / Magi / Ali (voice)

Mouse on the Mayflower

Mouse on the Mayflower as (voice)

Arabian Knights

Arabian Knights as Bakaar (voice)

1967

Cricket on the Hearth

Cricket on the Hearth as Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)

Family Planning

Family Planning as Narrator

Tom Slick as Baron Otto Matic

Fantastic Four as The Thing (voice)

Super Chicken as Fred

George of the Jungle

George of the Jungle as Alistair

Mr. Terrific as Narrator

1966

The Man Called Flintstone

The Man Called Flintstone as Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)

Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles

Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles

1965

The Sword of Ali Baba

The Sword of Ali Baba as Narrator and Various Male Voices

Goofy's Freeway Troubles

Goofy's Freeway Troubles as Narrator (voice)

Freewayphobia #1

Freewayphobia #1 as Narrator (voice)

1964

Everybody Loves It

Everybody Loves It as Narrator

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

The Incredible Mr. Limpet as Crusty (voice)

1962

A Symposium on Popular Songs

A Symposium on Popular Songs as Ludwig Von Drake

Gay Purr-ee as Meowrice (voice)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol as Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)

Krazy Kat as Ignatz Mouse and Officer Pupp

The Beary Family

The Beary Family as Charlie / Junior Beary

1961

Disneyland as Ludwig Von Drake (voice)

Calvin and the Colonel

Calvin and the Colonel

1960

Goliath II as The Mouse

The Time Machine

The Time Machine as Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)

The Flintstones

The Flintstones

1959

Donald in Mathmagic Land

Donald in Mathmagic Land as The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator

Disneyland as Radio Voices

Eyes in Outer Space

Eyes in Outer Space as Narrator

Attack of the Jungle Women

Attack of the Jungle Women as Narrator

Noah's Ark as Noah / God

Rocky and His Friends

Rocky and His Friends as Boris Badenov (voice)

1958

Space Master X-7

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

1957

Disneyland as Narrator (voice)

1956

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers as Alien (voice)

The Gumby Show as (voice)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Swanson (voice) (uncredited)

1955

24 Hour Alert as Flight controller

The Millionaire

The Millionaire as John Beresford Tipton

1954

Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11 as Guard Monroe

Serpent Island as Kirk Ellis

Social Lion as Various Voices

Suddenly as Benny Conklin

Casey Bats Again

Casey Bats Again as Narrator (voice)

1953

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds as Second Radio Reporter and Opening Announcer

1952

The Star as Richard Stanley

1950

Primitive Pluto

Primitive Pluto as Primo

1947

Mickey and the Beanstalk

Mickey and the Beanstalk as Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)

Crazy with the Heat

Crazy with the Heat as Oasis Soda Fountain Proprietor

appearances

1985

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

directing

1960

The Beatniks as Director, Writer