Paul Frees
Acting
Born: June 22, 1920 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: November 2, 1986 (aged 66)
Highest Rated
Biography
Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), known professionally as Paul Frees, was an American actor, voice actor, impressionist and screenwriter. He is best known for his voice work in cartoons during the Golden Age of Animation. Like Mel Blanc, he was sometimes referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices". Born in Chicago, Illinois, Frees started his entertainment career as a vaudeville impressionist and in 1942 began working on Hollywood radio series. After being drafted into the U.S. Army in World War II, he was wounded in action and eventually resumed his work in radio upon his return to the states. Frees appeared in over 250 films, cartoons and TV episodes, although he had few on-screen appearances and often went uncredited. He was also frequently enlisted to re-dub actors' performances, such as Tony Curtis' dialogue as Josephine in the 1959 film Some Like it Hot. That same year, Frees co-wrote and directed the film The Beatniks, his only feature film. Frees had a long career with Walt Disney Studios, providing the voice for Ludwig Von Drake and other characters, narrating short films, and supplying many voices for Disney theme park attractions, most notably the Ghost Host in The Haunted Mansion, various voices in Pirates of the Caribbean, and the narrator for both Adventure Thru Innerspace and Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln. On TV, Frees worked with Jay Ward Productions, providing the voice of Boris Badenov and other characters in various series, and also supplied many voices for Rankin/Bass cartoon specials. He also appeared in TV commercials and was the original voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy and the second voice of Froot Loops mascot Toucan Sam (after Mel Blanc). Frees was married five times and had two children via his third wife, voice actress Joyce Schultz. In his later years, Frees suffered from multiple health issues. He died in Tiburon, California, on November 2, 1986, at age 66, from an overdose of pain medication. He was cremated and his remains were scattered over the Pacific Ocean.
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
Some Like It Hot
1959
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
Knight Rider
1982
Patton
1970
The Flintstones
1960
The Time Machine
1960
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
The War of the Worlds
1953
The Thing from Another World
1951
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
The Last Unicorn
1982
Photos (2)
Movies (199)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Dirty Dawson (voice)
Some Like It Hot
Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
The War of the Worlds
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
Patton
Voice (uncredited)
The Time Machine
Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
The Manchurian Candidate
Narrator (voice)
The Last Unicorn
Mabruk (voice)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Singer of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
The Flight of Dragons
Solarius / Antiquity (voice)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
Grand Prix
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
Priest (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
Reverend Morrison
The Hobbit
Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
The War Lord
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Breakheart Pass
Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
Operation Petticoat
Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)
The Return of the King
Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
Blood and Black Lace
Various character voices (uncredited, English version)
Frosty the Snowman
Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
Pollyanna
Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)
The Absent-Minded Professor
PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
Prof. Voorhees
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Alien (voice) (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Alien (voice)
When Worlds Collide
Narrator/U.S. President (voice)
Jet Pilot
1957
Taras Bulba
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey and the Beanstalk
Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
Smitten Kitten
Jerry's Devil Conscience (voice) (uncredited)
Donald in Mathmagic Land
The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator (voice)
His Kind of Woman
Corley (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Crusty (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Narrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
Suddenly
Benny Conklin
Force of Evil
Elevator operator
The Toast of New Orleans
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Where the Boys Are
Narrator (uncredited)
Tormented
Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice)
The Carpetbaggers
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Man Called Flintstone
Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
The Magic Sword
Sir Ulrich of Germany (voice)
Riot in Cell Block 11
Guard Monroe
The 27th Day
Radio Newscaster Ward Mason
Twice Upon a Time
Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Commander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)
The Comic
Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
The Missing Mouse
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Gay Purr-ee
Meowrice (voice)
The Stingiest Man in Town
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
The Night Walker
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
District Attorney (uncredited)
Punchy Pooch
Doc (voice)
Once a Thief
Voice of Luke (Uncredited)
Assignment: Paris
Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Ludwig Von Drake / Herman (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Jack Frost
Kubla Kraus / Father Winter (voices)
Heir Bear
Barney Bear / Gopher / Tax Collector (voice) (uncredited)
Cruise Cat
Ship's Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Homesteader Droopy
narrator
Sleepy-Time Tom
Light-Brown Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
The Scarlet Coat
Narrator (voice)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Santa Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six
The Wind in the Willows
Wayfarer (voice)
Blondie's Hero
Radio Narrator (uncredited)
Night of the Eagle
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Creature (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Famous Ghost Stories
Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice) (segment 'Tormented')
Dimension 5
Big Buddha (voice) (uncredited)
Mars and Beyond
Narrator
Blue Cat Blues
Voices
Francis in the Haunted House
Francis (voice)
Jerry's Cousin
Cousin Muscles (voice)
Red Light
Bellhop (uncredited)
Jerry and the Lion
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Sleepy-Time Squirrel
Barney Bear / Jimmy Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
Packard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited)
The Puppetoon Movie
Arnie the Dinosaur / Pillsbury Doughboy (voice)
Mouse Trapped
Doc (voice)
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Jack Frost
The Ghost of Flight 401
Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Nishimura / Suda / Dr. Tanaka / Air Force officer / Kitahara (voice)
Down Beat Bear
1st Radio Announcer
Freewayphobia
Narrator (voice)
Beginning of the End
Helicopter Pilot (voice)
The Star
Richard Stanley
His Mouse Friday
Jerry / Cannibals (voice) (uncredited)
Barney's Hungry Cousin
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
The Little Drummer Boy
Aaron's Father / Magi / Samson / Joshua / Baba / Others (voice)
The Point
Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
Cellbound
The Prisoner / George the Warden / The Little Wife (voice) (uncredited)
Pinkfinger
Narrator (voice)
Robinson Crusoeland
Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
T.V. of Tomorrow
Narrator (voice)
A Symposium on Popular Songs
Ludwig Von Drake
Ape Suzette
Cockney Sailor (voice)
Cricket on the Hearth
Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
It's Tough to Be a Bird
Leif Erikson
Wee-Willie Wildcat
Barney Bear / William Wildcat (voice) (uncredited)
Corny Concerto
Doc (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
Auctioneer (voice)/Pirate Skull (voice)
3-D Rarities
(archive footage)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
Joe Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Half-Pint Palomino
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Magical Maestro
Additional Voices
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Colonel Wellington's Assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
Life with Tom
(voice) (uncredited)
Wild and Woolfy
Joe Wolf / Bar Patrons (voice) (uncredited)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)
The Beatniks
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
The Farm of Tomorrow
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cobs and Robbers
Barney Bear / Joe Scarecrow / Crows (voice) (uncredited)
The Sword of Ali Baba
Narrator (voice)
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
Uncle Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Sink Pink
Hunter / Native Bearer (voice)
The Hick Chick
Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Goliath II
The Mouse
Tale of a Wolf
Barnyard Dog (voice)
Ballyhooey
(voice)
The Impossible Possum
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Sinner
Narrator
Rendezvous in Space
Mr. Space / Astronaut (voice)
Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Various Voices
Space Master X-7
Dr. Charles T. Pommer
Hardware Wars
Narrator
The Hunting Instinct
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Eyes in Outer Space
Narrator (voice)
Jump Into Hell
TV News Broadcaster (voice)
Noah's Ark
Noah / God
Goofy's Freeway Troubles
Narrator (voice)
Wild in the Streets
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Santa Claus / Olaf / Donkey Dealer (voice)
A Public Affair
Narrator (voice)
Crazy with the Heat
Oasis Soda Fountain Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
Disney's DTV Valentine
Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
Sacré Bleu Cross
Hassan the Assassin (voice)
Social Lion
Various Voices
The Milpitas Monster
Narrator (voice)
E Flat Elephants
Charlie, Ape
Le Escape Goat
Commissioner (voice)
The Mouse on the Mayflower
(voice)
Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux
Commissioner (voice)
Pink Panzer
Neighbor / Devil (voice)
Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat
Captain Clamity / Crab Louie (voice)
Unsafe and Seine
Commissioner / Pub Waiter / Patrons (voice)
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
Trailer Announcer
The Inspector
The Commissioner (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Tin Can Concert
Doc (voice)
Bomb Voyage
Commissioner (voice)
The First Easter Rabbit
Zero / Santa (voice)
Duck Flies Coop
Narrator / Newsreader (voice)
The Magic Pear Tree
Jean Navarro
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
Weft / Wight / Wong (voice)
That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame
Commissioner (voice)
Plastered in Paris
Commissioner (voice)
Pest of Show
Doc (voice)
Fantastic Animation Festival
Opening Narration
The Pique Poquette of Paris
Spider Pierre (voice)
Busybody Bear
Barney Bear / Buck Beaver (voice) (uncredited)
Everybody Loves It
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Everybody Loves It
Narrator
Casey Bats Again
Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Sam Space
Voice
The Secret Weapon
Voices
Attack of the Jungle Women
Narrator
Space Mouse
Doc (voice)
The Bear That Wasn't
Narrator / Bear / Additional Voices (voice)
Witty Kitty
Doc / Cat (voice)
Le Quiet Squad
Commissioner / Doctor (voice)
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
Iguana (voice)
Freeloading Feline
(voices)
Should Husbands Marry?
Radio announcer
Cirrhosis of the Louvre
Commissioner (voice)
Keeping Up with Krazy
Ignatz Mouse / Officer Pupp (voice) (uncredited)
Fowled Up Falcon
(voice)
Pacifically Peeking
Moby Duck
Kids Is Kids
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Bats in the Belfry
(voice)
Clash and Carry
Wally Walrus (voice)
Doc's Last Stand
Doc / Indians / Narrator (voice)
Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict, Fred, Cop
A Salute to Alaska
Narrator
Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey
Narrator (voice)
Larry Harmon's Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown
Narrator
A-Hunting We Won't Go
Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Unlucky Potluck
Charlie Beary / Junior Beary / Boss (voice)
Fly With Von Drake
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Casey at the Bat
Narrator
TV Shows (49)
Dragnet
2 eps
Knight Rider
K.A.R.R. · 1 eps
The Flintstones
Mr. Granite / TV Announcer (voice) · 1 eps
The Flintstones
Mr. Rockenschpeel / Mr. Bedrock / TV Announcer (voice) · 1 eps
Get Smart
Greenstreet Character / Lorre Character (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Bullwinkle Show
Boris Badenov (voice) · 815 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Swanson (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mary's Father (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Train Station Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Radio Announcer (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Martin B. Martin / John Beresford Tipton · 1 eps
The Millionaire
John Beresford Tipton · 207 eps
Studio 57
1 eps
City Detective
1 eps
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
Boris Badenov (voice) · 163 eps
Dangerous Assignment
1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
The Mr. Magoo Show
130 eps
Top Cat
3 eps
The Gumby Show
(voice) · 109 eps
The Secret Squirrel Show
Double Q (voice)
The Secret Squirrel Show
Double-Q · 78 eps
The Fantastic Four
The Thing (voice) · 20 eps
The Impossibles
36 eps
Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
54 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited) · 3 eps
Run, Joe, Run
Narrator · 26 eps
Mr. Terrific
Narrator · 17 eps
The Whistler
1 eps
The Jackson 5ive
(voice) · 23 eps
The Dudley Do-Right Show
39 eps
Hoppity Hooper
13 eps
General Electric Theater
2 eps
The Beatles
John Lennon / George Harrison (voice) (uncredited) · 39 eps
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1 eps
Arabian Knights
Bakaar (voice) · 18 eps
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
4 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bailiff · 1 eps
Krazy Kat
Ignatz Mouse / Offissa Pupp (voice) · 50 eps
Aesop and Son
Additional Voices (Voice) · 39 eps
The Beary Family
Charlie / Junior Beary · 28 eps
George of the Jungle
Alistair · 17 eps
Fractured Flickers
26 eps
Super Chicken
Fred · 17 eps
Calvin and the Colonel
23 eps
The Osmonds
17 eps
Tom Slick
Baron Otto Matic · 17 eps
