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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Known For
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(1970)
Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Dirty Dawson (voice)
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Barnyard Horse (voice) (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
The Time Machine
(1960)
Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
(1971)
Singer of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
Patton
(1970)
voice (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
(1951)
Prof. Voorhees
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
(1956)
Alien (voice)
The Hobbit
(1977)
Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
Utopia
(1951)
Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
Grand Prix
(1966)
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
A Hollywood Detour
(1942)
Narrator (uncredited)
Wild and Woolfy
(1945)
Joe Wolf / Bar Patrons (voice) (uncredited)
The Hick Chick
(1946)
Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Crazy with the Heat
(1947)
Oasis Soda Fountain Proprietor
Mickey and the Beanstalk
(1947)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
Should Husbands Marry?
(1947)
Radio announcer
Uncle Tom's Cabana
(1947)
Uncle Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Force of Evil
(1948)
Elevator operator
Blondie's Hero
(1950)
Radio Narrator (uncredited)
Jerry and the Lion
(1950)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
(1950)
Packard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
(1951)
Prof. Voorhees
Utopia
(1951)
Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
(1951)
Reverend Morrison
Sleepy-Time Tom
(1951)
Light-Brown Cat (voice) (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
(1951)
Corie
His Mouse Friday
(1951)
Jerry / Cannibals (voice) (uncredited)
When Worlds Collide
(1951)
Narrator/U.S. President (voice)
Jerry's Cousin
(1951)
Cousin Muscles (voice)
The Star
(1952)
Richard Stanley
Busybody Bear
(1952)
Barney Bear / Buck Beaver (voice) (uncredited)
A Case for Hypnosis
(1952)
Doc Tweedle
Smitten Kitten
(1952)
Jerry's Devil Conscience (voice) (uncredited)
Cruise Cat
(1952)
Ship's Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Assignment: Paris
(1952)
Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)
Magical Maestro
(1952)
Additional Voices
Cobs and Robbers
(1953)
Barney Bear / Joe Scarecrow / Crows (voice) (uncredited)
Barney's Hungry Cousin
(1953)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Heir Bear
(1953)
Barney Bear / Gopher / Tax Collector (voice) (uncredited)
Wee-Willie Wildcat
(1953)
Barney Bear / William Wildcat (voice) (uncredited)
Half-Pint Palomino
(1953)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
T.V. of Tomorrow
(1953)
Narrator (voice)
The Missing Mouse
(1953)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Life with Tom
(1953)
(voice) (uncredited)
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Suddenly
(1954)
Benny Conklin
Riot in Cell Block 11
(1954)
Guard Monroe
Homesteader Droopy
(1954)
narrator
Social Lion
(1954)
Various Voices
Casey Bats Again
(1954)
Narrator (voice)
The Farm of Tomorrow
(1954)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sleepy-Time Squirrel
(1954)
Barney Bear / Jimmy Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
Jump Into Hell
(1955)
TV News Broadcaster (voice)
Cellbound
(1955)
The Prisoner / George the Warden / The Little Wife (voice) (uncredited)
The Scarlet Coat
(1955)
Narrator (voice)
Down Beat Bear
(1956)
1st Radio Announcer
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
(1956)
Alien (voice)
Blue Cat Blues
(1956)
Voices
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Priest (uncredited)
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
(1957)
Police Chief Nishimura (Voice)
The 27th Day
(1957)
Radio Newscaster Ward Mason
Beginning of the End
(1957)
Helicopter Pilot (voice)
Disneyland: Mars and Beyond
(1957)
Narrator
Space Master X-7
(1958)
Dr. Charles T. Pommer
Eyes in Outer Space
(1959)
Narrator (voice)
Noah's Ark
(1959)
Noah / God
Donald in Mathmagic Land
(1959)
The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator
Attack of the Jungle Women
(1959)
Narrator
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
(1959)
Doctor Kyohei Yamane, Commander of Osaka's SDF Terasawa, President of Fishery Koehi Yamaji (voices)
Operation Petticoat
(1959)
Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)
Space Mouse
(1959)
Doc (voice)
Mouse Trapped
(1959)
Doc (voice)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
Witty Kitty
(1959)
Doc / Cat (voice)
Fowled Up Falcon
(1960)
(voice)
Ballyhooey
(1960)
(voice)
Tale of a Wolf
(1960)
Barnyard Dog (voice)
The Time Machine
(1960)
Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Where the Boys Are
(1960)
Narrator (uncredited)
Bats in the Belfry
(1960)
(voice)
The Adventures of Sam Space
(1960)
Voice
Tormented
(1960)
Frank Hubbard (uncredited) (voice)
Goliath II
(1960)
The Mouse
Freeloading Feline
(1960)
(voices)
Pollyanna
(1960)
Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)
Doc's Last Stand
(1961)
Doc / Indians / Narrator (voice)
Tin Can Concert
(1961)
Doc (voice)
The Absent-Minded Professor
(1961)
PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Tricky Trout
(1961)
Wally Walrus (voice)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Dirty Dawson (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
(1961)
Narrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
Kids Is Kids
(1961)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Clash and Carry
(1961)
Wally Walrus (voice)
Tin Can Concert Presents: The Cinderella Overture by Rossini
(1961)
(voice)
Pest of Show
(1962)
Doc (voice)
Corny Concerto
(1962)
Doc (voice)
Punchy Pooch
(1962)
Doc (voice)
A Public Affair
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
The World's Greatest Sinner
(1962)
Narrator
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
A Symposium on Popular Songs
(1962)
Ludwig Von Drake
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
(1962)
Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
The Hat
(1962)
Night of the Eagle
(1962)
Prologue Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Gay Purr-ee
(1962)
Meowrice (voice)
The Hunting Instinct
(1962)
Ludwig Von Drake(voice)
Take Me To Your Gen'rul
(1962)
The Magic Sword
(1962)
Sir Ulrich of Germany (voice)
Mother's Little Helper
(1962)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mouse Blanche
(1962)
Ignatz Mouse / Officer Pupp
Fowled-Up Birthday
(1962)
Charlie Beary (voice)
The Secret Weapon
(1963)
Voices
Fly With Von Drake
(1963)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Goose in the Rough
(1963)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Charlie's Mother-in-Law
(1963)
Charlie Beary / Pete / Police Officer (voice)
The Goose Is Wild
(1963)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle
(1964)
Charlie Beary (voice)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
(1964)
Crusty (voice)
Rendezvous in Space
(1964)
Mr. Space / Astronaut (voice)
Rah Rah Ruckus
(1964)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(1964)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Everybody Loves It
(1964)
Narrator
The Night Walker
(1964)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Barnyard Horse (voice) (uncredited)
The Carpetbaggers
(1964)
Narrator (voice)
Freewayphobia
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Guest Who?
(1965)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Sink Pink
(1965)
Hunter / Native Bearer (voice)
Pinkfinger
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Pink Panzer
(1965)
Neighbor / Devil (voice)
Davey Cricket
(1965)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
The Beatles Cartoons
(1965)
John Lennon
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
(1965)
Weft / Wight / Wong (voice)
Once a Thief
(1965)
Voice of Luke (Uncredited)
The War Lord
(1965)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Sword of Ali Baba
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Goofy's Freeway Troubles
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Foot Brawl
(1966)
Charlie Beary / Junior Beary (voice)
That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
The Pique Poquette of Paris
(1966)
Spider Pierre (voice)
Unsafe and Seine
(1966)
Commissioner / Pub Waiter / Patrons (voice)
Plastered in Paris
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
Cirrhosis of the Louvre
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat
(1966)
Captain Clamity / Crab Louie (voice)
Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
Ape Suzette
(1966)
Cockney Sailor (voice)
The Man Called Flintstone
(1966)
Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
Grand Prix
(1966)
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Dimension 5
(1966)
Big Buddha (voice) (uncredited)
Mouse in the House
(1967)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Bomb Voyage
(1967)
Commissioner (voice)
Le Quiet Squad
(1967)
Commissioner / Doctor (voice)
Le Escape Goat
(1967)
Commissioner (voice)
Sacré Bleu Cross
(1967)
Hassan the Assassin (voice)
Cricket on the Hearth
(1967)
Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
The Bear That Wasn't
(1967)
Narrator
Window Pains
(1967)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1967)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jerky Turkey
(1968)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
The Magic Pear Tree
(1968)
Jean Navarro
The Mouse on the Mayflower
(1968)
(voice)
Pacifically Peeking
(1968)
Moby Duck
The Little Drummer Boy
(1968)
Aaron's Father / Magi / Ali (voice)
Wild in the Streets
(1968)
Narrator (voice)
Bugged in a Rug
(1968)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Cool It, Charlie
(1969)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Gopher Broke
(1969)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Charlie's Campout
(1969)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
It's Tough to Be a Bird
(1969)
Life Erikson
Frosty the Snowman
(1969)
Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
Charlie in Hot Water
(1970)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Charlie's Golf Classic
(1970)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(1970)
Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
(1970)
Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
(1970)
Mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
Patton
(1970)
voice (uncredited)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
(1970)
W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)
Moochin' Pooch
(1971)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Charlie the Rainmaker
(1971)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
(1971)
Colonel Wellington's assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
The Bungling Builder
(1971)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Pillsbury's Magic Circus
(1971)
The Pillsbury Doughboy
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
(1971)
Singer of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
The Point
(1971)
Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
(1972)
Iguana (voice)
Rain Rain, Go Away
(1972)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
A Fish Story
(1972)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Unlucky Potluck
(1972)
Charlie Beary / Junior Beary / Boss (voice)
Let Charlie Do It
(1972)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Breakheart Pass
(1975)
Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
The Milpitas Monster
(1976)
Narrator (voice)
The First Easter Rabbit
(1976)
Zero / Santa (voice)
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
(1976)
Jack Frost
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
(1976)
Santa Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
(1977)
Santa Claus / Olaf / Donkey dealer (voice)
Fantastic Animation Festival
(1977)
Opening Narration
The Hobbit
(1977)
Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
Hardware Wars
(1978)
Narrator
The Ghost of Flight 401
(1978)
Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
The Stingiest Man in Town
(1978)
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Jack Frost
(1979)
Kubla Kraus / Father Winter (voice)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
(1979)
Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
The Return of the King
(1980)
Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
The Day After Trinity
(1981)
Narrator (voice)
Current Affairs: The Case of Dashiell Hammett
(1982)
Narrator (voice)
The Last Unicorn
(1982)
Mabruk (voice)
Woody Woodpecker and Friends
(1982)
Various Voices
Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey
(1982)
Narrator (voice)
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
(1983)
Trailer Announcer
The Wind in the Willows
(1983)
Wayfarer (voice)
Twice Upon a Time
(1983)
Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
The Flight of Dragons
(1984)
Solarius / Antiquity (voice)
Disney's DTV Valentine
(1986)
Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
(1986)
Self / Narrator (voice)
The Puppetoon Movie
(1987)
Arnie the Dinosaur / Pillsbury Doughboy (voice)
Disney’s Coyote Tales
(1991)
Mouse (voice)
Larry Harmon's Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown
(1992)
Narrator
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
(2003)
True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Creature (archive sound)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
(2004)
Ludwig Von Drake / Herman (voice) (archive sound)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
(2007)
Joe Wolf (Most Common Antagonist)
3-D Rarities
(2015)
(archive footage)
Directing
Writing