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)
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Barnyard Horse (voice) (uncredited)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Dirty Dawson (voice)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
Operation Petticoat
(1959)
Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)
Grand Prix
(1966)
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Breakheart Pass
(1975)
Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
Pollyanna
(1960)
Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
The Time Machine
(1960)
Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
Patton
(1970)
voice (uncredited)
The Last Unicorn
(1982)
Mabruk (voice)
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Narrator (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
Uncle Tom's Cabana
(1947)
Uncle Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey and the Beanstalk
(1947)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
Should Husbands Marry?
(1947)
Radio announcer
Force of Evil
(1948)
Elevator operator
Jerry and the Lion
(1950)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
(1950)
Packard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero
(1950)
Radio Narrator (uncredited)
His Mouse Friday
(1951)
Jerry / Cannibals (voice) (uncredited)
Jerry's Cousin
(1951)
Cousin Muscles (voice)
Sleepy-Time Tom
(1951)
Light-Brown Cat (voice) (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
(1951)
Reverend Morrison
The Thing from Another World
(1951)
Prof. Voorhees
When Worlds Collide
(1951)
Narrator/U.S. President (voice)
His Kind of Woman
(1951)
Corie
Utopia
(1951)
Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
Smitten Kitten
(1952)
Jerry's Devil Conscience (voice) (uncredited)
Cruise Cat
(1952)
Ship's Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Star
(1952)
Richard Stanley
A Case for Hypnosis
(1952)
Doc Tweedle
Assignment: Paris
(1952)
Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)
Busybody Bear
(1952)
Barney Bear / Buck Beaver (voice) (uncredited)
Magical Maestro
(1952)
Additional Voices
Life with Tom
(1953)
(voice) (uncredited)
The Missing Mouse
(1953)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
T.V. of Tomorrow
(1953)
Narrator (voice)
Wee-Willie Wildcat
(1953)
Barney Bear / William Wildcat (voice) (uncredited)
Heir Bear
(1953)
Barney Bear / Gopher / Tax Collector (voice) (uncredited)
Barney's Hungry Cousin
(1953)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Cobs and Robbers
(1953)
Barney Bear / Joe Scarecrow / Crows (voice) (uncredited)
Half-Pint Palomino
(1953)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Riot in Cell Block 11
(1954)
Guard Monroe
Suddenly
(1954)
Benny Conklin
Social Lion
(1954)
Various Voices
Casey Bats Again
(1954)
Narrator (voice)
Homesteader Droopy
(1954)
narrator
The Farm of Tomorrow
(1954)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sleepy-Time Squirrel
(1954)
Barney Bear / Jimmy Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
Cellbound
(1955)
The Prisoner / George the Warden / The Little Wife (voice) (uncredited)
Jump Into Hell
(1955)
TV News Broadcaster (voice)
The Scarlet Coat
(1955)
Narrator (voice)
Blue Cat Blues
(1956)
Voices
Down Beat Bear
(1956)
1st Radio Announcer
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
(1956)
Alien (voice)
The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Priest (uncredited)
Beginning of the End
(1957)
Helicopter Pilot (voice)
The 27th Day
(1957)
Radio Newscaster Ward Mason
Disneyland: Mars and Beyond
(1957)
Narrator
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
(1957)
Police Chief Nishimura (Voice)
Space Master X-7
(1958)
Dr. Charles T. Pommer
Donald in Mathmagic Land
(1959)
The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator
Noah's Ark
(1959)
Noah / God
Attack of the Jungle Women
(1959)
Narrator
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
Mouse Trapped
(1959)
Doc (voice)
Witty Kitty
(1959)
Doc / Cat (voice)
Space Mouse
(1959)
Doc (voice)
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)
Eyes in Outer Space
(1959)
Narrator (voice)
Goliath II
(1960)
The Mouse
The Adventures of Sam Space
(1960)
Voice
The Time Machine
(1960)
Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Fowled Up Falcon
(1960)
(voice)
Bats in the Belfry
(1960)
(voice)
Ballyhooey
(1960)
(voice)
Freeloading Feline
(1960)
(voices)
Pollyanna
(1960)
Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)
Where the Boys Are
(1960)
Narrator (uncredited)
Tormented
(1960)
Frank Hubbard (uncredited) (voice)
Tale of a Wolf
(1960)
Barnyard Dog (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
(1961)
Narrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
Tin Can Concert
(1961)
Doc (voice)
The Absent-Minded Professor
(1961)
PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Clash and Carry
(1961)
Wally Walrus (voice)
Tricky Trout
(1961)
Wally Walrus (voice)
Doc's Last Stand
(1961)
Doc / Indians / Narrator (voice)
Kids Is Kids
(1961)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Tin Can Concert Presents: The Cinderella Overture by Rossini
(1961)
(voice)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Dirty Dawson (voice)
Gay Purr-ee
(1962)
Meowrice (voice)
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
(1962)
Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
A Symposium on Popular Songs
(1962)
Ludwig Von Drake
Corny Concerto
(1962)
Doc (voice)
Pest of Show
(1962)
Doc (voice)
Punchy Pooch
(1962)
Doc (voice)
Fowled-Up Birthday
(1962)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Mother's Little Helper
(1962)
Charlie Beary (voice)
The Magic Sword
(1962)
Sir Ulrich of Germany (voice)
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Sinner
(1962)
Narrator
The Hat
(1962)
Take Me To Your Gen'rul
(1962)
Mouse Blanche
(1962)
Ignatz Mouse / Officer Pupp
A Public Affair
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
The Hunting Instinct
(1962)
Ludwig Von Drake(voice)
Night of the Eagle
(1962)
Prologue Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
The Secret Weapon
(1963)
Voices
Charlie's Mother-in-Law
(1963)
Charlie Beary / Pete / Police Officer (voice)
Goose in the Rough
(1963)
Charlie Beary (voice)
The Goose Is Wild
(1963)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Fly With Von Drake
(1963)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Everybody Loves It
(1964)
Narrator
Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle
(1964)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Rah Rah Ruckus
(1964)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
(1964)
Crusty (voice)
The Carpetbaggers
(1964)
Narrator (voice)
Rendezvous in Space
(1964)
Mr. Space / Astronaut (voice)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(1964)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Night Walker
(1964)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Barnyard Horse (voice) (uncredited)
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
(1965)
Weft / Wight / Wong (voice)
Pinkfinger
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Sink Pink
(1965)
Hunter / Native Bearer (voice)
Pink Panzer
(1965)
Neighbor / Devil (voice)
Guest Who?
(1965)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Davey Cricket
(1965)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Once a Thief
(1965)
Voice of Luke (Uncredited)
Goofy's Freeway Troubles
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Freewayphobia
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
The War Lord
(1965)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Sword of Ali Baba
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
The Beatles Cartoons
(1965)
John Lennon
The Man Called Flintstone
(1966)
Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
Cirrhosis of the Louvre
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
Ape Suzette
(1966)
Cockney Sailor (voice)
That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
Unsafe and Seine
(1966)
Commissioner / Pub Waiter / Patrons (voice)
Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat
(1966)
Captain Clamity / Crab Louie (voice)
The Pique Poquette of Paris
(1966)
Spider Pierre (voice)
Plastered in Paris
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
Foot Brawl
(1966)
Charlie Beary / Junior Beary (voice)
Dimension 5
(1966)
Big Buddha (voice) (uncredited)
Grand Prix
(1966)
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
The Bear That Wasn't
(1967)
Narrator
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)
Mouse in the House
(1967)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Window Pains
(1967)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Cricket on the Hearth
(1967)
Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1967)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Little Drummer Boy
(1968)
Aaron's Father / Magi / Ali (voice)
The Magic Pear Tree
(1968)
Jean Navarro
The Mouse on the Mayflower
(1968)
(voice)
Jerky Turkey
(1968)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Bugged in a Rug
(1968)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Wild in the Streets
(1968)
Narrator (voice)
Pacifically Peeking
(1968)
Moby Duck
Frosty the Snowman
(1969)
Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
It's Tough to Be a Bird
(1969)
Life Erikson
Cool It, Charlie
(1969)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Charlie's Campout
(1969)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Gopher Broke
(1969)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
(1970)
Mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)
Charlie's Golf Classic
(1970)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Charlie in Hot Water
(1970)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Patton
(1970)
voice (uncredited)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
(1970)
W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(1970)
Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
(1970)
Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
The Point
(1971)
Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
(1971)
Colonel Wellington's assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
Moochin' Pooch
(1971)
Charlie Beary (voice)
The Bungling Builder
(1971)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Charlie the Rainmaker
(1971)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
(1971)
Singer of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
Pillsbury's Magic Circus
(1971)
The Pillsbury Doughboy
Let Charlie Do It
(1972)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (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)
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
(1972)
Iguana (voice)
Breakheart Pass
(1975)
Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
(1976)
Santa Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
(1976)
Jack Frost
The First Easter Rabbit
(1976)
Zero / Santa (voice)
The Milpitas Monster
(1976)
Narrator (voice)
The Hobbit
(1977)
Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
Fantastic Animation Festival
(1977)
Opening Narration
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
(1977)
Santa Claus / Olaf / Donkey dealer (voice)
The Stingiest Man in Town
(1978)
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Hardware Wars
(1978)
Narrator
The Ghost of Flight 401
(1978)
Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
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)
The Last Unicorn
(1982)
Mabruk (voice)
Woody Woodpecker and Friends
(1982)
Various Voices
Current Affairs: The Case of Dashiell Hammett
(1982)
Narrator (voice)
Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey
(1982)
Narrator (voice)
The Wind in the Willows
(1983)
Wayfarer (voice)
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
(1983)
Trailer Announcer
Twice Upon a Time
(1983)
Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
The Flight of Dragons
(1984)
Solarius / Antiquity (voice)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
(1985)
Self / Narrator (voice)
Disney's DTV Valentine
(1986)
Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (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)
Writing
Directing