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Paul Frees
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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.
- 275 titles
- 271 Acting
- 2 Sound
- 1 Directing
Acting (271)
Dirty Dawson (voice)
Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
K.A.R.R.
Voice (uncredited)
Mr. Granite / TV Announcer (voice) / Mr. Rockenschpeel / Mr. Bedrock / TV Announcer (voice)
Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Prof. Voorhees
Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
Mabruk (voice)
Various character voices (uncredited, English version)
Greenstreet Character / Lorre Character (voice) (uncredited)
Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)
Reverend Morrison
Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
Singer of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
Mary's Father (voice) (uncredited) / Swanson (voice) (uncredited) / Train Station Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)
Narrator/U.S. President (voice)
PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Alien (voice) (uncredited) / Alien (voice)
Aaron's Father / Magi / Samson / Joshua / Baba / Others (voice)
Priest (uncredited)
Elevator operator
The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator (voice)
Benny Conklin
Solarius / Antiquity (voice)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Santa Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kubla Kraus / Father Winter (voices)
The Thing (voice)
Crusty (voice)
Jack Frost
TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Corley (uncredited)
Double Q (voice) / Double-Q
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Guard Monroe
Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
Meowrice (voice)
Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice)
Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
Lightning (voice) (uncredited)
Boris Badenov (voice)
Narrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
Muscles / Muscle Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Additional Voices
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sir Ulrich of Germany (voice)
Richard Stanley
Santa Claus / Olaf / Donkey Dealer (voice)
Jerry's Thoughts (voice) (uncredited)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Ship's Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Jerry / Cannibals (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Helicopter Pilot (voice)
Commander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator
Radio Newscaster Ward Mason
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (uncredited)
District Attorney (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) / Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Mouse
Voice of Luke (Uncredited)
Oasis Soda Fountain Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Wolf / Bar Patrons (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Colonel Wellington's Assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
Various Voices
Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
narrator
Bellhop (uncredited)
The Prisoner / George the Warden / The Little Wife (voice) (uncredited)
Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
(voice)
Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
Packard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited)
Leif Erikson
Narrator / Bear / Additional Voices (voice)
Uncle Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Ludwig Von Drake
Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Various Voices
Hunter / Native Bearer (voice)
Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
Alistair
Big Buddha (voice) (uncredited)
Neighbor / Devil (voice)
Narrator
Noah / God
Dr. Charles T. Pommer
(voice)
John Lennon / George Harrison (voice) (uncredited)
Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
Zero / Santa (voice)
Weft / Wight / Wong (voice)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wayfarer (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Arnie the Dinosaur / Pillsbury Doughboy (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
(voice)
Francis (voice)
Narrator
Jean Navarro
True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Creature (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator
Barney Bear / Buck Beaver (voice) (uncredited)
TV News Broadcaster (voice)
Barney Bear / Jimmy Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
Charlie / Junior Beary
Ludwig Von Drake / Herman (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Barney Bear / William Wildcat (voice) (uncredited)
Bakaar (voice)
Radio Narrator (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Captain Clamity / Crab Louie (voice)
Bailiff
Joe Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
The Commissioner (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
(voice)
Wally Walrus (voice)
Barney Bear / Joe Scarecrow / Crows (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator / Newsreader (voice)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Narrator
(voice)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Barney Bear / Gopher / Tax Collector (voice) (uncredited)
Martin B. Martin / John Beresford Tipton / John Beresford Tipton
Spider Pierre (voice)
Commissioner (voice)
Doc (voice)
Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice) (segment 'Tormented')
Commissioner (voice)
Narrator
Nishimura / Suda / Dr. Tanaka / Air Force officer / Kitahara (voice)
Radio announcer
Doc (voice)
Fred
Barnyard Dog (voice)
Commissioner (voice)
Boris Badenov (voice)
(voice)
Narrator (voice)
Commissioner / Pub Waiter / Patrons (voice)
Doc / Cat (voice)
Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Cockney Sailor (voice)
Commissioner (voice)
Commissioner (voice)
Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
Doc / Indians / Narrator (voice)
Opening Narration
(voices)
Commissioner / Doctor (voice)
Auctioneer (voice) / Pirate Skull (voice)
Commissioner (voice)
Doc (voice)
Hassan the Assassin (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Doc (voice)
Charlie Beary / Junior Beary / Boss (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Additional Voices (Voice)
Narrator
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Ignatz Mouse / Officer Pupp (voice) (uncredited)
Ignatz Mouse / Offissa Pupp (voice)
Narrator
Doc (voice)
Doc (voice)
Mr. Space / Astronaut (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Voice
W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)
Trailer Announcer
Iguana (voice)
Narrator
Narrator
Charlie, Ape
Eggs Benedict, Fred, Cop
Moby Duck
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Voices
Baron Otto Matic
Sound (2)
Songs
Vocals
Directing (1)
Writing (1)
Production (1)
Executive production
Appearances (3)
Self - Narrator (voice)
(archive footage)
Self / Narrator (voice)
