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