Paul Frees

Known for

Acting

Born

June 22, 1920

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

November 2, 1986 (aged 66)

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...

Best known work

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

Filmography

2025
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
as Auctioneer (voice) / Pirate Skull (voice)
2015
3-D Rarities
as (archive footage)
2007
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
as Joe Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Ludwig Von Drake / Herman (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2003
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
as True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Creature (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1992
Larry Harmon's Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown
as Narrator
1991
Disney’s Coyote Tales
as Mouse (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1987
The Puppetoon Movie
as Arnie the Dinosaur / Pillsbury Doughboy (voice)
1986
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
as Self / Narrator (voice)
1986
Disney's DTV Valentine
as Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
1983
The Wind in the Willows
as Wayfarer (voice)
1983
Twice Upon a Time
as Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
1983
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
as Trailer Announcer
1982
The Last Unicorn
as Mabruk (voice)
1982
The Case of Dashiell Hammett
as Narrator (voice)
1982
Knight RiderTV
as K.A.R.R. (1 episode)
1982
The Flight of Dragons
as Solarius / Antiquity (voice)
1982
Woody Woodpecker and Friends
as Various Voices
1982
Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey
as Narrator (voice)
1980
The Day After Trinity
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1980
The Return of the King
as Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
1979
Jack Frost
as Kubla Kraus / Father Winter (voices)
1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
1978
The Stingiest Man in Town
as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
1978
The Ghost of Flight 401
as Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)