Acting

Paul Frees

Born June 22, 1920 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died November 2, 1986 · aged 66

Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), 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 …

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One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians · 1961

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

MovieAdventureAnimation

When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot · 1959

Some Like It Hot

MovieComedyRomance

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds · 1953

The War of the Worlds

MovieScience FictionAction

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! · 1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

MovieWarHistory

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

Patton

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate · 1962

The Manchurian Candidate

MovieThrillerDrama

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn · 1982

The Last Unicorn

MovieFantasyAnimation

A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes · 1970

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

MovieAdventureScience Fiction

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.

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One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians · 1961

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

MovieAdventureAnimation

When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

Dirty Dawson (voice)

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot · 1959

Some Like It Hot

MovieComedyRomance

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds · 1953

The War of the Worlds

MovieScience FictionAction

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! · 1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

MovieWarHistory

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)

Patton

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.

Voice (uncredited)

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate · 1962

The Manchurian Candidate

MovieThrillerDrama

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

Narrator (voice)

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn · 1982

The Last Unicorn

MovieFantasyAnimation

A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

Mabruk (voice)

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes · 1970

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

MovieAdventureScience Fiction

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.

Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)

The Time Machine

The Time Machine · 1960

The Time Machine

MovieThrillerAdventure

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun · 1951

A Place in the Sun

MovieDramaRomance

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

Reverend Morrison

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall · 1956

The Harder They Fall

Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.

Priest (uncredited)

The Return of the King

The Return of the King · 1980

The Return of the King

MovieAnimationFantasy

Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.

Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! · 1956

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

MovieScience FictionHorror

During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.

Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)

The Flight of Dragons

The Flight of Dragons · 1982

The Flight of Dragons

MovieAnimationFantasy

The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so the green wizard, Carolinus, decides to shield it for all time. Ommadon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peter's job to defeat Ommadon.

Solarius / Antiquity (voice)

The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World · 1951

The Thing from Another World

MovieDramaHorror

Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.

Prof. Voorhees

Grand Prix

Grand Prix · 1966

MovieDramaAction

The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate's wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti, a French contestant who has previously won two world titles.

Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Colossus: The Forbin Project · 1970

Colossus: The Forbin Project

MovieScience FictionThriller

The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

Colossus (voice) (uncredited)

Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat · 1959

Operation Petticoat

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)

Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass · 1975

Breakheart Pass

MovieThrillerWestern

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.

Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)

The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor · 1961

The Absent-Minded Professor

MovieComedyFamily

Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.

PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)

The Hobbit

The Hobbit · 1977

MovieFamilyFantasy

The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place called Middle-Earth before he is compelled to go on a quest to find a treasure buried deep in the heart of the Lonely Mountain.

Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods · 1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

MovieComedyCrime

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman · 1969

Frosty the Snowman

MovieFamilyAnimation

A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, the magic snowman and Karen, a young girl whom he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the North Pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!

Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman · 1951

His Kind of Woman

MovieCrimeComedy

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.

Corley (uncredited)

Knight Rider

Knight Rider · 1982

SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

K.A.R.R.

Dragnet

Dragnet · 1951

SeriesDramaCrime

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

The Bullwinkle Show

The Bullwinkle Show · 1959

The Bullwinkle Show

SeriesAnimationKids

A variety show, with the main feature being the serialized adventures of the two title characters, the anthropomorphic moose Bullwinkle and flying squirrel Rocky. The main adversaries in most of their adventures are the Russian-like spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. Supporting segments include Dudley Do-Right, Peabody's Improbable History, and Fractured Fairy Tales, among others.

Boris Badenov (voice)

The Flintstones

The Flintstones · 1960

The Flintstones

SeriesFamilyAnimation

The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.

Mr. Granite / TV Announcer (voice)

Get Smart

Get Smart · 1965

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.

Greenstreet Character / Lorre Character (voice) (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents · 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

SeriesMysteryDrama

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

Swanson (voice) (uncredited)

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends · 1959

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

SeriesAnimationComedy

Rocky, a plucky flying squirrel and Bullwinkle, a bumbling but lovable moose, have a series of ongoing adventures.

Boris Badenov (voice)

The Millionaire

The Millionaire · 1955

The Millionaire

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.

Martin B. Martin / John Beresford Tipton

The Mr. Magoo Show

The Mr. Magoo Show · 1960

The Mr. Magoo Show

SeriesAnimation

The Mister Magoo Show is an American animated television series which was produced from November 7, 1960 to February 2, 1962. A single episode included five five-minute shorts and could either be aired together with bumpers as a single half-hour show, or it could be split up with one short aired each weekday, along with other cartoons. It was produced by United Productions of America.

Studio 57

Studio 57 · 1954

SeriesDramaFamily

Studio 57 is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 1954 to September 1955, and in syndication from 1955 to 1956.

City Detective

City Detective · 1953

SeriesDramaCrime

Crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant.

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie · 1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered Blade, by Monte Barrett. The series stars Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie. The series initially portrayed Jim Bowie as something of an outdoors-man, riding his horse through the wilderness near his home in Opelousas, where he would stumble across someone needing his assistance. He was aided by the Bowie Knife, his ever-present weapon. He designed it in the first episode, The Birth of the Blade.

Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment · 1952

Dangerous Assignment

SeriesAction & Adventure

A U.S. government agent travels the world on undercover missions in this 1950s series. Star Brian Donlevy originated the role on radio in the '40s.

Top Cat

Top Cat · 1961

SeriesAnimationComedy

Top Cat, known as T.C. to his alley cat friends, is a mischievous prankster who lives in a trash can in the alley ways of New York City. He and his alley-cat cohorts think of get rich schemes and assorted pranks which are mostly involving and aimed at Officer Dibble, their nemesis and friend. T.C. manages to get out of his tight situations with hilarity and charm and even helps Dibble on occasion who is underscored by his overbearing sergeant...

The Impossibles

The Impossibles · 1966

The Impossibles

The Impossibles was a series of animated cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1966 and aired on American television by CBS. The series of shorts appeared as part of Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles.

The Gumby Show

The Gumby Show · 1956

SeriesFamilyAnimation

Innovative "Claymation" adventures of Gumby and his horse Pokey.

(voice)

The Secret Squirrel Show

The Secret Squirrel Show · 1965

The Secret Squirrel Show

SeriesAnimationComedy

The half-hour The Secret Squirrel Show included three individual cartoon segments: "Secret Squirrel", "Squiddly Diddly" and "Winsome Witch".

Double Q (voice)

The Inspector

The Inspector · 1965

SeriesAnimationComedy

Vocals

The Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four · 1967

The Fantastic Four

SeriesAnimationKids

The first animated series based on Marvel's comic book series Fantastic Four.

The Thing (voice)

Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles

Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles · 1966

Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles

SeriesAnimationComedy

Boy genius Buzz Conroy’s powerful robot, Frankenstein Jr. cranks into action along with a group of crime fighting superheroes disguised as a beatnik rock group, The Impossibles, making hot-rockin’ musical justice!

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney · 1961

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney · 1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.

Narrator (voice)

The Jackson 5ive

The Jackson 5ive · 1971

The Jackson 5ive

SeriesAnimationComedy

The Jackson 5ive was a Saturday morning cartoon series produced by Rankin/Bass and Motown Productions on ABC from September 11, 1971 until 14 October 1972; a fictionalized portrayal of the careers of Motown recording group The Jackson 5. The series was rebroadcast in syndication through Worldvision Enterprises during the 1984–1985 Saturday morning season, during a period when Michael Jackson was riding a major wave of popularity as a solo artist. The series was animated mainly in London at the studios of Halas and Batchelor, and some animation done at Estudios Moro, Barcelona, Spain. The director was Spanish-American Robert Balser.

(voice)

The Dudley Do-Right Show

The Dudley Do-Right Show · 1969

The Dudley Do-Right Show