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Paul Frees
Frees in a rare onscreen appearance in Suddenly (1954)
Born
Solomon Hersh Frees
(1920-06-22)June 22, 1920
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
November 2, 1986(1986-11-02) (aged 66)
Tiburon, California, U.S.
Other names
The Man of a Thousand Voices
Solomon Hersh Frees
Solomon Frees
Paul Hersh Frees
Buddy Green
Occupations
Actor
comedian
impressionist
vaudevillian
Years active
1942–1986
Spouses
Anelle McCloud
(m. 1943; died 1945)
Kleda June Hansen
(m. 1947; div. 1950)
Joyce Schultz
(m. 1951, divorced)
Jeri J. Cole
(m. 1967; div. 1969)
Beverly T. Marlow
(m. 1971)
Children
2
Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian. He is known for his work on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walter Lantz, Rankin/Bass 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.[1] Frees was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", though the appellation was more commonly bestowed on Mel Blanc.[2]
^"Paul Frees". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 5, 1986. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014.
^Reinehr, Robert C.; Swartz, John D. (2008). The A to Z of Old Time Radio. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-8108-7616-3.
Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), better known as PaulFrees, was an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian. He...
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usually grouped together, as Boris and Natasha. He was originally voiced by PaulFrees. The character was created by Bill Scott, who based his appearance on...
classic work of Middle Eastern literature. The cast includes Henry Corden, PaulFrees, Frank Gerstle, Shari Lewis, Jay North and John Stephenson. Once a peaceful...
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pun-based titles to identify each upcoming segment and a narrator (voiced by PaulFrees and later by William Conrad), who often interacted with the characters...
best known as the current voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy, succeeding PaulFrees and Jeff Bergman, and as Procter & Gamble's silent spokesman, The Cheer...
belly. The Doughboy was originally designed by Milt Schaffer Voice actor PaulFrees was chosen to be Fresh's voice. Stop-motion animator Jim Danforth was...
voice actor PaulFrees dubbed the voice of Dr. Who in the American version. In an interview with Reason on the making of this film, PaulFrees did almost...
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