Paul Frees

Biography

Actor, composer, songwriter, voiceover artist and author. He joined ASCAP in 1956, and his chief musical collaborators included Tony Romano, Ruby Raksin, Walter Gross, and Ed Brandt. His popular-song compositions include "Hollywood Soliloquy", "The Clown", "Drowning My Sorrow", and "Voice in the Wind".

66years old at death

Born June 22, 1920Chicago
Died November 2, 1986Tiburon
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Solomon Hersh Frees

Movie Career

Films: 43
Career span: 39 years1948 to 1987

Genres

Animation44%, 19 films
Family33%, 14 films
Adventure30%, 13 films
Drama30%, 13 films
Comedy23%, 10 films

First and latest

Paul Frees movies on Netflix

The Puppetoon Movie1987IMDb rating 7.1as Arnie the Dinosaur… (voice)
The Flight of Dragons1982IMDb rating 7.6as Antiquity
The Last Unicorn1982IMDb rating 7.3as Mabruk (voice)
The Return of the King1980IMDb rating 5.7as Orc / Goblin / Uruk-Hai / Captain Shagrat / Lieutenant Snaga / Orc Sergeant / Lord Elrond (voice)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July1979IMDb rating 6.3as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
Hardware Wars1978IMDb rating 6.9as Narrator (voice)
The Hobbit1977IMDb rating 6.7as Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
Frosty's Winter Wonderland1976IMDb rating 6.8as Jack Frost
Rudolph's Shiny New Year1976IMDb rating 6.6as Santa Claus
Here Comes Peter Cottontail1971IMDb rating 7.3as Colonel Bunny's Assistant / Fireman / Father at Thanksgiving Table / Santa Claus (voice)
The Point1971IMDb rating 7.5as Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
Colossus: The Forbin Project1970IMDb rating 7.1as Colossus (voice)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town1970IMDb rating 7.7as Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsby / Soldiers / Townsmen / Doctor (voice)
Frosty the Snowman1969IMDb rating 7.3as Santa Claus
The Little Drummer Boy1968IMDb rating 6.9as Aaron's Father, the Magi
The Mouse on the Mayflower1968IMDb rating 6.8as Thunder Mouse… (voice)
Wild in the Streets1968IMDb rating 5.9as Narrator (voice)
The Man Called Flintstone1966IMDb rating 6.5as Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
Once a Thief1965IMDb rating 6.5as Voice of Luke
The War Lord1965IMDb rating 6.6as Narrator (voice)
Flight from Ashiya1964IMDb rating 5.4as Narrator (voice)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet1964IMDb rating 6.5as Crusty (voice)
The Night Walker1964IMDb rating 6.3as Narrator (voice)
Gay Purr-ee1962IMDb rating 6.7as Meowrice… (voice)
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol1962IMDb rating 7.6as Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Old Joe / Undertaker (voice)
Night of the Eagle1962IMDb rating 6.9as Prologue Narrator (voice)
Taras Bulba1962IMDb rating 6.3as Narrator (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent1961IMDb rating 5.5as Narrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
The Time Machine1960IMDb rating 7.5as Talking Rings (voice)
Tormented1960IMDb rating 4.9as Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice)
Donald in Mathmagic Land1959IMDb rating 7.8as The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator (voice)
The 27th Day1957IMDb rating 6.2as Radio Newscaster Ward Mason
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers1956IMDb rating 6.3as Alien (voice)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956IMDb rating 6.3as Unidentified Character (voice)
The Harder They Fall1956IMDb rating 7.5as Priest
Riot in Cell Block 111954IMDb rating 7.0as Guard Monroe
Suddenly1954IMDb rating 6.8as Benny Conklin
The War of the Worlds1953IMDb rating 7.0as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
The Star1952IMDb rating 6.9as Richard Stanley
A Place in the Sun1951IMDb rating 7.7as Rev. Morrison
His Kind of Woman1951IMDb rating 7.0as Corley
The Thing from Another World1951IMDb rating 7.0as Prof. Voorhees
Force of Evil1948IMDb rating 7.2as Elevator operator

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Frosty the Snowman1969 Animation, Comedy, Familyas Santa Claus
IMDb rating 7.325K votes
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town1970 Animation, Family, Fantasyas Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsby / Soldiers / Townsmen / Doctorvoice
IMDb rating 7.720K votes
The Time Machine1960as Talking Ringsvoice
IMDb rating 7.548K votes
The Last Unicorn1982as Mabrukvoice
IMDb rating 7.334K votes
The Little Drummer Boy1968as Aaron's Father, the Magi
IMDb rating 6.97.4K votes
The Hobbit1977as Bombur/Troll #1voice
IMDb rating 6.719K votes
The Point1971as Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagersvoice
IMDb rating 7.53.4K votes
Frosty's Winter Wonderland1976as Jack Frost
IMDb rating 6.84.1K votes

Most often with

Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass directed twelve of these films together. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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June Foray

Don Messick

Shelley Winters

Raymond Burr

John Stephenson

Robert CornthwaiteArthur Rankin Jr.Director, 12 films Jules BassDirector, 12 films George PalDirector, 2 films

Films together

June Foray5 films together, 1966 to 1976
June Foray's page
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year1976IMDb rating 6.6Frees as Santa ClausForay as Happy
- Frosty the Snowman1969IMDb rating 7.3Frees as Santa ClausForay as Teacher
- The Little Drummer Boy1968IMDb rating 6.9Frees as Aaron's Father, the MagiForay as Aaron's Mother
- The Mouse on the Mayflower1968IMDb rating 6.8Frees as Thunder Mouse…voiceForay as Charity Blake…voice
- The Man Called Flintstone1966IMDb rating 6.5Frees as Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple XvoiceForay as Tanya Malichitevoice
Don Messick5 films together, 1966 to 1982
Don Messick's page
- The Flight of Dragons1982IMDb rating 7.6Frees as AntiquityMessick as Giles of the Treetops
- The Return of the King1980IMDb rating 5.7Frees as Orc / Goblin / Uruk-Hai / Captain Shagrat / Lieutenant Snaga / Orc Sergeant / Lord ElrondvoiceMessick as King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauronvoice
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July1979IMDb rating 6.3Frees as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / PolicemanvoiceMessick as Sam Spanglesvoice
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year1976IMDb rating 6.6Frees as Santa ClausMessick as Papa Bear
- The Man Called Flintstone1966IMDb rating 6.5Frees as Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple XvoiceMessick as Ali / Various Voicesvoice
Shelley Winters4 films together, 1951 to 1979
Shelley Winters's page
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July1979IMDb rating 6.3Frees as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / PolicemanvoiceWinters as Crystalvoice
- Frosty's Winter Wonderland1976IMDb rating 6.8Frees as Jack FrostWinters as Crystal
- Wild in the Streets1968IMDb rating 5.9Frees as NarratorvoiceWinters as Daphne Flatow
- A Place in the Sun1951IMDb rating 7.7Frees as Rev. MorrisonWinters as Alice Tripp
Raymond Burr3 films together, 1951 to 1956
Raymond Burr's page
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956IMDb rating 6.3Frees as Unidentified CharactervoiceBurr as Steve Martin
- A Place in the Sun1951IMDb rating 7.7Frees as Rev. MorrisonBurr as Dist. Atty. R. Frank Marlowe
- His Kind of Woman1951IMDb rating 7.0Frees as CorleyBurr as Nick Ferraro
John Stephenson3 films together, 1966 to 1980
John Stephenson's page
- The Return of the King1980IMDb rating 5.7Frees as Orc / Goblin / Uruk-Hai / Captain Shagrat / Lieutenant Snaga / Orc Sergeant / Lord ElrondvoiceStephenson as Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - The Witch-King of Angmarvoice
- The Hobbit1977IMDb rating 6.7Frees as Bombur/Troll #1voiceStephenson as Dori/Great Goblin/Bardvoice
- The Man Called Flintstone1966IMDb rating 6.5Frees as Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple XvoiceStephenson as Mr. Slate / Various Voicesvoice
Robert Cornthwaite3 films together, 1951 to 1970
Robert Cornthwaite's page
- Colossus: The Forbin Project1970IMDb rating 7.1Frees as ColossusvoiceCornthwaite as First Scientist
- The War of the Worlds1953IMDb rating 7.0Frees as Second Radio Reporter / Opening AnnouncerCornthwaite as Dr. Pryor
- The Thing from Another World1951IMDb rating 7.0Frees as Prof. VoorheesCornthwaite as Dr. Arthur Carrington
Arthur Rankin Jr.Director, 12 films, 1968 to 1982
All films by Arthur Rankin Jr.
- The Flight of Dragons1982IMDb rating 7.6Frees as Antiquity
- The Last Unicorn1982IMDb rating 7.3Frees as Mabrukvoice
- The Return of the King1980IMDb rating 5.7Frees as Orc / Goblin / Uruk-Hai / Captain Shagrat / Lieutenant Snaga / Orc Sergeant / Lord Elrondvoice
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July1979IMDb rating 6.3Frees as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policemanvoice
- The Hobbit1977IMDb rating 6.7Frees as Bombur/Troll #1voice
- Frosty's Winter Wonderland1976IMDb rating 6.8Frees as Jack Frost
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year1976IMDb rating 6.6Frees as Santa Claus
- Here Comes Peter Cottontail1971IMDb rating 7.3Frees as Colonel Bunny's Assistant / Fireman / Father at Thanksgiving Table / Santa Clausvoice
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town1970IMDb rating 7.7Frees as Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsby / Soldiers / Townsmen / Doctorvoice
- Frosty the Snowman1969IMDb rating 7.3Frees as Santa Claus
- The Little Drummer Boy1968IMDb rating 6.9Frees as Aaron's Father, the Magi
- The Mouse on the Mayflower1968IMDb rating 6.8Frees as Thunder Mouse…voice
Jules BassDirector, 12 films, 1968 to 1982
All films by Jules Bass
- The Flight of Dragons1982IMDb rating 7.6Frees as Antiquity
- The Last Unicorn1982IMDb rating 7.3Frees as Mabrukvoice
- The Return of the King1980IMDb rating 5.7Frees as Orc / Goblin / Uruk-Hai / Captain Shagrat / Lieutenant Snaga / Orc Sergeant / Lord Elrondvoice
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July1979IMDb rating 6.3Frees as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policemanvoice
- The Hobbit1977IMDb rating 6.7Frees as Bombur/Troll #1voice
- Frosty's Winter Wonderland1976IMDb rating 6.8Frees as Jack Frost
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year1976IMDb rating 6.6Frees as Santa Claus
- Here Comes Peter Cottontail1971IMDb rating 7.3Frees as Colonel Bunny's Assistant / Fireman / Father at Thanksgiving Table / Santa Clausvoice
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town1970IMDb rating 7.7Frees as Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsby / Soldiers / Townsmen / Doctorvoice
- Frosty the Snowman1969IMDb rating 7.3Frees as Santa Claus
- The Little Drummer Boy1968IMDb rating 6.9Frees as Aaron's Father, the Magi
- The Mouse on the Mayflower1968IMDb rating 6.8Frees as Thunder Mouse…voice
George PalDirector, 2 films, 1960 to 1961
All films by George Pal
- Atlantis: The Lost Continent1961IMDb rating 5.5Frees as Narrator / Multiple Voicesvoice
- The Time Machine1960IMDb rating 7.5Frees as Talking Ringsvoice
Also three films together6 more actors
- Brother TheodoreThe Last Unicorn (1982), The Return of the King (1980) and The Hobbit (1977)
- Morey AmsterdamRudolph's Shiny New Year (1976), Gay Purr-ee (1962) and Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
- Jackie VernonRudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979), Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976) and Frosty the Snowman (1969)
- Nellie BellflowerThe Flight of Dragons (1982), The Return of the King (1980) and Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
- Greg ThomasHere Comes Peter Cottontail (1971), Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) and Frosty the Snowman (1969)
- Joan GardnerHere Comes Peter Cottontail (1971), Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) and Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Paul Frees's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$29.8 million

12 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.

12Worldwide figure
1US gross only
13Never in cinemas
17Figure not found

Top grosser

A Place in the Sun1951Rev. Morrison$7.0 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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A Place in the Sun1951as Rev. Morrison
$7.0M23.5% of the total
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The Last Unicorn1982as Mabruk (voice)
$6.5M21.7% of the total
3
Taras Bulba1962as Narrator (voice)
$4.0M13.4% of the total
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956as Unidentified Character (voice)
$2.0M6.7% of the total
5
His Kind of Woman1951as Corley
$2.0M6.7% of the total
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The War of the Worlds1953as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
$2.0M6.7% of the total
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The Thing from Another World1951as Prof. Voorhees
$1.9M6.6% of the total
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Riot in Cell Block 111954as Guard Monroe
$1.5M5.1% of the total