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My Take
Paul Frees is one of those names most people don't know but everyone has heard. As the voice behind Boris Badenov in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, and a fixture of the golden age of animation at MGM, Disney, Walter Lantz and Rankin/Bass, he was a true chameleon of the recording booth. I'm always drawn to performers who built whole careers without ever showing their faces, and his 2006 Disney Legends honour, two decades after his death in 1986, feels like overdue justice. There's something deeply respectable about an artist whose work outlived him precisely because he never needed the spotlight.
Overview
Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Frees
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・フリーズ
- Reading
- ぽーる・ふりーず
- Born
- June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- comedian / screenwriter / dub actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Disney Legends
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.