Editing Paul Frees (section)

==Career==
In the 1930s, Frees first appeared in [[vaudeville]] as an impressionist, under the name '''Buddy Green'''. He began his career on radio in 1942 and remained active for more than 40 years.<ref name=latimesobit/> During that time, he was involved in more than 250 films, cartoons, and TV appearances; as was the case for many voice actors of the time, his appearances were often uncredited.<ref name=latimesobit/>

Frees's early radio career was cut short when he was drafted into the [[United States Army]] during [[World War&nbsp;II]], where he fought at [[Normandy]], France, on [[D-Day]].<ref>[https://allears.net/ive-heard-that-voice-before-paul-frees/ I've Heard that Voice Before{{snd}}Paul Frees]. All Ears. Retrieved January 6, 2021.</ref> He was wounded in action and was returned to the United States for a year of recuperation. He attended the [[Chouinard Art Institute]] under the [[G.I. Bill]]. When his first wife's health failed, he decided to drop out and return to radio work.<ref>{{citation |last=Perimutter |first=David |year=2014 |title=America Toons In: A History of Television Animation |publisher = [[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-0-7864-7650-3 |page=78}}</ref>

He appeared frequently on Hollywood radio series, including ''[[Escape (radio program)|Escape]]'', playing lead roles and alternating with [[William Conrad]] as the opening announcer. He announced the dramatic signature on ''[[Suspense (radio program)|Suspense]]'' in the late 1940s, and parts on ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (filling in for [[Howard McNear]] as Doc Adams in the episode "The Cast"), and ''[[Crime Classics]]''. One of his few starring roles in this medium was as Jethro Dumont/Green Lama in the 1949 series ''[[The Green Lama]]'', as well as a syndicated anthology series ''The Player'', in which Frees narrated and played all the parts.

He did dubbing for live-action films including ''[[Midway (1976 film)|Midway]]'', dubbing  [[Toshiro Mifune]]'s performances as [[Yamamoto Isoroku|Admiral Yamamoto]];<ref name="Rowan">{{cite book |last1=Rowan |first1=Terry |title=World War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide |date=2012 |publisher=[[Lulu.com]] |isbn=9781105586026 |page=316 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OdvGBAAAQBAJ&q=Paul-Frees+Toshiro-Mifune+Yamamoto+Midway&pg=PA316 |access-date=August 6, 2018}}{{self-published source|date=April 2020}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}} and  ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'', in which Frees provides much of the falsetto voice for Tony Curtis' female persona Josephine<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/the-year-in-review-tony-curtis-2168016.html | title=The Year in Review: Tony Curtis | work=The Independent }}</ref> and the voice of funeral director Mozzarella.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Curtis |first=Tony |title=Some Like it Hot: Me, Marilyn and the Movie |last2=Viera |first2=Mark A. |publisher=Virgin Books |year=2009 |isbn=9781905264964 |location=London |pages=194}}</ref> Frees  dubbed the entire role of Eddie in the Disney film ''[[The Ugly Dachshund]]'', replacing actor [[Dick Wessel]], who had died of a sudden heart attack after completion of principal photography.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Frees also dubbed some of [[Humphrey Bogart]]’s lines<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1986/11/05/paul-frees-voice-heard-on-hundreds-of-shows/ | title=Paul Frees, Voice Heard on Hundreds of Shows | date=November 5, 1986 }}</ref> in his final film ''[[The Harder They Fall (1956 film)|The Harder They Fall]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Bogart was suffering at the time from what was later diagnosed as esophageal cancer, thus could barely be heard in some takes, hence the need for Frees to dub in his voice.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

Frees worked extensively with at least nine of the major animation production companies of the 20th century: [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Productions]], [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]], [[Walter Lantz Productions]], [[United Productions of America|UPA]], [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]], [[Filmation]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]], [[Jay Ward Productions]], [[Rankin/Bass]], and [[Ruby-Spears]].

===Disney===
Some of Frees' most memorable voices were for various Disney projects. Frees voiced Disney's Professor [[Ludwig Von Drake]] in 18 episodes of the [[Disney anthology television series]],<ref>{{cite book
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  }}</ref> beginning with the first episode of the newly renamed ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' on September 24, 1961. The character also appeared on many [[Disneyland Records]]. Von Drake's introductory cartoon, ''An Adventure in Color'', featured "[[The Spectrum Song]]", sung by Frees as Von Drake. A different Frees recording of this song appeared on a children's record, and was later reissued on CD.<ref name="Legacy">{{cite book
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In addition to voicing characters, Frees narrated a number of Disney cartoons, including the Disney educational short film ''[[Donald in Mathmagic Land]]''. This short originally aired in the same television episode as Von Drake's first appearance.

Frees also provided voices for numerous characters at Disney parks. He voiced the unseen "Ghost Host" at [[The Haunted Mansion|Haunted Mansion]] Attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
For the [[Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride)|Pirates of the Caribbean]], Frees recorded the ghost voice saying the iconic "dead men tell no tales" used in the ride, as well as lending his voice to several [[audio-animatronics|audio-animatronic]] characters, including the Auctioneer, Magistrate Carlos, and the "Pooped Pirate" in the ride.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://365daysofmagic.com/history/listen-to-the-amazing-voice-of-paul-frees |website=365 Days of Magic |url-status=unfit |author=<!--not stated--> |title= Listen to the Amazing Voice of Paul Frees |date= 16 May 2014 |access-date=20 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322000550/http://365daysofmagic.com/history/listen-to-the-amazing-voice-of-paul-frees |archive-date=2016-03-22}}</ref> Disney eventually issued limited edition [[compact disc]]s commemorating The Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean, featuring some outtakes and unused audio tracks by Frees and others. Frees also provided narration for the Tomorrowland attraction [[Adventure Thru Inner Space]] (1967–1985, later replaced by [[Star Tours]]) and the original [[Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln]]. Audio clips from the attractions in Frees's distinctive voice have been included in fireworks shows at Disneyland.

An animated singing bust in Frees's likeness appeared in the 2003 film ''[[The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)|The Haunted Mansion]]'' as a tribute. Similarly, audio recordings of Frees from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction can be heard in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'' in an homage to the ride.

Frees also had a small on-camera role for Disney in the 1959 film ''[[The Shaggy Dog (1959 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]'', playing Dr. Galvin, a police psychiatrist who attempts to understand why Mr. Daniels believes a shaggy dog can uncover a spy ring. He also speaks the film's opening narration.

His other Disney credits, most of them narration for segments of the [[Disney anthology television series]], include:

* The "[[Man in Space]]" series of shows (TV, 1954)
* ''From Aesop to Hans Christian Andersen'' (TV, 1955)
* ''[[Mars and Beyond]]'' (film, 1957)
* ''[[The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca]]'' (TV miniseries, 1958)
* ''[[Texas John Slaughter (TV series)|Tales of Texas John Slaughter]]'' (TV miniseries, 1958)
* ''[[The Absent-Minded Professor]]'' (film, 1961)
* ''Moochie of Pop Warner Football'' (TV, 1960)
* ''[[The Monkey's Uncle]]'' (film, 1965)

For his contributions to the Disney legacy, Frees was honored posthumously as a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]] on October 9, 2006.<ref name="AWN">{{cite news|title =Sir Elton John, Joe Ranft Headline Disney Legends Award|work =AWN Headline News|date =2006-10-09|url =http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=18127|access-date =2007-11-04|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070920175920/http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=18127|archive-date =2007-09-20}}</ref>

===Jay Ward Productions===
Frees was a regular presence in [[Jay Ward]] cartoons, providing the voices of [[Boris Badenov]] (from ''[[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]''), Inspector Fenwick (from ''[[Dudley Do-Right]]'', impersonating [[Eric Blore]]), Ape (impersonating [[Ronald Colman]]), District Commissioner Alistair and Weevil Plumtree in ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', Baron Otto Matic in [[Tom Slick (TV series)|''Tom Slick'']], Fred in ''[[Super Chicken]]'', and the ''[[Hoppity Hooper]]'' narrator, among numerous others.

===Rankin/Bass===
Frees is well-remembered for providing the voices for many characters in Rankin/Bass cartoons and stop-motion animated TV specials, most notably for a number of holiday-themed specials. In 1968, he appeared as Captain Jones in the Thanksgiving special ''[[The Mouse on the Mayflower]]'', and that Christmas he appeared as the father of the Drummer Boy, Ali, and as the three Wise Men in ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (TV special)|The Little Drummer Boy]]''. He was also Hocus Pocus, the traffic cop, the ticket-taker, and [[Santa Claus]] in ''[[Frosty the Snowman (TV special)|Frosty the Snowman]]'' in 1969 and played the central villain, Burgermeister Meisterburger, and his assistant Grimsley in ''[[Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV special)|Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town]]'' in 1970. He provided several voices, including Aeon the Terrible, for ''[[Rudolph's Shiny New Year]]'' in 1976.

Frees also voiced King Haggard's wizard Mabruk and the Cat in ''[[The Last Unicorn (film)|The Last Unicorn]]'' and provided several voices for the [[The Jackson 5ive (TV series)|Jackson Five cartoon series]] between 1971 and 1973. He provided the voices for several [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] characters (most notably the dwarf [[List of Middle-earth Dwarves|Bombur]]) in Rankin/Bass animated versions of ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]''.

Rankin/Bass TV specials or films featuring Paul Frees:

* ''[[Cricket on the Hearth#Adaptations|Cricket on the Hearth]]'' (TV special) (1967) Voice of the Sea Captain and others
* ''[[The Mouse on the Mayflower]]'' (1968) Voice of Captain Jones
* ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (TV special)|The Little Drummer Boy]]'' (1968) Voices of Ali, Aaron's Father, Three Wise Men
* ''[[Frosty the Snowman (TV special)|Frosty the Snowman]]'' (1969) Voices of Hocus Pocus, Traffic Cop, Ticket Taker, Santa Claus
* ''[[The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians]]'' (1970) Voices of Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, and W.C Fields (uncredited)
* ''[[Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV special)|Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town]]'' (1970) Voices of Burgermeister Meisterburger, Grimsley, Topper, Kringle brothers, Sombertown Civilian, Burgermeister's soldiers, Physician
* ''[[Here Comes Peter Cottontail]]'' (1971) Voices of Colonel Bunny's assistant, Fireman, Man at Thanksgiving Table, Santa Claus
* ''[[The First Easter Rabbit]]'' (1976) Voices of Santa, Zero, and Spats
* ''[[Frosty's Winter Wonderland]]'' (1976) Voices of Jack Frost and Traffic Cop
* ''[[Rudolph's Shiny New Year]]'' (1976) Voices of Santa Claus, General Ticker, Aeon the Terrible, Humpty Dumpty, 1776 (aka Sev)
* ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' (1977) Voices of Bombur and Troll #1
* ''[[Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey]]'' (1977) Voices of Santa Claus, Olaf and Donkey Dealer
* ''[[Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July]]'' (1979) Voices of Jack Frost, Policeman, Winterbolt
* ''[[Jack Frost (1979 film)|Jack Frost]]'' (1979) Voices of Father Winter, Kubla Kraus
* ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' (1980) Voices of Orc, [[Uruk-hai]], Elrond (replacing the deceased [[Cyril Ritchard]] who voiced Elrond in ''The Hobbit'')
* ''[[The Last Unicorn (film)|The Last Unicorn]]'' (1982) Voices of Mabruk and the Cat
* ''[[The Flight of Dragons]]'' (1982) Voice of Antiquity
* ''[[The Legend of Frosty the Snowman]]'' (2005) Voice of Hocus Pocus (Archive Recordings)

===George Pal===
Frees portrayed the [[Orson Welles]] sound-alike radio reporter in [[George Pal]]'s film ''[[The War of the Worlds (1953 film)|The War of the Worlds]]'' (1953), where he is seen dictating into a tape recorder as the military prepares the [[atomic bomb]] for use against the invading [[Martians]]. Memorably, his character says the recording is being made "for future history{{spaces}}... if any". Frees also provided the film's dramatic opening narration, prior to [[Sir Cedric Hardwicke]]'s voice-over tour of the [[Solar System]].

Frees subsequently provided the apocalyptic voice for the "talking rings" in Pal's later film ''[[The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine]]'' (1960), in which he explains the ultimate fate of humanity from which the time traveler realizes the origin of the Morlocks and Eloi.

Producer Pal later put Frees to work again in his fantasy film ''[[Atlantis, the Lost Continent]]'' (also 1960) and doing the opening voice-over narration for Pal's ''[[Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze|Doc Savage]]'' (1975) film.

Frees did the narration for the [[George Pal]] documentary ''[[The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal]]'' (1985), written, produced, and directed by [[Arnold Leibovit]]. Two years later, Frees provided the voice for Arnie the Dinosaur and the Pillsbury Doughboy in ''[[The Puppetoon Movie]]'' (1987), also produced and directed by Leibovit.

===Other voice work===
The versatile actor voiced several characters, including three of the main characters in the US versions of Belvision's ''[[Hergé's Adventures of Tintin]]'' cartoons, based on the books by [[Hergé]].

He did work for Hanna-Barbera in their [[Tom and Jerry]] shorts at MGM. In the 1956 Cinemascope Tom and Jerry cartoon, ''[[Blue Cat Blues]]'', he was Jerry's voice who narrated the short; he voiced Jerry's cousin Muscles in ''[[Jerry's Cousin]]'' five years earlier and the cannibals in ''[[His Mouse Friday]]'' where he said the lines "Mmmmm, barbecued cat!" and "Mmmmm, barbecued mouse!"

At the MGM Animation studio, he also did multiple voice roles for [[Tex Avery]]'s short films, notably playing every role in ''[[Cellbound]]'' in 1955.

Frees worked with [[Spike Jones]] on his 1960 album ''Omnibust'', heard as announcer "Billy Playtex" and several other characters on "The Late Late Late Late Movies, Part I and II".

From October 1961 through September 1962, Paul Frees provided the voice for the shady lawyer named Judge Oliver Wendell Clutch, a weasel on the animated program ''[[Calvin and the Colonel]]'' starring the voices of [[Freeman Gosden]] and [[Charles Correll]]. The series was an animated television remake of their radio series ''[[Amos 'n Andy]]''.

For the 1962 [[Christmas special]] ''[[Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol]]'', produced by [[United Productions of America|UPA]], Paul Frees voiced several characters, including [[Fezziwig]], the Charity Man, and two of the opportunists who steal from the dead Scrooge (Eyepatch Man and Tall Tophat Man)<ref name="CED">{{cite web
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Frees provided the voices of both [[John Lennon]] and [[George Harrison]] in the 1965 ''[[The Beatles (TV series)|The Beatles]]'' cartoon series, the narrator, Big D and Fluid Man in the 1966 cartoon series, ''[[Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles]]'', and [[Thing (comics)|The Thing]] in the 1967 series ''[[Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'', as well as President James Norcross in the 1967 cartoon series ''[[Super President]]''. He played several roles{{snd}}narrator, Chef of State, the judges and the bailiff{{snd}}in the [[George Lucas]] / [[John Korty]] animated film, ''[[Twice Upon a Time (1983 film)|Twice Upon a Time]]''.

Frees provided the voice-over for the trailer to the 1971 [[Clint Eastwood]] thriller, ''[[Play Misty for Me]]''.

In television commercials, he was the voice of the [[Pillsbury Doughboy]], the [[7-Up]] bird [[Fresh-Up Freddie]], [[Froot Loops]] spokesbird [[Toucan Sam]] (previously voiced by [[Mel Blanc]], later voiced by [[Maurice LaMarche]]), Boo-Berry in the series of [[General Mills monster-themed breakfast cereals|monster cereal]] commercials, and The Farmer who helps The Little Green Sprout, (voiced by [[Ike Eisenmann]]), who called out to the [[Jolly Green Giant]], "So what's new besides ho-ho-ho, Green Giant?" He also played a British detective in a 1971 non-animated television commercial for [[Taster's Choice]] coffee.<ref>Bionic Disco, "Taster's Choice Coffee 'Whodunit?' Commercial", YouTube. Retrieved May 22, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4RM0fuBwU8</ref><ref name="Baltimore Sun"/><ref name="Pillsbury.com"/><ref name=toon/>

Frees narrated many live action films and television series, including ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' (1958–1963). Frees also provided the voice of the eccentric billionaire [[John Beresford Tipton]], always seated in his chair with his back to the viewer while talking to his employee Michael Anthony (fellow voice-artist [[Marvin Miller (actor)|Marvin Miller]]), on the dramatic series ''[[The Millionaire (TV series)|The Millionaire]]''.

He was the narrator at the beginning of the film ''[[The Disorderly Orderly]]'' starring [[Jerry Lewis]]. He also looped an actor's voice in the film ''[[The Ladies Man]]'', also starring Jerry Lewis.

In 1980, Frees was hired by Program Director [[Hy Lit]] to be the voice of radio station [[WKXW]] (Kicks 101 1/2).

Frees had a wide range of other roles, usually heard but not seen, and frequently without screen credit. The resonance of his natural voice was similar to that of [[Orson Welles]], and he performed a Welles impression several times. Some highlights of his voice work:
 
* Narrator for ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]''
* Narrated 16 episodes of the [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] [[military fiction|military]] television series ''[[Steve Canyon]]'', starring [[Dean Fredericks]] (1958–1959), and appeared on-screen as an [[RAF]] officer attached to a [[USAF]] command in the pilot episode, "Operation Towline."
* Narrated the documentary about [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], ''[[The Day After Trinity]]'' (1980)
* The [[Peter Lorre]] voice in the 1947 [[Spike Jones]] [[RCA Victor]] recording of the song "[[My Old Flame]]". When talking softly, the voice sounds much like Lorre.<ref>{{cite web|author=Gilliland, John. |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633226/m1/ |title=Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #23 – All Tracks UNT Digital Library |publisher=Digital.library.unt.edu |date=197X |accessdate=2021-03-01}}</ref> When the character segués into a manic rant for a few lines, the voice anticipates the [[Ludwig Von Drake]] characterization. Frees appeared on several other Spike Jones recordings including "Pop Corn Sack" also from 1947 in which he provided the voices of [[Charles Boyer]], [[Edward G. Robinson]], [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Al Jolson]].
* Dialog looping for French actor [[Jacques Roux]], among other uncredited voice work, in the 1963 film ''[[The List of Adrian Messenger]]''
* The [[Orson Welles]] sound-alike narrator in ''[[Stan Freberg]] Presents The United States of America Vol. 1: The Early Years''. When Vol. 2 came out after his death, he was replaced by [[Corey Burton]].
* The voice of Peter Tishman who purchases Manhattan from the Indians on ''[[Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years]]'' (sounding very much like Ludwig Von Drake)
* Another Orson Welles sound-alike as the voice of the aliens in ''[[Earth vs. the Flying Saucers]]''
* Yet another Orson Welles sound-alike opening the film ''[[Night of the Eagle|Burn, Witch, Burn!]]'', the American release of ''[[Night of the Eagle]]'' (1962), where for over two minutes he talks about witchcraft and invokes a banishing spell over the audience
* Yet again, as an Orson Welles sound-alike narrator in the 1967 film ''[[The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (film)|The St. Valentine's Day Massacre]]''
* Uncredited voice of a reporter trying to get a quote from General George S. Patton in the 1970 film ''[[Patton (film)|Patton]]''
* Screen credit for multiple voices in the 1971 animated television film ''[[The Point!]]''
* Uncredited voice of the sentient [[supercomputer]] Colossus in the film ''[[Colossus: The Forbin Project]]''
* Narration for the spoof short film ''[[Hardware Wars]]'' (1977), which was styled as a mock [[film trailer]] specifically parodying Malachi Throne's narration of the original ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' trailer
* Second Voice of [[KARR (Knight Rider)|KARR]] in "K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R."{{snd}}a 3rd-season episode of ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''
* Voice of "Josephine" (the female persona of [[Tony Curtis]]'s character Joe) in the [[Billy Wilder]] film ''[[Some Like It Hot]]''<ref>{{cite web
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* The voice of Dr. Hu in the English-language version of ''[[King Kong Escapes]]''
* The voices of "Antoine" and "Alecto" in the English-language version of ''[[Atoll K]]'' (aka ''Utopia'')
* The voice of the hermit crab Crusty in ''[[The Incredible Mr. Limpet]]'', a [[Warner Bros.]] feature that mixed live action with animation
* Intro voice for the 1967 sitcom ''[[Mister Terrific (TV series)|Mister Terrific]]''
* Intro voice for ''[[Bradbury 13]]'', a series of thirteen radio dramas featuring [[Ray Bradbury]] short stories, originally produced for National Public Radio by Michael McDonough at Brigham Young University, 1984
* Credited with singing "[[Darktown Strutters' Ball]]" in the 1971 film ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'' (as heard on the film's [[soundtrack album]], along with several other songs performed in character but not used in the film)<ref>Lampley, Jonathan. ''Women in the Horror Films of Vincent Price''. McFarland, 2010. p. 160. eBook.</ref>
* Voice of the title character in the 1957 film ''[[The Cyclops (film)|The Cyclops]]''
* Narrator of extended recap title sequence in early first-season episodes of ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'' in 1965 (and the show's sponsor I.D. announcer during season one)
* Featured on the 1959 Spike Jones album ''Spike Jones in Hi-Fi, A Spooktacular in Screaming Sound'' in recordings "Poisen to Poisen", "My Old Flame", "Everything Happens to Me" and "This is your Death", doing the vocal and voices. "Tammy": vocal by Paul Frees, "Two Heads are Better than One": vocal by George Rock and Paul Frees.
* The uncredited voice of the radio news announcer in the 1964 musical film ''[[Robin and the&nbsp;7 Hoods]]''
* The uncredited voice of Levi Calhoun (played by Robert Tessier) in the 1975 Western ''[[Breakheart Pass (film)|Breakheart Pass]]'' 
* The uncredited English voice of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto in the 1976 film ''[[Midway (1976 film)|Midway]]''
* Narrator and Voice of Satan (visualized in the film as a snake) in the 1962 film ''[[The World's Greatest Sinner]]''

===Other credits===
Although Frees was primarily known for his voice work (like [[Mel Blanc]], he was known in the industry as "The Man of a Thousand Voices"), he was also a songwriter and screenwriter. His most notable screenwriting work was the little-seen 1960 film ''[[The Beatniks (film)|The Beatniks]]'', a screed against the then-rising [[Beat Generation|Beat]] [[counterculture]] in the vein of ''[[Reefer Madness]]''. In 1992, the film was mocked on an episode of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''.

On rare occasions, Frees appeared on-camera, usually in minor roles. In 1954, he appeared in the film noir classic ''[[Suddenly (1954 film)|Suddenly]]'' starring [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Sterling Hayden]]. He played a scientist in ''[[The Thing from Another World]]'', a death-row priest in ''[[A Place in the Sun (1951 film)|A Place in the Sun]]'', and French fur trader McMasters in ''[[The Big Sky (film)|The Big Sky]]''. In 1955, he appeared as an irate husband suing his wife (played by [[Ann Doran]]) for [[alimony]] in an episode of [[Columbia Broadcasting Company|CBS]]'s sitcom ''[[Meet Mr. McNutley|The Ray Milland Show]]''; and, in 1957, in an uncredited role as a helicopter pilot in the 1957 science-fiction movie, ''[[Beginning of the End (film)|Beginning of the End]]''.

In ''[[Jet Pilot (film)|Jet Pilot]]'', Frees plays a menacing Soviet officer whose job is to watchdog pilot [[Janet Leigh]], but instead manages to eject himself from a parked jet, enabling Leigh to rescue [[John Wayne]] and fly back to the West. He is also credited with narrating the opening of the 1958-1959 series ''[[Rescue 8]]'' starring Jim Davis and Lang Jefferies. In the 1970 film ''[[Patton (film)|Patton]]'', Frees provided the voices of a war correspondent interviewing [[George S. Patton|Patton]] while Patton rides his horse, and of a member of Patton's staff, as well as voice-overs for several other actors, including the Moroccan official hosting a troop review for Patton. Frees is also heard in ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'' as the English-language voice of the Japanese ambassador to the United States. He also does the final narration in ''[[Beneath the Planet of the Apes]]'', the first sequel to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.