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During his forty-year career beginning in 1942, he was involved in more than 250 films, cartoons, and TV appearances; like many voice actors, many of his appearances were uncredited.

Some of his most memorable voices were those of Disney's Professor Ludwig Von Drake, the narrator in The Haunted Mansion and several pirates in Pirates of the Caribbean (both rides at Disney parks), and many characters in Rankin-Bass stop-motion animated TV specials such as the Burgermeister Meisterburger in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970). Disney empire The name Disney may also refer to several aspects of the entertainment empire of The Walt Disney Company: The Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Pictures, the companys flagship motion picture studio Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California The Disney Channel the companys theme parks and... Ludwig Von Drake is one of Walt Disneys cartoon and comic book characters. ... The Narrator is the entity within a story that tells the story to the reader. ... The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom The Haunted Mansion is a Disney theme park attraction in the form of a dark ride. ... Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the best-known attractions at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disney, and Disneyland Paris. ... Rankin-Bass (aka Videocraft International) is an American production company known for its seasonal television specials. ... Stop motion is an animation technique which makes static objects appear to be moving. ...

He was a regular presence in Jay Ward cartoons, providing the voices of Boris Badenov, Inspector Fenwick (from Dudley Do-Right), and the Hoppity Hooper narrator, among numerous others. In fact, while Frees' voice gave life to several memorable characters, he is probably best remembered due to the fact that, while most voice actors settled down with one major studio for their career, he spent major parts of his career working with at least 9 of the major animation production companies of the 20th century: Walt Disney Studios, Walter Lantz Studios, AIP Studios, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Funimation Studios, MGM Studios, Screen Gems, and the aforementioned Jay Ward Productions and Rankin-Bass Company. J. Troplong Jay Ward (September 20, 1920–October 12, 1989) was a creator and producer of animated television cartoons. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Boris Badenov, a no-goodnik from Pottsylvania, is perhaps Rocky and Bullwinkles most persistent enemy. ... Dudley Do-Right was the eponymous hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show which parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film. ... Hoppity Hooper was an animated television series produced by Jay Ward in 1964, originally broadcast on ABC and later syndicated under the name Uncle Waldo. ... For the theme park in France, see Walt Disney Studios Park The Seven Dwarves Building at the Walt Disney Studios The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California serves as the international headquarters for media conglemorate The Walt Disney Company. ... Walter Lantz Studio was an American animation studio. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... Screen Gems is an American production division of Columbia Pictures that has existed in many different incarnations. ...

He provided the voices of both John Lennon and George Harrison in the 1964 cartoon series based on The Beatles, and of The Thing in the 1967 series based on the Fantastic Four. John Lennon John Winston Lennon, later John Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist for The Beatles. ... George Harrison MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British songwriter, musician and film producer best known as a member of the Beatles. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show during their first United States tour, promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... thing, see Thing (disambiguation). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Fantastic Four (sometimes called the FF) are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ...

In TV commercials, he was the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy, the 7-Up "Undeer," and the elf who called out to the Jolly Green Giant, "Hey, Green Giant, what's new besides ho-ho-ho?" 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 (Marvin Miller), on the live-action dramatic series The Millionaire. From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... Poppin Fresh, the Pillsbury Doughboy, is an advertising icon and mascot of The Pillsbury Company, appearing in many of their commercials. ... This article is about a soft drink. ... The Jolly Green Giant is a symbol of the Green Giant food company, appearing as a smiling green-skinned giant wearing a tunic, wreath and boots made of leaves. ...

Although Frees is primarily known for his voice work, he was also a songwriter and screenwriter, his major work being the little-seen 1960 film The Beatniks, a Reefer Madness-esque screed against the then-rising Beatnik counterculture. Reefer Madness is the title of a 1936 film about marijuana, two books, a musical satiring the original film, a song by Hawkwind, and a one-off strip in the comic anthology 2000AD. 1936 movie Reefer Madness, originally named Tell Your Children, is a 1936 cult film. ...

A few other odds and ends of voice work:

• The Peter Lorre voice in the Spike Jones version of the song "My Old Flame".
• The Orson Welles soundalike narrator in Stan Freberg's History of America Part 1.
• The shrouded figure of "Death" in the Woody Allen movie Love and Death.
• In his natural voice, as the narrator in the Disney educational short film Donald Duck in Math Magic Land.

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External link

• IMDB entry for Paul Frees (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293659/)