Paul Freeman
Birthplace: Barnet
Born: 1943-01-18
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; film producer; stage actor; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Paul Freeman (born 18 January 1943) is an English actor who has appeared in theatre, television and film. Internationally, he is known for playing the rival archaeologist René Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), evil wine baron Gustav Riebmann on season 4 of the soap opera Falcon Crest (1984–85), and supervillain Ivan Ooze in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995). His other credits include Morlang (2001), When I'm 64 (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and Hard Boiled Sweets (2012). In the UK, he had a leading role in the television series Yesterday's Dreams (1987) as Martin Daniels.
Referring to Freeman's extensive theatre work, in 1995 the Los Angeles Times described him as "one of Britain's best-regarded actors, classically trained, with stints at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre".
Sources & attribution
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- The Thursday Murder Club (2025) — John
- Paris Christmas Waltz (2023) — Henry
- The Man from Rome (2022) — Padre Príamo Ferro
- Tokyo Trial (2018)
- Viking Destiny (2018) — Tarburn
- High Strung (2016) — Kramrovsky
- Getaway (2013) — The Man
- The Bible (2013)
- A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012) — Dr. Friedkin
- Hard Boiled Sweets (2012) — Shrewd Eddie
- Henry V (2012)
- Centurion (2010) — Governor Julius Agricola
- The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) — Monsignor Godlewski
- Appointment with Death (2008)
- Hot Fuzz (2007) — Rev. Philip Shooter
- Number 13 (2006) — Mr. Harrington, Cathedral Archivist
- La fiesta del chivo (2005) — Agustín Cabral
- When I'm Sixty-Four (2004) — Ray
- Morlang (2001)
- The Devil's Arithmetic (1999) — Rabbi
- Double Team (1997) — Goldsmythe
- Samson and Delilah (1996) — Manoach
- Just Like a Woman (1993) — Miles Millichamp
- Iron Eagle III (1992) — Kleiss
- Eminent Domain (1990) — Ben
- Prisoner of Rio (1988)
- Without a Clue (1988) — Professor Moriarty
- Shanghai Surprise (1986) — Walter Faraday
- A.D. (1985) — Cornelius
- Sakharov (1984)
- An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) — James Callendar
- The Sender (1982) — Dr. Joseph Denman
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — Dr. Rene Belloq
- The Dogs of War (1980) — Derek
- The Long Good Friday (1980) — Colin
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Ben Kingsley · 2 films
- Billie Whitelaw · 2 films
- David L.G. Hughes · 2 films
- Helen Mirren · 2 films
- Jake Maskall · 2 films
- John Irvin · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.