Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, comedian, impressionist and vaudevillian. 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. Mel Blanc, a contemporary voice actor, said Frees was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices".
The Commissioner[]
The Commissioner was voiced by Larry Storch for his first two appearances, before Paul Frees took on the role up until "Bomb Voyage", and voiced the character one last time in "Le Escape Goat". In "Canadian Can-Can", the Commissioner is voiced by Mark Skor, who also voiced the evil face of Two-Faced Harry, the short's antagonist. The Commissioner was then voiced by Marvin Miller for his remaining appearances.
Pink Panther/DePatie-Freleng Voice Work[]
- Tex B'wana / Native Bearer in Sink Pink
- Narrator in Pinkfinger
- Neighbor Harry / The Devil in Pink Panzer
- Captain Clamity / Crab Louie in Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat
- Weft/Wong in The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
- The Commissioner in Plastered in Paris, Cirrhosis of the Louvre, Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux, That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame, Unsafe and Seine, Le Quiet Squad, Bomb Voyage, Le Escape Goat
- Cockney Sailor in Ape Suzette
- Spider Pierre in The Pique Poquette of Paris
- The Super 6
- Pub Waiter / Patrons in Unsafe and Seine
- Hassan the Assassin in Sacré Bleu Cross
- Doctor in Le Quiet Squad
- James Norcross / Super President / Narrator in Super President