
Paul Freeman
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1943-01-18 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Barnet, London, England, UK
Biography
Paul Freeman (born January 18, 1943) played René Emile Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark and returned to the franchise ten years later to portray Frederick Selous in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Among his other work, Freeman appeared in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie as Ivan Ooze and in the 2007 comedy Hot Fuzz, directed by Edgar Wright.
Known For
TV Shows (50)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sir John Waverley

ER
1994
as Charles Corday

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Col. Carbury

Falcon Crest
1981
as Gustav Riebmann

Play for Today
1970
as Willie

Crown Court
1972

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Kravchenko

Spooks
2002
as Levi Cohen

Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr. Charles Hoyle

Absentia
2017
as Warren Byrne

Cagney & Lacey
1982

Viper
1994
as Dr. Samuels

Playhouse
1974
as Max

The Sweeney
1975
as Detective

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Julius Sorensen

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Keith

The Hollow Crown
2012
as Thomas Erpingham

Monarch of the Glen
2000
as Andrew Booth

Lark Rise to Candleford
2008

The Protectors
1972
as Mechanic

Van der Valk
1972
as Michael Tromp

Da Vinci's Demons
2013
as The Architect

Between the Lines
1992

The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Gregory Papel

Jason King
1971

The Bible
2013

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Mr. Harrington

A.D.
1985
as Cornelius

In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Sir Patrick Hastings

Gavilan
1982
as Mr. Snow

Worlds Beyond
1986
as Richard Wentworth

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981

Lucan
2013
as John Pearson

Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Dick Burbage

New Street Law
2006
as Laurence Scammel QC

Tokyo Trial
2016
as William. D. Patrick
Under Cover
1991
as Col. Kalganin

The Final Cut
1995
as Tom Makepeace

Will Shakespeare
1978
as Dick Burbage

Mitch
1984
as Harry Warren

Sins
1986
as Mueller

The XYY Man
1976
as Ray Lynch

Twist of Fate
1989
as SS-Oberführer Mittendorf

Scorpion Tales
1978
as Oliver Benthall

Q.E.D.
1982
Full Stretch
1993

Samson and Delilah
1996
as Manoach

The Whistleblowers
2007

The Dark Room
1999
as Adam Kingsley
Yesterday's Dreams
1987
as Martin
Movies (75)

Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as Dr. René Belloq

Hot Fuzz
2007
as Rev. Philip Shooter

The Thursday Murder Club
2025
as John

Centurion
2010
as Governor Julius Agricola

Double Team
1997
as Goldsmythe

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
1995
as Ivan Ooze

The Long Good Friday
1980
as Colin

High Strung
2016
as Kramrovsky

The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
as Rabbi

Who Dares Wins
1982
as Sir Richard

The Dogs of War
1980
as Derek

Getaway
2013
as The Man

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
as Carl Meyerhoff

A World Apart
1988
as Kruger

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
as Josef

The Horseman on the Roof
1995
as Laurent de Théus

Iron Eagle III
1992
as Kleiss

Gorky Resort
2026
as Driver

Only Love
1998
as Dallesandro

The Last Island
1990
as Sean

Viking Destiny
2018
as Tarburn

Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Walter Faraday

George and the Dragon
2004
as Sir Robert

Grushko
1994
as Bosenko

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
2009
as Monsignor Godlewski

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004
as Angus

Without a Clue
1988
as Prof. James Moriarty

Pretty Princess
1993
as conte Otto von Dix

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
1999
as Frederick Selous

The Man from Rome
2022
as Father Ferro

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003
as self

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
2000
as Selous

Number 13
2006
as Mr. Harrington, Cathedral Archivist

Lucan
2013
as John Pearson

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
as Jenkins

Eminent Domain
1991
as Ben

Double Edge
1992
as Ferese

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie - Secrets Revealed
1995
as Self

A Fantastic Fear of Everything
2012
as Dr. Friedkin

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009
as Sir Arthur Newsholme

Sakharov
1984
as Pavel Leontiev

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Dumont
Fields of Gold
2002
as Sir James Ferneyhough

When I'm Sixty-Four
2004
as Ray

The Sender
1982
as Dr Joseph Denman

Paris Christmas Waltz
2023
as Henry

The Feast of the Goat
2006
as Agustín Cabral

The Gatehouse
2016
as Evelyn Eldritch

Love Lies
1983
as Nick

Hacker
2002
as Prezes

Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Ronald Biggs

Hard Boiled Sweets
2012
as 'Shrewd' Eddie

May Wine
1990
as Tom

The First Line
2014
as Callum
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
1996
as Armitage

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1982
as James Callendar

Whose Child Am I?
1976
as Paul Martin

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
as Self

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002
as le client anglais

Just Like a Woman
1992
as Miles Millichamp

Death of a Princess
1980
as Christopher Ryder

Whispers of Freedom
2024
as Erich Honecker

The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
2024
as Self

The Dark Room
1999
as Adam Kingsley

Morlang
2001
as Julius Morlang

The Workshop
1982
as Max

Squillo
1996
as Marco
Bad Day at the Office
2014
as Narrator

Tokyo Trial
2017
as William D. Patrick

No Visible Scar
1981
as Doctor

Magic Moments
1989
as Brian Swann

Willie's Last Stand
1982
as Willie
Flight to Berlin
1984
as Nicholas

A Walk in the Forest
1980
as Alexander Kutsov

Enemies of the State
1983
as Július Tomin
About Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman (born January 18, 1943) played René Emile Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark and returned to the franchise ten years later to portray Frederick Selous in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Among his other work, Freeman appeared in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie as Ivan Ooze and in the 2007 comedy Hot Fuzz, directed by Edgar Wright. With 125 credits spanning from 1965 to 2026, Paul Freeman has appeared in 75 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Freeman Movies
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — as Dr. René Belloq
- Hot Fuzz (2007) — as Rev. Philip Shooter
- The Thursday Murder Club (2025) — as John
- Centurion (2010) — as Governor Julius Agricola
- Double Team (1997) — as Goldsmythe
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