
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

Spooks
2002
as Levi Cohen

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Kravchenko

Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr. Charles Hoyle

Cagney & Lacey
1982

Absentia
2017
as Warren Byrne

Viper
1994
as Dr. Samuels

Playhouse
1974
as Max

The Sweeney
1975
as Detective

The Hollow Crown
2012
as Thomas Erpingham

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Keith

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Julius Sorensen

Monarch of the Glen
2000
as Andrew Booth

The Protectors
1972
as Mechanic

Lark Rise to Candleford
2008

Da Vinci's Demons
2013
as The Architect

Van der Valk
1972
as Michael Tromp

Between the Lines
1992

The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Gregory Papel

Jason King
1971

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Mr. Harrington

The Bible
2013

A.D.
1985
as Cornelius

In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Sir Patrick Hastings

Lucan
2013
as John Pearson

Gavilan
1982
as Mr. Snow

Worlds Beyond
1986
as Richard Wentworth

Tokyo Trial
2016
as William. D. Patrick

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981

New Street Law
2006
as Laurence Scammel QC

The Final Cut
1995
as Tom Makepeace

Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Dick Burbage

Mitch
1984
as Harry Warren

Sins
1986
as Mueller

The XYY Man
1976
as Ray Lynch
Under Cover
1991
as Col. Kalganin

Will Shakespeare
1978
as Dick Burbage

Scorpion Tales
1978
as Oliver Benthall

Twist of Fate
1989
as SS-Oberführer Mittendorf

Q.E.D.
1982

Samson and Delilah
1996
as Manoach
Full Stretch
1993

The Whistleblowers
2007
Yesterday's Dreams
1987
as Martin

The Dark Room
1999
as Adam Kingsley
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 Dogs of War
1980
as Derek

The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
as Rabbi

Getaway
2013
as The Man

Iron Eagle III
1992
as Kleiss

Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Walter Faraday

Gorky Resort
2026
as Driver

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

Who Dares Wins
1982
as Sir Richard

Only Love
1998
as Dallesandro

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
2009
as Monsignor Godlewski

A World Apart
1988
as Kruger

George and the Dragon
2004
as Sir Robert

Grushko
1994
as Bosenko

The Horseman on the Roof
1995
as Laurent de Théus

Without a Clue
1988
as Prof. James Moriarty

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
as Josef

The Last Island
1990
as Sean

Viking Destiny
2018
as Tarburn

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

Pretty Princess
1993
as conte Otto von Dix

The Man from Rome
2022
as Father Ferro

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

Paris Christmas Waltz
2023
as Henry

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004
as Angus

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003
as self
Fields of Gold
2002
as Sir James Ferneyhough

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
as Jenkins

Lucan
2013
as John Pearson

Sakharov
1984
as Pavel Leontiev

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009
as Sir Arthur Newsholme

Eminent Domain
1991
as Ben

A Fantastic Fear of Everything
2012
as Dr. Friedkin

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Dumont

Love Lies
1983
as Nick

Number 13
2006
as Mr. Harrington, Cathedral Archivist

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

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

Double Edge
1992
as Ferese

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1982
as James Callendar

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
as Self

The Feast of the Goat
2006
as Agustín Cabral

May Wine
1990
as Tom

The Sender
1982
as Dr Joseph Denman

Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Ronald Biggs

When I'm Sixty-Four
2004
as Ray

Hard Boiled Sweets
2012
as 'Shrewd' Eddie

The Dark Room
1999
as Adam Kingsley

Death of a Princess
1980
as Christopher Ryder

Hacker
2002
as Prezes

The Gatehouse
2016
as Evelyn Eldritch

The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones
2024
as Self

Just Like a Woman
1992
as Miles Millichamp

The Workshop
1982
as Max

Morlang
2001
as Julius Morlang

Squillo
1996
as Marco

Whispers of Freedom
2024
as Erich Honecker

Whose Child Am I?
1976
as Paul Martin

Magic Moments
1989
as Brian Swann

The First Line
2014
as Callum
Bad Day at the Office
2014
as Narrator
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
1996
as Armitage
Flight to Berlin
1984
as Nicholas

No Visible Scar
1981
as Doctor

Willie's Last Stand
1982
as Willie

Tokyo Trial
2017
as William D. Patrick

Enemies of the State
1983
as Július Tomin

A Walk in the Forest
1980
as Alexander Kutsov
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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