Paul Freeman

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Paul Freeman

Acting 83 January 18, 1943

Barnet, London, England, UK

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 Ind…

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

7.9 1981 Movie
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

7.6 2007 Movie
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.5 1997 TV Show
Centurion

Centurion

6.2 2010 Movie
ER

ER

7.8 1994 TV Show
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.2 1989 TV Show
The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

6.6 2025 Movie
The Bible

The Bible

7.4 2013 TV Show
High Strung

High Strung

7.0 2016 Movie
Double Team

Double Team

5.3 1997 Movie
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

5.9 1995 Movie
Da Vinci's Demons

Da Vinci's Demons

7.6 2013 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Gorky Resort

    Movie Driver

  2. 2025
    The Thursday Murder Club

    Movie John

  3. 2024
    Whispers of Freedom

    Movie Erich Honecker

  4. 2024
    The Unofficial Science of Indiana Jones

    Movie Self

  5. 2023
    Paris Christmas Waltz

    Movie Henry

  6. 2022
    The Man from Rome

    Movie Father Ferro

  7. 2022
    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    TV show Gregory Papel

  8. 2018
    Viking Destiny

    Movie Tarburn

  9. 2017
    Absentia

    TV show Warren Byrne

  10. 2017
    Tokyo Trial

    Movie William D. Patrick

  11. 2016
    Tokyo Trial

    TV show William. D. Patrick

  12. 2016
    The Gatehouse

    Movie Evelyn Eldritch

  13. 2016
    High Strung

    Movie Kramrovsky

  14. 2014
    The First Line

    Movie Callum

  15. 2014
    Bad Day at the Office

    Movie Narrator

  16. 2013
    Lucan

    TV show John Pearson

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  1. 2013
    Lucan

    Movie John Pearson

  2. 2013
    Getaway

    Movie The Man

  3. 2013
    Da Vinci's Demons

    TV show The Architect

  4. 2013
    The Bible

    TV show

  5. 2012
    The Hollow Crown

    TV show Thomas Erpingham

  6. 2012
    A Fantastic Fear of Everything

    Movie Dr. Friedkin

  7. 2012
    Hard Boiled Sweets

    Movie 'Shrewd' Eddie

  8. 2010
    Centurion

    Movie Governor Julius Agricola

  9. 2009
    Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

    Movie Sir Arthur Newsholme

  10. 2009
    The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

    Movie Monsignor Godlewski

  11. 2008
    Lark Rise to Candleford

    TV show

  12. 2007
    The Whistleblowers

    TV show

  13. 2007
    Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

    Movie Self

  14. 2007
    Hot Fuzz

    Movie Rev. Philip Shooter

  15. 2006
    Number 13

    Movie Mr. Harrington, Cathedral Archivist

  16. 2006
    New Street Law

    TV show Laurence Scammel QC

  17. 2006
    The Feast of the Goat

    Movie Agustín Cabral

  18. 2004
    When I'm Sixty-Four

    Movie Ray

  19. 2004
    Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

    Movie Angus

  20. 2004
    George and the Dragon

    Movie Sir Robert

  21. 2003
    Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

    Movie self

  22. 2002
    Hacker

    Movie Prezes

  23. 2002
    Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

    Movie Jenkins

  24. 2002
    Fields of Gold

    Movie Sir James Ferneyhough