Paul Freeman (actor)

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Paul Freeman (2016)

Paul Freeman (born January 18, 1943 in Barnet , Hertfordshire ) is a British actor and producer .

Life

Freeman began his career in the theater. He was a member of the Royal National Theater and the Royal Shakespeare Company . In 1974 he started his own theater company called the Joint Stock Theater Company . In 1978 Freeman made his first notable appearance in front of the camera with the miniseries Life of Shakespeare . The British made his cinema debut in 1980 in Rififi on Good Friday with Bob Hoskins . In 1981 he was seen alongside Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger in The Dogs of War . In the same year he achieved his international breakthrough with the role of Rene Belloq in the first part of the Indiana Jones film series Raiders of the Lost Ark . Freeman played mostly evil roles in his films. In addition, he was twice in front of the camera alongside Simon Pegg in a comedy, in 2007 in the crime thriller Hot Fuzz and in 2012 in the horror comedy Die terrible fear of the terrible .

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New Trailer and Stills: Simon Pegg in A Fantastic Fear of Everything , accessed April 9, 2012.


personal data
SURNAME Freeman, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Barnet , Hertfordshire