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Paul Freeman Biography

Birth Name:Paul Freeman

Birth Place:Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Has one daughter with "The Dogs of War" co-star Maggie Scott
  • First television role came on the 1967 series "Champion House․"
  • Performed at the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Worked as a teacher and appeared in advertisements
  • Quote: "I was very happy to be typecast, I got a lot of work out of it․ That lasted for a few years and then I got fed up because it became a train of playing Nazis․"
  • Quote: "I think the trick for British actors when they work in Hollywood is not to take it all too seriously․"
  • Best known for portraying the character René Bolloq in the 1981 film "Raiders of the Lost Ark․"

Awards

  • 1982Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2001Best Actor-: winner