Paul Freeman

Born 1943 · English actor

Paul Freeman is an English actor who has appeared in theatre, television and film. Internationally, he is known for playing the rival archaeologist René Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), evil wine baron Gustav Riebmann on season 4 of the soap opera Falcon Crest (1984–85), and supervillain Ivan Ooze in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995). His other credits include Morlang (2001), When I'm 64 (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and Hard Boiled Sweets (2012). In the UK, he had a leading role in the television series Yesterday's Dreams (1987) as Martin Daniels.

Paul Freeman, in order

1. 1980 The Dogs of War: acted · directed by John Irvin
2. 1980 The Long Good Friday: acted · directed by John Mackenzie
3. 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 94%, audiences 96% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+
4. 1982 The Sender: acted · directed by Roger Christian
5. 1982 Who Dares Wins: acted · directed by Ian Sharp
6. 1984 A.D. (TV series): acted · directed by Stuart Cooper
7. 1984 Sakharov (TV movie): acted · directed by Jack Gold
8. 1986 Shanghai Surprise: acted · directed by Jim Goddard
9. 1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers: produced · directed by Dwight H. Little
10. 1988 Prisoner of Rio: acted · directed by Lech Majewski
11. 1988 Without a Clue: acted · directed by Thom Eberhardt
12. 1990 Eminent Domain: acted · directed by John Irvin
13. 1990 The Last Island: acted · directed by Marleen Gorris
14. 1991 Aces: Iron Eagle III: acted · directed by John Glen
15. 1992 Just like a Woman: acted · directed by Christopher Monger
16. 1993 Pretty Princess: acted · directed by Carlo Vanzina
17. 1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers: produced · directed by Joe Chappelle
18. 1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie: acted · directed by Bryan Spicer
19. 1995 The Horseman on the Roof: acted · directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
20. 1996 Samson and Delilah (TV movie): acted · directed by Nicolas Roeg
21. 1996 Squillo: acted · directed by Carlo Vanzina
22. 1997 Double Team: acted · directed by Tsui Hark · critics 11%, audiences 25%
23. 1999 The Devil's Arithmetic (TV movie): acted · directed by Donna Deitch
24. 2001 Morlang: acted · directed by Tjebbo Penning
25. 2002 And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen: acted · directed by Claude Lelouch
26. 2002 Haker: acted · directed by Janusz Zaorski
27. 2002 Halloween: Resurrection: produced · directed by Rick Rosenthal
28. 2004 George and the Dragon: acted · directed by Tom Reeve
29. 2005 The Feast of the Goat: acted · directed by Luis Llosa
30. 2007 A Girl and a Gun (short film): acted
31. 2007 Hot Fuzz: acted · directed by Edgar Wright · critics 91%, audiences 89% · streaming on Starz
32. 2008 Appointment with Death (TV movie): acted · directed by Ashley Pearce
33. 2009 The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (TV movie): acted · directed by John Kent Harrison
34. 2010 Centurion: acted · directed by Neil Marshall · critics 59%, audiences 43% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
35. 2012 A Fantastic Fear of Everything: acted · directed by Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills
36. 2012 Henry V (TV movie): acted · directed by Thea Sharrock
37. 2013 Da Vinci's Demons (TV series): acted
38. 2013 Getaway: acted · directed by Courtney Solomon
39. 2013 The Bible (TV movie): acted · directed by Tony Mitchell
40. 2016 High Strung: acted · directed by Michael Damian
41. 2016 Tokyo Trial (TV series): acted · directed by Pieter Verhoeff and Rob W. King
42. 2017 Absentia (TV series): acted · directed by Adam Sanderson and Greg Zglinski
43. 2018 Tokyo Trial: acted · directed by Pieter Verhoeff and Rob W. King
44. 2022 The Man from Rome: acted · directed by Sergio Dow
45. 2025 The Thursday Murder Club: acted · directed by Chris Columbus · critics 77%, audiences 54% · streaming on Netflix