Paul Freeman (born 18 January 1943 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is a prolific English character actor.
In his native UK, he is best known for playing Martin Daniels in the romance TV series Yesterday's Dreams. However, international audiences know him best as Indiana Jones' rival René Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark and the supervillain Ivan Ooze in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie.
He was previously married to actress Judy Matheson, and is currently married to Maggie Scott, with whom he appeared in the 1980 film adaptation of The Dogs of War. Freeman and Scott are co-founders of the charity UK Friends of Healing Focus (UKHF).
Selected Filmography:
- Feelings (1975) as Paul Martin
- The Long Good Friday (1980) as Colin
- The Dogs of War (1980) as Derek Godwin
- Death of a Princess (1980) as Christopher Ryder
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as René Belloq
- Falcon Crest (1984-1985) as Gustav Riebmann
- Shanghai Surprise (1986) as Walter Faraday
- Yesterday's Dreams (1987) as Martin Daniels
- Without a Clue (1988) as Professor Moriarty
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992-1993) as Frederick Selous
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) as Ivan Ooze
- Tales from the Crypt (1996) as Alistair Touchstone
- Double Team (1997) as Alex Goldsmythe
- ER (1998-2002) as Dr. Charles Corday
- The Devil's Arithmetic (1999) as a Rabbi
- Midsomer Murders (2006) as Sir John Waverly
- Hot Fuzz (2007) as Rev. Philip Shooter
- Hotel Babylon (2007) as Sir Christopher Price
