Paulo Flores (June 29, 1944, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - May 12, 2003, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a voice actor from Brazil, known for voicing Taz in Taz-Mania, Mufasa in The Lion King, and Buck Tuddrussel in Time Squad.
He dubbed the Portuguese voices of Sam the Eagle in Muppets do Espaço (Muppets from Space) and B.P. Richfield in the Dinosaurs dub, among other projects.
Possessing a deep and commanding voice, Flores often dubbed either villains (including Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors) or characters with authority or dignity (Mufasa in The Lion King). He dubbed Michael Clarke Duncan in several films, Bill Cobbs (in three films), Telly Savalas (as Blofeld in On Her Majesty's Secret Service), Richard Griffiths in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and B.B. King in Spies Like Us.
TV assignments included Avery Brooks on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Mark Metcalf as the Master on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Lord Zedd in the Power Rangers franchise. In animation, he voiced Bluto in the Popeye cartoons, Chief Wiggum and Dr. Hibbert on The Simpsons, Taz in multiple projects, Killer Croc on Batman: The Animated Series, and the gorilla and Droopy in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
He died on May 12, 2003 from liver problems in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the age of 58.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2003 | 
|
Buck Tudrussel | Esquadrão do Tempo |
| 2002 | 
|
Cobra Bubbles | Lilo & Stitch |
| 1999 | 
|
Sam | Muppets do Espaço |
| 1999 | 
|
Mufasa | O Rei Leão 2: O Reino de Simba |
| 1993-1998 | 
|
Flavio Hippo | Os Animaniacs |
| 1997 | 
|
Bull | A Dama e o Vagabundo |
| 1995-1996 | 
|
Croc Assassino / Waylon Jones | Batman: A Série Animada |
| 1995 | 
|
George Merry | Pagemaster - O Mestre da Fantasia |
| 1995 | 
|
Willie, o Gigante | Como é Bom se Divertir |
| 1994 | 
|
Randolph | Free Willy |
| 1994 | 
|
Adventura | Pagemaster - O Mestre da Fantasia |
| 1994 | 
|
Mufasa | O Rei Leão |
| 1991-1994 | 
|
B.P. RIchfield | Família Dinossauros |
| 1991-1993 | 
|
Taz | Taz-Mania |
| 1991 | 
|
Rei Koopa | Super Mario World |
| 1991 | 
|
George Darling | Peter Pan |
| 1990 | 
|
Rei Koopa | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 1990 | 
|
Freako | Scooby-Doo e os Irmãos Boo |
| 1989 | 
|
Rei Koopa | O Super Show dos Irmãos Mario |
| 1988 | 
|
Papai Múmia | Scooby-Doo e a Escola Assombrada |
| 1988 |
|
Willie, o Gigante | Como é Bom se Divertir |
| 1987 | 
|
George Wilson | Dennis, o Pimentinha |