Boris Badenov is an antagonist of the 1959–1964 animated cartoons Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show, collectively referred to as The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show for short. He was voiced by Paul Frees.[5]
Badenov's name is a pun on that of the 16th-century Russian Tsar Boris Godunov. His accent and explosive temper are a homage to Hollywood actor Akim Tamiroff,[6] especially Tamiroff's role in The Great McGinty, a 1940 movie directed by Preston Sturges.
Badenov was created by Bill Scott, who based the character's appearance on that of Gomez Addams.
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