iced ▁El r ond ▁in ▁The ▁Hob bit ) ▁ ▁The ▁Last ▁Un ic orn ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁M ab ru k ▁ ▁The ▁Fl ight ▁of ▁Drag ons ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁Anti qu ity ▁ ▁George ▁Pal ▁Fre es ▁port rayed ▁the ▁Or son ▁W elles ▁sound - ali ke ▁radio ▁rep orter ▁in ▁George ▁Pal ' s ▁film ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁World s ▁( 1 9 5 3 ), ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁seen ▁dict ating ▁into ▁a ▁t ape ▁rec order ▁as ▁the ▁military ▁prepar es ▁the ▁atomic ▁bomb ▁for ▁use ▁against ▁the ▁inv ading ▁Mart ians . ▁Mem or ably , ▁his ▁character ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁recording ▁is ▁being ▁made ▁" for ▁future ▁history ... ▁if ▁any ". ▁Fre es ▁also ▁provided ▁the ▁film ' s ▁dram atic ▁opening ▁narr ation , ▁prior ▁to ▁Sir ▁C ed ric ▁Hard w ic ke ' s ▁voice - over ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁solar ▁system . ▁ ▁Fre es ▁subsequently ▁provided ▁the ▁ap oc aly ptic ▁voice ▁for ▁the ▁" t alk ing ▁rings " ▁in ▁Pal ' s ▁later ▁film ▁The ▁Time ▁Machine ▁( 1 9 6 0 ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁explains ▁the ▁ult imate ▁fate ▁of ▁human ity ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁time ▁travel er ▁real izes ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Mor lock s ▁and ▁E lo i . ▁ ▁Produ cer ▁Pal ▁later ▁put ▁Fre es ▁to ▁work ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁fant asy ▁film ▁Atl ant is