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Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Actor · 1924–2015 · Vienna, Austria

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Biography

Theodore Meir Bikel (May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was a character actor, folk singer and musician. He made his film debut in The African Queen and was nominated for an Academy award for his supporting role as Sheriff Max Muller in The Defiant Ones.

Acted in 116

2010s

  1. 2016

    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1998

    Second Chances

    Dutch John Hathaway

  2. Babylon 5: In the Beginning

    Lenonn

  3. 1997
  4. 1996
  5. 1995
  6. My Family Treasure

    Grandpa Danieloff

  7. 1994
  8. 1993

    Benefit of the Doubt

    Gideon Lee

  9. 1992

    Crisis in the Kremlin

    Leo

  10. 1991

    Memories of Midnight

    Napoleon Chotas · 2 episodes

  11. 1990

1980s

  1. 1989

    Christine Cromwell

    TV

  2. The New Lassie

    TV

  3. See You in the Morning

    Bronie

  4. Łódź Ghetto

    (voice)

  5. 1988
  6. 1987
  7. Beauty and the Beast

    Eli · 1 episode

  8. 1986
  9. Very Close Quarters

    Victor

  10. 1985

    Prince Jack

    Georgi

  11. 1984
  12. Glitter

    TV

  13. 1982
  14. 1981
  15. 1980

1970s

  1. 1978

    The Stingiest Man in Town

    Marley's Ghost (voice)

  2. 1977

    The San Pedro Beach Bums

    TV

  3. Testimony of Two Men

    Peter Heger · 3 episodes

  4. 1976

    Victory at Entebbe

    Yakov Shlomo

  5. 1975
  6. 1974
  7. 1972

    The Little Ark

    The Captain

  8. Killer by Night

    Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold

  9. 1971

    200 Motels

    Rance Muhammitz / Dave

  10. 1970

    Darker Than Amber

    Meyer

1960s

  1. 1969

    My Side of the Mountain

    Bando

  2. 1968
  3. Sweet November

    Alonzo

  4. 1967

    Saint Joan

    Robert de Baudricourt

  5. The Desperate Ones

    Kisielev

  6. 1966
  7. 1965

    Sands of the Kalahari

    Bondrechai

  8. 1964
  9. 1963
  10. 1962
  11. 1961
  12. 1960
  13. The Dybbuk

    Sender

  14. A Dog of Flanders

    Piet van Gelder

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. The Blue Angel

    Klepert

  3. The Angry Hills

    Dimitrios Tassos

  4. Woman Obsessed

    Dr. R. W. Gibbs

  5. 1958
  6. Fraulein

    Col. Dimitri Bucaron

  7. 1957
  8. The Vintage

    Eduardo Uribari

  9. 1956

    Flight from Vienna

    Col. Sandor Kosice

  10. 1955
  11. Strange Experiences

    Man · 1 episode

  12. Above Us the Waves

    German Officer

  13. The Colditz Story

    Vandy

  14. 1954

    The Divided Heart

    Josip

  15. Betrayed

    German Sergeant (uncredited)

  16. The Young Lovers

    Joseph

  17. Forbidden Cargo

    Max

  18. The Love Lottery

    Parsimonious

  19. 1953

    The Kidnappers

    Dr. Willem Bloem

  20. A Day to Remember

    Henri Dubot

  21. Melba

    Paul Brotha

  22. Never Let Me Go

    Lieutenant

  23. Desperate Moment

    Anton

  24. 1952
  25. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Uncle Lajos, De Baudricourt · 1 episode

Appearances14

2010s

  1. 2014

    Journey 4 Artists

    Self

  2. 2010

    Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

    Self

2000s

  1. 2004

    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

    Himself

1990s

  1. 1995

    More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

    Self / Zoltan Karpathy

  2. 1994

    In the Month of Kislev

    Narrator

1980s

  1. 1988

    Inside the Soviet Circus

    Narrator

  2. The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    Self

  3. 1982

    Night of 100 Stars

    Self

1970s

  1. 1971

    The Making of 200 Motels

    Self