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Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Acting

Born: May 2, 1924Vienna, Austria

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.

Known For
Filmography
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)

2016
Journey 4 Artists

Journey 4 Artists

Self

2014
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Self

2010
The Little Traitor

The Little Traitor

Interrogator

2009
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

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

Himself

2004
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Captain Koch

2002
Second Chances

Second Chances

Dutch John Hathaway

1998
Babylon 5: In the Beginning

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

Lenonn

1998
Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

Prof. Yuri Pochenko

1997
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

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

Self / Zoltan Karpathy

1995
My Family Treasure

My Family Treasure

Grandpa Danieloff

1995
In the Month of Kislev

In the Month of Kislev

Narrator

1994
Benefit of the Doubt

Benefit of the Doubt

Gideon Lee

1993
Crisis in the Kremlin

Crisis in the Kremlin

Leo

1992
Shattered

Shattered

Dr. Berkus

1991
The Final Days

The Final Days

Henry Kissinger

1989
See You in the Morning

See You in the Morning

Bronie

1989
Łódź Ghetto

Łódź Ghetto

(voice)

1989
A Stoning in Fulham County

A Stoning in Fulham County

Abe Moser

1988
Inside the Soviet Circus

Inside the Soviet Circus

Narrator

1988
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Self

1988
Dark Tower

Dark Tower

Max Gold

1987
Very Close Quarters

Very Close Quarters

Victor

1986
Prince Jack

Prince Jack

Georgi

1985
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982

Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

Rance Muhammitz (voice) (archive footage)

1980
The Return of the King

The Return of the King

Aragorn (voice)

1980
The Stingiest Man in Town

The Stingiest Man in Town

Marley's Ghost (voice)

1978
Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

Yakov Shlomo

1976
Murder on Flight 502

Murder on Flight 502

Otto Gruenwaldt

1975
The Little Ark

The Little Ark

The Captain

1972
Killer by Night

Killer by Night

Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold

1972
The Making of 200 Motels

The Making of 200 Motels

Self

1971
200 Motels

200 Motels

Rance Muhammitz / Dave

1971
Darker Than Amber

Darker Than Amber

Meyer

1970
My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain

Bando

1969
Sweet November

Sweet November

Alonzo

1968
Saint Joan

Saint Joan

Robert de Baudricourt

1967
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

Hans Van Daan

1967
Festival

Festival

Self

1967
The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones

Kisielev

1967
Noon Wine

Noon Wine

Homer T. Hatch

1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russian captain

1966
Sands of the Kalahari

Sands of the Kalahari

Bondrechai

1965
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

Zoltan Karpathy

1964
The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

Sender

1960
The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

Klepert

1959
The Angry Hills

The Angry Hills

Dimitrios Tassos

1959
Woman Obsessed

Woman Obsessed

Dr. R. W. Gibbs

1959
A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders

Piet van Gelder

1959
I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

Carl G.G. Palmberg

1958
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

Sheriff Max Muller

1958
I Bury the Living

I Bury the Living

Andy McKee

1958
Fraulein

Fraulein

Col. Dimitri Bucaron

1958
The Enemy Below

The Enemy Below

Heinie Schwaffer

1957
The Pride and the Passion

The Pride and the Passion

General Jouvet

1957
The Vintage

The Vintage

Eduardo Uribari

1957
Flight from Vienna

Flight from Vienna

Col. Sandor Kosice

1956
Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

German Officer

1955
The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

Vandy

1955
The Divided Heart

The Divided Heart

Josip

1954
Betrayed

Betrayed

German Sergeant (uncredited)

1954
The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers

Joseph

1954
Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

Max

1954
The Love Lottery

The Love Lottery

Parsimonious

1954
The Kidnappers

The Kidnappers

Dr. Willem Bloem

1953
A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

Henri Dubot

1953
Melba

Melba

Paul Brotha

1953
Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

Lieutenant

1953
Desperate Moment

Desperate Moment

Anton

1953
Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

King Milo IV of Serbia

1952
The African Queen

The African Queen

First Officer

1952