Theodore Bikel

Profile

Theodore Bikel

Acting

Born 1924-05-02 · Died 2015-07-21

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Vienna, Austria

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.

Filmography

143 credits across movies and TV

The African Queen

The African Queen

1952 · First Officer

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

1980 · Aragorn (voice)

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

1998 · Lenonn

Melba

Melba

1953 · Paul Brotha

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

1976 · Yakov Shlomo

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958 · Sheriff Max Muller

The Pride and the Passion

The Pride and the Passion

1957 · General Jouvet

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966 · The Russian captain

I Bury the Living

I Bury the Living

1958 · Andy McKee

200 Motels

200 Motels

1971 · Rance Muhammitz / Dave

I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

1958 · Carl G.G. Palmberg

Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

1955 · German Officer

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

1988 · Self

My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain

1969 · Bando

Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

1980 · Rance Muhammitz (voice) (archive footage)

The Enemy Below

The Enemy Below

1957 · Heinie Schwaffer

The Making of 200 Motels

The Making of 200 Motels

1971 · Self

Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

1997 · Prof. Yuri Pochenko

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010 · Self

Festival

Festival

1967 · Self

Second Chances

Second Chances

1998 · Dutch John Hathaway

Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

1953 · Lieutenant

Darker Than Amber

Darker Than Amber

1970 · Meyer

The Kidnappers

The Kidnappers

1953 · Dr. Willem Bloem

Sands of the Kalahari

Sands of the Kalahari

1965 · Bondrechai

Sweet November

Sweet November

1968 · Alonzo

The Angry Hills

The Angry Hills

1959 · Dimitrios Tassos

Dark Tower

Dark Tower

1987 · Max Gold

Murder on Flight 502

Murder on Flight 502

1975 · Otto Gruenwaldt

See You in the Morning

See You in the Morning

1989 · Bronie

The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers

1954 · Joseph

A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders

1959 · Piet van Gelder

The Divided Heart

The Divided Heart

1954 · Josip

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1954 · Max

Woman Obsessed

Woman Obsessed

1959 · Dr. R. W. Gibbs

Crisis in the Kremlin

Crisis in the Kremlin

1992 · Leo

The Little Ark

The Little Ark

1972 · The Captain

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

1953 · Henri Dubot

The Vintage

The Vintage

1957 · Eduardo Uribari

The Final Days

The Final Days

1989 · Henry Kissinger

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

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

2004 · Himself

The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

1959 · Klepert

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964 · Zoltan Karpathy

Fraulein

Fraulein

1958 · Col. Dimitri Bucaron

The Stingiest Man in Town

The Stingiest Man in Town

1978 · Marley's Ghost (voice)

Killer by Night

Killer by Night

1972 · Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

1952 · King Milo IV of Serbia

Saint Joan

Saint Joan

1967 · Robert de Baudricourt

Noon Wine

Noon Wine

1966 · Homer T. Hatch

Prince Jack

Prince Jack

1985 · Georgi

Betrayed

Betrayed

1954 · German Sergeant (uncredited)

The Love Lottery

The Love Lottery

1954 · Parsimonious

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016 · Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)

A Stoning in Fulham County

A Stoning in Fulham County

1988 · Abe Moser

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

2002 · Captain Koch

Benefit of the Doubt

Benefit of the Doubt

1993 · Gideon Lee

Inside the Soviet Circus

Inside the Soviet Circus

1988 · Narrator

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

1967 · Hans Van Daan

The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones

1967 · Kisielev

Flight from Vienna

Flight from Vienna

1956 · Col. Sandor Kosice

In the Month of Kislev

In the Month of Kislev

1994 · Narrator

The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

1955 · Vandy

The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

1960 · Sender

Very Close Quarters

Very Close Quarters

1986 · Victor

Shattered

Shattered

1991 · Dr. Berkus

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

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

1995 · Self / Zoltan Karpathy

My Family Treasure

My Family Treasure

1995 · Grandpa Danieloff

The Little Traitor

The Little Traitor

2009 · Interrogator

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982 · Self

Łódź Ghetto

Łódź Ghetto

1989 · (voice)

Journey 4 Artists

Journey 4 Artists

2014 · Self

Desperate Moment

Desperate Moment

1953 · Anton

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

1981 · Marin Dimitrov

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Rosanno Bertolucci

Columbo

Columbo

1971 · Oliver Brandt

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

1961 · Captain Bellini

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 · Sol Bregman

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Vic Bates

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986 · Kurt Rubin

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · Yuli Pyatakov

The Pretender

The Pretender

1996 · Martin Zeller / Dr. Werner Krieg

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968 · Prof. Erich Stoss

All in the Family

All in the Family

1971 · Albrecht 'Alvin' Klemmer

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

1982 · Graham Deauville

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1987

Route 66

Route 66

1960

Dynasty

Dynasty

1981

Naked City

Naked City

1958 · Nicholas Ross / Nicholas Rozinski

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976 · Prof. Wycinski

Hotel

Hotel

1982

Tonight in Person

Tonight in Person

1963 · Self

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

1994 · Rabbi Koslov

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Martin Kellums

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Machek

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985

Combat!

Combat!

1962 · Francois Perrault

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966 · General Casimir Zepke

Cannon

Cannon

1971

JAG

JAG

1995 · Farmer with Plane

Another World

Another World

1964

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

1978

Cover Up

Cover Up

1984

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Uncle Lajos

Ironside

Ironside

1967

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1981

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Sergeant Ottermole

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959 · Pence

Police Woman

Police Woman

1974

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

1964 · Self - Folk Singer

The New Lassie

The New Lassie

1989

Climax!

Climax!

1954 · Martin Humphries

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

1966 · Homer T. Hatch

The San Pedro Beach Bums

The San Pedro Beach Bums

1977

Brooklyn South

Brooklyn South

1997 · Solomon Shuyler

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Dr. Mahmel Homatka

Christine Cromwell

Christine Cromwell

1989

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Oliver Crangle

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

Naked City

Naked City

1958 · Dr. Stanley Wilford

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Yuri Lermentov

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Inspector Van Horn

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Senor Manfred Gonzales

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

1961 · Nicholas Simonakis

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Professor Harold Crenshaw

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987 · Sergey Rozhenko

Memories of Midnight

Memories of Midnight

1991 · Napoleon Chotas

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Henri Blanchard

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Julius Caesar

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Grossman

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · De Baudricourt

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

1957 · Capt. Alvarado

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

1978 · Ambassador Eric Soro

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

Testimony of Two Men

Testimony of Two Men

1977 · Peter Heger

Loose Change

Loose Change

1978 · Tom Feiffer

Glitter

Glitter

1984

Strange Experiences

Strange Experiences

1955 · Man

Medical Story

Medical Story

1975 · Danziger