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Theodore Bikel
Actor· Vienna, 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
The roles that explain the career.
My Fair Lady
Zoltan Karpathy · 1964
The African Queen
First Officer · 1952
The Defiant Ones
Sheriff Max Muller · 1958
Shattered
Dr. Berkus · 1991
The Return of the King
Aragorn (voice) · 1980
The Enemy Below
Heinie Schwaffer · 1957
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Lenonn · 1998
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
The Russian captain · 1966
Filmography
49 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | Rance Muhammitz (archive footage) | Film |
| 2010 | Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen | Self | Film |
| 2009 | The Little Traitor | Interrogator | Film |
| 1998 | Babylon 5: In the Beginning | Lenonn | Film |
| 1998 | Second Chances | Dutch John Hathaway | Film |
| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracy | Prof. Yuri Pochenko | Film |
| 1993 | Benefit of the Doubt | Gideon Lee | Film |
| 1991 | Shattered | Dr. Berkus | Film |
| 1989 | The Final Days | Henry Kissinger | Film |
| 1989 | See You in the Morning | Bronie | Film |
| 1988 | The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels | Self | Film |
| 1988 | A Stoning in Fulham County | Abe Moser | Film |
| 1987 | Dark Tower | Max Gold | Film |
| 1986 | Very Close Quarters | Victor | Film |
| 1980 | The Return of the King | Aragorn (voice) | Film |
| 1978 | The Stingiest Man in Town | Marley's Ghost (voice) | Film |
| 1976 | Victory at Entebbe | Yakov Shlomo | Film |
| 1975 | Murder on Flight 502 | Otto Gruenwaldt | Film |
| 1972 | The Little Ark | The Captain | Film |
| 1972 | Killer by Night | Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold | Film |
| 1971 | 200 Motels | Rance Muhammitz / Dave | Film |
| 1970 | Darker Than Amber | Meyer | Film |
| 1969 | My Side of the Mountain | Bando | Film |
| 1968 | Sweet November | Alonzo | Film |
| 1967 | Festival | Self | Film |
| 1966 | The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! | The Russian captain | Film |
| 1965 | Sands of the Kalahari | Bondrechai | Film |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | Zoltan Karpathy | Film |
| 1959 | Woman Obsessed | Dr. R. W. Gibbs | Film |
| 1959 | A Dog of Flanders | Piet van Gelder | Film |
| 1959 | The Angry Hills | Dimitrios Tassos | Film |
| 1959 | The Blue Angel | Klepert | Film |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | Carl G.G. Palmberg | Film |
| 1958 | The Defiant Ones | Sheriff Max Muller | Film |
| 1958 | I Bury the Living | Andy McKee | Film |
| 1957 | The Enemy Below | Heinie Schwaffer | Film |
| 1957 | The Pride and the Passion | General Jouvet | Film |
| 1955 | The Colditz Story | Vandy | Film |
| 1955 | Above Us the Waves | German Officer | Film |
| 1954 | Betrayed | German Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1954 | The Love Lottery | Parsimonious | Film |
| 1954 | The Young Lovers | Joseph | Film |
| 1954 | Forbidden Cargo | Max | Film |
| 1954 | The Divided Heart | Josip | Film |
| 1953 | Never Let Me Go | Lieutenant | Film |
| 1953 | The Kidnappers | Dr. Willem Bloem | Film |
| 1953 | Desperate Moment | Anton | Film |
| 1952 | The African Queen | First Officer | Film |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge | King Milo IV of Serbia | Film |
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