Theodore Bikel
Biography
Theodore Meir Bikel was a versatile actor, folk musician, and singer. He began his film career with a role in the classic movie The African Queen, which marked the start of his impressive journey in the entertainment industry. Bikel gained significant recognition for his performance as Sheriff Max Muller in The Defiant Ones, a role that earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His contributions to both film and music showcased his remarkable talents and left a lasting impact on audiences.
Filmography
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The Love Lottery
1954
Benefit of the Doubt
1993 • Gideon Lee
The Colditz Story
1955 • Vandy
Festival
1967 • Self
The Enemy Below
1957 • Heinie Schwaffer
Fraulein
1958 • Col. Dimitri Bucaron
Sands of the Kalahari
1965 • Bondrechai
Shadow Conspiracy
1997 • Prof. Yuri Pochenko
A Dog of Flanders
1959 • Piet van Gelder
My Side of the Mountain
1969 • Bando
The Final Days
1989 • Henry Kissinger
See You in the Morning
1989 • Bronie
Second Chances
1998 • Dutch John Hathaway
I Bury the Living
1958 • Andy McKee
The Defiant Ones
1958 • Sheriff Max Muller
My Fair Lady
1964 • Zoltan Karpathy
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
1998 • Lenonn
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966 • The Russian captain
Crime and Punishment (2002) (2002)
2002 • Captain Koch
Victory at Entebbe
1976 • Yakov Shlomo
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016 • Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)
Murder on Flight 502
1975 • Otto Gruenwaldt