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Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

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.

Born

May 02, 1924

Vienna, Austria

Died

Jul 21, 2015

Known For

Acting

Movies

73 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

movie

Known For

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964

as Zoltan Karpathy
Shattered

Shattered

1991

as Dr. Berkus
The Enemy Below

The Enemy Below

1957

as Heinie Schwaffer
The African Queen

The African Queen

1952

as First Officer
The Return of the King

The Return of the King

1980

as Aragorn (voice)
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966

as The Russian captain
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958

as Sheriff Max Muller
Babylon 5: In the Beginning

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

1998

as Lenonn
Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

as Prof. Yuri Pochenko
I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

1958

as Carl G.G. Palmberg
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
1964 • as Zoltan Karpathy
★ 7.5
Shattered
Shattered
1991 • as Dr. Berkus
★ 6.2
The Enemy Below
The Enemy Below
1957 • as Heinie Schwaffer
★ 7.2
The African Queen
The African Queen
1952 • as First Officer
★ 7.3
Betrayed
Betrayed
1954 • as German Sergeant (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Fraulein
Fraulein
1958 • as Col. Dimitri Bucaron
★ 8.0
The Return of the King
The Return of the King
1980 • as Aragorn (voice)
★ 6.4
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966 • as The Russian captain
★ 6.5
The Pride and the Passion
The Pride and the Passion
1957 • as General Jouvet
★ 6.0
Woman Obsessed
Woman Obsessed
1959 • as Dr. R. W. Gibbs
★ 6.6
movie
Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere
1980 • as Rance Muhammitz (voice) (archive footage)
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
1958 • as Sheriff Max Muller
★ 7.2
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
1998 • as Lenonn
★ 7.1
Shadow Conspiracy
Shadow Conspiracy
1997 • as Prof. Yuri Pochenko
★ 4.9
I Want to Live!
I Want to Live!
1958 • as Carl G.G. Palmberg
★ 7.0
Killer by Night
Killer by Night
1972 • as Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold
★ 7.0
The Colditz Story
The Colditz Story
1955 • as Vandy
★ 6.8
My Family Treasure
My Family Treasure
1995 • as Grandpa Danieloff
★ 8.0
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
1952 • as King Milo IV of Serbia
★ 6.6
Above Us the Waves
Above Us the Waves
1955 • as German Officer
★ 6.1
My Side of the Mountain
My Side of the Mountain
1969 • as Bando
★ 6.8
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016 • as Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)
★ 7.3
The Stingiest Man in Town
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978 • as Marley's Ghost (voice)
★ 5.6
The Angry Hills
The Angry Hills
1959 • as Dimitrios Tassos
★ 4.8
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 5.8
Dark Tower
Dark Tower
1989 • as Max Gold
★ 3.9
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
2002 • as Captain Koch
★ 5.2
See You in the Morning
See You in the Morning
1989 • as Bronie
★ 6.0
Benefit of the Doubt
Benefit of the Doubt
1993 • as Gideon Lee
★ 4.8
Second Chances
Second Chances
1998 • as Dutch John Hathaway
★ 7.7
Victory at Entebbe
Victory at Entebbe
1976 • as Yakov Shlomo
★ 5.2
Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari
1965 • as Bondrechai
★ 6.3
movie
The Return of the King
• as Aragorn (voice)
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
1953 • as Lieutenant
★ 5.9
The Final Days
The Final Days
1989 • as Henry Kissinger
★ 6.9
I Bury the Living
I Bury the Living
1958 • as Andy McKee
★ 6.2
Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502
1975 • as Otto Gruenwaldt
★ 5.8
Festival
Festival
1967 • as Self
★ 6.0
Sweet November
Sweet November
1968 • as Alonzo
★ 7.0
The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart
1954 • as Josip
★ 6.8
The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel
1959 • as Klepert
★ 5.3
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
1995 • as Self / Zoltan Karpathy
★ 7.5
A Dog of Flanders
A Dog of Flanders
1960 • as Piet van Gelder
★ 6.5
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967 • as Hans Van Daan
★ 8.0
200 Motels
200 Motels
1971 • as Rance Muhammitz / Dave
★ 5.1
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010 • as Self
★ 7.0
Noon Wine
Noon Wine
1966 • as Homer T. Hatch
★ 7.0
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember
1953 • as Henri Dubot
★ 7.4
The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery
1954 • as Parsimonious
★ 5.1
The Little Traitor
The Little Traitor
2009 • as Interrogator
★ 6.2
Crisis in the Kremlin
Crisis in the Kremlin
1992 • as Leo
★ 6.0
A Stoning in Fulham County
A Stoning in Fulham County
1988 • as Abe Moser
★ 5.5
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988 • as Self
★ 7.3
The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers
1953 • as Dr. Willem Bloem
★ 6.7
The Vintage
The Vintage
1957 • as Eduardo Uribari
★ 6.0
Melba
Melba
1953 • as Paul Brotha
★ 6.0
Journey 4 Artists
Journey 4 Artists
2014 • as Self
The Dybbuk
The Dybbuk
1960 • as Sender
The Young Lovers
The Young Lovers
1954 • as Joseph
★ 6.1
Łódź Ghetto
Łódź Ghetto
1989 • as (voice)
★ 8.0
Very Close Quarters
Very Close Quarters
1986 • as Victor
★ 9.0
Darker Than Amber
Darker Than Amber
1970 • as Meyer
★ 6.4
Prince Jack
Prince Jack
1985 • as Georgi
★ 9.0
The Desperate Ones
The Desperate Ones
1967 • as Kisielev
★ 8.0
The Little Ark
The Little Ark
1972 • as The Captain
★ 6.2
Forbidden Cargo
Forbidden Cargo
1954 • as Max
★ 6.9
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
2004 • as Himself
★ 7.0
The Making of 200 Motels
The Making of 200 Motels
1971 • as Self
Desperate Moment
Desperate Moment
1953 • as Anton
★ 6.5
Inside the Soviet Circus
Inside the Soviet Circus
1988 • as Narrator
In the Month of Kislev
In the Month of Kislev
1994 • as Narrator
Saint Joan
Saint Joan
1967 • as Robert de Baudricourt
★ 10.0
Flight from Vienna
Flight from Vienna
1956 • as Col. Sandor Kosice
★ 6.0