Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 2, 1924

died

July 21, 2015

place of birth

Vienna, Austria

also known as

Theodore Meir Bikel · Теодор Байкел · تئودور بیکل · Theodor Meir Bikel

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

as Zoltan Karpathy

The African Queen

The African Queen

as First Officer

Shattered

Shattered

as Dr. Berkus

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

as Aragorn (voice)

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

as Captain Koch

Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

as Prof. Yuri Pochenko

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

My Fair Lady
7.5

My Fair Lady

1964as Zoltan Karpathy
The African Queen
7.4

The African Queen

1952as First Officer
Shattered
6.1

Shattered

1991as Dr. Berkus
The Return of the King
6.4

The Return of the King

1980as Aragorn (voice)
Crime and Punishment
5.2

Crime and Punishment

2002as Captain Koch
Shadow Conspiracy
5.0

Shadow Conspiracy

1997as Prof. Yuri Pochenko
The Enemy Below
7.1

The Enemy Below

1957as Heinie Schwaffer
The Defiant Ones
7.1

The Defiant Ones

1958as Sheriff Max Muller
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
6.4

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966as The Russian captain
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
7.1

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

1998as Lenonn
Moulin Rouge
6.6

Moulin Rouge

1952as King Milo IV of Serbia
The Pride and the Passion
6.0

The Pride and the Passion

1957as General Jouvet
I Want to Live!
6.9

I Want to Live!

1958as Carl G.G. Palmberg
Night of 100 Stars
6.8

Night of 100 Stars

1982as Self
See You in the Morning
6.0

See You in the Morning

1989as Bronie
Dark Tower
3.9

Dark Tower

1987as Max Gold
The Blue Angel
5.3

The Blue Angel

1959as Klepert
The Colditz Story
6.8

The Colditz Story

1955as Vandy
Victory at Entebbe
5.1

Victory at Entebbe

1976as Yakov Shlomo
Murder on Flight 502
5.9

Murder on Flight 502

1975as Otto Gruenwaldt
Second Chances
7.7

Second Chances

1998as Dutch John Hathaway
Sweet November
7.0

Sweet November

1968as Alonzo
The Stingiest Man in Town
5.6

The Stingiest Man in Town

1978as Marley's Ghost (voice)
The Final Days
6.9

The Final Days

1989as Henry Kissinger
Betrayed
5.8

Betrayed

1954as German Sergeant (uncredited)
Benefit of the Doubt
4.8

Benefit of the Doubt

1993as Gideon Lee
Darker Than Amber
6.4

Darker Than Amber

1970as Meyer
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
7.0

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010as Self
My Side of the Mountain
6.8

My Side of the Mountain

1969as Bando
Woman Obsessed
6.6

Woman Obsessed

1959as Dr. R. W. Gibbs
The Love Lottery
5.1

The Love Lottery

1954as Parsimonious
Fraulein
8.0

Fraulein

1958as Col. Dimitri Bucaron
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
7.5

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

1995as Self / Zoltan Karpathy
200 Motels
5.2

200 Motels

1971as Rance Muhammitz / Dave
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
7.4

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016as Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)
A Stoning in Fulham County
5.9

A Stoning in Fulham County

1988as Abe Moser
Never Let Me Go
5.9

Never Let Me Go

1953as Lieutenant
The Vintage
6.0

The Vintage

1957as Eduardo Uribari
I Bury the Living
6.2

I Bury the Living

1958as Andy McKee
The Divided Heart
6.8

The Divided Heart

1954as Josip
The Angry Hills
4.5

The Angry Hills

1959as Dimitrios Tassos
The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

1960as Sender
Forbidden Cargo
6.9

Forbidden Cargo

1954as Max
The Little Traitor
6.2

The Little Traitor

2009as Interrogator
A Dog of Flanders
6.5

A Dog of Flanders

1959as Piet van Gelder
Desperate Moment
6.5

Desperate Moment

1953as Anton
My Family Treasure
8.0

My Family Treasure

1995as Grandpa Danieloff
Above Us the Waves
6.2

Above Us the Waves

1955as German Officer
Prince Jack
9.0

Prince Jack

1985as Georgi
The Kidnappers
6.7

The Kidnappers

1953as Dr. Willem Bloem