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Theodore Bikel
Acting

Theodore Bikel

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

2 May 1924

Age

102 Years

Born In

Vienna, Austria

Total Projects

143

Years Active

69 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.7 ★

Overview

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

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

movie

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

as Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)

Journey 4 Artists

movie

Journey 4 Artists

2014

Journey 4 Artists

as Self

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

movie

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

as Self

The Little Traitor

movie

The Little Traitor

2009

The Little Traitor

as Interrogator

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

movie

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

2004

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

as Himself

Crime and Punishment

movie

Crime and Punishment

2002

Crime and Punishment

as Captain Koch

Second Chances

movie

Second Chances

1998

Second Chances

as Dutch John Hathaway

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

movie

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

1998

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

as Lenonn

Brooklyn South

tv

Brooklyn South

1997

Brooklyn South

as Solomon Shuyler

Shadow Conspiracy

movie

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

Shadow Conspiracy

as Prof. Yuri Pochenko

The Pretender

tv

The Pretender

1996

The Pretender

as Martin Zeller / Dr. Werner Krieg

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

movie

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

1995

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

as Self / Zoltan Karpathy

JAG

tv

JAG

1995

JAG

as Farmer with Plane

My Family Treasure

movie

My Family Treasure

1995

My Family Treasure

as Grandpa Danieloff

In the Month of Kislev

movie

In the Month of Kislev

1994

In the Month of Kislev

as Narrator

Babylon 5

tv

Babylon 5

1994

Babylon 5

as Rabbi Koslov

Benefit of the Doubt

movie

Benefit of the Doubt

1993

Benefit of the Doubt

as Gideon Lee

Crisis in the Kremlin

movie

Crisis in the Kremlin

1992

Crisis in the Kremlin

as Leo

Memories of Midnight

tv

Memories of Midnight

1991

Memories of Midnight

as Napoleon Chotas

Shattered

movie

Shattered

1991

Shattered

as Dr. Berkus

Law & Order

tv

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

as Sol Bregman

Christine Cromwell

tv

Christine Cromwell

1989

Christine Cromwell

The Final Days

movie

The Final Days

1989

The Final Days

as Henry Kissinger

The New Lassie

tv

The New Lassie

1989

The New Lassie

See You in the Morning

movie

See You in the Morning

1989

See You in the Morning

as Bronie

Łódź Ghetto

movie

Łódź Ghetto

1989

Łódź Ghetto

as (voice)

A Stoning in Fulham County

movie

A Stoning in Fulham County

1988

A Stoning in Fulham County

as Abe Moser

Inside the Soviet Circus

movie

Inside the Soviet Circus

1988

Inside the Soviet Circus

as Narrator

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

movie

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

1988

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

as Self

Dark Tower

movie

Dark Tower

1987

Dark Tower

as Max Gold

Star Trek: The Next Generation

tv

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Sergey Rozhenko

Beauty and the Beast

tv

Beauty and the Beast

1987

Beauty and the Beast

as Eli

L.A. Law

tv

L.A. Law

1986

L.A. Law

as Kurt Rubin

Very Close Quarters

movie

Very Close Quarters

1986

Very Close Quarters

as Victor

Prince Jack

movie

Prince Jack

1985

Prince Jack

as Georgi

The Equalizer

tv

The Equalizer

1985

The Equalizer

Murder, She Wrote

tv

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Rosanno Bertolucci

Murder, She Wrote

tv

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Yuri Lermentov

Murder, She Wrote

tv

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Inspector Van Horn

Murder, She Wrote

tv

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Professor Harold Crenshaw

Cover Up

tv

Cover Up

1984

Cover Up

Glitter

tv

Glitter

1984

Glitter

Knight Rider

tv

Knight Rider

1982

Knight Rider

as Graham Deauville

Hotel

tv

Hotel

1982

Hotel

Night of 100 Stars

movie

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Falcon Crest

tv

Falcon Crest

1981

Falcon Crest

as Marin Dimitrov

The Fall Guy

tv

The Fall Guy

1981

The Fall Guy

Dynasty

tv

Dynasty

1981

Dynasty

CineRaya

movie

Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

1980

Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

as Rance Muhammitz (voice) (archive footage)

The Return of the King

movie

The Return of the King

1980

The Return of the King

as Aragorn (voice)

The Stingiest Man in Town

movie

The Stingiest Man in Town

1978

The Stingiest Man in Town

as Marley's Ghost (voice)

The Amazing Spider-Man

tv

The Amazing Spider-Man

1978

The Amazing Spider-Man

Loose Change

tv

Loose Change

1978

Loose Change

as Tom Feiffer

Fantasy Island

tv

Fantasy Island

1978

Fantasy Island

as Ambassador Eric Soro

The San Pedro Beach Bums

tv

The San Pedro Beach Bums

1977

The San Pedro Beach Bums

Testimony of Two Men

tv

Testimony of Two Men

1977

Testimony of Two Men

as Peter Heger

Victory at Entebbe

movie

Victory at Entebbe

1976

Victory at Entebbe

as Yakov Shlomo

Charlie's Angels

tv

Charlie's Angels

1976

Charlie's Angels

as Prof. Wycinski

Murder on Flight 502

movie

Murder on Flight 502

1975

Murder on Flight 502

as Otto Gruenwaldt

Medical Story

tv

Medical Story

1975

Medical Story

as Danziger

Police Woman

tv

Police Woman

1974

Police Woman

Little House on the Prairie

tv

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Little House on the Prairie

as Yuli Pyatakov

The Little Ark

movie

The Little Ark

1972

The Little Ark

as The Captain

Killer by Night

movie

Killer by Night

1972

Killer by Night

as Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold

The Making of 200 Motels

movie

The Making of 200 Motels

1971

The Making of 200 Motels

as Self

200 Motels

movie

200 Motels

1971

200 Motels

as Rance Muhammitz / Dave

Columbo

tv

Columbo

1971

Columbo

as Oliver Brandt

Cannon

tv

Cannon

1971

Cannon

All in the Family

tv

All in the Family

1971

All in the Family

as Albrecht 'Alvin' Klemmer

Darker Than Amber

movie

Darker Than Amber

1970

Darker Than Amber

as Meyer

My Side of the Mountain

movie

My Side of the Mountain

1969

My Side of the Mountain

as Bando

The Mod Squad

tv

The Mod Squad

1968

The Mod Squad

Hawaii Five-O

tv

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Hawaii Five-O

as Prof. Erich Stoss

The Dick Cavett Show

tv

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Sweet November

movie

Sweet November

1968

Sweet November

as Alonzo

Saint Joan

movie

Saint Joan

1967

Saint Joan

as Robert de Baudricourt

The Diary of Anne Frank

movie

The Diary of Anne Frank

1967

The Diary of Anne Frank

as Hans Van Daan

Festival

movie

Festival

1967

Festival

as Self

The Desperate Ones

movie

The Desperate Ones

1967

The Desperate Ones

as Kisielev

Ironside

tv

Ironside

1967

Ironside

Noon Wine

movie

Noon Wine

1966

Noon Wine

as Homer T. Hatch

Mission: Impossible

tv

Mission: Impossible

1966

Mission: Impossible

as General Casimir Zepke

ABC Stage 67

tv

ABC Stage 67

1966

ABC Stage 67

as Homer T. Hatch

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

movie

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

as The Russian captain

Sands of the Kalahari

movie

Sands of the Kalahari

1965

Sands of the Kalahari

as Bondrechai

My Fair Lady

movie

My Fair Lady

1964

My Fair Lady

as Zoltan Karpathy

Another World

tv

Another World

1964

Another World

The Hollywood Palace

tv

The Hollywood Palace

1964

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Folk Singer

CineRaya

tv

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Burke's Law

tv

Burke's Law

1963

Burke's Law

as Vic Bates

Burke's Law

tv

Burke's Law

1963

Burke's Law

as Senor Manfred Gonzales

CineRaya

tv

Tonight in Person

1963

Tonight in Person

as Self

Combat!

tv

Combat!

1962

Combat!

as Francois Perrault

Sam Benedict

tv

Sam Benedict

1962

Sam Benedict

The Mike Douglas Show

tv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Dr. Kildare

tv

Dr. Kildare

1961

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Mahmel Homatka

The Dick Powell Show

tv

The Dick Powell Show

1961

The Dick Powell Show

as Captain Bellini

The Dick Powell Show

tv

The Dick Powell Show

1961

The Dick Powell Show

as Nicholas Simonakis

Route 66

tv

Route 66

1960

Route 66

The Dybbuk

movie

The Dybbuk

1960

The Dybbuk

as Sender

The Twilight Zone

tv

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Twilight Zone

as Oliver Crangle

The Blue Angel

movie

The Blue Angel

1959

The Blue Angel

as Klepert

The Angry Hills

movie

The Angry Hills

1959

The Angry Hills

as Dimitrios Tassos

Woman Obsessed

movie

Woman Obsessed

1959

Woman Obsessed

as Dr. R. W. Gibbs

A Dog of Flanders

movie

A Dog of Flanders

1959

A Dog of Flanders

as Piet van Gelder

Rawhide

tv

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

as Pence

I Want to Live!

movie

I Want to Live!

1958

I Want to Live!

as Carl G.G. Palmberg

Naked City

tv

Naked City

1958

Naked City

as Nicholas Ross / Nicholas Rozinski

Naked City

tv

Naked City

1958

Naked City

as Dr. Stanley Wilford

The Defiant Ones

movie

The Defiant Ones

1958

The Defiant Ones

as Sheriff Max Muller

I Bury the Living

movie

I Bury the Living

1958

I Bury the Living

as Andy McKee

Fraulein

movie

Fraulein

1958

Fraulein

as Col. Dimitri Bucaron

The Enemy Below

movie

The Enemy Below

1957

The Enemy Below

as Heinie Schwaffer

DuPont Show of the Month

tv

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

DuPont Show of the Month

as Capt. Alvarado

The Pride and the Passion

movie

The Pride and the Passion

1957

The Pride and the Passion

as General Jouvet

The Vintage

movie

The Vintage

1957

The Vintage

as Eduardo Uribari

Flight from Vienna

movie

Flight from Vienna

1956

Flight from Vienna

as Col. Sandor Kosice

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

tv

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Sergeant Ottermole

Strange Experiences

tv

Strange Experiences

1955

Strange Experiences

as Man

Gunsmoke

tv

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke

as Martin Kellums

Above Us the Waves

movie

Above Us the Waves

1955

Above Us the Waves

as German Officer

The Colditz Story

movie

The Colditz Story

1955

The Colditz Story

as Vandy

The Divided Heart

movie

The Divided Heart

1954

The Divided Heart

as Josip

Climax!

tv

Climax!

1954

Climax!

as Martin Humphries

Betrayed

movie

Betrayed

1954

Betrayed

as German Sergeant (uncredited)

The Young Lovers

movie

The Young Lovers

1954

The Young Lovers

as Joseph

Forbidden Cargo

movie

Forbidden Cargo

1954

Forbidden Cargo

as Max

The Love Lottery

movie

The Love Lottery

1954

The Love Lottery

as Parsimonious

The Kidnappers

movie

The Kidnappers

1953

The Kidnappers

as Dr. Willem Bloem

A Day to Remember

movie

A Day to Remember

1953

A Day to Remember

as Henri Dubot

Melba

movie

Melba

1953

Melba

as Paul Brotha

Never Let Me Go

movie

Never Let Me Go

1953

Never Let Me Go

as Lieutenant

Desperate Moment

movie

Desperate Moment

1953

Desperate Moment

as Anton

Moulin Rouge

movie

Moulin Rouge

1952

Moulin Rouge

as King Milo IV of Serbia

The African Queen

movie

The African Queen

1951

The African Queen

as First Officer

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Uncle Lajos

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as De Baudricourt

Studio One

tv

Studio One

1948

Studio One

as Machek

Studio One

tv

Studio One

1948

Studio One

as Henri Blanchard

Studio One

tv

Studio One

1948

Studio One

as Julius Caesar

Studio One

tv

Studio One

1948

Studio One

as Grossman

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Kraft Television Theatre

tv

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

Kraft Television Theatre

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