Theodore Bikel

May 2, 1924(91 at death)|Died July 21, 2015
Vienna, Austria|Acting

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.

Movies (71)

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
7.4

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016

Journey 4 Artists

Journey 4 Artists

2014

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
7.0

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010

The Little Traitor
6.2

The Little Traitor

2009

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
7.0

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

2004

Crime and Punishment
5.2

Crime and Punishment

2002

Second Chances
7.7

Second Chances

1998

Babylon 5: In the Beginning
7.1

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

1998

Shadow Conspiracy
5.0

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
7.5

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

1995

My Family Treasure
8.0

My Family Treasure

1995

In the Month of Kislev

In the Month of Kislev

1994

Benefit of the Doubt
4.8

Benefit of the Doubt

1993

Crisis in the Kremlin
6.0

Crisis in the Kremlin

1992

Shattered
6.1

Shattered

1991

The Final Days
6.9

The Final Days

1989

See You in the Morning
6.0

See You in the Morning

1989

Łódź Ghetto
8.0

Łódź Ghetto

1989

A Stoning in Fulham County
5.9

A Stoning in Fulham County

1988

Inside the Soviet Circus

Inside the Soviet Circus

1988

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
7.3

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

1988

Dark Tower
3.9

Dark Tower

1987

Very Close Quarters
9.0

Very Close Quarters

1986

Prince Jack
9.0

Prince Jack

1985

Night of 100 Stars
6.8

Night of 100 Stars

1982

The Return of the King
6.4

The Return of the King

1980

The Stingiest Man in Town
5.6

The Stingiest Man in Town

1978

Victory at Entebbe
5.1

Victory at Entebbe

1976

Murder on Flight 502
5.9

Murder on Flight 502

1975

The Little Ark
6.2

The Little Ark

1972

Killer by Night
7.0

Killer by Night

1972

The Making of 200 Motels

The Making of 200 Motels

1971

200 Motels
5.2

200 Motels

1971

Darker Than Amber
6.4

Darker Than Amber

1970

My Side of the Mountain
6.8

My Side of the Mountain

1969

Sweet November
7.0

Sweet November

1968

Saint Joan
10.0

Saint Joan

1967

The Diary of Anne Frank
8.0

The Diary of Anne Frank

1967

Festival
6.0

Festival

1967

The Desperate Ones
8.0

The Desperate Ones

1967

Noon Wine
7.0

Noon Wine

1966

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
6.4

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966

Sands of the Kalahari
6.3

Sands of the Kalahari

1965

My Fair Lady
7.5

My Fair Lady

1964

The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

1960

The Blue Angel
5.3

The Blue Angel

1959

The Angry Hills
4.5

The Angry Hills

1959

Woman Obsessed
6.6

Woman Obsessed

1959

A Dog of Flanders
6.5

A Dog of Flanders

1959

I Want to Live!
6.9

I Want to Live!

1958

The Defiant Ones
7.1

The Defiant Ones

1958

I Bury the Living
6.2

I Bury the Living

1958

Fraulein
8.0

Fraulein

1958

The Enemy Below
7.1

The Enemy Below

1957

The Pride and the Passion
6.0

The Pride and the Passion

1957

The Vintage
6.0

The Vintage

1957

Flight from Vienna
6.0

Flight from Vienna

1956

Above Us the Waves
6.2

Above Us the Waves

1955

The Colditz Story
6.8

The Colditz Story

1955

The Divided Heart
6.8

The Divided Heart

1954

Betrayed
5.8

Betrayed

1954

The Young Lovers
6.1

The Young Lovers

1954

Forbidden Cargo
6.9

Forbidden Cargo

1954

The Love Lottery
5.1

The Love Lottery

1954

The Kidnappers
6.7

The Kidnappers

1953

A Day to Remember
7.4

A Day to Remember

1953

Melba
6.0

Melba

1953

Never Let Me Go
5.9

Never Let Me Go

1953

Desperate Moment
6.5

Desperate Moment

1953

Moulin Rouge
6.6

Moulin Rouge

1952

The African Queen
7.4

The African Queen

1952

TV Shows (70)