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Joseph Schildkraut (1896–1964)

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An imposing Austrian import-turned-matinée idol on the silent screen, Hollywood actor Joseph Schildkraut went on to conquer talking films as well -- with Oscar-winning results. Inclined towards smooth, cunning villainy, his Oscar came instead for his sympathetic portrayal of Captain Alfred Dreyfus in The Life of Emile Zola... See full bio »

Born:

in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)

Died:

(age 67) in New York City, New York, USA
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1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Nicodemus
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Henry Weber
– Whose Little Girl Are You? (1963) … Henry Weber
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Mr. Stehlik
– 5: Part 3 (1963) … Mr. Stehlik
– 5: Part 1 (1963) … Mr. Stehlik
 
1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Dr. Hans Frolick
– Jake Dance (1963) … Dr. Hans Frolick
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Rabbi Gottlieb
– Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells (1962) … Rabbi Gottlieb
 
1961-1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Alfred Becker / John Holt
– The Trade-Ins (1962) … John Holt
– Deaths-Head Revisited (1961) … Alfred Becker
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Max Keller
– The Stepping Stone (1962) … Max Keller
 
1961 King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Abraham Rothstein
 
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank
Otto Frank
 
1955 Cameo Theatre (TV series)
– The Man from the South (1955)
 
1955 The Hammer and the Sword (TV movie)
Baron von Steuben
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Henri Cassin
– So Dark the Night (1955) … Henri Cassin
 
1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Joseph Mayerhoff
– The Hand of the Hunter (1954) … Joseph Mayerhoff
 
1954 The Philip Morris Playhouse (TV series)
– Taste (1954)
 
1953 Joseph Schildkraut Presents (TV series)
Host / Narrator / The Professor / …
– Candle in the Sun (1953) … Narrator / bit
– The Professor (1953) … Host / The Professor
 
1953 Hamlet (TV movie)
King Claudius
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
Charles Dickens / Death / The Devil
– A Tale of Two Cities (1953) … Charles Dickens
– Grandma Moses (1953) … Death
– The Last Night of Don Juan (1953) … The Devil
 
1953 The Web (TV series)
– A Time for Dying (1953)
 
1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Point of Honor (1953)
 
1952 Personal Appearance Theater (TV series)
– The Chair (1952)
 
1951 Cosmopolitan Theatre (TV series)
– Be Just and Fear Not (1951)
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
– Appearences and Reality (1951)
 
1951 Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre (TV series)
– Waiting for Love (1951)
 
1951 Sure As Fate (TV series)
– One in a Million (1951)
 
1949-1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Mr. Edwards / Uncle Harry
– Uncle Harry (1950) … Uncle Harry
– Kind Lady (1949) … Mr. Edwards
 
1948 The Gallant Legion
Senator Clarke Faulkner
 
1948 Old Los Angeles
Luis Savarin
 
1947 Northwest Outpost
Count Igor Savin
 
1946 Plainsman and the Lady
Peter Marquette
 
1946 Monsieur Beaucaire
Don Francisco
 
1945 The Cheaters
Anthony 'Mr. M.' Marchand
 
1945 Flame of Barbary Coast
Boss Tito Morell
 
1941 The Tell-Tale Heart (short)
Young Man
 
1941 The Parson of Panamint
Bob Deming
 
1940 Meet the Wildcat
Leon Dumeray
 
1940 Rangers of Fortune
Col. Lewis Rebstock
 
1940 Phantom Raiders
Al Taurez
 
1940 The Shop Around the Corner
Ferencz Vadas
 
1939 Pack Up Your Troubles
Hugo Ludwig
 
1939 The Rains Came
Mr. Bannerjee
 
1939 Lady of the Tropics
Pierre Delaroch
 
1939 Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Hendrik Manderson
 
1939 The Man in the Iron Mask
Fouquet
 
1939 The Three Musketeers
King Louis XIII
 
1939 Idiot's Delight
Capt. Kirvline
 
1938 Suez
Vicomte Rene De Latour
 
1938 Marie Antoinette
Duke d'Orléans
 
1938 The Baroness and the Butler
Baron Georg Marissey
 
1937 Lady Behave!
Michael Andrews
 
1937 Lancer Spy
Prince Ferdi Zu Schwarzwald
 
1937 The Life of Emile Zola
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
 
1937 Souls at Sea
Gaston de Bastonet
 
1937 Slave Ship
Danelo
 
1936 The Garden of Allah
Batouch
 
1935 Hollywood Extra Girl (documentary short)
Crusades Actor (uncredited)
 
1935 The Crusades
Conrad - Marquis of Montferrat
 
1934 Cleopatra
Herod
 
1934 Sisters Under the Skin
Zukowski
 
1934 Viva Villa!
Gen. Pascal
 
1932 The Blue Danube
Sandor
 
1931 Venetian Nights
Count Andreas Scipio
 
1930 Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau
Buck
 
1930 Cock o' the Walk
Carlos Lopez
 
1930 Night Ride
Joe Rooker
 
1929 The Mississippi Gambler
Jack Morgan
 
1929 Show Boat
Gaylord Ravenal
 
1928 Tenth Avenue
Joe Ross
 
1928 The Blue Danube
Lugwig
 
1927 The Forbidden Woman
Jean La Coste
 
1927 His Dog
Peter Olsen
 
1927 The Heart Thief
Paul Kurt
 
1927 The King of Kings
Judas Iscariot
 
1926 Young April
Prince Caryl
 
1926 Meet the Prince
Prince Nicholas
 
1926 Shipwrecked
Larry O'Neil
 
1925 The Road to Yesterday
Kenneth Paulton
 
1923 The Song of Love
Raymon Valverde
 
1921 Orphans of the Storm
Chevalier de Vaudrey
 
1921 Theodor Herzl, der Bannerträger des jüdischen Volkes
Das leidende Israel
 
1920 Der Roman der Komtesse Ruth
 
1919 Der Diamant des Todes (short)
 
1919 Die schwarze Fahne (short)
 
1919 Seine Durchlaucht der Landstreicher
 
1916 Das Wiegenlied
 
1916 Der Glücksschneider (short) (as Josef Schildkraut)
 
1916 Für den Ruhm des Geliebten
 
1915 Schlemihl
Jakob
 
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1959 The Diary of Anne Frank (performer: "Tales from the Vienna Woods G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325" 1868 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 September 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.34 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 You Asked for It (TV series)
Himself
– Backstage Broadway (1959) … Himself
 
1953-1954 Joseph Schildkraut Presents (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.13 (1954) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.12 (1954) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.11 (1954) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.10 (1953) … Himself - Host
– Ring Around the Christmas Tree (1953) … Himself - Host
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1995 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1989 The Show Boat Story (TV documentary)
Gaylord Ravenal (clip from 1929 film of 'Show Boat') (uncredited)
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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(6/12/49) Radio: Appeared in NBC University Theater's adaptation of E.M. Forster's "A Passage To India". See more »

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Alternate Names:

Josef Schildkraut

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Trivia:

Schildkraot's father Rudolph nicknamed his son "Pepi," a name that stuck for life. The younger Schildkraut is on record as saying he did not know why he was given that name but denied it was a contraction of Giuseppe, the Italian version of Joseph. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Aries