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S.Z. Sakall(1883-1955)

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  • Writer
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S.Z. Sakall
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Hungarian-born S.Z. Sakall was a veteran of German, Hungarian and British films when he left Europe because of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement. In Hollywood from shortly after the outbreak of World War II, Sakall began appearing in comedies and musicals, often playing a lovable if somewhat excitable and/or befuddled uncle, businessman or neighborhood eccentric. Memorable as the waiter in Casablanca (1942) and as a somewhat lecherous Broadway producer in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). He retired from films in 1954 and died of a heart attack in Hollywood in 1955.
BornFebruary 2, 1883
DiedFebruary 12, 1955(72)
BornFebruary 2, 1883
DiedFebruary 12, 1955(72)
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Photos65

Betty Grable, June Haver, and S.Z. Sakall in Dolly Sisters (1945)
Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, Lucille Norman, and S.Z. Sakall in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
Samuel S. Hinds and S.Z. Sakall in It's a Date (1940)
Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, S.Z. Sakall, and Marie Wilson in Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
S.Z. Sakall in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
James Cagney, S.Z. Sakall, and Richard Whorf in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Barbara Stanwyck and S.Z. Sakall in Weihnachten nach Maß (1945)
Dennis Morgan and S.Z. Sakall in Weihnachten nach Maß (1945)
Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, and S.Z. Sakall in Weihnachten nach Maß (1945)
Barbara Stanwyck and S.Z. Sakall in Weihnachten nach Maß (1945)
Eleanor Parker and S.Z. Sakall in Never Say Goodbye (1946)
Ilka Grüning, S.Z. Sakall, and Ludwig Stössel in Casablanca (1942)

Known for

Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca
8.5
  • Carl(as S.K. Sakall)
  • 1942
Barbara Stanwyck, Sydney Greenstreet, and Dennis Morgan in Weihnachten nach Maß (1945)
Weihnachten nach Maß
7.3
  • Felix Bassenak
  • 1945
Mein zauberhafter Bruder (1945)
Mein zauberhafter Bruder
6.8
  • Schmidt
  • 1945
Damals im Sommer (1949)
Damals im Sommer
7.1
  • Otto Oberkugen(as S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall)
  • 1949

Credits

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Actor

  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in Alt Heidelberg (1954)
    Alt Heidelberg
    6.5
    • Joseph Ruder (as S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall)
    • 1954
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Toby
    • 1954
  • Jane Powell, Farley Granger, Ann Miller, and Bobby Van in Small Town Girl (1953)
    Small Town Girl
    6.3
    • Eric Schlemmer
    • 1953
  • It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951)
    It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
    6.0
    • Stefan Szabo
    • 1951
  • Dolores Castle, Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, Gene Nelson, and Lucille Norman in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
    Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
    5.9
    • Felix Hoff
    • 1951
  • Doris Day and Gene Nelson in Das Wiegenlied vom Broadway (1951)
    Das Wiegenlied vom Broadway
    6.7
    • Adolph Hubbell
    • 1951
  • Randolph Scott in Ein Fremder kam nach Arizona (1951)
    Ein Fremder kam nach Arizona
    6.2
    • Don Miguel Wormser
    • 1951
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, and Patrice Wymore in Bezaubernde Frau (1950)
    Bezaubernde Frau
    6.5
    • J. Maxwell Bloomhaus
    • 1950
  • June Haver and Gordon MacRae in The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
    6.5
    • Miklos Teretzky (as Cuddles Sakall)
    • 1950
  • Errol Flynn in Montana (1950)
    Montana
    6.2
    • Papa Otto Schultz (as S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall)
    • 1950
  • June Haver and Mark Stevens in Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)
    Oh, You Beautiful Doll
    6.0
    • Fred Fisher aka Alfred Breitenbach
    • 1949
  • Damals im Sommer (1949)
    Damals im Sommer
    7.1
    • Otto Oberkugen (as S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall)
    • 1949
  • Ray Bolger and June Haver in Stern vom Broadway (1949)
    Stern vom Broadway
    6.3
    • Shendorf
    • 1949
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, and S.Z. Sakall in Mein Traum bist Du (1949)
    Mein Traum bist Du
    6.6
    • Felix Hofer
    • 1949
  • Dane Clark and Alexis Smith in Whiplash (1948)
    Whiplash
    6.4
    • Sam
    • 1948

Writer

  • Streichquartett
    TV Movie
    • comedy "Streichquartett" (as Szöke Szakàll)
    • 1981
  • Streichquartett
    TV Movie
    • comedy
    • 1981
  • Streichquartett
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1962
  • Streichquartett
    Short
    • story
    • 1933
  • Halloh - Caesar!
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Az önkéntes tüzoltó
    Short
    • Writer (as Szõke Szakáll)
    • 1918

Soundtrack

  • Damals im Sommer (1949)
    Damals im Sommer
    7.1
    • performer: "In the Good Old Summertime"
    • 1949
  • Cinderella Jones (1946)
    Cinderella Jones
    5.2
    • performer: "Cinderella Jones", "You Never Know Where You're Goin' Till You Get There"
    • 1946

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Trailer 2:09
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In the Good Old Summertime
Trailer 3:04
In the Good Old Summertime
Lullaby of Broadway
Trailer 2:41
Lullaby of Broadway
San Antonio
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San Antonio

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Cuddles Sakall
  • Born
    • February 2, 1883
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary
  • Died
    • February 12, 1955
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Elisabeth Anna "Boszi" KardosAugust 1, 1920 - February 12, 1955 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Because of his befuddled amiability on-screen, his trademark jowls and comical exasperation, he was nicknamed "Cuddles" and was often billed that way.
  • Trademarks
      Often plays men who are easily excited or befuddled but loveable nonetheless
  • Nickname
    • Cuddles

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