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Theodore Bikel

Actor

Theodore Bikel

Acting
1952 — 1998 · 16 films
Lived
2 May 1924 — d. 2015
From
Vienna, Austria

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.

Career Signature

How Theodore Bikel’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

crowd-pleaser
bittersweet
kinetic urgency
slow burn
anxious dread

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

Philip AhnPhilip Ahn11 filmsPhilip CareyPhilip Carey11 filmsPatrick McGoohanPatrick McGoohan12 filmsAnthony QuinnAnthony Quinn60 filmsBurgess MeredithBurgess Meredith33 filmsJoss AcklandJoss Ackland31 filmsJames StewartJames Stewart62 filmsBrian KeithBrian Keith22 films

Filmography

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

1998

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

Dark Tower

1987

The Return of the King

1980

The Stingiest Man in Town

1978

200 Motels

1971

Darker Than Amber

1970

My Side of the Mountain

1969

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966

My Fair Lady

1964

The Defiant Ones

1958

I Want to Live!

1958

I Bury the Living

1958

The Enemy Below

1957

The Pride and the Passion

1957

The African Queen

1952