Paul Muni
Acting
1895-09-21 · Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Muni (born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund, September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American stage and film actor. During the 1930s, he was considered the most prestigious actor at Warner Brothers studios, and one of the rare actors who was given the privilege of choosing which parts he wanted. His acting quality, usually playing a powerful character, such as Scarface, was partly a result of his intense preparation for his parts, often immersing himself in study of the real character's traits and mannerisms. He was also highly skilled in using makeup techniques, a talent he learned from his parents, who were also actors, and from his early years on stage with the Yiddish Theater, in New York. At the age of 12, he played the stage role of an 80-year-old man; in one of his films, Seven Faces, he played seven different characters. He was nominated six times for an Oscar, winning once as Best Actor in The Story of Louis Pasteur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Muni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography(40)
movieYellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage) · 2019 · 5.7
movieThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as James Allen (archive footage) · 2008 · 6.1
movieThe Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage) · 2000 · 3.5
movieFrank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage) · 1997 · 6.5
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) · 1975 · 6.3
movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage) · 1973 · 6.8
tvSaints and Sinners
as Samuel Foss · 1962 · 7.0
movieThe Last Angry Man
as Sam Abelman · 1959 · 6.9
tvGeneral Electric Theater
as Senator Ryder · 1953 · 6.8
movieStranger on the Prowl
as The Stranger With A Gun · 1952 · 6.4
tvWhat's My Line?
as Self · 1950 · 7.0
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
as George Simon · 1948 · 6.6
movieAngel on My Shoulder
as Eddie Kagle / Judge Fredrick Parker · 1946 · 6.5
movieCounter-Attack
as Alexei Kulkov · 1945 · 6.4
movieA Song to Remember
as Professor Joseph Elsner · 1945 · 6.4
movieThe Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage) · 1943 · 5.8
movieStage Door Canteen
as Paul Muni · 1943 · 6.3
movieCommandos Strike at Dawn
as Eric Toresen · 1942 · 5.5
movieBreakdowns of 1940
as Self · 1940 · 4.0
movieHudson's Bay
as Pierre Esprit Radisson · 1940 · 6.1
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage) · 1940 · 6.5
movieWe Are Not Alone
as Dr. David Newcome · 1939 · 6.9
movieJuarez
as Benito Pablo Juárez · 1939 · 6.5
movieBreakdowns of 1938
as Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1938 · 5.8