Paul Muni
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 21, 1895
- Died
- August 25, 1967 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Biography
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
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Filmography
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Movie · as (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie · as James Allen (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Saints and Sinners
TV · as Samuel Foss · 1 ep
The Last Angry Man
Movie · as Sam Abelman
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Senator Ryder · 1 ep
Stranger on the Prowl
Movie · as The Stranger With A Gun
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as George Simon · 1 ep
Angel on My Shoulder
Movie · as Eddie Kagle / Judge Fredrick Parker
Counter-Attack
Movie · as Alexei Kulkov
A Song to Remember
Movie · as Professor Joseph Elsner
Stage Door Canteen
Movie · as Paul Muni
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Movie · as Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Movie · as Eric Toresen
Hudson's Bay
Movie · as Pierre Esprit Radisson
Breakdowns of 1940
Movie · as Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Juarez
Movie · as Benito Pablo Juárez
We Are Not Alone
Movie · as Dr. David Newcome
Breakdowns of 1938
Movie · as Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Goes to Town
Movie · as Self
The Good Earth
Movie · as Wang
The Life of Emile Zola
Movie · as Emile Zola
The Woman I Love
Movie · as Lt. Claude Maury
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Movie · as Louis Pasteur
Breakdowns of 1936
Movie · as Self
Bordertown
Movie · as Johnny Ramirez
Black Fury
Movie · as Joe Radek
Dr. Socrates
Movie · as Lee
A Dream Comes True
Movie · as Himself (uncredited)
Hi, Nellie!
Movie · as Samuel N. 'Brad' Bradshaw
The World Changes
Movie · as Orin Nordholm Jr.
Scarface
Movie · as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie · as James Allen
The Valiant
Movie · as James Dyke
Seven Faces
Movie · as Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon