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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 21, 1895
Place of Birth:
Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
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Paul Muni
Biography
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Paul Muni (born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund, September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Austrian-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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Val | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | James Allen (archive footage) |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of Dracula | Self (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Frank Capra's American Dream | Self (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | Self (archive footage) |
| 1959 | The Last Angry Man | Sam Abelman |
| 1952 | Stranger on the Prowl | The Stranger With A Gun |
| 1946 | Angel on My Shoulder | Eddie Kagle/Judge Fredrick Parker |
| 1945 | Counter-Attack | Alexei Kulkov |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember | Professor Joseph Elsner |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Paul Muni |
| 1943 | The Voice That Thrilled the World | Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage) |
| 1942 | Commandos Strike at Dawn | Eric Toresen |
| 1941 | Hudson's Bay | Pierre Esprit Radisson |
| 1940 | Breakdowns of 1940 | Self |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self (archive footage) |
| 1939 | Juarez | Benito Pablo Juárez |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone | Dr. David Newcome |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self |
| 1937 | The Good Earth | Wang |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola | Emile Zola |
| 1937 | The Woman I Love | Lt. Claude Maury |
| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur | Louis Pasteur |
| 1936 | Breakdowns of 1936 | Self |
| 1935 | Bordertown | Johnny Ramirez |
| 1935 | Black Fury | Joe Radek |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates | Lee |
| 1935 | A Dream Comes True | Himself (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie! | Brad |
| 1933 | The World Changes | Orin Nordholm Jr. |
| 1932 | Scarface | Antonio 'Tony' Camonte |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | James Allen |
| 1929 | The Valiant | James Dyke |
| 1929 | Seven Faces | Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners | Samuel Foss |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Senator Ryder |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | George Simon |