Theodore Bikel

Acting • 1924-05-02 • 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.

Known For

7.3

The African Queen

1952

7.2

The Defiant Ones

1958

7.5

My Fair Lady

1964

7.2

The Enemy Below

1957

6.2

I Bury the Living

1958

7.0

I Want to Live!

1958

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Filmography

2016
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own WordsFilm
Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)
★ 7.3
2014
Journey 4 ArtistsFilm
Self
2010
Embracing Chaos: Making The African QueenFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2009
The Little TraitorFilm
Interrogator
★ 6.2
2004
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold LeventhalFilm
Himself
★ 7.0
2002
Crime and PunishmentFilm
Captain Koch
★ 5.2
1998
Babylon 5: In the BeginningFilm
Lenonn
★ 7.1
1998
Second ChancesFilm
Dutch John Hathaway
★ 7.7
1997
Shadow ConspiracyFilm
Prof. Yuri Pochenko
★ 4.9
1997
Brooklyn SouthTV
Solomon Shuyler • 1 episodes
★ 9.6
1996
The PretenderTV
Martin Zeller / Dr. Werner Krieg • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1995
JAGTV
Farmer with Plane • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1995
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'Film
Self / Zoltan Karpathy
★ 7.5
1995
My Family TreasureFilm
Grandpa Danieloff
★ 8.0
1994
Babylon 5TV
Rabbi Koslov • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1994
In the Month of KislevFilm
Narrator
1993
Benefit of the DoubtFilm
Gideon Lee
★ 4.8
1992
Crisis in the KremlinFilm
Leo
★ 6.0
1991
ShatteredFilm
Dr. Berkus
★ 6.2
1991
Memories of MidnightTV
Napoleon Chotas • 2 episodes
★ 4.8
1990
Law & OrderTV
Sol Bregman • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1989
Dark TowerFilm
Max Gold
★ 3.9
1989
See You in the MorningFilm
Bronie
★ 6.0
1989
The New LassieTV
★ 6.9
1989
The Final DaysFilm
Henry Kissinger
★ 6.9
1989
Christine CromwellTV
★ 7.8
1989
Łódź GhettoFilm
(voice)
★ 8.0
1988
A Stoning in Fulham CountyFilm
Abe Moser
★ 5.5
1988
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 MotelsFilm
Self
★ 7.3
1988
Inside the Soviet CircusFilm
Narrator
1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationTV
Sergey Rozhenko • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
1987
Beauty and the BeastTV
Eli • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1986
L.A. LawTV
Kurt Rubin • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1986
Very Close QuartersFilm
Victor
★ 9.0
1985
The EqualizerTV
★ 7.2
1985
Prince JackFilm
Georgi
★ 9.0
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Rosanno Bertolucci • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Yuri Lermentov • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Inspector Van Horn • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Professor Harold Crenshaw • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Cover UpTV
★ 6.9
1984
GlitterTV
★ 5.3
1982
Knight RiderTV
Graham Deauville • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1982
HotelTV
★ 6.7
1982
Night of 100 StarsFilm
Self
★ 5.8
1981
DynastyTV
★ 6.5
1981
Falcon CrestTV
Marin Dimitrov • 4 episodes
★ 5.6
1981
The Fall GuyTV
★ 7.7
1980
The Return of the KingFilm
Aragorn (voice)
★ 6.4
1980
Frank Zappa: New York and ElsewhereFilm
Rance Muhammitz (voice) (archive footage)
1978
Fantasy IslandTV
Ambassador Eric Soro • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1978
The Amazing Spider-ManTV
★ 6.3
1978
The Stingiest Man in TownFilm
Marley's Ghost (voice)
★ 5.6
1977
Testimony of Two MenTV
Peter Heger • 3 episodes
★ 6.0
1977
The San Pedro Beach BumsTV
★ 5.5
1976
Charlie's AngelsTV
Prof. Wycinski • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1976
Victory at EntebbeFilm
Yakov Shlomo
★ 5.2
1975
Murder on Flight 502Film
Otto Gruenwaldt
★ 5.8
1975
Medical StoryTV
Danziger • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1974
Little House on the PrairieTV
Yuli Pyatakov • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1974
Police WomanTV
★ 6.5
1972
The Little ArkFilm
The Captain
★ 6.2
1972
Killer by NightFilm
Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold
★ 7.0
1971
ColumboTV
Oliver Brandt • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1971
All in the FamilyTV
Albrecht 'Alvin' Klemmer • 2 episodes
★ 7.8
1971
CannonTV
★ 6.8
1971
200 MotelsFilm
Rance Muhammitz / Dave
★ 5.1
1971
The Making of 200 MotelsFilm
Self
1970
Darker Than AmberFilm
Meyer
★ 6.4
1969
Hawaii Five-OTV
Prof. Erich Stoss • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1969
My Side of the MountainFilm
Bando
★ 6.7
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
The Mod SquadTV
★ 6.1
1968
Sweet NovemberFilm
Alonzo
★ 7.0
1967
IronsideTV
★ 6.8
1967
FestivalFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1967
The Diary of Anne FrankFilm
Hans Van Daan
★ 8.0
1967
Saint JoanFilm
Robert de Baudricourt
★ 10.0
1967
The Desperate OnesFilm
Kisielev
★ 8.0
1966
Mission: ImpossibleTV
General Casimir Zepke • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!Film
The Russian captain
★ 6.5
1966
ABC Stage 67TV
Homer T. Hatch • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1966
Noon WineFilm
Homer T. Hatch
★ 7.0
1965
Sands of the KalahariFilm
Bondrechai
★ 6.3
1964
My Fair LadyFilm
Zoltan Karpathy
★ 7.5
1964
Another WorldTV
★ 5.5
1964
The Hollywood PalaceTV
Self - Folk Singer • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1963
Burke's LawTV
Vic Bates • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Burke's LawTV
Senor Manfred Gonzales • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
★ 5.9
1963
Tonight in PersonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1962
Combat!TV
Francois Perrault • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1962
Sam BenedictTV
★ 6.7
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Dr. Mahmel Homatka • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
The Dick Powell ShowTV
Captain Bellini • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
The Dick Powell ShowTV
Nicholas Simonakis • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1960
Route 66TV
★ 6.7
1960
A Dog of FlandersFilm
Piet van Gelder
★ 6.5
1960
The DybbukFilm
Sender
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
Oliver Crangle • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1959
RawhideTV
Pence • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1959
The Angry HillsFilm
Dimitrios Tassos
★ 4.8
1959
Woman ObsessedFilm
Dr. R. W. Gibbs
★ 6.6
1959
The Blue AngelFilm
Klepert
★ 5.3
1958
The Defiant OnesFilm
Sheriff Max Muller
★ 7.2
1958
Naked CityTV
Nicholas Ross / Nicholas Rozinski • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
Naked CityTV
Dr. Stanley Wilford • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
I Want to Live!Film
Carl G.G. Palmberg
★ 7.0
1958
I Bury the LivingFilm
Andy McKee
★ 6.2
1958
FrauleinFilm
Col. Dimitri Bucaron
★ 8.0
1957
Wagon TrainTV
Dr. Denker • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1957
The Enemy BelowFilm
Heinie Schwaffer
★ 7.2
1957
The Pride and the PassionFilm
General Jouvet
★ 6.0
1957
DuPont Show of the MonthTV
Capt. Alvarado • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1957
The VintageFilm
Eduardo Uribari
★ 6.0
1956
Flight from ViennaFilm
Col. Sandor Kosice
★ 6.0
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
Sergeant Ottermole • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1955
GunsmokeTV
Martin Kellums • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1955
The Colditz StoryFilm
Vandy
★ 6.8
1955
Above Us the WavesFilm
German Officer
★ 6.1
1955
Strange ExperiencesTV
Man • 1 episodes
1954
Climax!TV
Martin Humphries • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
1954
BetrayedFilm
German Sergeant (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1954
The Love LotteryFilm
Parsimonious
★ 5.1
1954
Forbidden CargoFilm
Max
★ 6.9
1954
The Divided HeartFilm
Josip
★ 6.8
1954
The Young LoversFilm
Joseph
★ 6.1
1953
Never Let Me GoFilm
Lieutenant
★ 5.9
1953
The KidnappersFilm
Dr. Willem Bloem
★ 6.7
1953
A Day to RememberFilm
Henri Dubot
★ 7.4
1953
Desperate MomentFilm
Anton
★ 6.5
1953
MelbaFilm
Paul Brotha
★ 6.0
1952
The African QueenFilm
First Officer
★ 7.3
1952
Moulin RougeFilm
King Milo IV of Serbia
★ 6.6
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Uncle Lajos • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
De Baudricourt • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
Studio OneTV
Machek • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Henri Blanchard • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Julius Caesar • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Grossman • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1947
Kraft Television TheatreTV
★ 7.8