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Szőke Szakáll (born Jakab Grünwald, other names: Gärtner Sándor and Gerő Jenő; February 2, 1883 – February 12, 1955), known in the English-speaking world as S. Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian-American stage and film character actor.
S.Z. Sakall. Actor: Casablanca. Hungarian-born S.Z. Sakall was a veteran of German, Hungarian and British films when he left Europe because of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement.
S.Z. Sakall. Actor: Casablanca. Hungarian-born S.Z. Sakall was a veteran of German, Hungarian and British films when he left Europe because of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement.
Feb 2, 2023 · Here are 10 things you should know about S. Z. Sakall, born on February 2, 1883. His Hollywood career was relatively brief but memorable, and he remains beloved by movie buffs everywhere ...
Dec 6, 2023 · Reluctantly “Cuddles”: On S. Z. Sakall. S. Z. Sakall’s ultra-rare 1954 memoir, The Story of Cuddles, attests that there was more to the comic actor than adorable fretfulness and jiggly jowls. * * *. He was a professional fusspot. He resembled an outsize toddler.
Sep 20, 2012 · What A Character: S.Z. Sakall. With his assortment of lovable supporting roles — befuddled yet helpful uncles and friends, slightly curmudgeonly shop owners, eccentric producers — S.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall is pretty much the definition of a Hollywood character actor.
Dec 2, 2008 · Writer, Producer and Director of CINEMA’S EXILES: FROM HITLER TO HOLLYWOOD. Hungarian S.Z. Sakall played an endearing “fussbudget” in over thirty movies between 1940 and 1950. He...
Feb 16, 2024 · S. Z. Sakall: A Silver Screen Odyssey from Budapest to Hollywood. The man who angered Hitler and made Emperor Franz Joseph laugh went from being the star of the Hungarian stage to a well-known, world-famous character actor in Hollywood.
Szőke Szakáll (February 2, 1883 – February 12, 1955), known as S.Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian film character actor. He was in many films including In the Good Old Summertime, Lullaby of Broadway, Christmas in Connecticut and Casablanca in which he played Carl, the head waiter.
S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall was the white-haired, cherubic actor best known as Carl, the headwaiter and bookkeeper for Humphrey Bogart in the 1942 film Casablanca.
