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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-08-13 (111 years old)

Place of Birth

Wien, Austria

Kurt Kasznar

Biography:

Kurt Kasznar (August 12, 1913 – August 6, 1979) was a stage, film, and television actor.Kasznar's first major Broadway appearance was in The Happy Time. (He recreated his role for the film version and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.) He also appeared on Broadway in Barefoot in the Park, Waiting for Godot, Six Characters in Search of an Author, and The Sound of Music, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. Kasznar appeared in more than 80 films and television shows, and had a regular role in the television series Land of the Giants as "Alexander Fitzhugh". His feature films included Lili, Kiss Me, Kate, The Last Time I Saw Paris, My Sister Eileen, A Farewell to Arms and 55 Days at Peking.

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Known For

Acting

1978

Suddenly, Love as Dr. Luria

1977

1975

Wonder Woman as S.S. General Von Dreiberg

1974

Cyrano as Ragueneau (voice)

1973

Hawkins as Carlo Carrazza
The Snoop Sisters as Alexander Scalamdri

1972

The Snoop Sisters as Alexander Scalamdri

1971

Once Upon a Dead Man as Edmond Corday

1969

1968

The Smugglers as Willi Raben
Here's Lucy as Dr. Henderson
Land of the Giants as Alexander B. Fitzhugh

1967

Code Name: Heraclitus as Constantine
Casino Royale as Smernov
The Ambushers as Quintana
Androcles and the Lion as Gladiator's Manager
The Perils of Pauline as Consul General

1966

1965

Run for Your Life as Inspector Kronig
Run for Your Life as Rudy Brademan

1963

55 Days at Peking as Baron Sergei Ivanoff

1962

1961

1960

1959

The Journey as Csepege
For the First Time as Ladislas Tabory
Adventures in Paradise as Herr Wagner

1958

Arms and the Man as Major Petkoff
Naked City as Alcibiades Munos
Naked City as Korsica

1957

Legend of the Lost as Prefect Dukas

1956

Anything Goes as Victor Lawrence

1955

My Sister Eileen as 'Papa' Appopolous
Flame of the Islands as Cyril Mace
Jump Into Hell as Captain Jean Callaux

1954

Run Like a Thief as Alexander
Valley of the Kings as Hamed Backhour
Climax! as Karfas
Climax! as Jean Duclerc
Climax! as Lustig

1953

Kiss Me Kate as "Baptista"
Lili as Jacquot
Ride, Vaquero! as Father Antonio
Give a Girl a Break as Leo Belney
Sombrero as Father Zacaya

1952

Lovely to Look At as Max Fogelsby
Talk About a Stranger as Dr. Paul Mahler / Matlock
The Happy Time as Uncle Louis Bonnard
Glory Alley as Judge

1951

The Light Touch as Mr. Aramescu

1950

Lux Video Theatre as Sam Ross
Lux Video Theatre as Mike Garcia

1948

Studio One as Barlach

1924