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Internationally renowned actor and folksinger Theodore Bikel made his first stage appearance as the Village Clerk in a Tel Aviv production of "Tevye, the Milkman" and would in fact play the life-loving Tevye so many times in productions of "Fiddler on the Roof" that it became his signature role (although he claimed to have liked "Zorba!" better). After graduating from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he won acclaim for his work in West End productions of "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1949, directed by Laurence Olivier) and "The Love of Four Colonels" (1951, directed by Peter Ustinov) before making his Broadway debut in "Tonight in Samarkand" (1955)....

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Filmography

Boing - ( / 1998 / Released / )
Trickle - ( / 1998 / Released / )
The Shadow Conspiracy - ( Professor Pochenko / 1997 / Released / )
Benefit of the Doubt - ( Attorney Gideon Lee / 1993 / Released / Meteor Film/The Movies )
Crime and Punishment - ( Captain Koch / 1993 / Released / )
My Family Treasure - ( Grandpa Danieloff / 1993 / Released / )
The Assassination Game - ( Leo / 1992 / Released / )
The Business of Art and the Artist - ( Narrator(- Narration) / 1992 / Released / )
Shattered - ( Dr Berkus / 1991 / Released / Ascot Elite Films )
Dark Tower - ( Dr Max Gold / 1989 / Released / )
Lodz Ghetto - ( / 1989 / Released / Jewish Heritage Project )
See You in the Morning - ( Bronie / 1989 / Released / Greater Union Distributors )
The March For Disarmament - ( Himself / 1988 / Released / )
Prince Jack - ( Russian Ambassador / 1984 / Released / Shapiro Entertainment )
Very Close Quarters - ( Victor / 1983 / Released / Vestron Home Video )
Madame Rosa - ( Other(- extract) / 1978 / Released / Selcroft )
The Little Ark - ( The Captain / 1972 / Released / )
200 Motels - ( Rance Muhammitz / 1971 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
Darker Than Amber - ( / 1970 / Released / )
My Side of the Mountain - ( Bando / 1969 / Released / )
Sweet November - ( Alonzo / 1968 / Released / Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution )
Festival - ( / 1967 / Released / Peppercorn-Wormser Inc )
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming - ( The Captain / 1966 / Released / )
Sands of the Kalahari - ( Dr Bondarah-kai / 1965 / Released / Paramount Pictures )
My Fair Lady - ( Zoltan Karpathy / 1964 / Released / )
A Dog of Flanders - ( Piet / 1959 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The Angry Hills - ( Tassos / 1959 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
The Blue Angel - ( Klepert / 1959 / Released / )
Woman Obsessed - ( Dr Gibbs / 1959 / Released / )
I Want to Live! - ( Carl Palmberg / 1958 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
The Defiant Ones - ( Sheriff Max Muller / 1958 / Released / )
The Enemy Below - ( Schwaffer / 1957 / Released / )
The Pride and the Passion - ( General Jouvet / 1957 / Released / )
The Colditz Story - ( Vandy / 1955 / Released / British Lion Productions )
The Divided Heart - ( Josip / 1955 / Released / )
Forbidden Cargo - ( Max / 1954 / Released / GFD )
The Little Kidnappers - ( Willem Bloem / 1954 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
The Young Lovers - ( Joseph / 1953 / Released / GFD )
The African Queen - ( / 1952 / Released / )

TV Credits
Second Chances ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
The Eternal Road: Encounter With the Past ( 2000 / Released ): Narrator
A Taste of Chanukah ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
A Taste of Passover ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Babylon 5: In the Beginning ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
A Laugh, a Tear, a Mitzvah ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Brooklyn South ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Michael Hayes ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
The Burning Zone ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
JAG ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Babylon 5 ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Sidney Sheldon's Memories of Midnight ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
In Vino Veritas ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Law & Order ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Voices of Leningrad ( 1990 / Released ): Narrator
Easy Come, Easy Go ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
The Final Days ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
Things That Go Bump in the Night ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
A Stoning in Fulham County ( 1988 / Released ): Actor
Inside the Soviet Circus ( 1988 / Released ): Narrator
1986 Miss America Pageant ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
Jews of Moscow: An Inside Story Special Edition ( 1986 / Released ): Narrator
Martin Luther King: The Dream and the Drum ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
Loose Change ( 1978 / Released ): Actor
Testimony of Two Men ( 1977 / Released ): Actor
Charlie's Angels ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
Victory at Entebbe ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
Murder on Flight 502 ( 1975 / Released ): Actor
Killer By Night ( 1972 / Released ): Actor
The Twilight Zone ( 1959 / Released ): Actor
Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1955 / Released ): Actor
L.A. Law ( Released ): Actor
Murder, She Wrote ( Released ): Actor
The Pretender ( Released ): Actor

Full Biography (Back to top)


Internationally renowned actor and folksinger Theodore Bikel made his first stage appearance as the Village Clerk in a Tel Aviv production of "Tevye, the Milkman" and would in fact play the life-loving Tevye so many times in productions of "Fiddler on the Roof" that it became his signature role (although he claimed to have liked "Zorba!" better). After graduating from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he won acclaim for his work in West End productions of "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1949, directed by Laurence Olivier) and "The Love of Four Colonels" (1951, directed by Peter Ustinov) before making his Broadway debut in "Tonight in Samarkand" (1955). Though he also played Robert de Baudricourt in "The Lark" that year on Broadway, a part he would reprise for the 1967 NBC "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation of "St. Joan", his best-known theatrical credit (aside from Tevye) is probably his creation of Captain Georg von Trapp for the Broadway production of "The Sound of Music" (1959), starring Mary Martin.

Bikel's feature debut came as the First officer of the 'Luisa' in "The African Queen" (1951) and he would find himself on (or under) the water again as second-in-command of the German U-boat in "The Enemy Below" (1957) and the (Soviet) Captain in "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming" (1966). In fact, his facility for languages (fluent in Yiddish, Hebrew, French, German and English) helped land a plethora of international roles throughout his career. Bikel earned an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his socko portrayal of the moderate sheriff in "The Defiant Ones" (1958), and he played Russian linguist Zoltan Karpathy in the Academy Award-winning "My Fair Lady" (1964). A guest-star on countless TV series, he appeared on four episodes of "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS) in the 80s and 90s, not to mention having recurring roles on "Dynasty" (ABC) and "Falcon Crest" (CBS). He also portrayed Henry Kissinger in the ABC movie "The Final Days" (1989), based on the book by Bob Woodward.


Profession(s):
Actor, singer, guitarist, photographer, writer, editor
Sometimes Credited As:
Theodore Meir Bikel
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Family
wife:Ofra Ichilov (divorced)
wife:Rita Weinberg (married in 1967)

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Education
University of London London, England
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London, England
Milestones (Back to top)

2000 Toured as Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof"
1999 Returned to the NYC stage in "The Gathering"
1998 Appeared in the shorts "Trickle" and "Boing"
1997 Acted the part of Profesor Pochenko in "The Shadow Conspiracy"
1989 Portrayed Henry Kissinger in the ABC movie "The Final Days", based on the book by Bob Woodward
1987 - 1988 Appeared as recurring character Martin Dimitrov on CBS' "Falcon Crest"
1985 Had recurring role as Warnick on ABC's "Dynasty"
1977 Appointed by President Carter to serve a five-year term on the National Council for the Arts
1976 Acted in ABC movie "Victory at Entebbe"
1976 Played what is reportedly his favorite role in "Zorba!" on tour of US cities
1972 Headlined the national tour of the stage musical "The Rothschilds"
1968 Delegate to the Democratic convention
1967 Reprised role of de Baudricourt for NBC "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production of "St. Joan"; also played Mr Van Daan in ABC's version of "The Diary of Anne Frank"
1966 Portrayed the Captain in "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming"
1964 Played noted linguist Zoltan Karpathy in George Cukor's film version of "My Fair Lady"
1959 Created the role of Captain Georg von Trapp in Broadway production of "The Sound of Music" opposite Mary Martin; received Tony nomination
1958 Nominated for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role as moderate Sheriff Max Muller who refuses to get caught up in or intimidated by the mob psychology in Stanley Kramer's "The Defiant Ones
1957 Played the second-in-command on the German U-boat in "The Enemy Below", directed by Dick Powell
1955 Broadway debut as Inspector Massoubre in "Tonight in Samarkand"; later that year portrayed Robert de Baudricourt in Broadway production of "The Lark", starring Julie Harris
1955 Made TV debut on ABC's dramatic anthonlogy series, "Star Tonight"
1951 Directed by Peter Ustinov in West End production of "The Love of Four Colonels"
1951 Feature acting debut in "The African Queen", playing first officer of the 'Luisa'
1949 Appeared in West End production of "A Streetcar Named Desire", directed by Laurence Olivier; eventually assumed role of Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
1948 London stage debut in "You Can't Take It with You"
1944 Co-founded Israel Chamber Theatre (date approximate)
1943 Theatrical debut as the Village Clerk of "Tevye the Milkman" in Tel Aviv
Emigrated to then-Palestine (now Israel) at age 13
Moved to England to study
Toured US cities as Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof" in the late 1960s and 1970s
Was frequent guest star on CBS' "Murder, She Wrote": played Crenshaw in a 1987 episode; world famous opera singer Bertolucci in 1989's "When the Fat Lady Sings"; Uri Lermentov in "The List of Uri Lerm



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