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Theodore Bikel
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Theodore Bikel

Known for Star Trek: The Next Generation · Knight Rider · The Twilight Zone

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.

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Born
May 2, 1924
Died
Jul 21, 2015
Birthplace
Vienna, Austria
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

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Known For

TVStar Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSergey Rozhenko · 1987
★ 8.4
TVKnight Rider
Knight RiderGraham Deauville · 1982
★ 7.5
TVThe Twilight Zone
The Twilight ZoneOliver Crangle · 1959
★ 8.5
TVLittle House on the Prairie
Little House on the PrairieYuli Pyatakov · 1974
★ 8.0
TVColumbo
ColumboOliver Brandt · 1971
★ 8.1
TVLaw & Order
Law & OrderSol Bregman · 1990
★ 7.3
TVBabylon 5
Babylon 5Rabbi Koslov · 1994
★ 8.0
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteRosanno Bertolucci · 1984
★ 7.5

Filmography

Movies

Moulin RougeKing Milo IV of Serbia
1952
The African QueenFirst Officer
1952
A Day to RememberHenri Dubot
1953
Desperate MomentAnton
1953
MelbaPaul Brotha
1953
Never Let Me GoLieutenant
1953
The KidnappersDr. Willem Bloem
1953
BetrayedGerman Sergeant (uncredited)
1954
Forbidden CargoMax
1954
The Divided HeartJosip
1954
The Love LotteryParsimonious
1954
The Young LoversJoseph
1954
Above Us the WavesGerman Officer
1955
The Colditz StoryVandy
1955
Flight from ViennaCol. Sandor Kosice
1956
The Enemy BelowHeinie Schwaffer
1957
The Pride and the PassionGeneral Jouvet
1957
The VintageEduardo Uribari
1957
FrauleinCol. Dimitri Bucaron
1958
I Bury the LivingAndy McKee
1958
I Want to Live!Carl G.G. Palmberg
1958
The Defiant OnesSheriff Max Muller
1958
The Angry HillsDimitrios Tassos
1959
The Blue AngelKlepert
1959
Woman ObsessedDr. R. W. Gibbs
1959
A Dog of FlandersPiet van Gelder
1960
The DybbukSender
1960
My Fair LadyZoltan Karpathy
1964
Sands of the KalahariBondrechai
1965
Noon WineHomer T. Hatch
1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!The Russian captain
1966
FestivalSelf
1967
Saint JoanRobert de Baudricourt
1967
The Desperate OnesKisielev
1967
The Diary of Anne FrankHans Van Daan
1967
Sweet NovemberAlonzo
1968
My Side of the MountainBando
1969
Darker Than AmberMeyer
1970
200 MotelsRance Muhammitz / Dave
1971
The Making of 200 MotelsSelf
1971
Killer by NightSgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold
1972
The Little ArkThe Captain
1972
Murder on Flight 502Otto Gruenwaldt
1975
Victory at EntebbeYakov Shlomo
1976
The Stingiest Man in TownMarley's Ghost (voice)
1978
FZ
Frank Zappa: New York and ElsewhereRance Muhammitz (voice) (archive footage)
1980
The Return of the KingAragorn (voice)
1980
Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982
Prince JackGeorgi
1985
Very Close QuartersVictor
1986
Dark TowerMax Gold
1987
A Stoning in Fulham CountyAbe Moser
1988
Inside the Soviet CircusNarrator
1988
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 MotelsSelf
1988
See You in the MorningBronie
1989
The Final DaysHenry Kissinger
1989
Łódź Ghetto(voice)
1989
ShatteredDr. Berkus
1991
Crisis in the KremlinLeo
1992
Benefit of the DoubtGideon Lee
1993
In the Month of KislevNarrator
1994
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'Self / Zoltan Karpathy
1995
My Family TreasureGrandpa Danieloff
1995
Shadow ConspiracyProf. Yuri Pochenko
1997
Babylon 5: In the BeginningLenonn
1998
Second ChancesDutch John Hathaway
1998
Crime and PunishmentCaptain Koch
2002
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold LeventhalHimself
2004
The Little TraitorInterrogator
2009
Embracing Chaos: Making The African QueenSelf
2010
Journey 4 ArtistsSelf
2014
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own WordsRance Muhammitz (archive footage)
2016

Television

Kraft Television Theatre1 eps
1947
Studio OneMachek · 1 eps
1948
Studio OneHenri Blanchard · 1 eps
1948
Studio OneJulius Caesar · 1 eps
1948
Studio OneGrossman · 1 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
Hallmark Hall of FameUncle Lajos · 1 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameDe Baudricourt · 1 eps
1951
Climax!Martin Humphries · 1 eps
1954
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSergeant Ottermole · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeMartin Kellums · 1 eps
1955
Strange ExperiencesMan · 1 eps
1955
DuPont Show of the MonthCapt. Alvarado · 1 eps
1957
Wagon TrainDr. Denker · 1 eps
1957
Naked CityNicholas Ross / Nicholas Rozinski · 1 eps
1958
Naked CityDr. Stanley Wilford · 1 eps
1958
RawhidePence · 1 eps
1959
The Twilight ZoneOliver Crangle · 1 eps
1959
Route 661 eps
1960
Dr. KildareDr. Mahmel Homatka · 1 eps
1961
The Dick Powell ShowCaptain Bellini · 1 eps
1961
The Dick Powell ShowNicholas Simonakis · 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 2 eps
1961
Combat!Francois Perrault · 1 eps
1962
Sam Benedict1 eps
1962
BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 eps
1963
Burke's LawVic Bates · 1 eps
1963
Burke's LawSenor Manfred Gonzales · 1 eps
1963
TI
Tonight in PersonSelf · 1 eps
1963
Another World1547 eps
1964
The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Folk Singer · 1 eps
1964
ABC Stage 67Homer T. Hatch · 1 eps
1966
Mission: ImpossibleGeneral Casimir Zepke · 1 eps
1966
Ironside1 eps
1967
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1968
The Mod Squad1 eps
1968
Hawaii Five-OProf. Erich Stoss · 1 eps
1969
All in the FamilyAlbrecht 'Alvin' Klemmer · 2 eps
1971
Cannon1 eps
1971
ColumboOliver Brandt · 1 eps
1971
Little House on the PrairieYuli Pyatakov · 1 eps
1974
Police Woman1 eps
1974
Medical StoryDanziger · 1 eps
1975
Charlie's AngelsProf. Wycinski · 1 eps
1976
Testimony of Two MenPeter Heger · 3 eps
1977
The San Pedro Beach Bums1 eps
1977
Fantasy IslandAmbassador Eric Soro · 1 eps
1978
The Amazing Spider-Man1 eps
1978
Dynasty1 eps
1981
Falcon CrestMarin Dimitrov · 4 eps
1981
The Fall Guy1 eps
1981
Hotel1 eps
1982
Knight RiderGraham Deauville · 1 eps
1982
Cover Up1 eps
1984
Glitter1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteRosanno Bertolucci · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteYuri Lermentov · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteInspector Van Horn · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteProfessor Harold Crenshaw · 1 eps
1984
The Equalizer1 eps
1985
L.A. LawKurt Rubin · 1 eps
1986
Beauty and the BeastEli · 1 eps
1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSergey Rozhenko · 1 eps
1987
Christine Cromwell3 eps
1989
The New Lassie1 eps
1989
Law & OrderSol Bregman · 1 eps
1990
Memories of MidnightNapoleon Chotas · 2 eps
1991
Babylon 5Rabbi Koslov · 1 eps
1994
JAGFarmer with Plane · 1 eps
1995
The PretenderMartin Zeller / Dr. Werner Krieg · 1 eps
1996
Brooklyn SouthSolomon Shuyler · 1 eps
1997

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