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KASZNAR, Kurt
American filmactor (1913-1979)
Eigenlijk: Kurt Serwicher
* 13-8-1913, Vienna, Austria - † 6-8-1979, Santa Monica, California (cancer)
As a young man, Kurt Kasznar enrolled in Max Reinhardt's seminars. He came to the US in the mid-30s in "The Eternal Road" in which he played at least 12 roles. In 1941 he produced the New York show "Crazy With the Heat." That same year he was drafted into the army, where he was trained as a cinematographer and served in the Pacific. His first major Broadway role was "The Happy Time." Kasznar also played in "The Sound Of Music," "Barefoot in The Park," "Waiting for Godot" and "Six Characters In Search Of An Author." He appeared in many films
Filmography:
- Suddenly, Love (1978) (TV) .... Dr. Luria
- Cyrano (1974) (TV) (voice) .... Raqueneau
- Snoop Sisters, The (1972) (TV) .... Alexander Scalamdri
... aka Female Instinct (1972) (TV) (USA: reissue title) - Once Upon a Dead Man (1971) (TV) .... Edmond Corday
- "Land of the Giants" (1968) TV Series .... Alexander Fitzhugh (1968-70)
- Smugglers, The (1968/I) (TV) .... Willi Raben
- Code Name: Heraclitus (1967) (TV) .... Constantine
- Ambushers, The (1967) .... Quintana aka Chivinik
- Androcles and the Lion (1967) (TV) .... Gladiator's Manager
- Perils of Pauline, The (1967) .... Consul General
- King's Pirate, The (1967) .... Zucco
- Casino Royale (1967) .... Smernov
... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale (1967) - 55 Days at Peking (1963) .... Baron Sergei Ivanoff
- Waiting for Godot (1961) (TV) .... Pozzo
- Thieves' Carnival (1959) (TV) .... Peterbono
... aka Play of the Week: Thieves' Carnival (1959) (TV) (USA: series title) - For the First Time (1959) .... Ladislas Tabory
... aka Come prima (1959) (Italy)
... aka Sänger von Capri, Der (1959)
... aka Serenade einer großen Liebe (1959) - Journey, The (1959) .... Csepege
- Frauensee (1958) .... Nathanael Dobbs
- Helden (1958) .... Petkoff
... aka Arms and the Man (1958) - Legend of the Lost (1957) .... Prefect Dukas
... aka Timbuctù (1957) (Italy) - Farewell to Arms, A (1957) .... Bonello
- Anything Goes (1956) .... Victor Lawrence
- Flame of the Islands (1956) .... Cyril Mace
- My Sister Eileen (1955) .... Appopolous 'Papa'
- Jump Into Hell (1955) .... Captain Jean Callaux
- Last Time I Saw Paris, The (1954) .... Maurice (owner, Cafe Dhingo)
- Valley of the Kings (1954) .... Hamed Backhour
- Give a Girl a Break (1953) .... Leo Belney
- Great Diamond Robbery, The (1953) .... Uncle Tony
- Kiss Me Kate (1953) .... Kate's and Bianca's father, 'Baptista'
- All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) .... Quint
- Ride, Vaquero! (1953) .... Father Antonio
- Sombrero (1953) .... Father Zacaya
- Lili (1953) .... Jacquot
- Happy Time, The (1952) .... Uncle Louis
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Kurt Kasznar, Charles Boyer, Bobby Driscoll, Marsha Hunt, and Louis Jourdan in The Happy Time
- Glory Alley (1952) .... The Judge
- Lovely to Look at (1952) .... Max Fogelsby
- Talk About a Stranger (1952) .... Dr. Paul Mahler, alias Matlock
... aka Enemy, The (1952/I) (USA) - Anything Can Happen (1952) .... Nuri Bey
- Light Touch, The (1952) .... Mr. Aramescu
