Paul Muni
Acting
Born 1895-09-21
Died 1967-08-25
Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
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Paul Muni (born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund, September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American stage and film actor. During the 1930s, he was considered the most prestigious actor at Warner Brothers studios, and one of the rare actors who was given the privilege of choosing which parts he wanted.
His acting quality, usually playing a powerful character, such as Scarface, was partly a result of his intense preparation for his parts, often immersing himself in study of the real character's traits and mannerisms. He was also highly skilled in using makeup techniques, a talent he learned from his parents, who were also actors, and from his early years on stage with the Yiddish Theater, in New York. At the age of 12, he played the stage role of an 80-year-old man; in one of his films, Seven Faces, he played seven different characters.
He was nominated six times for an Oscar, winning once as Best Actor in The Story of Louis Pasteur.
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Filmography
What's My Line?
The Philco Television Playhouse
Scarface
Saints and Sinners
Juarez
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
The Good Earth
Hi, Nellie!
General Electric Theater
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
The Life of Emile Zola
Frank Capra's American Dream
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Angel on My Shoulder
Black Fury
A Song to Remember
Breakdowns of 1936
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Stage Door Canteen
Bordertown
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Breakdowns of 1938
The Many Faces of Dracula
The World Changes
A Dream Comes True
Hudson's Bay
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Hollywood Goes to Town
Dr. Socrates
The Last Angry Man
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Seven Faces
The Woman I Love
We Are Not Alone
Breakdowns of 1940
Counter-Attack
The Valiant
Stranger on the Prowl
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