Theodore Bikel

Acting

Theodore Bikel

Born May 2, 1924Vienna, Austria133 credits

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.

Known For

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
7.4

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Movie

2016

Journey 4 Artists

Journey 4 Artists

Movie

2014

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
7.0

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Movie

2010

The Little Traitor
6.2

The Little Traitor

Movie

2009

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

Movie

2004

Crime and Punishment
5.0

Crime and Punishment

Movie

2002

Filmography

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Wordsas Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)Movie
Journey 4 Artists
2014Journey 4 Artistsas SelfMovie
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queenas SelfMovie
The Little Traitor
2009The Little Traitoras InterrogatorMovie
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
2004Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhalas HimselfMovie
Crime and Punishment
2002Crime and Punishmentas Captain KochMovie
Second Chances
1998Second Chancesas Dutch John HathawayMovie
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
1998Babylon 5: In the Beginningas LenonnMovie
Brooklyn South
1997Brooklyn Southas Solomon ShuylerTV
Shadow Conspiracy
1997Shadow Conspiracyas Prof. Yuri PochenkoMovie
The Pretender
1996The Pretenderas Martin Zeller / Dr. Werner KriegTV
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
1995More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'as Self / Zoltan KarpathyMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Farmer with PlaneTV
My Family Treasure
1995My Family Treasureas Grandpa DanieloffMovie
In the Month of Kislev
1994In the Month of Kislevas NarratorMovie
Babylon 5
1994Babylon 5as Rabbi KoslovTV
Benefit of the Doubt
1993Benefit of the Doubtas Gideon LeeMovie
Crisis in the Kremlin
1992Crisis in the Kremlinas LeoMovie
Memories of Midnight
1991Memories of Midnightas Napoleon ChotasTV
Shattered
1991Shatteredas Dr. BerkusMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Sol BregmanTV
Christine Cromwell
1989Christine CromwellTV
The Final Days
1989The Final Daysas Henry KissingerMovie
The New Lassie
1989The New LassieTV
See You in the Morning
1989See You in the Morningas BronieMovie
Łódź Ghetto
1989Łódź Ghettoas (voice)Movie
A Stoning in Fulham County
1988A Stoning in Fulham Countyas Abe MoserMovie
Inside the Soviet Circus
1988Inside the Soviet Circusas NarratorMovie
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motelsas SelfMovie
Dark Tower
1987Dark Toweras Max GoldMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Sergey RozhenkoTV
Beauty and the Beast
1987Beauty and the BeastTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Kurt RubinTV
Very Close Quarters
1986Very Close Quartersas VictorMovie
Prince Jack
1985Prince Jackas GeorgiMovie
The Equalizer
1985The EqualizerTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Rosanno BertolucciTV
Cover Up
1984Cover UpTV
Glitter
1984GlitterTV
Knight Rider
1982Knight Rideras Graham DeauvilleTV
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Starsas SelfMovie
Falcon Crest
1981Falcon Crestas Marin DimitrovTV
The Fall Guy
1981The Fall GuyTV
Dynasty
1981DynastyTV
F
1980Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhereas Rance Muhammitz (voice) (archive footage)Movie
The Return of the King
1980The Return of the Kingas Aragorn (voice)Movie
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978The Stingiest Man in Townas Marley's Ghost (voice)Movie
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978The Amazing Spider-ManTV
Loose Change
1978Loose Changeas Tom FeifferTV
Fantasy Island
1978Fantasy Islandas Ambassador Eric SoroTV
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977The San Pedro Beach BumsTV
Testimony of Two Men
1977Testimony of Two Menas Peter HegerTV
Victory at Entebbe
1976Victory at Entebbeas Yakov ShlomoMovie
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas Prof. WycinskiTV
Murder on Flight 502
1975Murder on Flight 502as Otto GruenwaldtMovie
Medical Story
1975Medical Storyas DanzigerTV
Police Woman
1974Police WomanTV
Little House on the Prairie
1974Little House on the Prairieas Yuli PyatakovTV
The Little Ark
1972The Little Arkas The CaptainMovie
Killer by Night
1972Killer by Nightas Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' GoldMovie
The Making of 200 Motels
1971The Making of 200 Motelsas SelfMovie
200 Motels
1971200 Motelsas Rance Muhammitz / DaveMovie
Columbo
1971Columboas Oliver BrandtTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
All in the Family
1971All in the Familyas Albrecht 'Alvin' KlemmerTV
Darker Than Amber
1970Darker Than Amberas MeyerMovie
My Side of the Mountain
1969My Side of the Mountainas BandoMovie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod SquadTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Prof. Erich StossTV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
Sweet November
1968Sweet Novemberas AlonzoMovie
Saint Joan
1967Saint Joanas Robert de BaudricourtMovie
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967The Diary of Anne Frankas Hans Van DaanMovie
Festival
1967Festivalas SelfMovie
The Desperate Ones
1967The Desperate Onesas KisielevMovie
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
Noon Wine
1966Noon Wineas Homer T. HatchMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas General Casimir ZepkeTV
ABC Stage 67
1966ABC Stage 67as Homer T. HatchTV
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!as The Russian captainMovie
Sands of the Kalahari
1965Sands of the Kalaharias BondrechaiMovie
My Fair Lady
1964My Fair Ladyas Zoltan KarpathyMovie
Another World
1964Another WorldTV
The Hollywood Palace
1964The Hollywood Palaceas Self - Folk SingerTV
B
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Lawas Vic BatesTV
T
1963Tonight in Personas SelfTV
Combat!
1962Combat!as Francois PerraultTV
Sam Benedict
1962Sam BenedictTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Dr. Mahmel HomatkaTV
The Dick Powell Show
1961The Dick Powell Showas Captain BelliniTV
Route 66
1960Route 66TV
The Dybbuk
1960The Dybbukas SenderMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Oliver CrangleTV
The Blue Angel
1959The Blue Angelas KlepertMovie
The Angry Hills
1959The Angry Hillsas Dimitrios TassosMovie
Woman Obsessed
1959Woman Obsessedas Dr. R. W. GibbsMovie
A Dog of Flanders
1959A Dog of Flandersas Piet van GelderMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas PenceTV
I Want to Live!
1958I Want to Live!as Carl G.G. PalmbergMovie
Naked City
1958Naked Cityas Nicholas Ross / Nicholas RozinskiTV
The Defiant Ones
1958The Defiant Onesas Sheriff Max MullerMovie
I Bury the Living
1958I Bury the Livingas Andy McKeeMovie
Fraulein
1958Frauleinas Col. Dimitri BucaronMovie
The Enemy Below
1957The Enemy Belowas Heinie SchwafferMovie
DuPont Show of the Month
1957DuPont Show of the Monthas Capt. AlvaradoTV
The Pride and the Passion
1957The Pride and the Passionas General JouvetMovie
The Vintage
1957The Vintageas Eduardo UribariMovie
Flight from Vienna
1956Flight from Viennaas Col. Sandor KosiceMovie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Sergeant OttermoleTV
Strange Experiences
1955Strange Experiencesas ManTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Martin KellumsTV
Above Us the Waves
1955Above Us the Wavesas German OfficerMovie
The Colditz Story
1955The Colditz Storyas VandyMovie
The Divided Heart
1954The Divided Heartas JosipMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!as Martin HumphriesTV
Betrayed
1954Betrayedas German Sergeant (uncredited)Movie
The Young Lovers
1954The Young Loversas JosephMovie
Forbidden Cargo
1954Forbidden Cargoas MaxMovie
The Love Lottery
1954The Love Lotteryas ParsimoniousMovie
The Kidnappers
1953The Kidnappersas Dr. Willem BloemMovie
A Day to Remember
1953A Day to Rememberas Henri DubotMovie
Melba
1953Melbaas Paul BrothaMovie
Never Let Me Go
1953Never Let Me Goas LieutenantMovie
Desperate Moment
1953Desperate Momentas AntonMovie
Moulin Rouge
1952Moulin Rougeas King Milo IV of SerbiaMovie
The African Queen
1952The African Queenas First OfficerMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Uncle LajosTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas MachekTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Kraft Television Theatre
1947Kraft Television TheatreTV