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Theodore Bikel

Bio: Theodore Meir Bikel wa 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

Born: Fri, May 02 1924

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Death: Tue, Jul 21 2015

Theodore Bikel is 91 years old

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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Theodore Bikel would have been no older than

91 in Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

as 'Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)'.

Tue, May 03 2016

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Theodore Bikel was

85 in Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

as 'Self'.

Tue, Mar 23 2010

The Little Traitor

Theodore Bikel was

83 in The Little Traitor

as 'Interrogator'.

Sat, Sep 01 2007

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

Theodore Bikel was

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

as 'Himself'.

Fri, Sep 17 2004

Crime and Punishment

Theodore Bikel was

78 in Crime and Punishment

as 'Captain Koch'.

Sat, Jun 01 2002

Second Chances

Theodore Bikel was

74 in Second Chances

as 'Dutch John Hathaway'.

Tue, Sep 01 1998

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

Theodore Bikel was

73 in Babylon 5: In the Beginning

as 'Lenonn'.

Sun, Jan 04 1998

Shadow Conspiracy

Theodore Bikel was

72 in Shadow Conspiracy

as 'Prof. Yuri Pochenko'.

Sat, Jan 25 1997

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

Theodore Bikel was

71 in More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

as 'Self / Zoltan Karpathy (as Theo Bikel)'.

Sat, Dec 30 1995

My Family Treasure

Theodore Bikel was

71 in My Family Treasure

as 'Grandpa Danieloff'.

Tue, May 23 1995

In the Month of Kislev

Theodore Bikel was

70 in In the Month of Kislev

as 'Narrator'.

Wed, Jun 01 1994

Benefit of the Doubt

Theodore Bikel was

69 in Benefit of the Doubt

as 'Gideon Lee'.

Thu, Jun 17 1993

Crisis in the Kremlin

Theodore Bikel was

67 in Crisis in the Kremlin

as 'Leo'.

Wed, Jan 01 1992

Shattered

Theodore Bikel was

67 in Shattered

as 'Dr. Berkus'.

Fri, Oct 11 1991

The Final Days

Theodore Bikel was

65 in The Final Days

as 'Henry Kissinger'.

Sun, Oct 29 1989

See You in the Morning

Theodore Bikel was

64 in See You in the Morning

as 'Bronie'.

Fri, Apr 14 1989

A Stoning in Fulham County

Theodore Bikel was

64 in A Stoning in Fulham County

as 'Abe Moser'.

Mon, Oct 24 1988

Inside the Soviet Circus

Theodore Bikel was

63 in Inside the Soviet Circus

as 'Narrator'.

Wed, Mar 09 1988

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Theodore Bikel was

63 in The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

as 'Self'.

Fri, Jan 01 1988

Dark Tower

Theodore Bikel was

63 in Dark Tower

as 'Max Gold'.

Thu, Oct 29 1987

Very Close Quarters

Theodore Bikel was

62 in Very Close Quarters

Thu, Aug 14 1986

Prince Jack

Theodore Bikel was

61 in Prince Jack

as 'Georgi'.

Sun, Dec 01 1985

Night of 100 Stars

Theodore Bikel was

57 in Night of 100 Stars

as 'Self'.

Mon, Mar 08 1982

Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

Theodore Bikel was

56 in Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

as 'Rance Muhammitz (voice) (archive footage)'.

Sun, Jun 01 1980

The Return of the King

Theodore Bikel was

56 in The Return of the King

as 'Aragorn (voice)'.

Sun, May 11 1980

The Stingiest Man in Town

Theodore Bikel was

54 in The Stingiest Man in Town

as 'Marley's Ghost (voice)'.

Sat, Dec 23 1978

Loose Change

Theodore Bikel was

53 in Loose Change

as 'Tom Feiffer'.

Sun, Feb 26 1978

Victory at Entebbe

Theodore Bikel was

52 in Victory at Entebbe

as 'Yakov Shlomo'.

Mon, Dec 13 1976

Murder on Flight 502

Theodore Bikel was

51 in Murder on Flight 502

as 'Otto Gruenwaldt'.

Fri, Nov 21 1975

The Little Ark

Theodore Bikel was

47 in The Little Ark

as 'The Captain'.

Wed, Mar 01 1972

Killer by Night

Theodore Bikel was

47 in Killer by Night

as 'Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold'.

Fri, Jan 07 1972

Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels

Theodore Bikel was

47 in Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels

as 'Self'.

Thu, Dec 23 1971

200 Motels

Theodore Bikel was

47 in 200 Motels

as 'Rance Muhammitz / Dave'.

Wed, Nov 10 1971

Darker Than Amber

Theodore Bikel was

46 in Darker Than Amber

as 'Meyer'.

Fri, Aug 14 1970

My Side of the Mountain

Theodore Bikel was

45 in My Side of the Mountain

as 'Bando'.

Wed, Jun 25 1969

Sweet November

Theodore Bikel was

43 in Sweet November

as 'Alonzo'.

Thu, Feb 08 1968

Saint Joan

Theodore Bikel was

43 in Saint Joan

as 'Robert de Baudricourt'.

Mon, Dec 04 1967

The Diary of Anne Frank

Theodore Bikel was

43 in The Diary of Anne Frank

as 'Hans Van Daan'.

Sun, Nov 26 1967

Festival

Theodore Bikel was

43 in Festival

as 'Self'.

Mon, Oct 23 1967

The Desperate Ones

Theodore Bikel was

42 in The Desperate Ones

as 'Kisielev'.

Sun, Jan 01 1967

Noon Wine

Theodore Bikel was

42 in Noon Wine

as 'Homer T. Hatch'.

Wed, Nov 23 1966

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

Theodore Bikel was

42 in The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

as 'The Russian captain'.

Wed, May 25 1966

Sands of the Kalahari

Theodore Bikel was

41 in Sands of the Kalahari

as 'Bondrechai'.

Wed, Nov 24 1965

My Fair Lady

Theodore Bikel was

40 in My Fair Lady

as 'Zoltan Karpathy'.

Wed, Oct 21 1964

Pericles on 31st Street

Theodore Bikel was

37 in Pericles on 31st Street

as 'Nicholas Simonakis'.

Thu, Apr 12 1962

The Dybbuk

Theodore Bikel was

36 in The Dybbuk

as 'Sender'.

Mon, Oct 03 1960

The Blue Angel

Theodore Bikel was

35 in The Blue Angel

as 'Klepert'.

Fri, Sep 04 1959

The Angry Hills

Theodore Bikel was

35 in The Angry Hills

as 'Dimitrios Tassos'.

Wed, Jul 29 1959

Woman Obsessed

Theodore Bikel was

35 in Woman Obsessed

as 'Dr. R. W. Gibbs'.

Wed, May 27 1959

A Dog of Flanders

Theodore Bikel was

34 in A Dog of Flanders

as 'Piet van Gelder'.

Tue, Mar 17 1959

I Want to Live!

Theodore Bikel was

34 in I Want to Live!

as 'Carl G.G. Palmberg'.

Tue, Nov 18 1958

The Defiant Ones

Theodore Bikel was

34 in The Defiant Ones

as 'Sheriff Max Muller'.

Thu, Aug 14 1958

I Bury the Living

Theodore Bikel was

34 in I Bury the Living

as 'Andy McKee'.

Tue, Jul 01 1958

Fraulein

Theodore Bikel was

34 in Fraulein

as 'Col. Dimitri Bucaron'.

Sun, Jun 08 1958

The Enemy Below

Theodore Bikel was

33 in The Enemy Below

as 'Heinie Schwaffer'.

Wed, Dec 25 1957

The Pride and the Passion

Theodore Bikel was

33 in The Pride and the Passion

as 'General Jouvet'.

Wed, Jul 10 1957

The Vintage

Theodore Bikel was

33 in The Vintage

as 'Eduardo Uribari'.

Wed, May 08 1957

Flight from Vienna

Theodore Bikel was

31 in Flight from Vienna

as 'Col. Sandor Kosice'.

Tue, Jan 31 1956

Julius Caesar

Theodore Bikel was

31 in Julius Caesar

as 'Julius Caesar'.

Mon, Aug 01 1955

Above Us the Waves

Theodore Bikel was

30 in Above Us the Waves

as 'German Officer'.

Tue, Mar 29 1955

The Colditz Story

Theodore Bikel was

30 in The Colditz Story

as 'Vandy'.

Tue, Jan 25 1955

The Divided Heart

Theodore Bikel was

30 in The Divided Heart

as 'Josip'.

Tue, Nov 09 1954

Betrayed

Theodore Bikel was

30 in Betrayed

as 'German Sergeant (uncredited)'.

Tue, Sep 07 1954

The Young Lovers

Theodore Bikel was

30 in The Young Lovers

as 'Joseph'.

Tue, Aug 24 1954

Forbidden Cargo

Theodore Bikel was

30 in Forbidden Cargo

as 'Max'.

Tue, May 04 1954

The Love Lottery

Theodore Bikel was

29 in The Love Lottery

as 'Parsimonious'.

Sat, Jan 30 1954

The Kidnappers

Theodore Bikel was

29 in The Kidnappers

as 'Dr. Willem Bloem'.

Tue, Dec 01 1953

A Day to Remember

Theodore Bikel was

29 in A Day to Remember

as 'Henri Dubot'.

Tue, Nov 10 1953

Melba

Theodore Bikel was

29 in Melba

as 'Paul Brotha'.

Fri, Aug 07 1953

Never Let Me Go

Theodore Bikel was

28 in Never Let Me Go

as 'Lieutenant'.

Wed, Mar 18 1953

Moulin Rouge

Theodore Bikel was

28 in Moulin Rouge

as 'King Milo IV of Serbia'.

Tue, Dec 23 1952

The African Queen

Theodore Bikel was

27 in The African Queen

as 'First Officer'.

Mon, Jan 07 1952

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages

Brooklyn South

Theodore Bikel was

73+ in Brooklyn South

as 'Solomon Shuyler'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 22 1997

The Pretender

Theodore Bikel was

72+ in The Pretender

as 'Martin Zeller / Dr. Werner Krieg'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 19 1996

JAG

Theodore Bikel was

71+ in JAG

as 'Farmer with Plane'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1995

Babylon 5

Theodore Bikel was

69+ in Babylon 5

as 'Rabbi Koslov, Lenonn'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 26 1994

Memories of Midnight

Theodore Bikel was

67+ in Memories of Midnight

as 'Napoleon Chotas'.

First Air Date
Mon, Nov 25 1991

Law & Order

Theodore Bikel was

66+ in Law & Order

as 'Sol Bregman'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 13 1990

Christine Cromwell

Theodore Bikel was

65+ in Christine Cromwell

First Air Date
Sat, Nov 11 1989

The New Lassie

Theodore Bikel was

65+ in The New Lassie

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1989

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Theodore Bikel was

63+ in Star Trek: The Next Generation

as 'Sergey Rozhenko'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 28 1987

Beauty and the Beast

Theodore Bikel was

63+ in Beauty and the Beast

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 25 1987

L.A. Law

Theodore Bikel was

62+ in L.A. Law

as 'Kurt Rubin'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 15 1986

The Equalizer

Theodore Bikel was

61+ in The Equalizer

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 18 1985

Murder, She Wrote

Theodore Bikel was

60+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Rosanno Bertolucci, Yuri Lermentov, Inspector Van Horn, Professor Harold Crenshaw'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Cover Up

Theodore Bikel was

60+ in Cover Up

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1984

Knight Rider

Theodore Bikel was

58+ in Knight Rider

as 'Graham Deauville'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982

Hotel

Theodore Bikel was

58+ in Hotel

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982

Falcon Crest

Theodore Bikel was

57+ in Falcon Crest

as 'Marin Dimitrov'.

First Air Date
Fri, Dec 04 1981

The Fall Guy

Theodore Bikel was

57+ in The Fall Guy

First Air Date
Wed, Nov 04 1981

Dynasty

Theodore Bikel was

56+ in Dynasty

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 12 1981

The Amazing Spider-Man

Theodore Bikel was

53+ in The Amazing Spider-Man

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 05 1978

The San Pedro Beach Bums

Theodore Bikel was

53+ in The San Pedro Beach Bums

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 19 1977

Charlie's Angels

Theodore Bikel was

52+ in Charlie's Angels

as 'Prof. Wycinski'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976

Police Woman

Theodore Bikel was

50+ in Police Woman

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Little House on the Prairie

Theodore Bikel was

50+ in Little House on the Prairie

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 11 1974

Columbo

Theodore Bikel was

47+ in Columbo

as 'Oliver Brandt'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1971

Cannon

Theodore Bikel was

47+ in Cannon

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971

All in the Family

Theodore Bikel was

46+ in All in the Family

as 'Albrecht 'Alvin' Klemmer'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 12 1971

The Mod Squad

Theodore Bikel was

44+ in The Mod Squad

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968

Hawaii Five-O

Theodore Bikel was

44+ in Hawaii Five-O

as 'Prof. Erich Stoss'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968

The Dick Cavett Show

Theodore Bikel was

44+ in The Dick Cavett Show

as 'Self - Guest'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jun 06 1968

Ironside

Theodore Bikel was

42+ in Ironside

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967

Mission: Impossible

Theodore Bikel was

42+ in Mission: Impossible

as 'General Casimir Zepke'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966

ABC Stage 67

Theodore Bikel was

42+ in ABC Stage 67

as 'Homer T. Hatch'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 14 1966

Another World

Theodore Bikel was

40+ in Another World

First Air Date
Mon, May 04 1964

The Hollywood Palace

Theodore Bikel was

39+ in The Hollywood Palace

as 'Self - Folk Singer'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 04 1964

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Theodore Bikel was

39+ in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1963

Burke's Law

Theodore Bikel was

39+ in Burke's Law

as 'Vic Bates, Senor Manfred Gonzales'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1963

Tonight in Person

Theodore Bikel was

38+ in Tonight in Person

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 30 1963

Combat!

Theodore Bikel was

38+ in Combat!

as 'Francois Perrault'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 02 1962

Sam Benedict

Theodore Bikel was

38+ in Sam Benedict

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 15 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

Theodore Bikel was

37+ in The Mike Douglas Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961

Dr. Kildare

Theodore Bikel was

37+ in Dr. Kildare

as 'Dr. Mahmel Homatka'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961

The Dick Powell Show

Theodore Bikel was

37+ in The Dick Powell Show

as 'Captain Bellini, Nicholas Simonakis'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 26 1961

Route 66

Theodore Bikel was

36+ in Route 66

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 07 1960

The Twilight Zone

Theodore Bikel was

35+ in The Twilight Zone

as 'Oliver Crangle'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

Rawhide

Theodore Bikel was

34+ in Rawhide

as 'Pence'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959

Naked City

Theodore Bikel was

34+ in Naked City

as 'Nicholas Ross / Nicholas Rozinski, Dr. Stanley Wilford'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958

DuPont Show of the Month

Theodore Bikel was

33+ in DuPont Show of the Month

as 'Capt. Alvarado'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Theodore Bikel was

31+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as 'Sergeant Ottermole'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955

Gunsmoke

Theodore Bikel was

31+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Martin Kellums'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

Climax!

Theodore Bikel was

30+ in Climax!

as 'Martin Humphries'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 07 1954

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Theodore Bikel was

27+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame

as 'Uncle Lajos, De Baudricourt'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951

Studio One

Theodore Bikel was

24+ in Studio One

as 'Machek, Henri Blanchard, Julius Caesar, Grossman'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Theodore Bikel was

24+ in The Ed Sullivan Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jun 20 1948