- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 21, 1895
- Place of Birth
- Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
- Died
- August 25, 1967
Paul Muni
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 cha…
Filmography
movieYellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019 · (archive footage)
movieThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 · James Allen (archive footage)
movieThe Many Faces of Dracula
2000 · Self (archive footage)
movieFrank Capra's American Dream
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973 · Self (archive footage)
tvSaints and Sinners
1962 · Samuel Foss
movieThe Last Angry Man
1959 · Sam Abelman
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Senator Ryder
movieStranger on the Prowl
1952 · The Stranger With A Gun
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · George Simon
movieAngel on My Shoulder
1946 · Eddie Kagle / Judge Fredrick Parker
movieCounter-Attack
1945 · Alexei Kulkov
movieA Song to Remember
1945 · Professor Joseph Elsner
movieThe Voice That Thrilled the World
1943 · Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
movieStage Door Canteen
1943 · Paul Muni
movieCommandos Strike at Dawn
1942 · Eric Toresen
movieBreakdowns of 1940
1940 · Self
movieHudson's Bay
1940 · Pierre Esprit Radisson
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self (archive footage)
movieWe Are Not Alone
1939 · Dr. David Newcome
movieJuarez
1939 · Benito Pablo Juárez
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHollywood Goes to Town
1938 · Self
movieThe Life of Emile Zola
1937 · Emile Zola
movieThe Good Earth
1937 · Wang
movieThe Woman I Love
1937 · Lt. Claude Maury
movieBreakdowns of 1936
1936 · Self
movieThe Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 · Louis Pasteur
movieA Dream Comes True
1935 · Himself (uncredited)
movieDr. Socrates
1935 · Lee
movieBlack Fury
1935 · Joe Radek
movieBordertown
1935 · Johnny Ramirez
movieHi, Nellie!
1934 · Samuel N. 'Brad' Bradshaw
movieThe World Changes
1933 · Orin Nordholm Jr.
movieI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · James Allen
movieScarface
1932 · Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
movieSeven Faces
1929 · Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon
movieThe Valiant
1929 · James Dyke