Paul Muni
26 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 21, 1895
- Died
- Aug 25, 1967 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
- Also known as
- Пол Муни · Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund · Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund
Biography
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.
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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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Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.4 Scarface
1932 · Film
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★ 7.8 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Film
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★ 6.7 The Life of Emile Zola
1937 · Film
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★ 6.3 The Good Earth
1937 · Film
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★ 6.9 The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 · Film
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★ 6.5 Angel on My Shoulder
1946 · Film
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★ 6.5 A Song to Remember
1945 · Film
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★ 5.9 Bordertown
1935 · Film
Paul Muni: movies and TV shows
Acting (29)
- 2019 Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
- 2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as James Allen (archive footage)
- 1962
- 1959 The Last Angry Man
as Sam Abelman
- 1953
- 1952 Stranger on the Prowl
as The Stranger With A Gun
- 1948
- 1946 Angel on My Shoulder
as Eddie Kagle / Judge Fredrick Parker
- 1945 Counter-Attack
as Alexei Kulkov
- 1945 A Song to Remember
as Professor Joseph Elsner
- 1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Paul Muni
- 1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn
as Eric Toresen
- 1940 Hudson's Bay
as Pierre Esprit Radisson
- 1939 We Are Not Alone
as Dr. David Newcome
- 1939 Juarez
as Benito Pablo Juárez
- 1938 Breakdowns of 1938
as Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1937 The Life of Emile Zola
as Emile Zola
- 1937 The Good Earth
as Wang
- 1937 The Woman I Love
as Lt. Claude Maury
- 1936 The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Louis Pasteur
- 1935 Dr. Socrates
as Lee
- 1935 Black Fury
as Joe Radek
- 1935 Bordertown
as Johnny Ramirez
- 1934 Hi, Nellie!
as Samuel N. 'Brad' Bradshaw
- 1933 The World Changes
as Orin Nordholm Jr.
- 1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as James Allen
- 1932 Scarface
as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
- 1929 Seven Faces
as Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon
- 1929 The Valiant
as James Dyke
Talk shows and appearances (11)
- 2000
- 1997
- 1975
- 1973
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode
- 1943
- 1940
- 1940
- 1938
- 1936
- 1935