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Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar

Acting1913Wien, Austria

Biography

Kurt Kasznar (August 12, 1913 – August 6, 1979) was a stage, film, and television actor.Kasznar's first major Broadway appearance was in The Happy Time. (He recreated his role for the film version and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.) He also appeared on Broadway in Barefoot in the Park, Waiting for Godot, Six Characters in Search of an Author, and The Sound of Music, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. Kasznar appeared in more than 80 films and television shows, and had a regular role in the television series Land of the Giants as "Alexander Fitzhugh". His feature films included Lili, Kiss Me, Kate, The Last Time I Saw Paris, My Sister Eileen, A Farewell to Arms and 55 Days at Peking.

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Acting History

1978
Suddenly, Love
as Dr. Luria
1977
Wonder Woman
TVas S.S. General Von Dreiberg2 eps
1974
Cyrano
as Ragueneau (voice)
Hawkins
TVas Carlo Carrazza1 eps
1972
The Female Instinct
as Alexander Scalamdri
Here's Lucy
TVas Dr. Henderson1 eps
1971
Once Upon a Dead Man
as Edmond Corday
1968
The Smugglers
as Willi Raben
Land of the Giants
TVas Alexander B. Fitzhugh51 eps
1967
The Ambushers
as Quintana
The Perils of Pauline
as Consul General
Androcles and the Lion
as Gladiator's Manager
Code Name: Heraclitus
as Constantine
Casino Royale
as Smernov
Run for Your Life
TVas Rudy Brademan1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas President Nasasos Tunick1 eps
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Apollo Zakinthios1 eps
1963
55 Days at Peking
as Baron Sergei Ivanoff
Naked City
TVas Korsica1 eps
1961
1960
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TVas Self1 eps
1959
For the First Time
as Ladislas Tabory
The Journey
as Csepege
Adventures in Paradise
TVas Herr Wagner1 eps
1958
Arms and the Man
as Major Petkoff
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TVas Hans Franz1 eps
DuPont Show of the Month
TVas Don Andres1 eps
1957
Legend of the Lost
as Prefect Dukas
Climax!
TVas Lustig1 eps
1956
1955
Jump Into Hell
as Captain Jean Callaux
My Sister Eileen
as 'Papa' Appopolous
Studio One
TVas Barlach1 eps
1954
1953
Lili
as Jacquot
Kiss Me Kate
as "Baptista"
Ride, Vaquero!
as Father Antonio
Give a Girl a Break
as Leo Belney
Sombrero
as Father Zacaya
1952
Lovely to Look At
as Max Fogelsby
The Happy Time
as Uncle Louis Bonnard
Talk About a Stranger
as Dr. Paul Mahler / Matlock
Glory Alley
as Judge
1951
1950
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Mike Garcia / Sam Ross

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/13/1913
Day of Death
8/6/1979
Place of Birth
Wien, Austria