Paul Muni
Birthday
1895/09/21
Day of death
1967/08/25 (71 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Also know 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 Austrian-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 pa...Read more
Acting
(1932) Scarface
as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
(1946) Angel on My Shoulder
as Eddie Kagle/Judge Fredrick Parker
(1935) Bordertown
as Johnny Ramirez
(1932) I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as James Allen
(1937) The Good Earth
as Wang
(1937) The Life of Emile Zola
as Emile Zola
(1945) Counter-Attack
as Alexei Kulkov
(1936) The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Louis Pasteur
(1935) Black Fury
as Joe Radek
(1952) Stranger on the Prowl
as The Stranger With A Gun
(1939) Juarez
as Benito Pablo Juárez
(1942) Commandos Strike at Dawn
as Eric Toresen
(1940) Hudson's Bay
as Pierre Esprit Radisson
(1959) The Last Angry Man
as Sam Abelman
(1929) The Valiant
as James Dyke
(2000) The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
(1945) A Song to Remember
as Professor Joseph Elsner
(1973) The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
(1939) We Are Not Alone
as Dr. David Newcome
(1933) The World Changes
as Orin Nordholm Jr.
(1934) Hi, Nellie!
as Brad
(1935) Dr. Socrates
as Lee
(1937) The Woman I Love
as Lt. Claude Maury
(1943) Stage Door Canteen
as Paul Muni
(1936) Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
(1938) Breakdowns of 1938
as Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1935) A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
(1940) Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1938) Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
(2008) Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as James Allen (archive footage)
(1943) The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
(1997) Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
(1929) Seven Faces
as Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Senator Ryder
(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse
as George Simon
(1962) Saints and Sinners
as Samuel Foss
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest