Theodore Bikel

Biography: Heavily-built Viennese actor, guitarist, and singer Theodore Bikel emigrated to Palestine in his teens and first appeared in stage productions in Tel Aviv. He then went on to study drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his London stage debut in 1948, and seven years did the same on Broadway. His first onscreen role was a German naval officer in John Huston's The African Queen (1952); thanks to his talent for accents, he went on to play many different nationalities. Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in The Defiant Ones (1958). He is also a celebrated folk singer and is active in New York City politics.

Theodore Bikel's Scores

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  • TV
Average career score: 74
Highest Metascore: 95 My Fair Lady
Lowest Metascore: 47 The Little Traitor
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
7 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
74 Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words Jun 24, 2016 Himself 6.8
47 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Interrogator 8.0
72 Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal Dec 9, 2005 Himself tbd
69 The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming May 25, 1966 The Russian Captain / The Russian Captain tbd
95 My Fair Lady Dec 25, 1964 Zoltan Karpathy 7.5
69 The Defiant Ones Sep 27, 1958 Sheriff Max Muller 7.1
91 The African Queen Mar 21, 1952 First Officer 7.3