Paul Muni

Known for ActingBorn 1895-09-21Died 1967-08-25Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]

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 characters. He was nominated six times for an Oscar, winning once as Best Actor in The Story of Louis Pasteur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Muni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

Seven Faces

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Scarface

Saints and Sinners

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

What's My Line?

The Last Angry Man

Frank Capra's American Dream

Hollywood Goes to Town

The Woman I Love

General Electric Theater

We Are Not Alone

The Story of Louis Pasteur

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Life of Emile Zola

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Hi, Nellie!

A Dream Comes True

Stranger on the Prowl

Angel on My Shoulder

Dr. Socrates

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Juarez

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Counter-Attack

A Song to Remember

Stage Door Canteen

The Good Earth

Black Fury

Hudson's Bay

Bordertown

The Valiant

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Breakdowns of 1938

Commandos Strike at Dawn

The World Changes

The Many Faces of Dracula

Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1936