Acting credits
40
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Paul Muni
Acting
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Movies: 36Series: 4
TMDB ID: 13352
IMDb ID: nm0612847
Known for: Acting
Born: September 21, 1895
Died: August 25, 1967
Age: 71
Place of birth: Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1929 - 2019
Years active: 91
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Wikidata: Q182292
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. 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paul Muni.
5.7
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.1
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as James Allen (archive footage)
2008 Movie
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
2000 Movie
6.3
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
1997 Movie
6.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975 Movie
6.8
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)
1973 Movie
6.9
The Last Angry Man
as Sam Abelman
1959 Movie
6.4
Stranger on the Prowl
as The Stranger With A Gun
1952 Movie
6.5
Angel on My Shoulder
as Eddie Kagle / Judge Fredrick Parker
1946 Movie
6.4
Counter-Attack
as Alexei Kulkov
1945 Movie
6.3
A Song to Remember
as Professor Joseph Elsner
1945 Movie
5.3
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
1943 Movie
6.1
Stage Door Canteen
as Paul Muni
1943 Movie
5.4
Commandos Strike at Dawn
as Eric Toresen
1942 Movie
4.0
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
1940 Movie
5.8
Hudson's Bay
as Pierre Esprit Radisson
1940 Movie
6.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
1940 Movie
6.7
We Are Not Alone
as Dr. David Newcome
1939 Movie
6.5
Juarez
as Benito Pablo Juárez
1939 Movie
4.7
Breakdowns of 1938
as Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938 Movie
7.0
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
1938 Movie
6.7
The Life of Emile Zola
as Emile Zola
1937 Movie
6.3
The Good Earth
as Wang
1937 Movie
The Woman I Love
as Lt. Claude Maury
1937 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Paul Muni.
