Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Known for

Acting

Born

May 2, 1924

Birthplace

Vienna, Austria

Died

July 21, 2015 (aged 91)

Biography

Theodore Meir Bikel (May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was a character actor, folk singer and musician. He made his film debut in The African Queen and was nominated for an Academy award for his supporting role as Sheriff Max Muller in The Defiant Ones.

Best known work

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

1982

The African Queen

The African Queen

1952

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

1994

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Filmography

2016
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
as Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)
2014
Journey 4 Artists
as Self
2010
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
as Self
2009
The Little Traitor
as Interrogator
2004
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
as Himself
2002
Crime and Punishment
as Captain Koch
1998
Second Chances
as Dutch John Hathaway
1998
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
as Lenonn
1997
Brooklyn SouthTV
as Solomon Shuyler (1 episode)
1997
Shadow Conspiracy
as Prof. Yuri Pochenko
1996
The PretenderTV
as Martin Zeller / Dr. Werner Krieg (1 episode)
1995
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
as Self / Zoltan Karpathy
1995
JAGTV
as Farmer with Plane (1 episode)
1995
My Family Treasure
as Grandpa Danieloff
1994
In the Month of Kislev
as Narrator
1994
Babylon 5TV
as Rabbi Koslov (1 episode)
1993
Benefit of the Doubt
as Gideon Lee
1992
Crisis in the Kremlin
as Leo
1991
Memories of MidnightTV
as Napoleon Chotas (2 episodes)
1991
Shattered
as Dr. Berkus
1990
Law & OrderTV
as Sol Bregman (1 episode)
1989
Christine CromwellTV
1989
The Final Days
as Henry Kissinger
1989
The New LassieTV
1989
See You in the Morning
as Bronie