Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 21, 1895
Died
Aug 25, 1967
Place of Birth
Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Credits
40 titles
Paul Muni
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Muni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
James Allen (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Self (archive footage)
Saints and Sinners
Samuel Foss
The Last Angry Man
Sam Abelman
General Electric Theater
Senator Ryder
Stranger on the Prowl
The Stranger With A Gun
What's My Line?
Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
George Simon
Angel on My Shoulder
Eddie Kagle / Judge Fredrick Parker
Counter-Attack
Alexei Kulkov
A Song to Remember
Professor Joseph Elsner
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
Stage Door Canteen
Paul Muni
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Eric Toresen
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
Hudson's Bay
Pierre Esprit Radisson
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
We Are Not Alone
Dr. David Newcome
Juarez
Benito Pablo Juárez
Breakdowns of 1938
Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
The Life of Emile Zola
Emile Zola
The Good Earth
Wang
The Woman I Love
Lt. Claude Maury
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
Lee
Black Fury
Joe Radek
Bordertown
Johnny Ramirez
Hi, Nellie!
Samuel N. 'Brad' Bradshaw
The World Changes
Orin Nordholm Jr.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
James Allen
Scarface
Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
Seven Faces
Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon
The Valiant
James Dyke