Kurt Kasznar
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-08-13
Day of Death
1979-08-06 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Wien, Austria
Kurt Kasznar
Biography
Kurt Kasznar (August 12, 1913 – August 6, 1979) was a stage, film, and television actor.Kasznar's first major Broadway appearance was in The Happy Time. (He recreated his role for the film version and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.) He also appeared on Broadway in Barefoot in the Park, Waiting for Godot, Six Characters in Search of an Author, and The Sound of Music, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. Kasznar appeared in more than 80 films and television shows, and had a regular role in the television series Land of the Giants as "Alexander Fitzhugh". His feature films included Lili, Kiss Me, Kate, The Last Time I Saw Paris, My Sister Eileen, A Farewell to Arms and 55 Days at Peking.
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Known For
Acting
(1978)
Suddenly, Love
as Dr. Luria
(1974)
Cyrano
as Ragueneau (voice)
(1972)
The Female Instinct
as Alexander Scalamdri
(1971)
Once Upon a Dead Man
as Edmond Corday
(1968)
The Smugglers
as Willi Raben
(1967)
Casino Royale
as Smernov
(1967)
The Ambushers
as Quintana
(1967)
Code Name: Heraclitus
as Constantine
(1967)
The King's Pirate
as Zucco
(1967)
The Perils of Pauline
as Consul General
(1967)
Androcles and the Lion
as Gladiator's Manager
(1963)
55 Days at Peking
as Baron Sergei Ivanoff
(1961)
Waiting for Godot
as Pozzo
(1959)
The Journey
as Csepege
(1959)
For the First Time
as Ladislas Tabory
(1958)
Arms and the Man
as Major Petkoff
(1957)
A Farewell to Arms
as Bonello
(1957)
Legend of the Lost
as Prefect Dukas
(1956)
Anything Goes
as Victor Lawrence
(1955)
My Sister Eileen
as 'Papa' Appopolous
(1955)
Jump Into Hell
as Captain Jean Callaux
(1955)
Flame of the Islands
as Cyril Mace
(1954)
The Last Time I Saw Paris
as Maurice
(1954)
Valley of the Kings
as Hamed Backhour
(1954)
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Louie
(1954)
Run Like a Thief
as Alexander
(1953)
Kiss Me Kate
as "Baptista"
(1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Quint
(1953)
Lili
as Jacquot
(1953)
Ride, Vaquero!
as Father Antonio
(1953)
Give a Girl a Break
as Leo Belney
(1953)
Sombrero
as Father Zacaya
(1952)
Lovely to Look At
as Max Fogelsby
(1952)
Talk About a Stranger
as Dr. Paul Mahler / Matlock
(1952)
Glory Alley
as Judge
(1952)
Anything Can Happen
as Nuri Bey
(1952)
The Happy Time
as Uncle Louis Bonnard
(1951)
The Light Touch
as Mr. Aramescu
(1924)