Portrait of Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Kurt Kasznar , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: August 13, 1913

Place of Birth: Wien, Austria

Filmography

1978
Suddenly, Love

as Dr. Luria

1975
Wonder Woman

as S.S. General Von Dreiberg

1974
Cyrano

as Ragueneau (voice)

1973
Hawkins

as Carlo Carrazza

1972
The Female Instinct

as Alexander Scalamdri

1972
1971
Once Upon a Dead Man

as Edmond Corday

1968
The Smugglers

as Willi Raben

1968
Here's Lucy

as Dr. Henderson

1968
Land of the Giants

as Alexander B. Fitzhugh

1967
The Ambushers

as Quintana

1967
Androcles and the Lion

as Gladiator's Manager

1967
The Perils of Pauline

as Consul General

1967
1967
Casino Royale

as Smernov

1967
Code Name: Heraclitus

as Constantine

1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

as Apollo Zakinthios

1965
Run for Your Life

as Inspector Kronig

1965
Run for Your Life

as Rudy Brademan

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as President Nasasos Tunick

1963
55 Days at Peking

as Baron Sergei Ivanoff

1961
1959
1959
For the First Time

as Ladislas Tabory

1959
The Journey

as Csepege

1958
Arms and the Man

as Major Petkoff

1958
Naked City

as Alcibiades Munos

1958
Naked City

as Korsica

1957
Legend of the Lost

as Prefect Dukas

1957
1957
1956
Anything Goes

as Victor Lawrence

1955
1955
My Sister Eileen

as 'Papa' Appopolous

1955
Jump Into Hell

as Captain Jean Callaux

1954
Climax!

as Karfas

1954
Climax!

as Jean Duclerc

1954
Climax!

as Lustig

1954
Run Like a Thief

as Alexander

1954
Valley of the Kings

as Hamed Backhour

1953
Kiss Me Kate

as "Baptista"

1953
Give a Girl a Break

as Leo Belney

1953
Ride, Vaquero!

as Father Antonio

1953
Sombrero

as Father Zacaya

1953
Lili

as Jacquot

1952
The Happy Time

as Uncle Louis Bonnard

1952
Glory Alley

as Judge

1952
Lovely to Look At

as Max Fogelsby

1952
Talk About a Stranger

as Dr. Paul Mahler / Matlock

1952
1951
The Light Touch

as Mr. Aramescu

1948
Studio One

as Barlach

1948