- 2 February 1883
- Budapest, Austria-Hungary
S.Z. Sakall
Biography
Hungarian-born S.Z. Sakall was a veteran of German, Hungarian and British films when he left Europe because of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement. In Hollywood from shortly after the outbreak of World War II, Sakall began appearing in comedies and musicals, often playing a lovable if somewhat excitable and/or befuddled uncle, businessman or neighborhood eccentric. Memorable as the waiter in Casablanca (1942) and as a somewhat lecherous Broadway producer in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). He retired from films in 1954 and died of a heart attack in Hollywood in 1955.
Filmography
Movie Name | Release Date |
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Καζαμπλάνκα – Casablanca (1942) | January 23, 1943 |
Ο καθηγητής και η γυμνή χορεύτρια – Ball of Fire (1941) | January 9, 1942 |