Kurt Kasznar

Person

Kurt Kasznar

Born 13 August 1913 Died 6 August 1979, aged 65 Wien, Austria TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

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10age in their first credit on record (1924)
54years on screen and counting
7credits in 1967, their busiest year
73dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Suddenly, Love poster Age: 65

Suddenly, Love

1978
as Dr. Luria
Cyrano poster Age: 60

Cyrano

1974
as Ragueneau (voice)
The Female Instinct poster Age: 59

The Female Instinct

1972
as Alexander Scalamdri
Once Upon a Dead Man poster Age: 58

Once Upon a Dead Man

1971
as Edmond Corday
The Smugglers poster Age: 55

The Smugglers

1968
as Willi Raben
The Ambushers poster Age: 54

The Ambushers

1967
as Quintana
Androcles and the Lion poster Age: 54

Androcles and the Lion

1967
as Gladiator's Manager
The Perils of Pauline poster Age: 53

The Perils of Pauline

1967
as Consul General
The King's Pirate poster Age: 53

The King's Pirate

1967
as Zucco
Casino Royale poster Age: 53

Casino Royale

1967
as Smernov
Code Name: Heraclitus poster Age: 53

Code Name: Heraclitus

1967
as Constantine
55 Days at Peking poster Age: 49

55 Days at Peking

1963
as Baron Sergei Ivanoff
Waiting for Godot poster Age: 47

Waiting for Godot

1961
as Pozzo
For the First Time poster Age: 45

For the First Time

1959
as Ladislas Tabory
The Journey poster Age: 45

The Journey

1959
as Csepege
Arms and the Man poster Age: 45

Arms and the Man

1958
as Major Petkoff
Legend of the Lost poster Age: 44

Legend of the Lost

1957
as Prefect Dukas
A Farewell to Arms poster Age: 44

A Farewell to Arms

1957
as Bonello
Anything Goes poster Age: 42

Anything Goes

1956
as Victor Lawrence
Flame of the Islands poster Age: 42

Flame of the Islands

1955
as Cyril Mace
My Sister Eileen poster Age: 42

My Sister Eileen

1955
as 'Papa' Appopolous
Jump Into Hell poster Age: 41

Jump Into Hell

1955
as Captain Jean Callaux
The Last Time I Saw Paris poster Age: 41

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954
as Maurice
Run Like a Thief poster Age: 41

Run Like a Thief

1954
as Alexander
Valley of the Kings poster Age: 40

Valley of the Kings

1954
as Hamed Backhour
The Great Diamond Robbery poster Age: 40

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954
as Louie
Kiss Me Kate poster Age: 40

Kiss Me Kate

1953
as "Baptista"
All the Brothers Were Valiant poster Age: 40

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953
as Quint
Give a Girl a Break poster Age: 40

Give a Girl a Break

1953
as Leo Belney
Ride, Vaquero! poster Age: 39

Ride, Vaquero!

1953
as Father Antonio
Sombrero poster Age: 39

Sombrero

1953
as Father Zacaya
Lili poster Age: 39

Lili

1953
as Jacquot
The Happy Time poster Age: 39

The Happy Time

1952
as Uncle Louis Bonnard
Glory Alley poster Age: 38

Glory Alley

1952
as Judge
Lovely to Look At poster Age: 38

Lovely to Look At

1952
as Max Fogelsby
Talk About a Stranger poster Age: 38

Talk About a Stranger

1952
as Dr. Paul Mahler / Matlock
Anything Can Happen poster Age: 38

Anything Can Happen

1952
as Nuri Bey
The Light Touch poster Age: 38

The Light Touch

1951
as Mr. Aramescu
King of the Circus poster Age: 10

King of the Circus

1924
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