Paul Muni

Acting Sep 21, 1895 Aug 25, 1967 (aged 72) Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]

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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.

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40 Acting Credits

Paul Muni

Acting

Scarface

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

The Life of Emile Zola

The Good Earth

The Story of Louis Pasteur

Angel on My Shoulder

A Song to Remember

Bordertown

What's My Line?

Black Fury

Juarez

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Stage Door Canteen

The Valiant

The Last Angry Man

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Counter-Attack

Hudson's Bay

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

Hi, Nellie!

Stranger on the Prowl

Dr. Socrates

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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