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Szőke Szakáll (born Jakab Grünwald, other names: Gärtner Sándor and Gerő Jenő; February 2, 1883 – February 12, 1955), known in the English-speaking world as S. Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian-American stage and film character actor.
S.Z. Sakall. Actor: Casablanca. 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.
Feb 2, 2023 · Here are 10 things you should know about S. Z. Sakall, born on February 2, 1883. His Hollywood career was relatively brief but memorable, and he remains beloved by movie buffs everywhere ...
S.Z. Sakall. Actor: Casablanca. 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.
Dec 6, 2023 · As a child, Sakall was something of an S. Z. Sakall character: sensitive and easily riled, with fretfulness his default setting. Despite being conflict-averse (“The boys knew that I loathed all brawls and fights”), he was a first-rate mischief-maker.
Feb 16, 2024 · Remembering S.Z. Sakall, the beloved Hungarian actor who transitioned from Budapest's stages to Hollywood fame, and became iconic in classics like "Casablanca."
Jan 23, 2023 · S.Z. Sakall plays Carl the waiter. Before the war, Sakall was a Hungarian cabaret actor. Members of his family died in the death camps and he escaped to Hollywood, where he was known as...
Szőke Szakáll (February 2, 1883 – February 12, 1955), known as S.Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian film character actor. He was in many films including In the Good Old Summertime, Lullaby of Broadway, Christmas in Connecticut and Casablanca in which he played Carl, the head waiter.
Dec 2, 2008 · Writer, Producer and Director of CINEMA’S EXILES: FROM HITLER TO HOLLYWOOD Hungarian S.Z. Sakall played an endearing “fussbudget” in over thirty movies between 1940 and 1950.
S.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall was the white-haired, cherubic actor best known as Carl, the headwaiter and bookkeeper for Humphrey Bogart in the 1942 film Casablanca. Born Jacob Gerö in Hungary, he began writing and acting in vaudeville shows in Budapest in his teens, taking the stage name of Szöke Szakáll (or “blonde beard”).
