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| '''Theodore Bikel''' (born ], ]) is an ]n-born ] and |
'''Theodore Bikel''' (born ], ]) is an ]n-born ] and folk singer. He made his film debut in '']'' and was nominated for an ] for his role as the Southern Sheriff in '']''. | ||
| He played the Captain in the original Broadway cast of ], and also played ] in the original run (but not the original cast) of ]. | He played the Captain in the original Broadway cast of ], and also played ] in the original run (but not the original cast) of ]. He has performed the role of Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF more often than other actor (2094 times to date.) | ||
| Bikel was a co-founder of the Newport Folk Festival (together with Pete Seeger and George Wein) in 1961. | |||
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| ⚫ | In ] he heard ] give his premiere performance of "]." Bikel then went to his scheduled performance and became the first singer besides Dylan to perform the song in public. | ||
| In the early 1990s, he made two appearances on '']'', playing Sergei Rozhenko, a Russian-born retired petty officer on a ] vessel, who had found ] as a boy, and taken him home and raised him as his son. | In the early 1990s, he made two appearances on '']'', playing Sergei Rozhenko, a Russian-born retired petty officer on a ] vessel, who had found ] as a boy, and taken him home and raised him as his son. | ||
| President Carter appointed Theodore Bikel to serve on the National Council for the Arts in 1977 for a six year term. | |||
| Bikel's autobiography "Theo" was published in 1995 by Harper Collins, and re-issued in an updated version by the University of Wisconsin Press in 2002. | |||
| Theodore Bikel has been a professional, actor, singer, musician, recording artist, lecturer and arts activist for over six decades and continues to be active in all media. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| *{{imdb name|id=0000942|name=Theodore Bikel}} | *{{imdb name|id=0000942|name=Theodore Bikel}} | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 16 May 2006
Theodore Bikel (born May 2, 1924) is an Austrian-born character actor and folk singer. He made his film debut in The African Queen and was nominated for an Academy award for his role as the Southern Sheriff in The Defiant Ones.
He played the Captain in the original Broadway cast of The Sound of Music, and also played Tevye in the original run (but not the original cast) of Fiddler On the Roof. He has performed the role of Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF more often than other actor (2094 times to date.)
Bikel was a co-founder of the Newport Folk Festival (together with Pete Seeger and George Wein) in 1961.
In 1962 he heard Bob Dylan give his premiere performance of "Blowin' In the Wind." Bikel then went to his scheduled performance and became the first singer besides Dylan to perform the song in public.
In the early 1990s, he made two appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation, playing Sergei Rozhenko, a Russian-born retired petty officer on a Starfleet vessel, who had found Worf as a boy, and taken him home and raised him as his son.
President Carter appointed Theodore Bikel to serve on the National Council for the Arts in 1977 for a six year term.
Bikel's autobiography "Theo" was published in 1995 by Harper Collins, and re-issued in an updated version by the University of Wisconsin Press in 2002.
Theodore Bikel has been a professional, actor, singer, musician, recording artist, lecturer and arts activist for over six decades and continues to be active in all media.
External links
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