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Paul Muni

Paul Muni

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 21, 1895
Died Aug 25, 1967 (71)
Birthplace Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Jul 02, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Muni (born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund, September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Austrian-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 acto ... rs 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Muni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

1959

as Sam Abelman

Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

1946

as Eddie Kagle/Judge Fredrick Parker

Counter-Attack

Counter-Attack

1945

as Alexei Kulkov

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945

as Professor Joseph Elsner

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Paul Muni

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942

as Eric Toresen

Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay

1941

as Pierre Esprit Radisson

We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

1939

as Dr. David Newcome

Juarez

Juarez

1939

as Benito Pablo Juárez

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

as Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love

1937

as Lt. Claude Maury

The Good Earth

The Good Earth

1937

as Wang

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

as Emile Zola

The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

as Louis Pasteur

Dr. Socrates

Dr. Socrates

1935

as Lee

Black Fury

Black Fury

1935

as Joe Radek

Bordertown

Bordertown

1935

as Johnny Ramirez

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

as Brad

The World Changes

The World Changes

1933

as Orin Nordholm Jr.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

as James Allen

Scarface

Scarface

1932

as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte

Seven Faces

Seven Faces

1929

as Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon

The Valiant

The Valiant

1929

as James Dyke

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Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor The Life of Emile Zola Won
Academy Awards Best Actor Juarez Won
Television Credits

General Electric Theater

as Senator Ryder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Philco Television Playhouse

as George Simon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Saints and Sinners

as Samuel Foss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1962

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

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