Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known asSzöke Szakall, S. K. Sakall, S. Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall, Szoke Szakall, Szöke Szakáll , Szöke Szakàll, Szöke SakallGenderMaleNationalityHungaryBorn02/02/1883Born inBudapest, Austria-Hungary [now Budapest, Hungary]Died12/02/1955Died inHollywoodCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ955183 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#94110 ↗

Szőke Szakáll, known in the English-speaking world as S. Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian-American stage and film character actor. He appeared in many prominent movies, including Casablanca (1942), in which he played Carl, the head waiter; Christmas in Connecticut (1945); In the Good Old Summertime (1949); and Lullaby of Broadway (1951). Sakall played numerous supporting roles in 'classic' type Hollywood productions including musicals and other films of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Filmography73 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1976	Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie	Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)	93
1975	Film Emigration from Nazi GermanySeries	Self (archive footage)	92
1954	The Student PrinceMovie	Joseph Ruder	71
1953	Small Town GirlMovie	Papa Schlemmer	70
1951	Painting the Clouds with SunshineMovie	Uncle Felix	68
1951	It's a Big CountryMovie	Stefan Szabo	68
1950	Tea for TwoMovie	J. Maxwell Bloomhaus	67
1949	In the Good Old SummertimeMovie	Otto Oberkugen	66
1949	Look for the Silver LiningMovie	Shendorff	66
1948	Embraceable YouMovie	Sammy	65
1948	Romance on the High SeasMovie	Uncle Lazlo Lazlo	65
1947	CynthiaMovie	Prof. Rosenkrantz	64
1946	Cinderella JonesMovie	Gabriel Popik	63
1945	Christmas in ConnecticutMovie	Felix Bassenak	62
1944	Hollywood CanteenMovie	Self	61
1944	Shine on Harvest MoonMovie	Poppa Carl	61
1943	Thank Your Lucky StarsMovie	Dr. Schlenna	60
1943	WintertimeMovie	Hjalmar Ostgaard	60
1942	CasablancaMovie	Carl	59
1942	Seven SweetheartsMovie	Mr. Van Maaster, the Father	59
1941	Ball of FireMovie	Prof. Magenbruch	58
1941	The Man Who Lost HimselfMovie	Paul	58
1941	That Night in RioMovie	Arthur Penna	58
1940	FlorianMovie	Max	57
1940	It's a DateMovie	Carl Ober	57
1940	Spring ParadeMovie	Latislav Teschek - the Baker	57
1937	BubiMovie	Moller	54
1937	The Lilac DominoMovie	Sandor	54
1936	Miss LilliMovie	Prokurist Seidl	53
1935	Four and a Half MusketeersMovie	Sattler, Schlagzeuger	52
1935	Affairs of MaupassantMovie	Dr. Walitzky	52
1935	Bretter, die die Welt bedeutenMovie	Franz Novak	52
1934	Ende schlecht, alles gutMovie	Anton Polgar, Papierhändler	51
1934	When You're Young, the World Belongs to YouMovie	Beppo	51
1934	Room for the AgedMovie	—	51
1933	A Woman Like YouMovie	Theobald Roehn, Fabrikant	50
1933	Grand Duchess AlexandraMovie	Dimitri	50
1933	TokajerglutMovie	Schmidt, Pressephotograph	50
1933	KaiserwalzerMovie	Leitner - Fabrikant aus Budapest	50
1933	The Town Stands on Its HeadMovie	Der Bürgermeister	50
1933	Her Majesty LoveMovie	Bela Török	50
1933	Scandal in BudapestMovie	Stangl	50
1933	Adventure on the LidoMovie	Michael	50
1933	FrühlingsstimmenMovie	Krüger, Schuldiener	50
1933	Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassenMovie	Professor Friedrich Hornung	50
1932	Girls to MarryMovie	Alois Novak	49
1932	Countess MarizaMovie	Lampe	49
1932	Besserer Herr gesucht, zwecks...Movie	—	49
1932	I Do Not Want to Know Who You AreMovie	Ottokar, sein früherer Diener	49
1932	Right to HappinessMovie	Bernhard	49
1932	Ein harmloser FallMovie	Herr Werner	49
1931	The Unknown GuestMovie	Leopold Kuhlmann	48
1931	The SqueekerMovie	Bill "Billy" Anerley, Direktor des "Leopard-Clubs"	48
1931	I Marry My HusbandMovie	Adolphe	48
1931	My Cousin From WarsawMovie	Burel, Luciennes Gatte	48
1931	The Soaring MaidenMovie	Onkel Lampe	48
1931	Headlong into happinessMovie	Baron Monteuil	48
1931	The Carnival FairyMovie	Matthias, Diener	48
1931	The mute of PorticiMovie	Ehemann	48
1930	The Jumping JackMovie	Eickmeyer	47
1930	Two Hearts in Waltz TimeMovie	Der Theaterdirektor	47
1930	Susie Cleans UpMovie	Dr. Fuchs	47
1930	Twice WeddingMovie	Grafenbergs Schwager	47
1930	Komm' zu mir zum RendezvousMovie	Crépin	47
1929	Pavement ButterflyMovie	Paul Bennet	46
1929	Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?Movie	Gottgetreu, Kassierer von Harder & Co.	46
1928	Mary LouMovie	Der Jongleur	45
1928	Whirl of YouthMovie	Sam	45
1927	Heaven on EarthMovie	Geschäftsführer	44
1927	Family Gathering in the House of PrellsteinMovie	Sami Bambus	44
1927	The Merry FarmerMovie	—	44
1927	Make UpMovie	Theaterdirektor	44
1926	The Master of DeathMovie	Bordoni	43