Paul Lukas
Biography
Paul Lukas was a Hungarian actor who began on the Budapest stage in 1916 and made his first film a year later. He worked in Hungarian, German and Austrian theater and film, including with Max Reinhardt, before moving to Hollywood in 1927 and taking US citizenship in 1937. Originally cast as a smooth womanizer, he was increasingly typecast as a villain. The 1930s brought The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Dodsworth (1936). His greatest success was Watch on the Rhine (1943), in which he played a German émigré fighting the Nazis, a part he had created on Broadway in 1941. It earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe and a New York Film Critics Circle Award. He later played Professor Aronnax in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and appeared in Fun in Acapulco (1963) and Lord Jim (1965). His only singing role was in the 1950 Broadway musical Call Me Madam. He died in 1971.
77years old at death
- Born Budapest
- Died Tangier
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Pál Lukács (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 34 years1931 to 1965
Genres
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Behind the award
For his work in Watch on the Rhine (1943), Lukas took home the Academy Award for Best Actor and became the first winner of the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, playing again the part he had originated on Broadway.
Beyond film
In 1950, Paul Lukas took the part of Cosmo Constantine in the original Broadway stage version of Irving Berlin's Call Me Madam. It was his only singing role, and he appeared opposite Ethel Merman for over 600 performances.
Paul Lukas movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1954 Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fias Prof. Pierre Aronnax
IMDb rating 7.240K votes
Most often with
Jacques Tourneur directed two of these films. Eighteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Joe SawyerDeadline at Dawn (1946) and Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
- Errol FlynnThe Roots of Heaven (1958) and Kim (1950)
- Albert DekkerExperiment Perilous (1944) and Strange Cargo (1940)
- Spring ByingtonDodsworth (1936) and Little Women (1933)
- Walter GotellLord Jim (1965) and 55 Days at Peking (1963)
- Frank ReicherAddress Unknown (1944) and The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934)
- Joseph CalleiaDeadline at Dawn (1946) and The Monster and the Girl (1941)
- Paulette GoddardThe Ghost Breakers (1940) and City Streets (1931)
- Onslow StevensThe Monster and the Girl (1941) and Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
- Carl EsmondAddress Unknown (1944) and Experiment Perilous (1944)
- Jûzô ItamiLord Jim (1965) and 55 Days at Peking (1963)
- Roman ToporowKim (1950) and Berlin Express (1948)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Three awards and honors, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1944 | Best Actor | Watch on the Rhine | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1944 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Watch on the Rhine | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
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