S.Z. Sakall
Biography
S. Z. Sakall, born in Budapest in 1883, was a Hungarian-American character actor who became a familiar supporting player in Hollywood. He wrote sketches for Budapest vaudeville while at school, using the name Szőke Szakáll. During the 1910s and 1920s he became a leading stage and film star in Hungary. He moved to Vienna early in the 1920s and in the 1930s became a leading figure in the Viennese light romantic comedy. He left for Hollywood in 1940, making his American debut in It's a Date and scoring a first big hit with Ball of Fire (1941). Under contract to Warner Bros., he played excitable impresarios, European uncles and befuddled shopkeepers. His best remembered role was Carl, the head waiter in Casablanca (1942). Later credits included Christmas in Connecticut (1945), In the Good Old Summertime (1949), Tea for Two (1950) and Lullaby of Broadway (1951). His last film was The Student Prince (1954).
72years old at death
- Born Budapest
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Grünwald Jakab (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 9 years1941 to 1950
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First role
Sakall made his American film debut in the comedy It's a Date (1940) opposite Deanna Durbin. His American career's first big hit came with Ball of Fire (1941), which starred Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.
A first
In the 1930s, Sakall stood beside Hans Moser as the leading figure of Wiener Film, the Viennese genre of light romantic comedy.
S.Z. Sakall movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Curtiz directed three of these films, David Butler three. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Michael CurtizDirector, 3 films, 1942 to 1949
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All films by David Butler
Also two films together18 more actors
- Allen JenkinsWonder Man (1945) and Ball of Fire (1941)
- Errol FlynnSan Antonio (1945) and Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
- Charles ArntChristmas in Connecticut (1945) and Ball of Fire (1941)
- Spring ByingtonIn the Good Old Summertime (1949) and The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
- Fortunio BonanovaRomance on the High Seas (1948) and That Night in Rio (1941)
- Florence BatesSan Antonio (1945) and The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
- Franklin PangbornMy Dream Is Yours (1949) and Romance on the High Seas (1948)
- Eve ArdenTea for Two (1950) and My Dream Is Yours (1949)
- Alexis SmithSan Antonio (1945) and Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
- John AlvinRomance on the High Seas (1948) and San Antonio (1945)
- Robert ShayneChristmas in Connecticut (1945) and San Antonio (1945)
- Sydney GreenstreetChristmas in Connecticut (1945) and Casablanca (1942)
- Curt BoisCasablanca (1942) and That Night in Rio (1941)
- Lillian BronsonIn the Good Old Summertime (1949) and Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
- Edward BibyIn the Good Old Summertime (1949) and Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
- Dennis MorganChristmas in Connecticut (1945) and Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
- John BerkesMy Dream Is Yours (1949) and Romance on the High Seas (1948)
- George BoyceIn the Good Old Summertime (1949) and Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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