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Aliases: Szöke Szakall , Cuddles Sakall , S. K. Sakall , S. Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall , Szoke Szakall , Szöke Szakáll , Szöke Szakàll , Szöke Sakall , Ш.З. Шакалль , Jakab Grünwald

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Budapest, Hungary]

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Movie Involvements: 45

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Szőke Szakáll  (February 2, 1883 – February 12, 1955), known as S.Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian film character actor. He was in many films including In the Good Old Summertime, Lullaby of Broadway, Christmas in Connecticut and Casablanca in which he played Carl, the head waiter. Chubby-jowled Sakall played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1940s and 1950s. His rotund cuteness earned Sakall the nickname "Cuddles," and he was often billed as S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall in his later films, though he was never happy with the name. He was famous for using the phrase "everything is hunky dunky." Description above from the Wikipedia article S. Z. Sakall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Most Famous Work

Casablanca
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8

Casablanca

(1942) Carl
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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7

Yankee Doodle Dandy

(1942) Schwab
The Student Prince
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6

The Student Prince

(1954) Joseph Ruder
San Antonio
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6

San Antonio

(1945) Sacha Bozic
Broadway
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6

Broadway

(1942) Nick
The Dolly Sisters
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6

The Dolly Sisters

(1945) Uncle Latsie Dolly
Montana
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6

Montana

(1950) Papa Otto Schultz
Look for the Silver Lining
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6

Look for the Silver Lining

(1949) Shendorff

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1975 Self (archive footage)
1954 Joseph Ruder
1953 Papa Schlemmer
1951 Stefan Szabo
Uncle Felix
Adolph Hubbell
Don Miguel Wormser
1950 J. Maxwell Bloomhaus
Miklos Teretzky
Papa Otto Schultz
1949 Alfred Breitenbach
Shendorff
Otto Oberkugen
Felix Hofer
1948 Sam
Sammy
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo
Mr. Curley
1947 Prof. Rosenkrantz
1946 Ladislaus Cassel
Willie Schmidt
Count Oswald
Gabriel Popik
1945 Sacha Bozic
Uncle Latsie Dolly
Felix Bassenak
Schmidt
1944 Self
Poppa Carl
1943 Dr. Schlenna
Hjalmar Ostgaard
1942 Carl
Mr. Van Maaster, the Father
Schwab
Nick
1941 Prof. Magenbruch
Arthur Penna
George (Merrick's Butler)
Paul
1940 Latislav Teschek - the Baker
Geza Peyer
Max
Carl Ober
1937 Moller
Sandor
1936 Prokurist Seidl
1935 Dr. Walitzky
Sattler, Schlagzeuger
N/A
Franz Novak
1934 Anton Polgar, Papierhändler
N/A
Beppo
1933 Schmidt, Pressephotograph
Krüger, Schuldiener
Stangl
Michael
Mr. Strangel
Dimitri
Professor Friedrich Hornung
Häberlein
Theobald Roehn, Fabrikant
Bela Török
Leitner - Fabrikant aus Budapest
Der Bürgermeister
Haase
1932 Ottokar, sein früherer Diener
Herr Werner
Bernhard
Alois Novak
1931 Leopold Kuhlmann
Onkel Lampe
Burel, Luciennes Gatte
Bill "Billy" Anerley, Direktor des "Leopard-Clubs"
Ehemann
Adolphe
Schwartz, Theateragent
Matthias, Diener
Baron Monteuil
1930 Eickmeyer
Dr. Fuchs
Grafenbergs Schwager
Der Theaterdirektor
1929 Gottgetreu, Kassierer von Harder & Co.
Paul Bennet
1928 Sam
Der Jongleur
1927 Sami Bambus
N/A
Geschäftsführer
1926 Bordoni
Dr. Hecht
Year Character Movie/Tv

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