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Paul Muni

Acting

Born September 21, 1895 · Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]

Died August 25, 1967

Also known as Пол Муни · Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund · Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund

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Biography

Paul Muni was an American stage and film actor from Chicago. He started his acting career in the Yiddish theater and during the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious actors at the Warner Bros. studio and was given the rare privilege of choosing his own parts.

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Awards & recognition

  • Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1956
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1937
  • Volpi Cup — Best Actor · 1936
  • Donaldson Awards
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1960 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1938 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1937 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1936 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1934 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1929 · nominated

Filmography14 titles

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932as James Allen

Scarface

1932as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte

What's My Line?

1950as Self

The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936as Louis Pasteur

The Life of Emile Zola

1937as Emile Zola

Hi, Nellie!

1934as Samuel N. 'Brad' Bradshaw

Angel on My Shoulder

1946as Eddie Kagle / Judge Fredrick Parker

Juarez

1939as Benito Pablo Juárez

A Song to Remember

1945as Professor Joseph Elsner

Stage Door Canteen

1943as Paul Muni

The Good Earth

1937as Wang

Black Fury

1935as Joe Radek

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019as (archive footage)

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942as Eric Toresen