Theodor Meir Bikel

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Theodor Meir Bikel was an Austrian-American actor, folk singer, and musician renowned for his stage and screen roles, especially as Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof," and for his contributions to folk music and civil rights activism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
awardNominationForWork The Defiant Ones
burialPlace Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenship Austria
United States of America
countryOfBirth Austria
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1924-05-02
dateOfDeath 2015-07-21
educatedAt Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
familyName Bikel
fieldOfWork film
folk music
television
theatre
genre Jewish music
folk music
givenName Meir
Theodor
instrument guitar
voice
languagesSpoken English
German
Hebrew
memberOf Actors’ Equity Association
name Theodor Meir Bikel
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableRole Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof
linked to: Tevye
notableWork Fiddler on the Roof (stage performances)
The Defiant Ones
The Sound of Music (stage role as Captain von Trapp)
folk music albums in multiple languages
occupation actor
civil rights activist
film actor
folk singer
musician
stage actor
television actor
voice actor
performedAt Newport Folk Festival
placeOfBirth Vienna
placeOfDeath Los Angeles
positionHeld president of Actors’ Equity Association
recordLabel Elektra Records
religion Judaism
residence Los Angeles
New York City
wasActiveIn civil rights movement in the United States

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