Paul Muni
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-09-21 (72 years old)
Deathday
1967-08-25
Place of Birth
Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Also known As
Пол Муни
Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund
Paul Muni
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Muni (born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund, September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Austrian-Hungarian-born American stage and film actor. During the 1930s, he was considered the most prestigious actor at Warner Brothers studios, and one of the rare actors who was given the privilege of choosing which parts he wanted. His acting quality, usually playing a powerful character, such as Scarface, was partly a result of his intense preparation for his parts, often immersing himself in study of the real character's traits and mannerisms. He was also highly skilled in using makeup techniques, a talent h...
Acting
1932
as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
1946
as Eddie Kagle/Judge Fredrick Parker
1935
as Johnny Ramirez
1932
as James Allen
1937
as Wang
1937
as Emile Zola
1945
as Alexei Kulkov
1936
as Louis Pasteur
1935
as Joe Radek
1952
as The Stranger With A Gun
1939
as Benito Pablo Juárez
1942
as Eric Toresen
1941
as Pierre Esprit Radisson
1959
as Sam Abelman
1929
as James Dyke
2000
as Self (archive footage)
1945
as Professor Joseph Elsner
1973
as Self (archive footage)
2019
as (archive footage)
1939
as Dr. David Newcome
1933
as Orin Nordholm Jr.
1934
as Brad
1935
as Lee
1937
as Lt. Claude Maury
1943
as Paul Muni
1936
as Self
1938
as Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
1940
as Self
1940
as Self (archive footage)
1975
as Self (archive footage)
1938
as Self
2008
as James Allen (archive footage)
1943
as Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
1997
as Self (archive footage)
1929
as Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon
2021
as Self (archive footage)
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