Paul Muni
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Muni (born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund, September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Austro-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 he learned from his parents, who were also actors, and from his early years on stage with the Yiddish Theater, in New York. At the age of 12, he played the stage role of an 80-year-old man; in one of his films, Seven Faces, he played seven different characters. He was nominated six times for an Oscar, winning once as Best Actor in The Story of Louis Pasteur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Muni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Credits
Scarface (1932)
as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
Juarez (1939)
as Benito Pablo Juárez
Hi, Nellie! (1934)
as Samuel N. 'Brad' Bradshaw
The Good Earth (1937)
as Wang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
as James Allen
A Song to Remember (1945)
as Professor Joseph Elsner
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
as Eric Toresen
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
as Louis Pasteur
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
as Emile Zola
Bordertown (1935)
as Johnny Ramirez
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
as Self
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
as Eddie Kagle / Judge Fredrick Parker
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
as Paul Muni
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
as Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Valiant (1929)
as James Dyke
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973)
as Self (archive footage)
A Dream Comes True (1935)
as Himself (uncredited)
The Last Angry Man (1959)
as Sam Abelman
Black Fury (1935)
as Joe Radek
The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)
as Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self (archive footage)
Hudson's Bay (1940)
as Pierre Esprit Radisson
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
as James Allen (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)
as Self
Counter-Attack (1945)
as Alexei Kulkov
Dr. Socrates (1935)
as Lee
We Are Not Alone (1939)
as Dr. David Newcome
The World Changes (1933)
as Orin Nordholm Jr.
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
as (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
as Self
The Woman I Love (1937)
as Lt. Claude Maury
Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
as The Stranger With A Gun
Seven Faces (1929)
as Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon