Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/21/1895
Place of Birth
Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Also Known As
Пол МуниMeshilem Meier WeisenfreundFrederich 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 hig...
Known For
Bordertown
as Johnny Ramirez
Dr. Socrates
as Lee
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Louis Pasteur
Black Fury
as Joe Radek
Juarez
as Benito Pablo Juárez
The Valiant
as James Dyke
Counter-Attack
as Alexei Kulkov
A Song to Remember
as Professor Joseph Elsner
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as James Allen
The Good Earth
as Wang
The Life of Emile Zola
as Emile Zola
Breakdowns of 1938
as Emile Zola (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hudson's Bay
as Pierre Esprit Radisson
Stranger on the Prowl
as The Stranger With A Gun
The Last Angry Man
as Sam Abelman
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Eddie Kagle/Judge Fredrick Parker
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
The Woman I Love
as Lt. Claude Maury