Kurt Kasznar

Acting

Kurt Kasznar

Born
Died
(aged 65)
Birthplace
Wien, Austria
Credits
72 titles

Biography

Kurt Kasznar (August 12, 1913 – August 6, 1979) was a stage, film, and television actor.Kasznar's first major Broadway appearance was in The Happy Time. (He recreated his role for the film version and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.) He also appeared on Broadway in Barefoot in the Park, Waiting for Godot, Six Characters in Search of an Author, and The Sound of Music, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. Kasznar appeared in more than 80 films and television shows, and had a regular role in the television series Land of the Giants as "Alexander Fitzhugh". His feature films included Lili, Kiss Me, Kate, The Last Time I Saw Paris, My Sister Eileen, A Farewell to Arms and 55 Days at Peking.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 72

YearTitleRole
2005 James Dean: Forever Young Film Self (archive footage)
1978 Suddenly, Love Film Dr. Luria
1977 Young Dan'l Boone TV (1 ep)
1975 Wonder Woman TV S.S. General Von Dreiberg (2 ep)
1974 Cyrano Film Ragueneau (voice)
1973 Hawkins TV Carlo Carrazza (1 ep)
1972 The Female Instinct Film Alexander Scalamdri
1972 Search TV (1 ep)
1971 Once Upon a Dead Man Film Edmond Corday
1969 Love, American Style TV (1 ep)
1968 The Smugglers Film Willi Raben
1968 Here's Lucy TV Dr. Henderson (1 ep)
1968 Land of the Giants TV Alexander B. Fitzhugh (51 ep)
1967 The Ambushers Film Quintana
1967 Androcles and the Lion Film Gladiator's Manager
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour TV Hansie (1 ep)
1967 The Perils of Pauline Film Consul General
1967 The King's Pirate Film Zucco
1967 Casino Royale Film Smernov
1967 Code Name: Heraclitus Film Constantine
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. TV Apollo Zakinthios (1 ep)
1966 That Girl TV (1 ep)
1965 The F.B.I. TV (1 ep)
1965 Run for Your Life TV Inspector Kronig, Rudy Brademan (1 ep)
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV President Nasasos Tunick (1 ep)
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV (2 ep)
1963 55 Days at Peking Film Baron Sergei Ivanoff
1962 The Merv Griffin Show TV Self (1 ep)
1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Self (2 ep)
1961 Waiting for Godot Film Pozzo
1960 My Three Sons TV (1 ep)
1959 Adventures in Paradise TV Herr Wagner (1 ep)
1959 For the First Time Film Ladislas Tabory
1959 The Journey Film Csepege
1958 Arms and the Man Film Major Petkoff
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV (1 ep)
1958 Naked City TV Alcibiades Munos, Korsica (1 ep)
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook TV Hans Franz (1 ep)
1957 Legend of the Lost Film Prefect Dukas
1957 A Farewell to Arms Film Bonello
1957 Suspicion TV (1 ep)
1957 DuPont Show of the Month TV Don Andres (1 ep)
1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar TV Self (1 ep)
1956 Anything Goes Film Victor Lawrence
1955 Flame of the Islands Film Cyril Mace
1955 Matinee Theater TV (3 ep)
1955 Playwrights '56 TV (1 ep)
1955 My Sister Eileen Film Papa Appopolous
1955 Jump Into Hell Film Captain Jean Callaux
1954 The Last Time I Saw Paris Film Maurice
1954 Climax! TV Karfas, Jean Duclerc, Lustig (1 ep)
1954 Run Like a Thief Film Alexander
1954 Valley of the Kings Film Hamed Backhour
1954 The Great Diamond Robbery Film Louie
1953 Kiss Me Kate Film "Baptista"
1953 All the Brothers Were Valiant Film Quint
1953 Give a Girl a Break Film Leo Belney
1953 Ride, Vaquero! Film Father Antonio
1953 Sombrero Film Father Zacaya
1953 Lili Film Jacquot
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