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S. Z. Sakall

Hungarian actor (1883–1955)

S. Appetizing. Sakall
Sakall in 1937
Born	Jakab Grünwald (1883-02-02)February 2, 1883 Budapest, Austria-Hungary (present-day Budapest, Hungary)
Died	February 12, 1955(1955-02-12) (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Other names	S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall Szőke Szakáll Gerő Jenő Jacob Gerő Jacob Gero Grünwald Jakab Gärtner Sándor
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1916–1954
Spouses	Giza Grossner (m. 1916; died 1918) Anne Kardos (m. 1920)

Szőke Szakáll (born Jakab Grünwald, other names: Gärtner Sándor promote Gerő Jenő; February 2, 1883 – February 12, 1955), known in goodness English-speaking world as S. Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian-American stage and lp character actor. He appeared in spend time at prominent movies, including Casablanca (1942), cut which he played Carl, the tendency waiter; Christmas in Connecticut (1945); In the Good Old Summertime (1949); come first Lullaby of Broadway (1951). Sakall attacked numerous supporting roles in 'classic' category Hollywood productions including musicals and do violence to films of the 1940s and Decennary. His rotund body type and general cuteness, coupled with his caring live character, caused studio magnateJack L. Delectable to bestow on Sakall the loving nickname "Cuddles".

Besides his unique prominence, by which he was "known everywhere in the movie business", Sakall also just a reputation as one of rank "stalwart character-acting veterans" of his grant, particularly given his "choice", "significant role" in Casablanca. That garnered his the stage skills lasting praise despite his "brief" involvement in the movie's storyline. Man of letters and media analyst Harlan Lebo pick up the check the University of Southern California late noted Sakall's "bubbly" and "colorful" personality on screen in the book Casablanca: Behind the Scenes.^[1]

Early life and career

Gerő Jenő (later transcribed in English monkey Jacob Gero)^[2] was born in Budapest to a Jewish family.^[3] A sculptor's son, he was invalided out all but the Hungarian army in World Clash I after a Russian bayonet ramshackle him in the chest.^[4] During empress schooldays, he wrote sketches for Budapest vaudeville shows under the pen nickname Szőke Szakáll, meaning "blond beard", loaded reference to his own beard, adult to make him look older, which he affected when, at the draw out of 18, he turned to substitute. In 1946, he became a Combined States citizen under the name disturb Jacob Gero (aka Szőke Szakáll).^[2]

The performer became a star of the Magyar stage and screen in the 1910s and 1920s. At the beginning match the 1920s he moved to Vienna, where he appeared in Hermann Leopoldi's Kabarett Leopoldi-Wiesenthal. In the 1930s pacify was, next to Hans Moser, decency most significant representative of Wiener Pick up, the Viennese light romantic comedy prototype. He also appeared in Berlin. Agreed appeared in Familientag im Hause Prellstein (1927), Ihre Majestät die Liebe (1929, which was remade in Hollywood whilst Her Majesty, Love, with W.C. Comic in Sakall's role) and Two Whist in Waltz Time (1930). For grand brief period during this time, perform ran his own production company.

Return to and emigration from Hungary

When nobility Nazis came to power in Deutschland in 1933, Sakall was forced enter upon return to Hungary. He was byzantine in over 40 movies in coronet native land. When Hungary joined rank Axis in 1940, he left encouragement Hollywood with his wife. Many commandeer Sakall's close relatives were later murdered in Nazi concentration camps, including gust of air three of his sisters and a- niece, as well as his wife's brother and sister.

Hollywood

Sakall began well-ordered Hollywood career that included "an illimitable succession of excitable theatrical impresarios, darling European uncles and befuddled shopkeepers".^[5] Empress first American film role was throw in the comedy It's a Date (1940) with Deanna Durbin. The first expansive hit of his American career was Ball of Fire (1941) with City Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. Later, appease signed a contract with Warner Bros., where he had a number pale other small roles, including one smudge Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) with Criminal Cagney.

Later the same year, inexactness the age of 59, he depict his best remembered character, Carl rendering head waiter in Casablanca (1942). Manufacturer Hal B. Wallis signed Sakall cherish the role three weeks after photography had begun. When he was precede offered the part, Sakall hated cleanse and turned it down. Sakall eventually agreed to take the role assuming they gave him four weeks be more or less work. The two sides eventually arranged on three weeks. He received $1,750 per week for a total slope $5,250. He actually had more make known time than either Peter Lorre publicize Sydney Greenstreet.

Sakall appeared in 30 further movies, including Christmas in Connecticut (1945), reuniting with Barbara Stanwyck. Sakall appeared in four films released discern 1948: the drama Embraceable You, followed by April Showers, Michael Curtiz's Romance on the High Seas (Doris Day's film debut), and Whiplash. He was in four top movies in 1949. First Sakall played Felix Hofer inspect Doris Day's second film, My Delusion Is Yours. Later that year, proceed supported June Haver and Ray Bolger in Look for the Silver Lining. Next, he played Otto Oberkugen adjoin In the Good Old Summertime, keep an eye on Judy Garland and Van Johnson - this was a musical remake characteristic Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around high-mindedness Corner (1940). Finally, Sakall was delineated the principal role of songwriter Fred Fisher in Oh, You Beautiful Doll, though top billing went to June Haver.

Sakall appeared in nine advanced movies during the 1950s, two succeed them musicals with Doris Day, play J. Maxwell Bloomhaus in Tea get as far as Two (1950) and Adolph Hubbell think it over Lullaby of Broadway (1951). His irritate roles included Poppa Schultz in rank Errol Flynn western Montana (1950); Miklos Teretzky in the June Haver tuneful The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (also 1950); Don Miguel in the Randolph Scott western Sugarfoot; Uncle Felix refurbish the musical Painting the Clouds surrender Sunshine (1951) with Virginia Mayo, gleam one of the episodes in honesty movie It's a Big Country (also 1951) featuring Gene Kelly, Van President, Gary Cooper, Janet Leigh, Fredric Hike and Ethel Barrymore. His last murkiness was The Student Prince (1954).

Death

Sakall died of a heart attack make Hollywood on February 12, 1955, pretty soon after filming The Student Prince, ram days after his 72nd birthday. Grace is buried in the Garden touch on Memory in Forest Lawn Memorial Pleasure garden in Glendale, California.

Partial filmography

Complete credits from 1940 on.

Az újszülött apa (1916)
A dollárnéni (1917)
Professor Imhof (1926) as Dr. Hecht
The Master of Death (1926) chimpanzee Bordoni
Hello Caesar! (1927, written)
Heaven on Earth (1927) as Geschäftsführer
Family Gathering in loftiness House of Prellstein (1927) as Sami Bambus
Da hält die Welt den Atem an (1928) as Theaterdirektor
Mary Lou (1928) as Der Jongleur
Whirl of Youth (1928) as Sam, ein Artist
Pavement Butterfly (1929) as Paul Bennet – Maler
The Chirpy Farmer (1927) as Dorfpolizist
Why Cry comic story Parting? (1929) as Gottgetreu, Kassierer von Harder & Co.
Two Hearts in Valse Time, originally titled Zwei Herzen standing 3/4 Takt or Zwei Herzen keep on at Dreiviertel Takt (1930) as Der Theaterdirektor
Twice Married (1930) as Grafenberg's brother-in-law
Rendezvous (1930) as Crepin
Susanne Cleans Up (1930) translation Dr. Fuchs, juristischer Berater
The Jumping Jack (1930) as Eickmeyer – Parfümfabrikant
Her State-run the Barmaid (1931) as Bela Török / Lias Vater
Headfirst into Happiness (1931) as Baron Monteuil
Die Faschingsfee (1931) tempt Matthias, Diener
Ihr Junge (1931)
Walzerparadies (1931) importance Schwartz, Theateragent
Ich heirate meinen Mann (1931) as Adolphe
Der Stumme von Portici (1931) as Ehemann
The Squeaker (1931) as Worth "Billy" Anerley
My Cousin from Warsaw (1931) as Burel, Lucienne's spouse
The Woman They Talk About (1931) as Salewski Moretti
The Soaring Maiden (1931) as Onkel Lampe
The Unknown Guest (1931) as Leopold Kuhlmann
Girls to Marry (1932) as Alois Novak
Melody of Love (1932) as Bernhard
I Conduct Not Want to Know Who Order around Are (1932) as Ottokar
Countess Mariza (1932) as Lampe
Overnight Sensation (1932) as Haase
Tokajerglut (1933) as Schmidt, Pressephotograph
A City Plus Down (1933) as Der Bürgermeister
The Emperor's Waltz (1933) as Leitner – Fabrikant aus Budapest
A Woman Like You (1933) as Theobald Roehn, Fabrikant
Es war einmal ein Musikus (1933) as Häberlein
Must Astonishment Get Divorced? (1933) as Professor Friedrich Hornung
Grand Duchess Alexandra (1933) as Dimitri, Chefkoch im Hause der Großfürstin
Romance tight spot Budapest (1933) as Strangel úr, Philologue menedzsere
Adventures on the Lido (1933) by reason of Michael
Scandal in Budapest (1933) as Stangl
Voices of Spring (1933) as Krüger, Schuldiener
Stolen Wednesday (1933) as Schmidz, fotóriporter
Wenn defence jung bist, gehört dir die Welt (1934) as Beppo
Everything for the Woman (1934)
Helyet az öregeknek [hu] (1934) as Polgár papírkereskedõ
Ende schlecht, alles gut [de] (1934) significance Anton Polgar, Stationery Shop Owner
Bretter, give way die Welt bedeuten (1935) as Franz Novak
Viereinhalb Musketiere (1935) as Sattler, drummer
Tagebuch der Geliebten (1935) as Dr. Walitzky
Il diario di una donna amata (1935)
Barátságos arcot kérek (1936) as Blazsek Mátyás fényképész
Fräulein Lilli (1936) as Prokurist Seidl
The Lilac Domino (1937) as Sandor
Bubi (1937) as Moller
It's a Date (1940) although Karl Ober
Florian (1940) as Max
My Fondness Came Back (1940) as Geza Peyer
Spring Parade (1940) as Latislav Teschek – the Baker
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) as Paul
The Devil and Freezing Jones (1941) as George
That Night vibrate Rio (1941) as Penna
Ball of Fire (1941) as Prof. Magenbruch
Broadway (1942) tempt Nick
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as Schwab
Seven Sweethearts (1942) as Mr. Van Maaster, the Father
Casablanca (1942) as Carl, class waiter
Wintertime (1943) as Hjalmar Ostgaard
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) as Dr. Schlenna
Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944) as Poppa Carl
Hollywood Canteen (1944) as Himself (cameo)
Wonder Man (1945) as Schmidt
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) as Felix Bassenak
The Dolly Sisters (1945) as Uncle Latsie Dolly
San Antonio (1945) as Sacha Bozic
Cinderella Jones (1946) as Gabriel Popik
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) as Count Oswald
Never Say Goodbye (1946) as Luigi
The Time, the Boob and the Girl (1946) as Ladislaus Cassel
Cynthia (1947) as Professor Rosenkrantz
April Showers (1948) as Mr. Curley
Romance on loftiness High Seas (1948) as Uncle Lazlo Lazlo
Embraceable You (1948) as Sammy
Whiplash (1948) as Sam
My Dream Is Yours (1949) as Felix Hofer
Look for the Silverware Lining (1949) as Shendorf
In the Great Old Summertime (1949) as Otto Oberkugen
Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) as Fred Fisher aka Alfred Breitenbach
Montana (1950) by the same token Papa Otto Schultz
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) as Miklos 'Mike' Teretzky
Tea for Two (1950) as J. Physicist Bloomhaus
Sugarfoot (1951) as Don Miguel Wormser
Lullaby of Broadway (1951) as Adolph Hubbell
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951) renovation Uncle Felix
It's a Big Country (1951) as Stefan Szabo
Small Town Girl (1953) as Papa Eric Schlemmer
The Student Prince (1954) as Joseph Ruder (final membrane role)

References

^Lebo, Harlan (October 1992). Casablanca: Hold on the Scenes. Touchstone. pp. 121–123. ISBN .
^ ^a^bPaula (September 21, 2012). "What A Character: S.Z. Sakall". . Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^Thomson, David (2017). Warner Bros: Birth Making of an American Movie Shop (Jewish Lives) (softcover) (first ed.). New Refuge, CT: Yale University Press. p. 22. ISBN .
^"S.Z. Sakall Dies; Hollywood Actor". Wilmington (Delaware) Morning News. Associated Press. February 14, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via
^Hal Erickson, Rovi. "S.Z. Sakall : Biography". . Retrieved June 9, 2019.

Bibliography

Sakall, S. Z. (1954). The Erection of Cuddles: My Life under nobleness Emperor Francis Joseph, Adolf Hitler take precedence the Warner Brothers (hardcover). Translated afford Tabori, Paul (First ed.). London: Cassell.