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Theodore Bikel
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Theodore Bikel

1924 – 2015 · Vienna, Austria · Active 1947–2016

Theodore Bikel, born in 1924, was a versatile actor whose career spanned decades, leaving a significant mark on cult cinema. He appears in Darker Than Amber (1970) as a pivotal character, showcasing his ability to navigate complex narratives. Bikel also starred in I Bury the Living (1958), where his performance added layers to the film's eerie atmosphere. His work in Moulin Rouge (1952) and Shattered (1991) further solidifies his status as a compelling figure in the realm of exploitation and genre films.

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Shattered

Shattered

1991 ★ 6.1
as Dr. Berkus

Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part time private detective Gus Klein who has supposedly done some work for him prior to the accident. Klein helps Merrick to find out more...

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Filmography

144 credits
2010s 3 credits
2016
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words as Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.4
2014
Movie
2000s 3 credits
2009
The Little Traitor as Interrogator
Movie ★ 6.2
2002
Crime and Punishment as Captain Koch
Movie ★ 5.2
1990s 15 credits
1998
Movie ★ 7.1
1998
Second Chances as Dutch John Hathaway
Movie ★ 7.7
1997
Shadow Conspiracy as Prof. Yuri Pochenko
Movie ★ 5.0
1997
Brooklyn South as Solomon Shuyler
TV ★ 9.6
1996
The Pretender as Martin Zeller / Dr. Werner Krieg
TV ★ 7.4
1995
Movie ★ 7.5
1995
My Family Treasure as Grandpa Danieloff
Movie ★ 8.0
1995
JAG as Farmer with Plane
TV ★ 7.3
1994
Movie
1994
Babylon 5 as Rabbi Koslov
TV ★ 8.0
1993
Movie ★ 4.8
1992
Movie ★ 6.0
1991
Shattered as Dr. Berkus
Movie ★ 6.1
1991
Memories of Midnight as Napoleon Chotas
TV ★ 4.8
1990
Law & Order as Sol Bregman
TV ★ 7.3
1980s 29 credits
1989
Movie ★ 6.0
1989
The Final Days as Henry Kissinger
Movie ★ 6.9
1989
Łódź Ghetto as (voice)
Movie ★ 8.0
1989
TV ★ 7.1
1989
TV ★ 7.8
1988
Movie ★ 5.9
1988
Movie
1987
Dark Tower as Max Gold
Movie ★ 3.9
1987
TV ★ 8.4
1987
TV ★ 7.4
1986
Movie ★ 9.0
1986
L.A. Law as Kurt Rubin
TV ★ 7.1
1985
Prince Jack as Georgi
Movie ★ 9.0
1985
TV ★ 7.1
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Rosanno Bertolucci
TV ★ 7.5
1984
TV ★ 6.9
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Yuri Lermentov
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Inspector Van Horn
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Professor Harold Crenshaw
TV ★ 7.5
1984
TV ★ 5.3
1982
Movie ★ 6.8
1982
Knight Rider as Graham Deauville
TV ★ 7.5
1982
TV ★ 6.8
1981
Falcon Crest as Marin Dimitrov
TV ★ 5.7
1981
TV ★ 6.5
1981
TV ★ 7.6
1980
The Return of the King as Aragorn (voice)
Movie ★ 6.4
1980
Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere as Rance Muhammitz (voice) (archive footage)
Movie
1970s 20 credits
1978
The Stingiest Man in Town as Marley's Ghost (voice)
Movie ★ 5.6
1978
TV ★ 6.4
1978
Fantasy Island as Ambassador Eric Soro
TV ★ 6.5
1978
Loose Change as Tom Feiffer
TV ★ 10.0
1977
Testimony of Two Men as Peter Heger
TV ★ 6.0
1976
Victory at Entebbe as Yakov Shlomo
Movie ★ 5.1
1976
Charlie's Angels as Prof. Wycinski
TV ★ 6.7
1975
Murder on Flight 502 as Otto Gruenwaldt
Movie ★ 5.9
1975
Medical Story as Danziger
TV ★ 5.0
1974
TV ★ 7.9
1974
TV ★ 6.4
1972
The Little Ark as The Captain
Movie ★ 6.2
1972
Killer by Night as Sgt. Phl 'Sharkey' Gold
Movie ★ 7.0
1971
200 Motels as Rance Muhammitz / Dave
Movie ★ 5.2
1971
Movie
1971
Columbo as Oliver Brandt
TV ★ 8.1
1971
All in the Family as Albrecht 'Alvin' Klemmer
TV ★ 7.8
1971
TV ★ 6.7
1970
Movie ★ 6.4
1960s 30 credits
1969
Movie ★ 6.8
1968
Movie ★ 7.0
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Prof. Erich Stoss
TV ★ 7.2
1968
TV ★ 6.1
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
TV ★ 6.8
1967
Festival as Self
Movie ★ 6.0
1967
Saint Joan as Robert de Baudricourt
Movie ★ 10.0
1967
The Diary of Anne Frank as Hans Van Daan
Movie ★ 8.0
1967
Movie ★ 8.0
1967
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Movie ★ 6.4
1966
Noon Wine as Homer T. Hatch
Movie ★ 7.0
1966
Mission: Impossible as General Casimir Zepke
TV ★ 7.6
1966
ABC Stage 67 as Homer T. Hatch
TV ★ 6.8
1965
Movie ★ 6.3
1964
My Fair Lady as Zoltan Karpathy
Movie ★ 7.5
1964
TV ★ 5.5
1964
The Hollywood Palace as Self - Folk Singer
TV ★ 5.0
1963
Burke's Law as Vic Bates
TV ★ 6.3
1963
TV ★ 7.0
1963
Burke's Law as Senor Manfred Gonzales
TV ★ 6.3
1962
Combat! as Francois Perrault
TV ★ 7.8
1962
TV ★ 6.7
1961
The Dick Powell Show as Captain Bellini
TV ★ 5.7
1961
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Mahmel Homatka
TV ★ 5.7
1961
TV ★ 5.8
1961
The Dick Powell Show as Nicholas Simonakis
TV ★ 5.7
1960
The Dybbuk as Sender
Movie
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 38 credits
1959
The Angry Hills as Dimitrios Tassos
Movie ★ 4.5
1959
A Dog of Flanders as Piet van Gelder
Movie ★ 6.5
1959
Woman Obsessed as Dr. R. W. Gibbs
Movie ★ 6.6
1959
The Blue Angel as Klepert
Movie ★ 5.3
1959
Rawhide as Pence
TV ★ 7.2
1959
The Twilight Zone as Oliver Crangle
TV ★ 8.5
1958
The Defiant Ones as Sheriff Max Muller
Movie ★ 7.1
1958
Movie ★ 6.2
1958
I Want to Live! as Carl G.G. Palmberg
Movie ★ 6.9
1958
Fraulein as Col. Dimitri Bucaron
Movie ★ 8.0
1958
Naked City as Nicholas Ross / Nicholas Rozinski
TV ★ 5.7
1958
Naked City as Dr. Stanley Wilford
TV ★ 5.7
1957
The Pride and the Passion as General Jouvet
Movie ★ 6.1
1957
The Enemy Below as Heinie Schwaffer
Movie ★ 7.1
1957
The Vintage as Eduardo Uribari
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
DuPont Show of the Month as Capt. Alvarado
TV ★ 7.4
1957
Wagon Train as Dr. Denker
TV ★ 6.6
1956
Flight from Vienna as Col. Sandor Kosice
Movie ★ 6.0
1955
Above Us the Waves as German Officer
Movie ★ 6.2
1955
Movie ★ 6.8
1955
Gunsmoke as Martin Kellums
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Sergeant Ottermole
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV
1954
Movie ★ 6.1
1954
Movie ★ 6.8
1954
Movie ★ 6.9
1954
Betrayed as German Sergeant (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1954
The Love Lottery as Parsimonious
Movie ★ 5.1
1954
Climax! as Martin Humphries
TV ★ 3.8
1953
Melba as Paul Brotha
Movie ★ 6.0
1953
Never Let Me Go as Lieutenant
Movie ★ 5.9
1953
The Kidnappers as Dr. Willem Bloem
Movie ★ 6.7
1953
A Day to Remember as Henri Dubot
Movie ★ 7.4
1953
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
The African Queen as First Officer
Movie ★ 7.4
1952
Moulin Rouge as King Milo IV of Serbia
Movie ★ 6.6
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as De Baudricourt
TV ★ 8.8
1940s 6 credits
1948
Studio One as Machek
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.8
1948
Studio One as Henri Blanchard
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Julius Caesar
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Grossman
TV ★ 5.4