1. Joseph Schildkraut was an Austrian-American actor.
15 Facts About Joseph Schildkraut
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Joseph Schildkraut won an Oscar for his performance as Captain Alfred Dreyfus in the film The Life of Emile Zola.
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Joseph Schildkraut was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance as Otto Frank in the film The Diary of Anne Frank and a Primetime Emmy for his performance as Rabbi Gottlieb in a 1962 episode of the television series Sam Benedict.
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Joseph Schildkraut began stage training with Max Reinhardt in Berlin shortly afterward, began his career on the stages of Germany and Austria, then made the transition to film.
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Joseph Schildkraut moved to the US in 1920 and appeared in many Broadway productions.
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In 1921, Joseph Schildkraut played the title role in the first American stage production of Ferenc Molnar's Liliom, the play that eventually became the basis for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel.
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Joseph Schildkraut then began working in silent movies, but he returned to the stage occasionally.
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Joseph Schildkraut played a Viennese-accented, non-singing Gaylord Ravenal in the 1929 part-talkie film version of Edna Ferber's Show Boat.
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Joseph Schildkraut received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Alfred Dreyfus in The Life of Emile Zola.
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Joseph Schildkraut is perhaps best remembered today for playing the role of Otto Frank in both the original stage production and film version of The Diary of Anne Frank.
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Joseph Schildkraut was an active character actor and appeared in guest roles on several early television shows, including the Hallmark Hall of Fame, in which he played Claudius in the 1953 television production of Hamlet, with Maurice Evans in the title role.
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Joseph Schildkraut later played an elderly man in "The Trade-Ins" in season 3, episode 31 of the same show.
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Joseph Schildkraut was married to Mary McKay from 1932 until her death on February 17,1962.
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Joseph Schildkraut died at his home in New York City of a heart attack.
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Joseph Schildkraut's father had died at the age of 68, of a heart attack.