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Joseph Schildkraut

April 12, 2024

Joseph Schildkraut (22 March 1896 – 21 January 1964) was an Austrian-American actor.[1] He won an Oscar for his performance as Captain Alfred Dreyfus in the film The Life of Emile Zola (1937); later, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance as Otto Frank in the film The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and a Primetime Emmy for his performance as Rabbi Gottlieb in a 1962 episode of the television series Sam Benedict.

Joseph Schildkraut
Schildkraut, 1953
Born(1896-03-22)22 March 1896
Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died21 January 1964(1964-01-21) (aged 67)
New York City, U.S.
Burial placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1915–1964
Spouses
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(m. 1923; div. 1930)​
Marie McKay
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(m. 1932; died 1962)​
Leonora Rogers
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(m. 1963)​
Parent

Early life edit

Schildkraut was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Erna (née Weinstein) and stage (and later motion picture) actor Rudolph Schildkraut.[2] His family was Jewish.[3]

In 1910, he accompanied his father on his tour to the U.S. and returned to Europe in 1913. He 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. Schildkraut moved to the U.S. in 1920 and appeared in many Broadway productions. Among the plays in which he starred was a notable production of Peer Gynt.[4]

Career edit

 
Schildkraut in 1921
 
Schildkraut with opera singer Maria Olszewska, 1932

In 1921, Schildkraut played the title role in the first American stage production of Ferenc Molnár's Liliom, the play that eventually became the basis for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel.[5][6] He then began working in silent movies, but he returned to the stage occasionally.[7] He had early success in film as the Chevalier de Vaudrey in D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the Storm with Lillian Gish.[8] Later, he was featured in Cecil B. DeMille's epic 1927 film The King of Kings as Judas Iscariot.[9] Schildraut's father Rudolf also appeared in the film.[10] Joseph Schildkraut also played a Viennese-accented, non-singing Gaylord Ravenal in the 1929 part-talkie film version of Edna Ferber's Show Boat.[10] The character as written in the 1929 film was much closer to Ferber's original than to the depiction of him in the classic Kern and Hammerstein musical play based on the novel as well as the 1936 and 1951 film versions of the musical, but the 1929 film was not a critical or box-office success.

Schildkraut received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Alfred Dreyfus in The Life of Emile Zola (1937).[4] Additional accolades came for playing the ambitious duc d'Orléans in the historical epic Marie Antoinette (1938), and he gave a notable performance as the villainous Nicolas Fouquet in The Man in the Iron Mask (1939).[11][12]

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 (1959).[4] He was also 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.[13] Schildkraut also hosted and starred in Joseph Schildkraut Presents, a short-lived series on the DuMont Television Network from October 1953 to January 1954.[14]

In 1961, during the third season of The Twilight Zone, he made his first appearance on "Deaths-Head Revisited".[15] He later played an elderly man in "The Trade-Ins" in season 3, episode 31 of the same show.[16] In 1963, he was nominated for a Best Actor Emmy Award for his performance in a guest-starring role on Sam Benedict.[17]

Personal life edit

Schildkraut was married three times. His first marriage was to actress Elise Bartlett in 1923; they divorced in 1931. He married Mary McKay in 1932 until her death on February 17, 1962. In 1963, Schildkraut married Leonora Rogers,[18] who survived him.[19] Schildkraut died at his home in New York City of a heart attack. His father had died at the same age, also of a heart attack.[19]

For his contributions to the motion picture industry, Schildkraut has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6780 Hollywood Boulevard.[20] He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[21]

Filmography edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Parker, John (1916). Who's Who in the Theatre. Vol. 3. Pittman. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  3. ^ "Joseph Schildkraut, Noted American Jewish Actor, Dead; Was 68". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 23 January 1964. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  4. ^ a b c "Joseph Schildkraut - Hollywood Star Walk". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ League, The Broadway. "Liliom – Broadway Play – Original - IBDB".
  6. ^ "Carousel (1956) - Screenplay Info - TCM.com".
  7. ^ "Joseph Schildkraut - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie".
  8. ^ "New-York Times, 4 January 1922" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  9. ^ "The King of Kings (1927) - Cecil B. DeMille - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
  10. ^ a b . Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "Marie Antoinette (1938) - W.S. Van Dyke - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
  12. ^ "The Man in the Iron Mask - Joan Bennett".
  13. ^ . Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
  14. ^ "Joseph Schildkraut Presents".
  15. ^ "The Twilight Zone".
  16. ^ . Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
  17. ^ "Nominees/Winners".
  18. ^ Schildkraut (Leonora) papers
  19. ^ a b "Joseph Schildkraut, Actor, Dies". The New York Times. January 22, 1964. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  20. ^ "Walk of Fame Stars-Joseph Schildkraut". Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  21. ^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, With Listings of Many Prominent People Who Were Cremated. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Co. p. 515. ISBN 9780806348230.

Further reading edit

  • Joseph Schildkraut, My Father and I, as told to Leo Lania, New York 1959.

External links edit

 
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1962 episode of the television series Sam Benedict Joseph SchildkrautSchildkraut 1953Born 1896 03 22 22 March 1896Vienna Austria Hungary now Austria Died21 January 1964 1964 01 21 aged 67 New York City U S Burial placeHollywood Forever CemeteryOccupationActorYears active1915 1964SpousesElise Bartlett m 1923 div 1930 wbr Marie McKay m 1932 died 1962 wbr Leonora Rogers m 1963 wbr ParentRudolph Schildkraut father Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksEarly life editSchildkraut was born in Vienna Austria the son of Erna nee Weinstein and stage and later motion picture actor Rudolph Schildkraut 2 His family was Jewish 3 In 1910 he accompanied his father on his tour to the U S and returned to Europe in 1913 He 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 Schildkraut moved to the U S in 1920 and appeared in many Broadway productions Among the plays in which he starred was a notable production of Peer Gynt 4 Career edit nbsp Schildkraut in 1921 nbsp Schildkraut with opera singer Maria Olszewska 1932In 1921 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 5 6 He then began working in silent movies but he returned to the stage occasionally 7 He had early success in film as the Chevalier de Vaudrey in D W Griffith s Orphans of the Storm with Lillian Gish 8 Later he was featured in Cecil B DeMille s epic 1927 film The King of Kings as Judas Iscariot 9 Schildraut s father Rudolf also appeared in the film 10 Joseph Schildkraut also played a Viennese accented non singing Gaylord Ravenal in the 1929 part talkie film version of Edna Ferber s Show Boat 10 The character as written in the 1929 film was much closer to Ferber s original than to the depiction of him in the classic Kern and Hammerstein musical play based on the novel as well as the 1936 and 1951 film versions of the musical but the 1929 film was not a critical or box office success Schildkraut received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Alfred Dreyfus in The Life of Emile Zola 1937 4 Additional accolades came for playing the ambitious duc d Orleans in the historical epic Marie Antoinette 1938 and he gave a notable performance as the villainous Nicolas Fouquet in The Man in the Iron Mask 1939 11 12 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 1959 4 He was also 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 13 Schildkraut also hosted and starred in Joseph Schildkraut Presents a short lived series on the DuMont Television Network from October 1953 to January 1954 14 In 1961 during the third season of The Twilight Zone he made his first appearance on Deaths Head Revisited 15 He later played an elderly man in The Trade Ins in season 3 episode 31 of the same show 16 In 1963 he was nominated for a Best Actor Emmy Award for his performance in a guest starring role on Sam Benedict 17 Personal life editSchildkraut was married three times His first marriage was to actress Elise Bartlett in 1923 they divorced in 1931 He married Mary McKay in 1932 until her death on February 17 1962 In 1963 Schildkraut married Leonora Rogers 18 who survived him 19 Schildkraut died at his home in New York City of a heart attack His father had died at the same age also of a heart attack 19 For his contributions to the motion picture industry Schildkraut has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6780 Hollywood Boulevard 20 He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery 21 Filmography editDamon und Mensch 1915 Das Wiegenlied 1916 Fur den Ruhm des Geliebten 1916 as Musiker Rolf Seine Durchlaucht der Landstreicher 1919 Die schwarze Fahne 1919 Der Roman der Komtesse Ruth 1920 Theodor Herzl 1921 as Das leidende Israel Orphans of the Storm 1921 as Chevalier de Vaudrey The Song of Love 1923 as Raymon Valverde The Road to Yesterday 1925 as Kenneth Paulton Shipwrecked 1926 as Larry O Neil Meet the Prince 1926 as Prince Nicholas Young April 1926 as Prince Caryl The King of Kings 1927 as Judas Iscariot The Heart Thief 1927 as Paul Kurt His Dog 1927 as Peter Olsen The Forbidden Woman 1927 as Jean La Coste The Blue Danube 1928 as Ludwig Tenth Avenue 1928 as Joe Ross Show Boat 1929 as Gaylord Ravenal The Mississippi Gambler 1929 as Jack Morgan Night Ride 1930 as Joe Rooker Cock o the Walk 1930 as Carlos Lopez Carnival 1931 as Count Andreas Scipio The Blue Danube 1932 as Sandor Viva Villa 1934 as Gen Pascal Sisters Under the Skin 1934 as Zukowski Cleopatra 1934 as Herod The Crusades 1935 as Conrad Marquis of Montferrat The Garden of Allah 1936 as Batouch Slave Ship 1937 as Danelo Souls at Sea 1937 as Gaston de Bastonet The Life of Emile Zola 1937 as Capt Alfred Dreyfus Lancer Spy 1937 as Prince Ferdi Zu Schwarzwald Lady Behave 1937 as Michael Andrews The Baroness and the Butler 1938 as Baron Georg Marissey Marie Antoinette 1938 as duc d Orleans Suez 1938 as Vicomte Rene De Latour Idiot s Delight 1939 as Captain Kirvline The Three Musketeers 1939 as King Louis XIII The Man in the Iron Mask 1939 as Fouquet Mr Moto Takes a Vacation 1939 as Hendrik Manderson Lady of the Tropics 1939 as Pierre Delaroch The Rains Came 1939 as Mr Bannerjee Pack Up Your Troubles 1939 as Hugo Ludwig Phantom Raiders 1940 as Al Taurez Rangers of Fortune 1940 as Col Lewis Rebstock The Shop Around the Corner 1940 as Ferencz Vadas Meet the Wildcat 1940 as Leon Dumeray The Parson of Panamint 1941 as Bob Deming The Tell Tale Heart 1941 short as Young Man Flame of Barbary Coast 1945 as Tito Morell The Cheaters 1945 as Anthony Mr M Marchand Monsieur Beaucaire 1946 as Don Francisco Plainsman and the Lady 1946 as Peter Marquette Northwest Outpost 1947 as Count Igor Savin Old Los Angeles 1948 as Luis Savarin The Gallant Legion 1948 as Sen Clarke Faulkner Hamlet 1953 TV as King Claudius The Diary of Anne Frank 1959 as Otto Frank The Big Bankroll 1961 as Abraham Rothstein Dr Kildare TV series Episode The Stepping Stone as Max Keller The Twilight Zone Episode Deaths Head Revisited 1961 TV as Alfred Becker The Twilight Zone Episode The Trade Ins 1962 TV as John Holt The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 as NicodemusSee also edit nbsp Biography portalList of German speaking Academy Award winners and nominees List of actors with Academy Award nominationsReferences edit Joseph Schildkraut Archived from the original on December 22 2016 Parker John 1916 Who s Who in the Theatre Vol 3 Pittman Retrieved 2014 09 21 Joseph Schildkraut Noted American Jewish Actor Dead Was 68 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 23 January 1964 Retrieved 2014 09 21 a b c Joseph Schildkraut Hollywood Star Walk Los Angeles Times League The Broadway Liliom Broadway Play Original IBDB Carousel 1956 Screenplay Info TCM com Joseph Schildkraut Biography Movie Highlights and Photos AllMovie New York Times 4 January 1922 PDF Retrieved 4 March 2015 The King of Kings 1927 Cecil B DeMille Synopsis Characteristics Moods Themes and Related AllMovie a b Rudolph Schildkraut Archived from the original on December 23 2016 Marie Antoinette 1938 W S Van Dyke Synopsis Characteristics Moods Themes and Related AllMovie The Man in the Iron Mask Joan Bennett Hamlet 1953 Archived from the original on December 23 2016 Joseph Schildkraut Presents The Twilight Zone The Trade ins 1962 Archived from the original on December 23 2016 Nominees Winners Schildkraut Leonora papers a b Joseph Schildkraut Actor Dies The New York Times January 22 1964 Retrieved January 13 2017 Walk of Fame Stars Joseph Schildkraut Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Archived from the original on April 3 2016 Retrieved October 13 2016 Spencer Thomas E 1998 Where They re Buried A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries With Listings of Many Prominent People Who Were Cremated Baltimore Md Clearfield Co p 515 ISBN 9780806348230 Further reading editJoseph Schildkraut My Father and I as told to Leo Lania New York 1959 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joseph Schildkraut Joseph Schildkraut at IMDb Joseph Schildkraut at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Photographs and literature Joseph Schildkraut at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Schildkraut amp oldid 1216116522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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