ACTOR

S. Z. Sakall

1883 - 1955

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Szőke Szakáll (born Jakab Grünwald, other names: Gärtner Sándor and Gerő Jenő; February 2, 1883 – February 12, 1955), known in the English-speaking world as S. Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian-American stage and film character actor. He appeared in many prominent movies, including Casablanca (1942), in which he played Carl, the head waiter; Christmas in Connecticut (1945); In the Good Old Summertime (1949); and Lullaby of Broadway (1951). Sakall played numerous supporting roles in 'classic' type Hollywood productions including musicals and other films of the 1940s and 1950s. His rotund body type and overall cuteness, coupled with his caring personal character, caused studio magnate Jack L. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of S. Z. Sakall has received more than 639,949 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. S. Z. Sakall is the 6,993rd most popular actor (down from 6,370th in 2019), the 752nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 636th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Hungarian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, S. Z. Sakall ranks 6,993 out of 13,578Before him are Manuela Velasco, Aya Hisakawa, Malachi Throne, Katarzyna Figura, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Roger Smith. After him are Marie Gillain, Jeanie MacPherson, Gloria DeHaven, Dave Franco, Hwang In-youp, and Sonu Sood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, S. Z. Sakall ranks 261Before him are Henry Robertson Bowers, Geraldine Beamish, Aurelio Mosquera, Max Horton, C. I. Lewis, and Edna May Oliver. After him are Albert Oldman, C. Henry Gordon, Cyril Burt, Lesley Ashburner, Francis X. Bushman, and Nathaniel Cartmell. Among people deceased in 1955, S. Z. Sakall ranks 162Before him are Nick Winter, John Hodiak, Rukhmabai, John Fenning, David Carstens, and James Jones. After him are Harold Walden, Pentti Haanpää, Jack McGrath, Mary McLeod Bethune, Einar Arnórsson, and Robert Riskin.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, S. Z. Sakall ranks 752 out of 1,077Before him are Paula Marosi (1936), Róbert Antal (1921), Kálmán Markovits (1931), Péter Marót (1945), István Barta (1895), and Zoltán Magyar (1953). After him are Magda Gabor (1915), Imre Gedővári (1951), Dániel Magay (1932), Éva Janikovszky (1926), György Mitró (1930), and Samu Fóti (1890).

Among ACTORS In Hungary

Among actors born in Hungary, S. Z. Sakall ranks 25Before him are María Corda (1898), Géza von Bolváry (1897), Eva Henger (1972), Hilda Gobbi (1913), Franciska Gaal (1903), and Violetta Ferrari (1930). After him are Magda Gabor (1915), Zoltán Várkonyi (1912), Erika Marozsán (1972), Ilona Massey (1910), Marina Aleksandrova (1982), and Géza Röhrig (1967).