Theodore Bikel's biography
Theodor Meir Bikel is 91 years old television actor born at Vienna. He was born on Friday 2nd of May 1924. He is often nicknamed as Theo. According to year of birth 1924 Theodore belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 2nd of May means Theodore is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.
Theodore is white austrian. He is citizen of United States of America. He is jewish. Theodore´s primary profession is to be television actor. You can know Theodore also as film actor, businessperson, musician, stage actor, trade unionist. He is recently known as politician.
Theodore Bikel's family
Theodore Bikel's ex wife
Tamara Brooks
Theodore Bikel and Tamara Brooks have been together since 2008 for 4 years.
Theodore Bikel's schools
We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Theodore Bikel's career
His main focus is to be television actor. Theodore is famous thanks to Captain Von Trapp In The 1959 Broadway Musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
Is Theodore Bikel gay ?
He is known to be straight.
How did Theodore Bikel die
He died on on Tuesday 21st of July 2015 when he was 91 years old at Westwood. Theodore Bikels death was caused by natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Theodore Bikel's Awards
- Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1958, as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "The Rope Dancers", and in 1960, as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "The Sound of Music".
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 29, 2005.
Theodore Bikel's Nominations
- Theodore was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work The Defiant Ones in 1958
What else you don't know about Theodore Bikel ?
His middle name is Meir.
What Theodore Bikel has done for a first time
- He was the first person besides Bob Dylan to perform his song ''Blowin' in The Wind'' in public.
Theodore Bikel's quotes
- You learn more from the flops than from the hits.
- What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures. But it is mine.
- No doubt, unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed by mere declarations.
- I tried for awhile to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. I would stand around in heaps of manure and sing about the beauty of the work I wasn't doing.
- I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words.
- [on President Reagan's annual budget cuts to the arts] Every profession has its John Wilkes Booth. Ours is Reagan.
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Theodore Bikel's height, body shape
Lets describe how Theodore Bikel looks. We will focus on his height, body shape and hair color. Theodore is tall as 6' 1" (185 cm). Body build is average. Theodore´s hair is shade of grey.