S.Z. Sakall

    S.Z. Sakall

    Acting

    February 2, 1883
    Died February 12, 1955 (72 years old)
    Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Budapest, Hungary]

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    Szőke Szakáll, known as S.Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian film character actor. He was in many films including In the Good Old Summertime, Lullaby of Broadway, Christmas in Connecticut and Casablanca in which he played Carl, the head waiter. Chubby-jowled Sakall played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1940s and 1950s. His rotund cuteness earned Sakall the nickname "Cuddles," and he was often billed as S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall in his later films, though he was never ha...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Bob Hope's World of Comedy

    1976

    as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

    Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

    Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

    1975

    as Self (archive footage)

    9
    The Student Prince

    The Student Prince

    1954

    as Joseph Ruder

    6.3
    Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

    1953

    as Papa Schlemmer

    5.6
    Lullaby of Broadway

    Lullaby of Broadway

    1951

    as Adolph Hubbell

    6
    It's a Big Country

    It's a Big Country

    1951

    as Stefan Szabo

    5.9
    Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

    1951

    as Don Miguel Wormser

    5.3
    Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

    Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

    1951

    as Uncle Felix

    6
    Tea for Two

    Tea for Two

    1950

    as J. Maxwell Bloomhaus

    6.1
    Montana

    Montana

    1950

    as Papa Otto Schultz

    5.6
    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    1950

    as Miklos Teretzky

    7
    My Dream Is Yours

    My Dream Is Yours

    1949

    as Felix Hofer

    6.5
    In the Good Old Summertime

    In the Good Old Summertime

    1949

    as Otto Oberkugen

    6.6
    Look for the Silver Lining

    Look for the Silver Lining

    1949

    as Shendorff

    6.1
    Oh, You Beautiful Doll

    Oh, You Beautiful Doll

    1949

    as Alfred Breitenbach

    5.5
    Romance on the High Seas

    Romance on the High Seas

    1948

    as Uncle Lazlo Lazlo

    6.7
    Whiplash

    Whiplash

    1948

    as Sam

    5
    April Showers

    April Showers

    1948

    as Mr. Curley

    6.5
    Embraceable You

    Embraceable You

    1948

    as Sammy

    6
    Cynthia

    Cynthia

    1947

    as Prof. Rosenkrantz

    6.2
    Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

    1946

    as Willie Schmidt

    6.3
    The Time, The Place and The Girl

    The Time, The Place and The Girl

    1946

    as Ladislaus Cassel

    5.7
    Two Guys from Milwaukee

    Two Guys from Milwaukee

    1946

    as Count Oswald

    4.9
    Cinderella Jones

    Cinderella Jones

    1946

    as Gabriel Popik

    3.8
    Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

    1945

    as Felix Bassenak

    7
    San Antonio

    San Antonio

    1945

    as Sacha Bozic

    6.1
    Wonder Man

    Wonder Man

    1945

    as Schmidt

    6.6
    The Dolly Sisters

    The Dolly Sisters

    1945

    as Latsie Dolly

    5.7
    Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

    1944

    as Self

    7.3
    Shine on Harvest Moon

    Shine on Harvest Moon

    1944

    as Poppa Carl

    6.8
    Casablanca

    Casablanca

    1943

    as Carl

    8.1
    Wintertime

    Wintertime

    1943

    as Hjalmar Ostgaard

    5.3
    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    1943

    as Dr. Schlenna

    6.2
    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942

    as Schwab

    7
    Broadway

    Broadway

    1942

    as Nick

    6.4
    Seven Sweethearts

    Seven Sweethearts

    1942

    as Mr. Van Maaster, the Father

    6.3
    Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

    1941

    as Prof. Magenbruch

    7.4
    The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

    1941

    as George (Merrick's Butler)

    7.6
    That Night in Rio

    That Night in Rio

    1941

    as Arthur Penna

    6.2
    The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

    1941

    as Paul

    5.4
    It's a Date

    It's a Date

    1940

    as Carl Ober

    6.4
    My Love Came Back

    My Love Came Back

    1940

    as Geza Peyer

    4.9
    Spring Parade

    Spring Parade

    1940

    as Latislav Teschek - the Baker

    6.9
    Florian

    Florian

    1940

    as Max

    4.5
    The Lilac Domino

    The Lilac Domino

    1937

    as Sandor

    7
    Bubi

    Bubi

    1937

    as Moller

    10
    Miss Lilli

    Miss Lilli

    1936

    as Prokurist Seidl

    9
    Keep Smiling

    Keep Smiling

    1936

    5
    Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten

    Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten

    1935

    as Franz Novak

    10
    Affairs of Maupassant

    Affairs of Maupassant

    1935

    as Dr. Walitzky

    7.5
    Four and a Half Musketeers

    Four and a Half Musketeers

    1935

    as Sattler, Schlagzeuger

    10
    When You're Young, the World Belongs to You

    When You're Young, the World Belongs to You

    1934

    as Beppo

    8
    Room for the Aged

    Room for the Aged

    1934

    8
    Ende schlecht, alles gut

    Ende schlecht, alles gut

    1934

    as Anton Polgar, Papierhändler

    9
    Scandal in Budapest

    Scandal in Budapest

    1933

    as Stangl

    7
    Kaiserwalzer

    Kaiserwalzer

    1933

    as Leitner - Fabrikant aus Budapest

    7
    Frühlingsstimmen

    Frühlingsstimmen

    1933

    as Krüger, Schuldiener

    8
    Adventure on the Lido

    Adventure on the Lido

    1933

    as Michael

    5.7
    Es war einmal ein Musikus

    Es war einmal ein Musikus

    1933

    as Häberlein

    8
    Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen

    Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen

    1933

    as Professor Friedrich Hornung

    7
    Her Majesty Love

    Her Majesty Love

    1933

    as Bela Török

    10
    A Woman Like You

    A Woman Like You

    1933

    as Theobald Roehn, Fabrikant

    7
    Pardon, tévedtem

    Pardon, tévedtem

    1933

    as Mr. Strangel

    7
    The Town Stands on Its Head

    The Town Stands on Its Head

    1933

    as Der Bürgermeister

    10
    Glück über Nacht

    Glück über Nacht

    1933

    as Haase

    8
    Grand Duchess Alexandra

    Grand Duchess Alexandra

    1933

    as Dimitri

    8.9
    Tokajerglut

    Tokajerglut

    1933

    as Schmidt, Pressephotograph

    Stolen Wednesday

    Stolen Wednesday

    1933

    as Schmidz fotóriporter

    9

    Ein harmloser Fall

    1932

    as Herr Werner

    7
    I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are

    I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are

    1932

    as Ottokar, sein früherer Diener

    7
    Right to Happiness

    Right to Happiness

    1932

    as Bernhard

    10
    Girls to Marry

    Girls to Marry

    1932

    as Alois Novak

    5.5

    Mein Name ist Lampe

    1932

    Es wird geheiratet

    1932

    as Mr. Winter

    Besserer Herr gesucht, zwecks...

    Besserer Herr gesucht, zwecks...

    1932

    Countess Mariza

    Countess Mariza

    1932

    as Lampe

    8
    The Squeeker

    The Squeeker

    1931

    as Bill "Billy" Anerley, Direktor des "Leopard-Clubs"

    5.5
    I Marry My Husband

    I Marry My Husband

    1931

    as Adolphe

    10
    The mute of Portici

    The mute of Portici

    1931

    as Ehemann

    7
    Waltz Paradise

    Waltz Paradise

    1931

    as Schwartz, Theateragent

    8
    My Cousin From Warsaw

    My Cousin From Warsaw

    1931

    as Burel, Luciennes Gatte

    6
    The Carnival Fairy

    The Carnival Fairy

    1931

    as Matthias, Diener

    6.7
    Headlong into happiness

    Headlong into happiness

    1931

    as Baron Monteuil

    6
    The Unknown Guest

    The Unknown Guest

    1931

    as Leopold Kuhlmann

    10
    The Soaring Maiden

    The Soaring Maiden

    1931

    as Onkel Lampe

    10
    Susie Cleans Up

    Susie Cleans Up

    1930

    as Dr. Fuchs

    7
    Two Hearts in Waltz Time

    Two Hearts in Waltz Time

    1930

    as Der Theaterdirektor

    7.2
    Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous

    Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous

    1930

    as Crépin

    8
    Twice Wedding

    Twice Wedding

    1930

    as Grafenbergs Schwager

    10
    The Jumping Jack

    The Jumping Jack

    1930

    as Eickmeyer

    8
    Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?

    Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?

    1929

    as Gottgetreu, Kassierer von Harder & Co.

    8
    Pavement Butterfly

    Pavement Butterfly

    1929

    as Paul Bennet

    7
    Mary Lou

    Mary Lou

    1928

    as Der Jongleur

    7
    Whirl of Youth

    Whirl of Youth

    1928

    as Sam

    10
    Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein

    Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein

    1927

    as Sami Bambus

    7.5
    Heaven on Earth

    Heaven on Earth

    1927

    as Geschäftsführer

    10
    The Merry Farmer

    The Merry Farmer

    1927

    8.3
    Make Up

    Make Up

    1927

    as Theaterdirektor

    10

    The Master of Death

    1926

    as Bordoni

    8
    Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht

    Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht

    1926

    as Dr. Hecht

    10