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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1883-02-02

Day of Death

1955-02-12 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Budapest, Hungary]

Also Known As

Szöke Szakall

S. K. Sakall

S. Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall

Szoke Szakall

Szöke Szakáll

Szöke Szakàll

Szöke Sakall

S.Z. Sakall

Biography

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 happy with the name. He was famous for using the phrase "everything is hunky dunky." Description above from the Wikipedia article S. Z. Sakall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Casablanca

Casablanca

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen

I Marry My Husband

I Marry My Husband

Großfürstin Alexandra

Großfürstin Alexandra

Acting

Casablanca

1943

Casablanca

as

Carl

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy

as

Schwab

My Dream Is Yours

1949

My Dream Is Yours

as

Felix Hofer

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

In the Good Old Summertime

as

Otto Oberkugen

Tea for Two

1950

Tea for Two

as

J. Maxwell Bloomhaus

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

Christmas in Connecticut

as

Felix Bassenak

Susie Cleans Up

1930

Susie Cleans Up

as

Dr. Fuchs

Ein harmloser Fall

1932

Ein harmloser Fall

as

Herr Werner

Ball of Fire

1941

Ball of Fire

as

Prof. Magenbruch

Lullaby of Broadway

1951

Lullaby of Broadway

as

Adolph Hubbell

Romance on the High Seas

1948

Romance on the High Seas

as

Uncle Lazlo Lazlo

Never Say Goodbye

1946

Never Say Goodbye

as

Willie Schmidt

Wintertime

1943

Wintertime

as

Hjalmar Ostgaard

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

The Devil and Miss Jones

as

George (Merrick's Butler)

Hollywood Canteen

1944

Hollywood Canteen

as

Self

San Antonio

1945

San Antonio

as

Sacha Bozic

The Student Prince

1954

The Student Prince

as

Joseph Ruder

It's a Big Country

1951

It's a Big Country

as

Stefan Szabo

The Squeeker

1931

The Squeeker

as

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

Whiplash

1948

Whiplash

as

Sam

Look for the Silver Lining

1949

Look for the Silver Lining

as

Shendorff

Broadway

1942

Broadway

as

Nick

Montana

1950

Montana

as

Papa Otto Schultz

The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946

The Time, The Place and The Girl

as

Ladislaus Cassel

Small Town Girl

1953

Small Town Girl

as

Papa Schlemmer

It's a Date

1940

It's a Date

as

Carl Ober

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1950

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

as

Miklos Teretzky

April Showers

1948

April Showers

as

Mr. Curley

Embraceable You

1948

Embraceable You

as

Sammy

Cynthia

1947

Cynthia

as

Prof. Rosenkrantz

Scandal in Budapest

1933

Scandal in Budapest

as

Stangl

My Love Came Back

1940

My Love Came Back

as

Geza Peyer

Spring Parade

1940

Spring Parade

as

Latislav Teschek - the Baker

Florian

1940

Florian

as

Max

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

1949

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

as

Alfred Breitenbach

Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?

1929

Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?

as

Gottgetreu, Kassierer von Harder & Co.

Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

Two Guys from Milwaukee

as

Count Oswald

That Night in Rio

1941

That Night in Rio

as

Arthur Penna

Two Hearts in Waltz Time

1930

Two Hearts in Waltz Time

as

Der Theaterdirektor

Kaiserwalzer

1933

Kaiserwalzer

as

Leitner - Fabrikant aus Budapest

Frühlingsstimmen

1933

Frühlingsstimmen

as

Krüger, Schuldiener

Adventure on the Lido

1933

Adventure on the Lido

as

Michael

I Marry My Husband

1931

I Marry My Husband

as

Adolphe

The mute of Portici

1931

The mute of Portici

as

Ehemann

Es war einmal ein Musikus

1933

Es war einmal ein Musikus

as

Häberlein

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944

Shine on Harvest Moon

as

Poppa Carl

Waltz Paradise

1931

Waltz Paradise

as

Schwartz, Theateragent

I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are

1932

I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are

as

Ottokar, sein früherer Diener

My Cousin From Warsaw

1931

My Cousin From Warsaw

as

Burel, Luciennes Gatte

Wonder Man

1945

Wonder Man

as

Schmidt

Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten

1935

Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten

as

Franz Novak

Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen

1933

Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen

as

Professor Friedrich Hornung

When You're Young, the World Belongs to You

1934

When You're Young, the World Belongs to You

as

Beppo

Right to Happiness

1932

Right to Happiness

as

Bernhard

The Master of Death

1926

The Master of Death

as

Bordoni

Girls to Marry

1932

Girls to Marry

as

Alois Novak

Cinderella Jones

1946

Cinderella Jones

as

Gabriel Popik

Fräulein Lilli

1936

Fräulein Lilli

as

Prokurist Seidl

Sugarfoot

1951

Sugarfoot

as

Don Miguel Wormser

Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous

1930

Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous

as

Crépin

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as

Dr. Schlenna

Her Majesty Love

1933

Her Majesty Love

as

Bela Török

A Woman Like You

1933

A Woman Like You

as

Theobald Roehn, Fabrikant

Twice Wedding

1930

Twice Wedding

as

Grafenbergs Schwager

The Carnival Fairy

1931

The Carnival Fairy

as

Matthias, Diener

Headlong into happiness

1931

Headlong into happiness

as

Baron Monteuil

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

1951

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

as

Uncle Felix

Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein

1927

Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein

as

Sami Bambus

Mein Name ist Lampe

1932

Mein Name ist Lampe

as

The Dolly Sisters

1945

The Dolly Sisters

as

Uncle Latsie Dolly

Pardon, tévedtem

1933

Pardon, tévedtem

as

Mr. Strangel

Heaven on Earth

1927

Heaven on Earth

as

Geschäftsführer

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

The Man Who Lost Himself

as

Paul

Jo Az Oreg A Haznal

1934

Jo Az Oreg A Haznal

as

Pavement Butterfly

1929

Pavement Butterfly

as

Paul Bennet

Eine Stadt steht kopf

1933

Eine Stadt steht kopf

as

Der Bürgermeister

Glück über Nacht

1933

Glück über Nacht

as

Haase

The Unknown Guest

1931

The Unknown Guest

as

Leopold Kuhlmann

Mary Lou

1928

Mary Lou

as

Der Jongleur

Großfürstin Alexandra

1933

Großfürstin Alexandra

as

Dimitri

The Jumping Jack

1930

The Jumping Jack

as

Eickmeyer

Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht

1926

Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht

as

Dr. Hecht

The Lilac Domino

1937

The Lilac Domino

as

Sandor

Affairs of Maupassant

1935

Affairs of Maupassant

as

Dr. Walitzky

Whirl of Youth

1928

Whirl of Youth

as

Sam

Bubi

1937

Bubi

as

Moller

Tokajerglut

1933

Tokajerglut

as

Schmidt, Pressephotograph

Ende schlecht, alles gut

1934

Ende schlecht, alles gut

as

Anton Polgar, Papierhändler

Four and a Half Musketeers

1935

Four and a Half Musketeers

as

Sattler, Schlagzeuger

Seven Sweethearts

1942

Seven Sweethearts

as

Mr. Van Maaster, the Father

The Soaring Maiden

1931

The Soaring Maiden

as

Onkel Lampe

Barátságos arcot kérek

1935

Barátságos arcot kérek

as

The Merry Farmer

1927

The Merry Farmer

as

Az ellopott szerda

1933

Az ellopott szerda

as

Schmidz fotóriporter

Es wird geheiratet

1932

Es wird geheiratet

as

Mr. Winter

Make Up

1927

Make Up

as

Theaterdirektor

Besserer Herr gesucht, zwecks...

1932

Besserer Herr gesucht, zwecks...

as

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing

Mein Name ist Lampe

1932

Mein Name ist Lampe

as