Paul Muni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1895

Place of Birth: Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1967

Profession: stage actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Paul Muni (born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund; October 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American stage and film actor who grew up in Chicago.
Muni was a five-time Academy Award nominee, with one win.
He started his acting career in the Yiddish theater.
During the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious actors at the Warner Bros.
studio, and was given the rare privilege of choosing which parts he wanted. His acting quality, usually playing a powerful character, such as the lead in Scarface (1932), was partly a result of his intense preparation for his parts, often immersing himself in study of the real character's traits and mannerisms.
He was also highly skilled in using makeup techniques, a talent he learned from his parents, who were also actors, and from his early years on stage with the Yiddish theater in Chicago.
At the age of 12, he played the stage role of an 80-year-old man; in one of his films, Seven Faces, he played seven different characters. He made 22 films and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1936 film The Story of Louis Pasteur.
He also starred in numerous Broadway plays and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in the 1955 production of Inherit the Wind.