S.Z. Sakall

S.Z. Sakall

Known for Acting · 100 credits

Born
1883-02-02
Died
1955-02-12
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

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."

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Known For

TV Shows (1)

Movies (99)

Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen
Movie

Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen

1933

as Professor Friedrich Hornung

Casablanca
Movie

Casablanca

1943

as Carl

Countess Mariza
Movie

Countess Mariza

1932

as Lampe

Room for the Aged
Movie

Room for the Aged

1934

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Movie

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Schwab

Glück über Nacht
Movie

Glück über Nacht

1933

as Haase

The Merry Farmer
Movie

The Merry Farmer

1927

Bubi
Movie

Bubi

1937

as Moller

Ball of Fire
Movie

Ball of Fire

1941

as Prof. Magenbruch

Miss Lilli
Movie

Miss Lilli

1936

as Prokurist Seidl

Montana
Movie

Montana

1950

as Papa Otto Schultz

Four and a Half Musketeers
Movie

Four and a Half Musketeers

1935

as Sattler, Schlagzeuger

Frühlingsstimmen
Movie

Frühlingsstimmen

1933

as Krüger, Schuldiener

The Carnival Fairy
Movie

The Carnival Fairy

1931

as Matthias, Diener

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Tokajerglut
Movie

Tokajerglut

1933

as Schmidt, Pressephotograph

Small Town Girl
Movie

Small Town Girl

1953

as Papa Schlemmer

The Jumping Jack
Movie

The Jumping Jack

1930

as Eickmeyer

Christmas in Connecticut
Movie

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

as Felix Bassenak

Lullaby of Broadway
Movie

Lullaby of Broadway

1951

as Adolph Hubbell

Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Movie

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

1949

as Alfred Breitenbach

Romance on the High Seas
Movie

Romance on the High Seas

1948

as Uncle Lazlo Lazlo

Twice Wedding
Movie

Twice Wedding

1930

as Grafenbergs Schwager

Headlong into happiness
Movie

Headlong into happiness

1931

as Baron Monteuil

In the Good Old Summertime
Movie

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

as Otto Oberkugen

Hollywood Canteen
Movie

Hollywood Canteen

1944

as Self

Wonder Man
Movie

Wonder Man

1945

as Schmidt

San Antonio
Movie

San Antonio

1945

as Sacha Bozic

Heaven on Earth
Movie

Heaven on Earth

1927

as Geschäftsführer

Stolen Wednesday
Movie

Stolen Wednesday

1933

as Schmidz fotóriporter

The Unknown Guest
Movie

The Unknown Guest

1931

as Leopold Kuhlmann

Waltz Paradise
Movie

Waltz Paradise

1931

as Schwartz, Theateragent

It's a Big Country
Movie

It's a Big Country

1951

as Stefan Szabo

Sugarfoot
Movie

Sugarfoot

1951

as Don Miguel Wormser

Right to Happiness
Movie

Right to Happiness

1932

as Bernhard

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

as Dr. Schlenna

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Movie

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1950

as Miklos Teretzky

The Devil and Miss Jones
Movie

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

as George (Merrick's Butler)

Seven Sweethearts
Movie

Seven Sweethearts

1942

as Mr. Van Maaster, the Father

Barátságos arcot kérek
Movie

Barátságos arcot kérek

1935

The mute of Portici
Movie

The mute of Portici

1931

as Ehemann

The Soaring Maiden
Movie

The Soaring Maiden

1931

as Onkel Lampe

I Marry My Husband
Movie

I Marry My Husband

1931

as Adolphe

Never Say Goodbye
Movie

Never Say Goodbye

1946

as Willie Schmidt

Tea for Two
Movie

Tea for Two

1950

as J. Maxwell Bloomhaus

Broadway
Movie

Broadway

1942

as Nick

Es wird geheiratet
Movie

Es wird geheiratet

1932

as Mr. Winter

Whiplash
Movie

Whiplash

1948

as Sam

Look for the Silver Lining
Movie

Look for the Silver Lining

1949

as Shendorff

April Showers
Movie

April Showers

1948

as Mr. Curley

Adventure on the Lido
Movie

Adventure on the Lido

1933

as Michael

Mein Name ist Lampe
Movie

Mein Name ist Lampe

1932

That Night in Rio
Movie

That Night in Rio

1941

as Arthur Penna

It's a Date
Movie

It's a Date

1940

as Carl Ober

My Dream Is Yours
Movie

My Dream Is Yours

1949

as Felix Hofer

Two Guys from Milwaukee
Movie

Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

as Count Oswald

The Student Prince
Movie

The Student Prince

1954

as Joseph Ruder

Shine on Harvest Moon
Movie

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944

as Poppa Carl

Susie Cleans Up
Movie

Susie Cleans Up

1930

as Dr. Fuchs

The Dolly Sisters
Movie

The Dolly Sisters

1945

as Latsie Dolly

My Love Came Back
Movie

My Love Came Back

1940

as Geza Peyer

My Cousin From Warsaw
Movie

My Cousin From Warsaw

1931

as Burel, Luciennes Gatte

Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein
Movie

Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein

1927

as Sami Bambus

Spring Parade
Movie

Spring Parade

1940

as Latislav Teschek - the Baker

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

When You're Young, the World Belongs to You

1934

as Beppo

Cinderella Jones
Movie

Cinderella Jones

1946

as Gabriel Popik

Pardon, tévedtem
Movie

Pardon, tévedtem

1933

as Mr. Strangel

Florian
Movie

Florian

1940

as Max

The Lilac Domino
Movie

The Lilac Domino

1937

as Sandor

Embraceable You
Movie

Embraceable You

1948

as Sammy

Ein harmloser Fall
Movie

Ein harmloser Fall

1932

as Herr Werner

The Squeeker
Movie

The Squeeker

1931

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

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Movie

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

1951

as Uncle Felix

Wintertime
Movie

Wintertime

1943

as Hjalmar Ostgaard

Grand Duchess Alexandra
Movie

Grand Duchess Alexandra

1933

as Dimitri

The Man Who Lost Himself
Movie

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

as Paul

The Time, The Place and The Girl
Movie

The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946

as Ladislaus Cassel

Besserer Herr gesucht, zwecks...
Movie

Besserer Herr gesucht, zwecks...

1932

Make Up
Movie

Make Up

1927

as Theaterdirektor

Cynthia
Movie

Cynthia

1947

as Prof. Rosenkrantz

Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht
Movie

Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht

1926

as Dr. Hecht

Scandal in Budapest
Movie

Scandal in Budapest

1933

as Stangl

Her Majesty Love
Movie

Her Majesty Love

1933

as Bela Török

Es war einmal ein Musikus
Movie

Es war einmal ein Musikus

1933

as Häberlein

Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous
Movie

Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous

1930

as Crépin

Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
Movie

Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten

1935

as Franz Novak

The Town Stands on Its Head
Movie

The Town Stands on Its Head

1933

as Der Bürgermeister

Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Movie

Two Hearts in Waltz Time

1930

as Der Theaterdirektor

Mary Lou
Movie

Mary Lou

1928

as Der Jongleur

I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are
Movie

I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are

1932

as Ottokar, sein früherer Diener

Affairs of Maupassant
Movie

Affairs of Maupassant

1935

as Dr. Walitzky

Whirl of Youth
Movie

Whirl of Youth

1928

as Sam

Ende schlecht, alles gut
Movie

Ende schlecht, alles gut

1934

as Anton Polgar, Papierhändler

The Master of Death
Movie

The Master of Death

1926

as Bordoni

Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?
Movie

Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?

1929

as Gottgetreu, Kassierer von Harder & Co.

Kaiserwalzer
Movie

Kaiserwalzer

1933

as Leitner - Fabrikant aus Budapest

A Woman Like You
Movie

A Woman Like You

1933

as Theobald Roehn, Fabrikant

Pavement Butterfly
Movie

Pavement Butterfly

1929

as Paul Bennet

Girls to Marry
Movie

Girls to Marry

1932

as Alois Novak

About S.Z. Sakall

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 phr… With 100 credits spanning from 1926 to 1976, S.Z. Sakall has appeared in 99 films and 1 TV show.

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