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)
Casablanca
1943
as Carl
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Felix Bassenak
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Schwab
Cynthia
1947
as Prof. Rosenkrantz
Ball of Fire
1941
as Prof. Magenbruch
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as George (Merrick's Butler)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
Florian
1940
as Max
Wonder Man
1945
as Schmidt
San Antonio
1945
as Sacha Bozic
Whiplash
1948
as Sam
Montana
1950
as Papa Otto Schultz
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Uncle Lazlo Lazlo
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Willie Schmidt
Lullaby of Broadway
1951
as Adolph Hubbell
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Otto Oberkugen
It's a Big Country
1951
as Stefan Szabo
Tea for Two
1950
as J. Maxwell Bloomhaus
Small Town Girl
1953
as Papa Schlemmer
April Showers
1948
as Mr. Curley
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Dr. Schlenna
The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946
as Ladislaus Cassel
My Dream Is Yours
1949
as Felix Hofer
Bubi
1937
as Moller
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Paul
Broadway
1942
as Nick
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
1951
as Uncle Felix
My Love Came Back
1940
as Geza Peyer
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950
as Miklos Teretzky
Embraceable You
1948
as Sammy
Four and a Half Musketeers
1935
as Sattler, Schlagzeuger
Spring Parade
1940
as Latislav Teschek - the Baker
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Poppa Carl
Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen
1933
as Professor Friedrich Hornung
The Unknown Guest
1931
as Leopold Kuhlmann
Seven Sweethearts
1942
as Mr. Van Maaster, the Father
Sugarfoot
1951
as Don Miguel Wormser
The Student Prince
1954
as Joseph Ruder
Two Hearts in Waltz Time
1930
as Der Theaterdirektor
That Night in Rio
1941
as Arthur Penna
It's a Date
1940
as Carl Ober
The Squeeker
1931
as Bill "Billy" Anerley, Direktor des "Leopard-Clubs"
Her Majesty Love
1933
as Bela Török
Wintertime
1943
as Hjalmar Ostgaard
Look for the Silver Lining
1949
as Shendorff
Miss Lilli
1936
as Prokurist Seidl
Susie Cleans Up
1930
as Dr. Fuchs
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Gabriel Popik
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
1949
as Alfred Breitenbach
Pavement Butterfly
1929
as Paul Bennet
Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein
1927
as Sami Bambus
Frühlingsstimmen
1933
as Krüger, Schuldiener
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
as Count Oswald
I Marry My Husband
1931
as Adolphe
Heaven on Earth
1927
as Geschäftsführer
Affairs of Maupassant
1935
as Dr. Walitzky
Whirl of Youth
1928
as Sam
When You're Young, the World Belongs to You
1934
as Beppo
Countess Mariza
1932
as Lampe
The Dolly Sisters
1945
as Uncle Latsie Dolly
Es war einmal ein Musikus
1933
as Häberlein
Mein Name ist Lampe
1932
The Carnival Fairy
1931
as Matthias, Diener
My Cousin From Warsaw
1931
as Burel, Luciennes Gatte
A Woman Like You
1933
as Theobald Roehn, Fabrikant
Ende schlecht, alles gut
1934
as Anton Polgar, Papierhändler
The Soaring Maiden
1931
as Onkel Lampe
Jo Az Oreg A Haznal
1934
Scandal in Budapest
1933
as Stangl
The Town Stands on Its Head
1933
as Der Bürgermeister
Right to Happiness
1932
as Bernhard
Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?
1929
as Gottgetreu, Kassierer von Harder & Co.
Waltz Paradise
1931
as Schwartz, Theateragent
Adventure on the Lido
1933
as Michael
The Jumping Jack
1930
as Eickmeyer
Mary Lou
1928
as Der Jongleur
The Merry Farmer
1927
Es wird geheiratet
1932
as Mr. Winter
Twice Wedding
1930
as Grafenbergs Schwager
Girls to Marry
1932
as Alois Novak
Make Up
1927
as Theaterdirektor
The Lilac Domino
1937
as Sandor
Besserer Herr gesucht, zwecks...
1932
Az ellopott szerda
1933
as Schmidz fotóriporter
Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
1935
as Franz Novak
Kaiserwalzer
1933
as Leitner - Fabrikant aus Budapest
Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht
1926
as Dr. Hecht
I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are
1932
as Ottokar, sein früherer Diener
Tokajerglut
1933
as Schmidt, Pressephotograph
Großfürstin Alexandra
1933
as Dimitri
Ein harmloser Fall
1932
as Herr Werner
Headlong into happiness
1931
as Baron Monteuil
Glück über Nacht
1933
as Haase
The mute of Portici
1931
as Ehemann
Barátságos arcot kérek
1935
The Master of Death
1926
as Bordoni
Pardon, tévedtem
1933
as Mr. Strangel
Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous
1930
as Crépin
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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- Casablanca (1943) — as Carl
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945) — as Felix Bassenak
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) — as Schwab
- Cynthia (1947) — as Prof. Rosenkrantz
- Ball of Fire (1941) — as Prof. Magenbruch
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