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Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut (March 22, 1896 – January 21, 1964) was a film actor. Born in Vienna, Austria, Schildkraut moved to the United States in the early 1920s and began working in silent movies.

He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Life of Emile Zola (1937). He is also remembered for playing the role of Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (1957). He died in New York, New York.


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Joseph Schildkraut Facts

OccupationActor
BirthdayMarch 22, 1896
SignAries
BirthplaceVienna, Austria
Date of deathJanuary 21, 1964 (age 67)
Height5' 10" (1m78)
Awards1938 Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (for Lost Horizon)

Selected Filmography

The Complete Thin Man Collection
The Shop Around the Corner
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Cecil B. DeMille Collection
The Life of Emile Zola
The Rains Came
Marie Antoinette
Flame of Barbary Coast
The King of Kings
Orphans of the Storm
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