Paul Muni was born Sept. 22, 1895, in Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire,
to Salli and Phillip Weisenfreund, who were both professionals. His
family was Jewish, and spoke Yiddish. Paul was educated in New York and
Cleveland public schools. He was described as 5 feet 10 inches, with
black hair and eyes, 165 pounds. He joined the Yiddish Art Theatre in
New York (1908) for 4 years, and then moved to other Yiddish theaters
until 1926, when he "went into an American play" called "We Americans",
his first English-language role. In 1927-28, he appeared in the plays
"Four Walls", "This One Man", "Counsellor-at-Law", and others. He began
with Fox in 1928. He would later alternate between Broadway and
Hollywood for his roles, becoming one of the more distinguished actors
in either venue. Failing eyesight and otherwise poor health forced him
into retirement after his appearance in
The Last Angry Man (1959).
Saints and Sinners(1962)as Samuel Foss
The Last Angry Man(1959)as Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Abelman
Playhouse 90(1956)as Sam Arlen
General Electric Theater(1953)as Senator Ryder
The Ford Television Theatre(1952)as Tom Cooper - Attorney
What's My Line?(1950)
We Are Not Alone(1939)
Scarface(1932)
The 25th Annual Academy Awards(1953)as Self
Ship's Reporter(1948)as Self
Angels of Mercy(1940)as Self (performer)
Cinemassacre Video(2007)as Self
Compression(1995)as Self
The U.S. and the Holocaust(2022)as Self - Jewish American Actor
Al Pacino, le Bronx et la fureur(2022)as Self
Val(2021)as Self
The ComicWeb: Old Time Radio Programs(2014)as Louis Pasteur
The Twentieth Century(1957)as Self
