Actor
BiographyDramaMusical
A musical play based on the early years of actor Paul Muni.
Director
Norman Lloyd
Writers
Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Stars
Herschel Bernardi, Jack Bernardi, Hildy Brooks
Release Date
February 21, 1978
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Herschel Bernardi
as Nahum Favel Weissenfreund
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Jack Bernardi
as The Beggar
Hildy Brooks
as Bella
Georgia Brown
as Salche Weissenfreund
Howard Duff
as Winfield Sheehan
Billy Goldenberg
as The Pianist
Harold Gould
as Sol Wurtzel
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Robert Harris
Robert H. Harris
as Jacob Adler
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George Janek
as Young Elya Weisenfreud
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Hollywood Television Theatre, KCET
🏷️ Keywords
based on book
🎯 Categories
BiographyDramaMusical
⭐ Featured Review
Delightful, but no bio
"Jerome Lawrence worked with Paul Muni in the Broadway production of "Inherit the Wind", and their friendship led to Lawrence writing Muni's life story "Actor", one of the best show-biz biographies ever published. This 1978 TV musical is ostensibly a dramatisation of Lawrence's excellent book. Actually, this TV special "Actor, the Paul Muni Story" will tell you almost bupkis about Paul Muni's life or career ... but it's an enjoyable low-budget musical that celebrates the Jewish travelling players of Eastern Europe and the vital Yiddish theatres ..."
💡 Did You Know?
Final Hollywood Television Theater production.
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📖 Synopsis
A musical play based on the early years of actor Paul Muni.