Paul Muni

1895-1967

Biography: life and films

Paul Muni was an Austrian-American actor whose birth name was Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund. He was born in Lviv, Ukraine on 22nd September 1895 and died in Montecito, California, USA on 25th August 1967, aged 71.

His best films as an actor include Mervyn LeRoy's I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Howard Hawks's crime-thriller Scarface (1932), William Dieterle's Juarez (1939), Irving Pichel's Hudson's Bay (1941) and John Farrow's Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942).

Paul Muni appeared in 23 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: William Dieterle (4 films), Mervyn LeRoy (3) and Archie Mayo (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (19 films), romance (4), history (4), Biography (3), comedy-romance (2), comedy (2) and War (2).

Our average rating for Paul Muni over all films is: 3.2

Filmography

Key: a = actor

Seven Faces (1929) [a]

The Valiant (1929) [a]

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) [a]

Scarface (1932) [a]

The World Changes (1933) [a]

Hi, Nellie! (1934) [a]

Black Fury (1935) [a]

Bordertown (1935) [a]

Dr. Socrates (1935) [a]

The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935) [a]

The Good Earth (1937) [a]

The Life of Emile Zola (1937) [a]

The Woman I Love (1937) [a]

Juarez (1939) [a]

We Are Not Alone (1939) [a]

Hudson's Bay (1941) [a]

Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) [a]

Stage Door Canteen (1943) [a]

A Song to Remember (1945) [a]

Counter-Attack (1945) [a]

Angel on My Shoulder (1946) [a]

Imbarco a mezzanotte (1952) [a]

The Last Angry Man (1959) [a]



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