HomeBack to homepage
PeopleActors & creators
Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar

Department: Acting

Biography

Kurt Kasznar (August 12, 1913 – August 6, 1979) was a stage, film, and television actor.Kasznar's first major Broadway appearance was in The Happy Time. (He recreated his role for the film version and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.) He also appeared on Broadway in Barefoot in the Park, Waiting for Godot, Six Characters in Search of an Author, and The Sound of Music, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. Kasznar appeared in more than 80 films and television shows, and had a regular role in the television series Land of the Giants as "Alexander Fitzhugh". His feature films included Lili, Kiss Me, Kate, The Last Time I Saw Paris, My Sister Eileen, A Farewell to Arms and 55 Days at Peking. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Kurt Kasznar , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Run Like a Thief

Run Like a Thief

1954

Suddenly, Love

Suddenly, Love

1978

Code Name: Heraclitus

Code Name: Heraclitus

1967

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

Legend of the Lost

Legend of the Lost

1957

The Female Instinct

The Female Instinct

1972

55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953

The Ambushers

The Ambushers

1967

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1955

Lili

Lili

1953

Lovely to Look at

Lovely to Look at

1952

Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!

1953

A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

1957

All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953

The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954

The Journey

The Journey

1959

Talk About a Stranger

Talk About a Stranger

1952

For the First Time

For the First Time

1959

Give a Girl a Break

Give a Girl a Break

1953

Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings

1954

Anything Can Happen

Anything Can Happen

1952

The Great Diamond Robbery

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954

Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

1958

Flame of the Islands

Flame of the Islands

1955

The Light Touch

The Light Touch

1951

The Happy Time

The Happy Time

1952

Jump Into Hell

Jump Into Hell

1955

Glory Alley

Glory Alley

1952

The King's Pirate

The King's Pirate

1967

The Smugglers

The Smugglers

1968

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

1956

King of the Circus

King of the Circus

1924

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

1961

Cyrano

Cyrano

1974

Once Upon a Dead Man

Once Upon a Dead Man

1971

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1967

Sombrero

Sombrero

1953

The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

1967

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

1968

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

1966

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

1960

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

That Girl

That Girl

1966

Hawkins

Hawkins

1973

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

1968

Naked City

Naked City

1958

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Studio One

Studio One

1948

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1975

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

Young Dan'l Boone

Young Dan'l Boone

1977

Search

Search

1972

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Climax!

Climax!

1954

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

1955

The Web

The Web

1950

Naked City

Naked City

1958

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

Climax!

Climax!

1954

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

Climax!

Climax!

1954

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Suspicion

Suspicion

1957

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967