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S.Z. Sakall

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 2, 1883 (Died at 72)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthBudapest, Austria-Hungary [now Budapest, Hungary]
Career Span1926 – 1955
Known Credits96 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.3

S.Z. Sakall

Also known as:Szöke SzakallS. K. SakallS. Z. 'Cuddles' SakallSzoke Szakall+3 more
Total Works

96

95 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Szőke Szakáll, known as S.Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian film character actor. He was in many films including In the Good Old Summertime, Lullaby of Broadway, Christmas in Connecticut and Casablanca in which he played Carl, the head waiter. Chubby-jowled Sakall played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1940s and 1950s. His rotund cuteness earned Sakall the nickname "Cuddles," and he was often billed as S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall in his later films, though he was never happy with the name. He was famous for using the phrase "everything is hunky dunky." Description above from the Wikipedia article S. Z. Sakall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Signature Roles & Milestones

Casablanca
8.1
Casablanca
1943•movie
as Carl
Ball of Fire
7.4
Ball of Fire
1941•movie
as Prof. Magenbruch
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.0
as Schwab
Christmas in Connecticut
7.0
as Felix Bassenak

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 96 titles featuring S.Z. Sakall

Casablanca
8.1
Casablanca
1943•movie

as Carl

Ball of Fire
7.4
Ball of Fire
1941•movie

as Prof. Magenbruch

Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.0

as Schwab

Christmas in Connecticut
7.0

as Felix Bassenak

The Devil and Miss Jones
7.6

as George (Merrick's Butler)

Wonder Man
6.6
Wonder Man
1945•movie

as Schmidt

In the Good Old Summertime
6.7

as Otto Oberkugen

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

as Dr. Schlenna

Romance on the High Seas
6.7

as Uncle Lazlo Lazlo

Tea for Two
6.1
Tea for Two
1950•movie

as J. Maxwell Bloomhaus

Hollywood Canteen
7.3
Hollywood Canteen
1944•movie

as Self

My Dream Is Yours
6.4
My Dream Is Yours
1949•movie

as Felix Hofer

San Antonio
6.1
San Antonio
1945•movie

as Sacha Bozic

That Night in Rio
6.2
That Night in Rio
1941•movie

as Arthur Penna

Lullaby of Broadway
6.0

as Adolph Hubbell

Never Say Goodbye
6.3
Never Say Goodbye
1946•movie

as Willie Schmidt

Montana
5.6
Montana
1950•movie

as Papa Otto Schultz

The Student Prince
6.3
The Student Prince
1954•movie

as Joseph Ruder

Whiplash
5.0
Whiplash
1948•movie

as Sam

Small Town Girl
5.6
Small Town Girl
1953•movie

as Papa Schlemmer

Spring Parade
6.9
Spring Parade
1940•movie

as Latislav Teschek - the Baker

The Dolly Sisters
5.7
The Dolly Sisters
1945•movie

as Latsie Dolly

It's a Big Country
5.9
It's a Big Country
1951•movie

as Stefan Szabo

It's a Date
6.4
It's a Date
1940•movie

as Carl Ober

Two Guys from Milwaukee
4.9

as Count Oswald

Grand Duchess Alexandra
8.9

as Dimitri

My Love Came Back
4.9
My Love Came Back
1940•movie

as Geza Peyer

The Squeeker
5.6
The Squeeker
1931•movie

as Bill "Billy" Anerley, Direktor des "Leopard-Clubs"

Look for the Silver Lining
6.1

as Shendorff

The Time, The Place and The Girl
5.7

as Ladislaus Cassel

Cynthia
6.2
Cynthia
1947•movie

as Prof. Rosenkrantz

Sugarfoot
5.3
Sugarfoot
1951•movie

as Don Miguel Wormser

Two Hearts in Waltz Time
7.2

as Der Theaterdirektor

Shine on Harvest Moon
6.8

as Poppa Carl

My Cousin From Warsaw
6.0

as Burel, Luciennes Gatte

Cinderella Jones
3.8
Cinderella Jones
1946•movie

as Gabriel Popik

The Man Who Lost Himself
5.4

as Paul

Broadway
6.4
Broadway
1942•movie

as Nick

April Showers
6.5
April Showers
1948•movie

as Mr. Curley

Oh, You Beautiful Doll
5.5

as Alfred Breitenbach

I Marry My Husband
10.0
I Marry My Husband
1931•movie

as Adolphe

Girls to Marry
5.5
Girls to Marry
1932•movie

as Alois Novak

Wintertime
5.3
Wintertime
1943•movie

as Hjalmar Ostgaard

Embraceable You
6.0
Embraceable You
1948•movie

as Sammy

Kaiserwalzer
7.0
Kaiserwalzer
1933•movie

as Leitner - Fabrikant aus Budapest

Adventure on the Lido
5.7

as Michael

The Carnival Fairy
6.7
The Carnival Fairy
1931•movie

as Matthias, Diener

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
6.0

as Uncle Felix

Pavement Butterfly
7.0
Pavement Butterfly
1929•movie

as Paul Bennet

Seven Sweethearts
6.3
Seven Sweethearts
1942•movie

as Mr. Van Maaster, the Father

Hello Caesar!
7.0
Hello Caesar!
1927•movie

Role: Writer

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
7.0

as Miklos Teretzky

Florian
4.5
Florian
1940•movie

as Max

Headlong into happiness
6.0

as Baron Monteuil

Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein
7.5
Affairs of Maupassant
7.5

as Dr. Walitzky

The Merry Farmer
8.2
The Merry Farmer
1927•movie
Countess Mariza
8.0
Countess Mariza
1932•movie

as Lampe

Susie Cleans Up
7.0
Susie Cleans Up
1930•movie

as Dr. Fuchs

Scandal in Budapest
7.0

as Stangl

Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?
8.0

as Gottgetreu, Kassierer von Harder & Co.

Frühlingsstimmen
8.0
Frühlingsstimmen
1933•movie

as Krüger, Schuldiener

The mute of Portici
7.0

as Ehemann

Es war einmal ein Musikus
8.0

as Häberlein

Waltz Paradise
8.0
Waltz Paradise
1931•movie

as Schwartz, Theateragent

I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are
7.0

as Ottokar, sein früherer Diener

Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
10.0

as Franz Novak

Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen
7.0

as Professor Friedrich Hornung

Right to Happiness
10.0
Right to Happiness
1932•movie

as Bernhard

Miss Lilli
9.0
Miss Lilli
1936•movie

as Prokurist Seidl

Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous
8.0

as Crépin

Her Majesty Love
10.0
Her Majesty Love
1933•movie

as Bela Török

A Woman Like You
7.0
A Woman Like You
1933•movie

as Theobald Roehn, Fabrikant

Twice Wedding
10.0
Twice Wedding
1930•movie

as Grafenbergs Schwager

Pardon, tévedtem
7.0
Pardon, tévedtem
1933•movie

as Mr. Strangel

Heaven on Earth
10.0
Heaven on Earth
1927•movie

as Geschäftsführer

Room for the Aged
8.0
Room for the Aged
1934•movie
The Town Stands on Its Head
10.0

as Der Bürgermeister

Glück über Nacht
8.0
Glück über Nacht
1933•movie

as Haase

The Unknown Guest
10.0
The Unknown Guest
1931•movie

as Leopold Kuhlmann

Mary Lou
7.0
Mary Lou
1928•movie

as Der Jongleur

The Jumping Jack
8.0
The Jumping Jack
1930•movie

as Eickmeyer

Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht
10.0

as Dr. Hecht

The Lilac Domino
7.0
The Lilac Domino
1937•movie

as Sandor

Whirl of Youth
10.0
Whirl of Youth
1928•movie

as Sam

Bubi
10.0
Bubi
1937•movie

as Moller

Ende schlecht, alles gut
9.0

as Anton Polgar, Papierhändler

Four and a Half Musketeers
10.0

as Sattler, Schlagzeuger

The Soaring Maiden
10.0
The Soaring Maiden
1931•movie

as Onkel Lampe

Keep Smiling
5.0
Keep Smiling
1936•movie
Stolen Wednesday
9.0
Stolen Wednesday
1933•movie

as Schmidz fotóriporter

Make Up
10.0
Make Up
1927•movie

as Theaterdirektor

Tokajerglut
Tokajerglut
1933•movie

as Schmidt, Pressephotograph

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
9.0
5 eps

as Self (archive footage)