Bikel, Theodore (Meir)

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

Bikel, Theodore [Meir] (b. 1924), actor. Born in Vienna and educated locally and in Tel Aviv, Bikel trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London then returned to present‐day Israel to act. Bikel performed in London before making his Broadway debut in 1955. His most significant New York performances were Joan of Arc's ally Robert de Beaudricourt in The Lark (1955), the well‐meaning Jewish doctor Jacobson in The Rope Dancers (1957), the stern Austrian Captain refuting the Nazis in The Sound of Music (1959), and the aged Holocaust survivor Gabe in The Gathering (1999). The internationally acclaimed folk singer also performed in concerts on three continents and played Tevye in road companies of Fiddller on the Roof. Autobiography: Theo, 2002.

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