Portrait of Theodore Bikel

Acting

Theodore Bikel

Career

Active from 1952 to 2016, with a break from 1999 to 2008, busiest in 1958 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1959 · Nominated · 31st Academy Awards

    The Defiant Ones

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 86 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Theodore Bikel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Intrigue 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Historical Thriller 3
  • Tense Atmosphere 3
  • Political Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 77
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

as Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)

2000s

2 titles · average score 46
The Little Traitor
The Little Traitor (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

as Interrogator

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (2002)
GoodWatch score 46

as Captain Koch

1990s

14 titles · average score 59
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

as Lenonn

Shadow Conspiracy
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
GoodWatch score 24

as Prof. Yuri Pochenko

Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Solomon Shuyler

The Pretender
The Pretender (1996)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Martin Zeller / Dr. Werner Krieg

JAG
JAG (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Farmer with Plane

My Family Treasure
My Family Treasure (1995)

as Grandpa Danieloff

Babylon 5
Babylon 5 (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Rabbi Koslov

Benefit of the Doubt
Benefit of the Doubt (1993)
GoodWatch score 20

as Gideon Lee

Crisis in the Kremlin
Crisis in the Kremlin (1992)

as Leo

Memories of Midnight
Memories of Midnight (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Napoleon Chotas

Shattered
Shattered (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Berkus

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Sol Bregman

1980s

24 titles · average score 64
Dark Tower
Dark Tower (1989)
GoodWatch score 29

as Max Gold

Łódź Ghetto
Łódź Ghetto (1989)

as (voice)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Sergey Rozhenko

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Kurt Rubin

Prince Jack
Prince Jack (1985)

as Georgi

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Yuri Lermentov / Rosanno Bertolucci

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (1982)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Graham Deauville

Dynasty
Dynasty (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Marin Dimitrov

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The Return of the King
The Return of the King (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

as Aragorn (voice)

1970s

18 titles · average score 58
The Stingiest Man in Town
The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

as Marley's Ghost (voice)

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Ambassador Eric Soro

Victory at Entebbe
Victory at Entebbe (1976)
GoodWatch score 55

as Yakov Shlomo

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Prof. Wycinski

Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
GoodWatch score 48

as Otto Gruenwaldt

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Yuli Pyatakov

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Oliver Brandt

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Albrecht 'Alvin' Klemmer

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

200 Motels
200 Motels (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

as Rance Muhammitz / Dave

Darker Than Amber
Darker Than Amber (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

as Meyer

1960s

24 titles · average score 63
My Side of the Mountain
My Side of the Mountain (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bando

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Prof. Erich Stoss

Sweet November
Sweet November (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Alonzo

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as The Russian captain

Noon Wine
Noon Wine (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

as Homer T. Hatch

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as General Casimir Zepke

Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bondrechai

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

as Zoltan Karpathy

Combat!
Combat! (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Francois Perrault

A Dog of Flanders
A Dog of Flanders (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

as Piet van Gelder

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

35 titles · average score 66
The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel (1959)
GoodWatch score 42

as Klepert

Woman Obsessed
Woman Obsessed (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

as Dr. R. W. Gibbs

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Oliver Crangle

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78

as Sheriff Max Muller

I Bury the Living
I Bury the Living (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Andy McKee

I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

as Carl G.G. Palmberg

The Enemy Below
The Enemy Below (1957)
GoodWatch score 81

as Heinie Schwaffer

The Pride and the Passion
The Pride and the Passion (1957)
GoodWatch score 34

as General Jouvet

Above Us the Waves
Above Us the Waves (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as German Officer

The Young Lovers
The Young Lovers (1954)

as Joseph

The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Willem Bloem

The African Queen
The African Queen (1952)
GoodWatch score 85

as First Officer

1940s

2 titles · average score 71
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Grossman / Julius Caesar

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show