Maurice Schwartz

Skuespiller, Forfatter, Instruktør, Producer

18. juni 1889 — 10. maj 1960 (70 år)
Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960), born in the Volhynia province of Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), was a stage and film actor active in the United States. He founded the Yiddish Art Theatre and its associated school in 1918 in New York City and was its theatrical producer and director. He also worked in Hollywood, mostly as an actor in silent films but also as a film director, producer, and screenwriter. With his successes as an actor, Schwartz was also drawn to Hollywood, appearing in his first silent film in 1910. He appeared in more than twenty films between 1910 and 1953; the majority were silents. He also wrote, produced, or directed several films.

Among his major roles in motion pictures were in Broken Hearts (1926), Uncle Moses (1932), Tevya (1939), Mission to Moscow (1943), and as Ezra in the Biblical drama Salome (1953).

Film og serier på Plex

  • All in Good Fun
    All in Good Fun1955

Kendt for

  • Tevya
    Tevya1939
  • Salome
    Salome1953

Filmografi

1955
All in Good Fun · as Archive FootagePå Plex
1953
Slaves of Babylon · as The Prophet Daniel
1953
Salome · as Ezra The King's Advisor
1951
Bird of Paradise · as The Kahuna
1943
Mission to Moscow · as Dr. Botkin
1939
Tevya · as Tevya 'tevye'
1936
The Man Behind the Mask · as The Master
1932
Uncle Moses · as Uncle Moses