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Kurt Kasznar

Date of Death: August 06, 1979 (65)

Birth Place: Vienna, AUSTRIA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
New York City Opera Production, 1965
Macheath

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1963
Victor Velasco

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1959
Max Detweiler

[Broadway]
1959
Prince of Salestria

[Broadway]
1956
Pozzo

[Off-Broadway]
1955
The Director

[Broadway]
1955
The Director

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1955
Boule

Boule

[Broadway]
1950
Uncle Louis

[Broadway]
1949
Monk

[Broadway]
1948
Signor Cortese

[Broadway]
1948
Dmitri Oumansky

[Broadway]
1937
Ninth Pious Man

Head Reaper

Zebulon

[College/University (US)]
Yale Revival, 1974
Performer

Productions

 
[Broadway, 1941]
Director
Producer

Movies

The Light Touch
[ 1951 ] Mr. Aramescu
Talk About a Stranger
[ 1952 ] Matlock
Lovely to Look At
[ 1952 ] Max Fogelsby
Anything Can Happen
[ 1952 ] Nuri Bey
Glory Alley
[ 1952 ] The Judge
The Happy Time
[ 1952 ] Uncle Louis Bonnard
Kiss Me Kate
[ 1953 ] Baptista
Ride, Vaquero!
[ 1953 ] Father Antonio
Sombrero
[ 1953 ] Father Zacaya
Lili
[ 1953 ] Jacquot
Give a Girl a Break
[ 1953 ] Leo Belney
All the Brothers Were Valiant
[ 1953 ] Quint
Valley of the Kings
[ 1954 ] Hamed Backhour
The Great Diamond Robbery
[ 1954 ] Louie
The Last Time I Saw Paris
[ 1954 ] Maurice
My Sister Eileen
[ 1955 ] Papa Appopolous
Jump Into Hell
[ 1955 ] Captain Jean Callaux
Flame of the Islands
[ 1955 ] Cyril Mace
Anything Goes
[ 1956 ] Victor Lawrence
A Farewell to Arms
[ 1957 ] Bonello
Arms and the Man
[ 1958 ] Major Petkoff
Frauensee
[ 1958 ] Nathanael Dobbs
The Journey
[ 1959 ] Csepege
55 Days at Peking
[ 1963 ] Baron Sergei Ivanoff
The Perils of Pauline
[ 1967 ] Consul General
The Ambushers
[ 1967 ] Quintana
Casino Royale
[ 1967 ] Smernov
The King's Pirate
[ 1967 ] Zucco

TV Shows

Land of the Giants
Alexander B. Fitzhugh
Run for Your Life
Rudy Brademan, Inspector Kronig

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1960 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Kurt Kasznar , The Sound of Music

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Craft Recordings has announced a special, 60th-anniversary reissue of The Sound of Musica?'Original Broadway Cast Recording. Featuring legendary stage actress Mary Martin as Maria von Trapp opposite renowned actor Theodore Bikel, the album includes such unforgettable classics as a?oeMy Favorite Things,a?? a?oeEdelweiss,a?? a?oeDo-Re-Mi,a?? a?oeClimb Ev'ry Mountaina?? and, of course, a?oeThe Sound of Music.a?? Set for a December 6th release date, the soundtrack has been deftly remastered from the original three-track tape by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound and will be available on CD or 180-gram vinyl. The CD edition features new liner notes by The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization's Ted Chapin, while the two-LP vinyl seta?'pressed at RTIa?'comes housed in a replica of the original album's gatefold jacket. The remastered album will also be available digitally, including hi-res (192/24).
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BWW Interview: 13 THINGS ABOUT ED CARPOLOTTI's Penny Fuller & The Many Wonderful Things About Her

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Joe DeMita, Founder, President and Artistic Director of the Friends United Developing Genuine Entertainment or F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, has indeed found the most beautiful and absolutely funniest actors in Boston. And not a minute too soon. His no-holds-barred version of BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, Neil Simon's longest-running, award-winning Broadway smash hit about a marriage between a stunning, vibrant twenty-four year old New York woman with an unquenchable lust for life and a drop-dead handsome, Harvard-educated lawyer with a very sensible approach to everything on earth, opens at The Arsenal Center For the Arts (321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA.) on Friday, January 28 and continue to delight audiences through Saturday, February 5.
FUDGE Theatre Company Presents BAREFOOT IN THE PARK 1/28-2/5

Joe DeMita, Founder, President and Artistic Director of the Friends United Developing Genuine Entertainment or F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, has indeed found the most beautiful and absolutely funniest actors in Boston. And not a minute too soon. His no-holds-barred version of BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, Neil Simon's longest-running, award-winning Broadway smash hit about a marriage between a stunning, vibrant twenty-four year old New York woman with an unquenchable lust for life and a drop-dead handsome, Harvard-educated lawyer with a very sensible approach to everything on earth, opens at The Arsenal Center For the Arts (321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA.) on Friday, January 28 and continue to delight audiences through Saturday, February 5.
FUDGE Theatre Company Presents BAREFOOT IN THE PARK 1/28-2/5

Joe DeMita, Founder, President and Artistic Director of the Friends United Developing Genuine Entertainment or F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, has indeed found the most beautiful and absolutely funniest actors in Boston. And not a minute too soon. His no-holds-barred version of BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, Neil Simon's longest-running, award-winning Broadway smash hit about a marriage between a stunning, vibrant twenty-four year old New York woman with an unquenchable lust for life and a drop-dead handsome, Harvard-educated lawyer with a very sensible approach to everything on earth, opens at The Arsenal Center For the Arts (321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA.) on Friday, January 28 and continue to delight audiences through Saturday, February 5.
FUDGE Theatre Company Presents BAREFOOT IN THE PARK 1/28-2/5

Joe DeMita, Founder, President and Artistic Director of the Friends United Developing Genuine Entertainment or F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, has indeed found the most beautiful and absolutely funniest actors in Boston. And not a minute too soon. His no-holds-barred version of BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, Neil Simon's longest-running, award-winning Broadway smash hit about a marriage between a stunning, vibrant twenty-four year old New York woman with an unquenchable lust for life and a drop-dead handsome, Harvard-educated lawyer with a very sensible approach to everything on earth, opens at The Arsenal Center For the Arts (321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA.) on Friday, January 28 and continue to delight audiences through Saturday, February 5.
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Joe DeMita, Founder, President and Artistic Director of the F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, is searching for the most beautiful and absolutely funniest actors in the Boston.
F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company Announces Auditions for BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, 11/29 & 11/30

Joe DeMita, Founder, President and Artistic Director of the F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, is searching for the most beautiful and absolutely funniest actors in the Boston.
F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company Announces Auditions for BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, 11/29 & 11/30

Joe DeMita, Founder, President and Artistic Director of the F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, is searching for the most beautiful and absolutely funniest actors in the Boston.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kurt Kasznar been in?

Kurt Kasznar has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.

How many West End shows has Kurt Kasznar been in?

Kurt Kasznar has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Kurt Kasznar been nominated for?

Kurt Kasznar has been nominated for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for his role in The Sound of Music.

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