About Theodore Bikel:
Theodore Meir Bikel was an Austrian-American Jewish actor, folk singer, musician, composer, and activist. He made his stage debut in Tevye the Milkman in Tel Aviv, Israel, when he was in his teens. He later studied acting at Britain's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his London stage debut in 1948 and in New York in 1955. He made his film debut in The African Queen in 1951, and in 1958 he was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in The Defiant Ones. For most of his acting career, he played primarily character parts in American and British films, often portraying foreigners, due to his ability to speak numerous languages.
When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the audience.
Theodore BikelWe live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.
Theodore BikelI prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words.
Theodore Bikel