
S.Z. Sakall
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1883-02-02
- Died
- 1955-02-12
- Place of birth
- Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Budapest, Hungary]
- Also known as
- Szöke Szakall · S. K. Sakall · S. Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall · Szoke Szakall · Szöke Szakáll · Szöke Szakàll
Biography
Szőke Szakáll, known as S.Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian film character actor. He was in many films including In the Good Old Summertime, Lullaby of Broadway, Christmas in Connecticut and Casablanca in which he played Carl, the head waiter.
Chubby-jowled Sakall played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1940s and 1950s. His rotund cuteness earned Sakall the nickname "Cuddles," and he was often billed as S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall in his later films, though he was never happy with the name. He was famous for using the phrase "everything is hunky dunky."
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Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (99)

Casablanca
1943
as Carl

Cynthia
1947
as Prof. Rosenkrantz

Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Felix Bassenak

Ball of Fire
1941
as Prof. Magenbruch

Whiplash
1948
as Sam

Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Schwab

Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self

Lullaby of Broadway
1951
as Adolph Hubbell

Wonder Man
1945
as Schmidt

Bubi
1937
as Moller

Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen
1933
as Professor Friedrich Hornung

The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as George (Merrick's Butler)

April Showers
1948
as Mr. Curley

Florian
1940
as Max

San Antonio
1945
as Sacha Bozic

Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Willie Schmidt

Montana
1950
as Papa Otto Schultz

My Love Came Back
1940
as Geza Peyer

Spring Parade
1940
as Latislav Teschek - the Baker

Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Uncle Lazlo Lazlo

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950
as Miklos Teretzky

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Dr. Schlenna

It's a Big Country
1951
as Stefan Szabo

The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Paul

The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946
as Ladislaus Cassel

Frühlingsstimmen
1933
as Krüger, Schuldiener
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Tea for Two
1950
as J. Maxwell Bloomhaus

My Dream Is Yours
1949
as Felix Hofer

Small Town Girl
1953
as Papa Schlemmer

Four and a Half Musketeers
1935
as Sattler, Schlagzeuger

In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Otto Oberkugen

Sugarfoot
1951
as Don Miguel Wormser

Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Poppa Carl

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
1951
as Uncle Felix

That Night in Rio
1941
as Arthur Penna

The Unknown Guest
1931
as Leopold Kuhlmann

Broadway
1942
as Nick

Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
as Count Oswald

Two Hearts in Waltz Time
1930
as Der Theaterdirektor
Mein Name ist Lampe
1932

The Squeeker
1931
as Bill "Billy" Anerley, Direktor des "Leopard-Clubs"

Seven Sweethearts
1942
as Mr. Van Maaster, the Father

Susie Cleans Up
1930
as Dr. Fuchs

The Student Prince
1954
as Joseph Ruder

Right to Happiness
1932
as Bernhard

Embraceable You
1948
as Sammy

It's a Date
1940
as Carl Ober

Look for the Silver Lining
1949
as Shendorff

Cinderella Jones
1946
as Gabriel Popik

Es war einmal ein Musikus
1933
as Häberlein

Affairs of Maupassant
1935
as Dr. Walitzky

The Carnival Fairy
1931
as Matthias, Diener

Her Majesty Love
1933
as Bela Török

Heaven on Earth
1927
as Geschäftsführer

Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein
1927
as Sami Bambus

Wintertime
1943
as Hjalmar Ostgaard

When You're Young, the World Belongs to You
1934
as Beppo

Oh, You Beautiful Doll
1949
as Alfred Breitenbach

Countess Mariza
1932
as Lampe

Miss Lilli
1936
as Prokurist Seidl

Kaiserwalzer
1933
as Leitner - Fabrikant aus Budapest

Ende schlecht, alles gut
1934
as Anton Polgar, Papierhändler

The Dolly Sisters
1945
as Uncle Latsie Dolly

Pardon, tévedtem
1933
as Mr. Strangel

Adventure on the Lido
1933
as Michael

Az ellopott szerda
1933
as Schmidz fotóriporter

My Cousin From Warsaw
1931
as Burel, Luciennes Gatte

Waltz Paradise
1931
as Schwartz, Theateragent

The Soaring Maiden
1931
as Onkel Lampe

A Woman Like You
1933
as Theobald Roehn, Fabrikant

Glück über Nacht
1933
as Haase

Pavement Butterfly
1929
as Paul Bennet

Whirl of Youth
1928
as Sam

I Marry My Husband
1931
as Adolphe

Jo Az Oreg A Haznal
1934
The Master of Death
1926
as Bordoni

Großfürstin Alexandra
1933
as Dimitri

Scandal in Budapest
1933
as Stangl

The Town Stands on Its Head
1933
as Der Bürgermeister

Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
1935
as Franz Novak

Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht
1926
as Dr. Hecht
Ein harmloser Fall
1932
as Herr Werner

Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht?
1929
as Gottgetreu, Kassierer von Harder & Co.

The Merry Farmer
1927

Make Up
1927
as Theaterdirektor

Twice Wedding
1930
as Grafenbergs Schwager

Barátságos arcot kérek
1935
Es wird geheiratet
1932
as Mr. Winter

Mary Lou
1928
as Der Jongleur

The Lilac Domino
1937
as Sandor

Headlong into happiness
1931
as Baron Monteuil

The Jumping Jack
1930
as Eickmeyer

The mute of Portici
1931
as Ehemann

I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are
1932
as Ottokar, sein früherer Diener

Girls to Marry
1932
as Alois Novak

Tokajerglut
1933
as Schmidt, Pressephotograph

Besserer Herr gesucht, zwecks...
1932

Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous
1930
as Crépin
About S.Z. Sakall
Szőke Szakáll, known as S.Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian film character actor. He was in many films including In the Good Old Summertime, Lullaby of Broadway, Christmas in Connecticut and Casablanca in which he played Carl, the head waiter. Chubby-jowled Sakall played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1940s and 1950s. His rotund cuteness earned Sakall the nickname "Cuddles," and he was often billed as S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall in his later films, though he was never happy with the name. He was famous for using the phr… With 100 credits spanning from 1926 to 1976, S.Z. Sakall has appeared in 99 films and 1 TV show.
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- Casablanca (1943) — as Carl
- Cynthia (1947) — as Prof. Rosenkrantz
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945) — as Felix Bassenak
- Ball of Fire (1941) — as Prof. Magenbruch
- Whiplash (1948) — as Sam
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