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Actor

Actor

19781h 45m

Overview

A musical play based on the early years of actor Paul Muni.

Directed by Norman Lloyd
Written by Jerome Lawrence, Robert Edwin Lee
Produced by Norman Lloyd
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Top Cast

Herschel Bernardi

Herschel Bernardi

Nahum Favel Weissenfreund

Georgia Brown

Georgia Brown

Salche Weissenfreund

Harold Gould

Harold Gould

Sol Wurtzel

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Boris Thomashevsky

Michael Kidd

Michael Kidd

Paul Muni

Hildy Brooks

Hildy Brooks

Bella

Allan Kolman

Allan Kolman

Joseph Weisenfreund

Jack Bernardi

Jack Bernardi

The Beggar

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Winfield Sheehan

Billy Goldenberg

Billy Goldenberg

The Pianist

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book

About Actor

Actor is a tv movie, drama, comedy, music film released in 1978 exploring themes of based on novel or book. Directed by Norman Lloyd, it stars Herschel Bernardi, Georgia Brown, Harold Gould. A musical play based on the early years of actor Paul Muni.

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