S.Z. Sakall

S.Z. Sakall

🎬 Actor

Born

2 February 1883 (143)

Place of Birth

Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Budapest, Hungary]

Also known as

Szöke Szakall, S. K. Sakall

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 ha...

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