S. Z. Sakall

Actor, Film actor

1883 – 1955

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Who was 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 caused studio head Jack Warner to bestow on Sakall the nickname "Cuddles". Warner asked that he be billed as S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall in his later films, though he was never happy with the name. He became well known for using the phrase "everything is hunky dunky."

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Born
Feb 2, 1883
Budapest
Also known as
  • Szöke Szakáll
  • Szöke Szakall
  • S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall
  • Szöke Sakall
  • Szoke Szakall
  • S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall
  • Cuddles Sakall
  • S. K. Sakall
  • S.K. Sakall
  • Szöke Szakàll
Spouses
Nationality
  • Hungary
Profession
Died
Feb 12, 1955
Los Angeles
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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