In addition, Actors Equity, the union of all stage actors in the country, has announced they will host a celebration of Bikel’s life early this fall, on Sept 23rd. "“Bikel’s leadership of Actors’ ...

Oscar- and Tony-nominated character actor and folk singer Theodore Bikel, who originated the role of Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” on Broadway and starred in “Fiddler on the Roof” onstage ...

Bikel's Austrian accent is thick and thrilling. A listener is quick to grasp how, years ago, he built a good career of playing Nazis in movies (he played a German officer in "The African Queen"). And ...