Robert Strauss (actor)

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Robert Strauss (born November 8, 1913 in New York City , † February 20, 1975 there ) was an American actor .

life and career

Robert Strauss was born into a Jewish family in New York City, the son of a costume designer. He began his career as a classical actor in the 1930s, with appearances on The Tempest and Macbeth on Broadway . He was also active as a radio play speaker for many years. The tall, beefy character actor, however, only came to the film business in the early 1950s. His most famous film role was that of the POWs Animal in Billy Wilder's war comedy Stalag 17 on the side of William Holden . The role he developed himself for the original Broadway production in 1951 he was finally able to capture in 1953 with Wilder's film adaptation. She brought him a nomination for the Oscar as Best Supporting Actor one.

Four years later he played again under Wilder's direction a caretaker in The 7th Year Itch alongside Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell . He was mostly seen in comedies, for example alongside the comedian duo Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in Seemann paß auf (1952) and The daring jockey (1953). Strauss was able to demonstrate his talent for more serious roles in Otto Preminger's film drama The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Robert Aldrich's war film Ardennes 1944 (1956). In the 1960s he was seen in several episodes of the series Bewitched in the role of a private detective. When the acting offers steadily decreased, towards the end of his career he had to switch to third-rate productions such as the Danish erotic film Die Lustagentur - Dagmar's hot kittens .

Robert Strauss was married twice and had a total of six children. He died of a stroke in 1975 at the age of 61 .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Strauss at Allmovie
  2. ↑ Robert Strauss in Find A Grave
  3. ^ Robert Strauss at Allmovie
personal data
SURNAME Strauss, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , NY
DATE OF DEATH 20th February 1975
Place of death New York , NY