Paul Muni
Birthday: September 22, 1895 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Birth Name: Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund
Height: 175 cm
Paul Muni was born Sept. 22, 1895, in Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Salli and Phillip Weisenfreund, who were both professionals. His family was Jewish, and spoke Yiddish. Paul was educated in N ...Show More
[on Robert Donat's performance in Au revoir Mr. Chips! (1939)] The most magnificent performance I've Show more
[on Robert Donat's performance in Au revoir Mr. Chips! (1939)] The most magnificent performance I've ever seen on any screen. Not a false motion - not a wasted gesture. He is the greatest actor we have today. Hide
I've never tried to learn the art of acting. I have been in the business for years but I still can't Show more
I've never tried to learn the art of acting. I have been in the business for years but I still can't tell what acting is or how it's done. Hide
A writer can write in an attic, or on top of a bus. Or with a sharp stick in some wet cement. To act Show more
A writer can write in an attic, or on top of a bus. Or with a sharp stick in some wet cement. To act, an actor has to have words. A stage. a camera turning. I can't go into the middle of Times Square, stop traffic and start acting. Hide
I won't go up in a plane, but if a play crashes, I'll jump into the next one that comes along and ta Show more
I won't go up in a plane, but if a play crashes, I'll jump into the next one that comes along and take it up for a spin. Hide
Paul Muni's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (9)
