S.Z. Sakall
Acting
Born February 2, 1883 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Budapest, Hungary]
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 happy with the name. He was famous for using the phrase "everything is hunky dunky." Description abov…
Known For · 40 titles
Casablanca
Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
The Merry Farmer
Room for the Aged
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Miss Lilli
Glück über Nacht
Ball of Fire
In the Good Old Summertime
Frühlingsstimmen
Christmas in Connecticut
Romance on the High Seas
The Jumping Jack
Twice Wedding
Tokajerglut
Headlong into happiness
Right to Happiness
Countess Mariza
The Devil and Miss Jones
Small Town Girl
Waltz Paradise
Sugarfoot
Lullaby of Broadway
Stolen Wednesday
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bubi
Hollywood Canteen
Susie Cleans Up
Adventure on the Lido
The Unknown Guest
The Carnival Fairy
Montana
San Antonio
Four and a Half Musketeers
Mein Name ist Lampe
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
The mute of Portici
I Marry My Husband
Two Guys from Milwaukee