
S.Z. Sakall
Acting
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 ha…
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Casablanca
1943
Carl

Ball of Fire
1941
Prof. Magenbruch

Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
Schwab

Christmas in Connecticut
1945
Felix Bassenak

The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
George (Merrick's Butler)

Wonder Man
1945
Schmidt

In the Good Old Summertime
1949
Otto Oberkugen

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Dr. Schlenna

Romance on the High Seas
1948
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo

Tea for Two
1950
J. Maxwell Bloomhaus

Hollywood Canteen
1944
Self

My Dream Is Yours
1949
Felix Hofer

San Antonio
1945
Sacha Bozic

That Night in Rio
1941
Arthur Penna

Lullaby of Broadway
1951
Adolph Hubbell

Never Say Goodbye
1946
Willie Schmidt

Montana
1950
Papa Otto Schultz

The Student Prince
1954
Joseph Ruder

Whiplash
1948
Sam

Small Town Girl
1953
Papa Schlemmer
