Theodore Meir Bikel (/bɪˈkɛl/ bih-KEL; May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was an American actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist, and political activist. He appeared in films, including The African Queen (1951), Moulin Rouge (1952), The Kidnappers (1953), The Enemy Below (1957), I Want to Live! (1958), My Fair Lady (1964), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and 200 Motels (1971). For his portrayal of Sheriff Max Muller in The Defiant Ones (1958), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. More about Theodore Bikel
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He made his stage debut in Tevye the Milkman in Tel Aviv, Israel, when he was in his teens. He later studied acting at Britain's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and made his London stage debut in 1948 and in New York in 1955. He was also a widely recognized and recorded folk singer and guitarist. In 1959, he co-founded the Newport Folk Festival, and created the role of Captain von Trapp opposite Mary Martin as Maria in the original Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. In 1969, Bikel began acting and singing on stage as Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, a role he performed more often than any other actor to date. The production won nine Tony Awards, and was one of the longest-running musicals in Broadway history.The most expensive item with a signature of Theodore Bikel (THEODORE BIKEL HAND SIGNED 10X8 ORIGINAL STILL FROM DARKER THAN AMBER) was sold in May 2021 for £25.99 while the cheapest item (Theodore Bikel Signed Card - Defiant Ones, My Fair Lady, African Queen - e167) found a new owner for £0.01 in March 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2013 with an average selling price of £1.98 for an autographed item of Theodore Bikel. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2021 with £25.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.95 was February 2014. In average, an autographed item from Theodore Bikel is worth £5.00.
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2000 Twilight Zone Series 2 The Next Dimension Theodore Bikel A30 autograph card | £19.98 | ||
2000 Twilight Zone Series 2 The Next Dimension Theodore Bikel A30 autograph card | £16.07 | ||
Autograph of Theodore Bikel | £1.54 | ||
Original Hand Signed Autograph - Theodore Bikel - Fiddler on the Roof | £7.95 | ||
THEODORE BIKEL (1924-2015) The African Queen, The Enemy Below etc Signed 8x10 | £5.92 | ||
THEODORE BIKEL (1924-2015) The Enemy Below, The African Queen etc Signed pic | £7.50 | ||
THEODORE BIKEL HAND SIGNED 10X8 ORIGINAL STILL FROM DARKER THAN AMBER | £25.99 | ||
Theodore Bikel vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £7.99 | ||
Twilight Zone 2 The Next Dimension 2000 autograph Card A30 Theodore Bikel | £23.85 | ||
Twilight Zone 2000 Rittenhouse ~ Theodore Bikel ~ Autograph ~ AUTO Card # A-30 | £10.76 |