Background
Theodore was born on May 2, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Josef and Miriam (Riegler) B.
Theodore was born on May 2, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Josef and Miriam (Riegler) B.
Student, University London; Graduate, Royal Academy Dramatic Art, London, 1948; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), University Hartford, 1992; Doctor of Humane Letters, Seton Hall University, 2003; DFH, Hebrew Union College, 2005.
Apprentice with Habimah Theatre, Tel Aviv, 1942-1944, a founder, Israel Cameri, 1944-1946; theatrical productions include A Streetcar Named Desire, London, 1950, The Love of Four Colonels, London, 1950-1952, Tonight in Samarkand, New York City, 1954, The Lark, New York City, 1955-1956, Rope Dancers, New York City, 1957-1958, Sound of Music, New York City, 1959-1961, Fiddler on the Roof, various cities, 1968-1972, 74, 77, 79, 80, 82-83, 85, 87-96, 98, 00, 01, 02, The Rothschilds (national company), 1972, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, various cities, 1974-1975, The Good Doctor, various cities, 1975, Zorba, various cities, 1976, 78, Inspector General, New York City, 1978, Threepenny Opera, Minneapolis, 1983, My Fair Lady, Phoenix, 1988-1989, She Loves Me, various cities, 1989-1990, Sholom Aleichem Lives, 1997, The Disputation, Miami, 1999, Washington, 2005, The Gathering, New York City, Miami, 1999, The Chosen, Miami and New Jersey, 2004; opera productions include La Gazza Ladra, Philadelphia, 1990, Abduction from the Seraglio, Cleveland, 1992, Ariadne auf Naxos, Los Angeles Opera, 1992; motion pictures include African Queen, 1951; The Little Kidnappers, 1951, The Enemy Below, 1957, I Want to Live, 1958, The Defiant Ones, 1958 (Academy award nomination), Blue Angel, 1959, My Fair Lady, 1964, Sands of the Kalahari, 1965, The Russians are Coming, 1966, Sweet November, 1967, My Side of the Mountain, 1969, Darker Than Amber, 1970, The Little Ark, 1971, See You in the Morning, 1989, Shattered, 1991, My Family Treasure, 1993, Crime and Punishment, 1993, Shadow Conspiracy, 1995, Second Chances, 1997; also numerous television appearances, since 1954; star: television productions The Eternal Light, 1958, Look Up and Live, 1958-1960; host-editor: television production Directions 61, 1961; weekly radio program At Home with Theodore Bikel, 1958-1963; concert folk singer, since 1955, recording artist for, Elektra and Reprise; reader books on tape including The Hope (Herman Wouk), The Glory (Herman Wouk), The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco); Author: Folksongs and Footnotes, 1960, (autobiography) Theo, 1994, review edition, 2002.
American Federation of television and Radio Artists
Screen Actors Guild
AGMA
Academy television Arts and Scis. (governor 1961-65)
1961 - 1965
AEA (councillor 1961-64, 1st vice president 1964-73, president 1973-82, president emeritus 1982?Co)
1961 - 1964
American Council Arts (board directors 1970-80)
1970 - 1980
International Federation Actors (vice president 1981-91)
1981 - 1991
Associated Actors and Artists of American (president 1989?Co)
Academy Motion Picture Arts and Scis.
American Federation Musicians.
Theodore married to Rita Weinberg in 1967.