Vladimir Sokoloff

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

December 26, 1889

Died

February 15, 1962 (age 72)

Place of Birth

Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Also Known As

Wladimir Sokoloff

Wladimir Sokolow

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sokoloff

Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Соколо́в

Waldemar Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sokoloff (Russian: Владимир Александрович Соколов; December 26, 1889 – February 15, 1962) was a character actor on stage and particularly in film. Sokoloff was born in Moscow, Russia. He became an actor and assistant director with the Moscow Art Theatre before emigrating to Berlin in 1923. With the rise of Nazism, Sokoloff who was Jewish, moved first to Paris in 1932, then to the United States in 1937. He appeared in a number of Broadway plays from 1937 to 1950. He also quickly found work in American films, playing characters of a wide variety of nationalities (he himself once estimated 35), for example, Filipino (Back to Bataan), French (Passage to Marseille), Greek (Mr. Lucky), Arab (Road to Morocco), Romanian (I Was a Teenage Werewolf), and Chinese (Macao). Among his better known parts are the Spanish guerrilla Anselmo in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) and the Mexican Old Man in The Magnificent Seven. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he also appeared on a number of television series, including three episodes of CBS's The Twilight Zone ("Dust", "The Gift" and "The Mirror"). On January 1, 1961, Sokoloff guest starred as "Old Stefano", a wise shepherd, in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Lawman, with John Russell and Peter Brown. He also appeared on one episode of The Untouchables entitled "Troubleshooter". He was a pupil of Stanislavski, but in a 1960 newspaper article, he rejected Method acting (as well as all other acting theories). After a long career, he died of a stroke in 1962 in Hollywood, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vladimir Sokoloff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2021FilmMonster from British Hellas Dr. Lorentz1962FilmTaras Bulbaas Stepan Kanevsky1961FilmMr. Sardonicusas Henryk Toleslawski1961FilmFive Fingers: The Judas Goatas Peter Vestos1960FilmCimarronas Jacob Krubeckoff1960TVHarrigan and Son1960FilmThe Magnificent Sevenas Old Man1960TVCheckmateas Pedro Moreno1960TVThrilleras Papa Glockstein1960FilmBeyond the Time Barrieras The Supreme1960FilmMan on a Stringas Papa of Boris Mitrov1959TVThe Alaskans1959TVThe Twilight Zoneas Gallegos1959TVJohnny Staccato1959TVTightrope1959FilmFor Whom the Bell Tollsas Anselmo1958TVThe Rifleman1958TVThe Donna Reed Show1958TVPeter Gunn1958FilmTwilight for the Godsas Feodor Morris1957FilmSabu and the Magic Ringas The Old Fakir1957TVMaverickas Pedro Rubio1957TVHave Gun, Will Travel1957FilmI Was a Teenage Werewolfas Pepe the Janitor1957FilmMonster from Green Hellas Dr. Lorentz1957FilmIstanbulas Aziz Rakim1956TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Alf1956TVWire Serviceas Prime Minister1956TVPlayhouse 90as Anselmo1956FilmWhile the City Sleepsas George "Pop" Pilski1955TVAlfred Hitchcock Presentsas Uncle Fernaud1955TVThe Millionaireas Uncle Jacques Monet1952TVCavalcade of Americaas Jake Bartosh1952FilmMacaoas Kwan Sum Tang1950FilmThe Baron of Arizonaas Pepito Alvarez1948FilmTo the Ends of the Earthas Commissioner Lum Chi Chow1946FilmCloak and Daggeras Polda1946FilmA Scandal in Parisas Uncle Hugo1946FilmTwo Smart Peopleas Jacques Dufour1945FilmScarlet Streetas Pop LeJon1945FilmParis Undergroundas Undertaker1945FilmRoad to Homeas Self (archive footage)1945FilmBack to Bataanas Señor Buenaventura J. Bello1945FilmA Royal Scandalas Malakoff1944FilmThe Conspiratorsas Miguel1944FilmTill We Meet Againas Cabeau1944FilmPassage to Marseilleas Grandpere1943FilmFor Whom the Bell Tollsas Anselmo1943FilmMr. Luckyas Greek Priest (uncredited)1943FilmMission to Moscowas Mikhail Kalinin, USSR president1942FilmRoad to Moroccoas Hyder Khan1942FilmCrossroadsas Carlos Le Duc (uncredited)1941FilmLove Crazyas Dr. David Klugle1940FilmComrade Xas Michael Bastakoff1939FilmThe Real Gloryas The Datu1939FilmJuarezas Camilo1939FilmSons of Libertyas Jacob (uncredited)1938FilmSpawn of the Northas Dimitri1938FilmThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouseas Popus1938FilmBlockadeas Basil1938FilmArsène Lupin Returnsas Ivan Pavloff1937FilmBeg, Borrow or Stealas Sascha1937FilmExpensive Husbandsas Herr Andrew Brenner1937FilmWest of Shanghaias General Fu Shan1937FilmConquestas Dying soldier1937FilmAlcatraz Islandas The Flying Dutchman1937FilmThe Life of Emile Zolaas Paul Cezanne1936FilmThe Lower Depthsas le vieux Kostileff1936FilmMister Flowas Merlow1936FilmLife Is Oursas Un vieillard dans le cortège final1936FilmUnder Western Eyesas Le recteur1936FilmMayerlingas Chief of Police1935FilmLe secret des Woronzeffas Petroff1934FilmPrince Woronzeffas Petroff1934FilmLadies Lakeas Baron Dobbersberg1933FilmHigh and Lowas M. Berger1933FilmSong of the Streetsas Le père Schlamp1933FilmDon Quixoteas Gypsy King1932FilmHaunted People1932FilmStrafsache van Geldern1932FilmQueen of Atlantisas Graf Bielowski1932FilmThe Mistress of Atlantisas L'hetman de Jitomir (as Vl. Sokoloff)1931FilmHell on Earthas Lewin1931FilmThe Threepenny Operaas Smith1931FilmThe Holy Flamesas Dr. Harvester1931FilmThe 3 Penny Operaas Smith, the Jailer1931FilmKismet1930FilmDarling of the Godsas Boris Jussupoff1930FilmFarewellas The Baron1930FilmMorals at Midnightas Overseer1930FilmWestfront 1918as Proviantmeister1929FilmThe Ship of Lost Menas Grischa - the Cook1929FilmTheir Sonas Berry1929FilmKatharina Knieas Julius, der Clown1928FilmDie weiße Sonateas Violinvirtuose Dollhofer1927FilmThe Love of Jeanne Neyas Zacharkiewicz1927FilmDer Sohn der Hagaras Poleto1926FilmAdventures of a Ten Mark Noteas Rag picker

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