Maurice Schwartz
Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960), born in the Volhynia province of Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), was a stage and film actor active in the United States. He founded the Yiddish Art Theatre and its associated school in 1918 in New York City and was its theatrical producer and director. He also worked in Hollywood, mostly as an actor in silent films but also as a film director, producer, and screenwriter. With his successes as an actor, Schwartz was also drawn to Hollywood, appearing in his first silent film in 1910. He appeared in more than twenty films between 1910 and 1953; the majority were silents. He also wrote, produced, or directed several films. Among his major roles in motion pictures were in Broken Hearts (1926), Uncle Moses (1932), Tevya (1939), Mission to Moscow (1943), and as Ezra in the Biblical drama Salome (1953).
Known For
Credits
- 1953 · Slaves of Babylon as The Prophet Daniel
- 1953 · Salome as Ezra the King's Advisor
- 1951 · Bird of Paradise as The Kahuna
- 1943 · Mission to Moscow as Dr. Botkin
- 1939 · Tevye as Tevya 'Tevye'
- 1936 · The Man Behind the Mask as The Master
- 1932 · Uncle Moses as Uncle Moses
- 1926 · Broken Hearts as Benjamin Rezanov
- 1924 · Yizkor as Leybke
- 1912 · Little Moritz, soldat d'Afrique as Little Moritz
- 1912 · Little Moritz and the Toothache as Little Moritz
- 1912 · Little Moritz épicier as Little Moritz
- 1912 · Little Moritz Hunting Great Beasts as Little Moritz
- 1911 · Little Moritz aime Rosalie as Little Moritz
- 1911 · Le fusil de Little Moritz as Little Moritz
- 1911 · Little Moritz Runs Away With Rosalie as
- 1911 · Little Moritz Wants to Marry Rosalie as Little Moritz
- 1911 · Little Moritz est trop petit as Little Moritz
- 1911 · Little Moritz fait une course pressée as Little Moritz
- 1911 · Little Moritz est un musicien consciencieux as Little Moritz