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-*[[Mitch Aliotta]], 71, American musician ([[Rotary Connection]], [[Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah]]).<ref>[http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-mitch-aliotta-of-rotary-connection-20150724 R.I.P. Mitch Aliotta of Rotary Connection]</ref>+'''Theodore Meir Bikel''' (pronounced ''bih-KEL''; May 2, 1924&nbsp;– July 21, 2015) was an [[Austrian American]] [[Jews|Jewish]] actor, [[folk music|folk singer]], musician, composer, and activist. 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 made his film debut in ''[[The African Queen (film)|The African Queen]]'' in 1951, and in 1958 he was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for his supporting role in ''[[The Defiant Ones]]''. For most of his acting career, he played primarily character parts in American and British films, often portraying foreigners, due to his ability to speak numerous languages.
-*[[Theodore Bikel]], 91, Austrian-born American actor (''[[The Defiant Ones]]'', ''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''), folk singer and composer.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/theodore-bikel-dead-sound-music-719735 Theodore Bikel, Broadway's 'Fiddler on the Roof' Star, Dies at 91]</ref>+ 
 +He was also a widely recognized recorded folksinger and guitarist, sometimes performing to support Democratic Party politics. 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 theatre|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.
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 +Bikel was president of the [[Associated Actors and Artistes of America]] and was president of [[Actors' Equity Association|Actors' Equity]] in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of [[Partners for Progressive Israel]], where he also lectured.
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 +==Filmography==
 +*''[[The African Queen (film)|The African Queen]]'' (1951)
 +*''[[Moulin Rouge (1952 film)|Moulin Rouge]]'' (1952)
 +*''[[Never Let Me Go (1953 film)|Never Let Me Go]]'' (1953)
 +*''[[A Day to Remember (1953 film)|A Day to Remember]]'' (1953)
 +*''[[The Little Kidnappers (1953 film)|The Little Kidnappers]]'' (1953)
 +*''[[The Love Lottery]]'' (1954)
 +<!--*''[[Betrayed (1954 film)|Betrayed]]'' (1954) (uncredited)-->
 +*''[[The Divided Heart]]'' (1954)
 +*''[[The Young Lovers (1954 film)|The Young Lovers]]'' (1954)
 +*''[[The Colditz Story]]'' (1955)
 +*''[[Above Us the Waves (film)|Above Us the Waves]]'' (1955)
 +*''[[The Vintage]]'' (1957)
 +*''[[The Pride and the Passion]]'' (1957)
 +*''[[The Enemy Below]]'' (1957)
 +*''[[Fräulein (1958 film)|Fräulein]]'' (1958)
 +*''[[I Bury the Living]]'' (1958)
 +*''[[The Defiant Ones]]'' (1958)
 +*''[[I Want to Live!]]'' (1958)
 +*''[[Woman Obsessed]]'' (1959)
 +*''[[The Angry Hills (film)|The Angry Hills]]'' (1959)
 +*''[[The Blue Angel (1959 film)|The Blue Angel]]'' (1959)
 +*''[[A Dog of Flanders (1960 film)|A Dog of Flanders]]'' (1959)
 +*''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'' (1964)
 +<!--*''Combat, Mountain Man'' (1964) (TV){{cn|date=July 2015}}-->
 +*''[[Sands of the Kalahari]]'' (1965)
 +*''[[The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming]]'' (1966)
 +*''[[Sweet November (1968 film)|Sweet November]]'' (1968)
 +*''[[My Side of the Mountain (film)|My Side of the Mountain]]'' (1969)
 +*''[[Darker than Amber (film)|Darker than Amber]]'' as Meyer (1970)
 +*''[[200 Motels]]'' (1971)
 +*''[[Victory at Entebbe]]'' (1976) (TV)
 +*''[[List of Columbo episodes#Season 6|Columbo: The Bye-Bye Sky High IQ Murder Case]]'' (1977) (TV)
 +*''[[The Stingiest Man In Town]]'' (1978) (TV) (voice)
 +*''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' (1980) (voice)
 +*''[[See You in the Morning (film)|See You in the Morning]]'' (1989)
 +*''[[The Final Days (film)|The Final Days]]'' (1989) (TV)
 +*''[[Shattered (1991 film)|Shattered]]'' (1991)
 +*''[[Shadow Conspiracy]]'' (1997)
 + 
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Theodore Meir Bikel (pronounced bih-KEL; May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was an Austrian American Jewish actor, folk singer, musician, composer, and activist. 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 made his film debut in The African Queen in 1951, and in 1958 he was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in The Defiant Ones. For most of his acting career, he played primarily character parts in American and British films, often portraying foreigners, due to his ability to speak numerous languages.

He was also a widely recognized recorded folksinger and guitarist, sometimes performing to support Democratic Party politics. 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.

Bikel was president of the Associated Actors and Artistes of America and was president of Actors' Equity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Partners for Progressive Israel, where he also lectured.

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