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I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

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Theodore Bikel
Age: 91 †
Born: 1924
Born: May 2
Died: 2015
Died: July 21
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Film Actor
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Stage Actor
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Vienna
Austria
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I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive.
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