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name: "Kurt Kasznar"
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born: "13 August 1913"
died: "6 August 1979"
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updated: "2026-09-18T11:52:58.173067+00:00"
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# Kurt Kasznar

Actor. Born 13 August 1913 in Wien, Austria. Died 6 August 1979.

## Details

- **Born:** 13 August 1913, Wien, Austria
- **Died:** 6 August 1979
- **Also known as:** Kurt Serwicher, Kurt Servicher, Kurt Servischer
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Kasznar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441069/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40620

## Biography

Kurt Kasznar was an Austrian-American actor born Kurt Servischer on 13 August 1913 in Vienna. He appeared on Broadway in productions including Waiting for Godot, The Sound of Music (for which he received a Tony Award nomination as Max Detweiler), Barefoot in the Park and Six Characters in Search of an Author. His first major Broadway role was in The Happy Time, which he reprised in the 1952 film version and for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination.

Kasznar appeared in more than 80 films and television productions. His film credits include Lili (1953), Kiss Me Kate (1953), The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954), A Farewell to Arms (1957), 55 Days at Peking (1963) and Casino Royale (1967), in which he played Smernov. On television he had a regular role as Alexander B. Fitzhugh in Land of the Giants (1968–1970) and guest appearances in series such as Wonder Woman. He died on 6 August 1979 in Santa Monica, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Casino Royale* (1967), Fi1m 50, as Smernov — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Suddenly, Love* (1978), as Dr. Luria
- *Young Dan'l Boone* (1977), series, Acting
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), series, as S.S. General Von Dreiberg
- *Cyrano* (1974), as Ragueneau (voice)
- *Hawkins* (1973), series, as Carlo Carrazza
- *The Female Instinct* (1972), as Alexander Scalamdri
- *Search* (1972), series, Acting
- *Once Upon a Dead Man* (1971), as Edmond Corday
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, Acting
- *The Smugglers* (1968), as Willi Raben
- *Here's Lucy* (1968), series, as Dr. Henderson
- *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as Alexander B. Fitzhugh
- *The Ambushers* (1967), as Quintana
- *Androcles and the Lion* (1967), as Gladiator's Manager
- *The Danny Thomas Hour* (1967), series, as Hansie
- *The Perils of Pauline* (1967), as Consul General
- *The King's Pirate* (1967), as Zucco
- *Casino Royale* (1967), as Smernov — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)
- *Code Name: Heraclitus* (1967), as Constantine
- *The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.* (1966), series, as Apollo Zakinthios
- *That Girl* (1966), series, Acting
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, Acting
- *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Inspector Kronig, Rudy Brademan
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as President Nasasos Tunick
- *55 Days at Peking* (1963), as Baron Sergei Ivanoff
- *Waiting for Godot* (1961), as Pozzo
- *My Three Sons* (1960), series, Acting
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Herr Wagner
- *For the First Time* (1959), as Ladislas Tabory
- *The Journey* (1959), as Csepege
- *Arms and the Man* (1958), as Major Petkoff
- *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, Acting
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Alcibiades Munos, Korsica
- *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as Hans Franz
- *Legend of the Lost* (1957), as Prefect Dukas
- *A Farewell to Arms* (1957), as Bonello
- *Suspicion* (1957), series, Acting
- *DuPont Show of the Month* (1957), series, as Don Andres
- *Anything Goes* (1956), as Victor Lawrence
- *Flame of the Islands* (1955), as Cyril Mace
- *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Acting
- *Playwrights '56* (1955), series, Acting
- *My Sister Eileen* (1955), as Papa Appopolous
- *Jump Into Hell* (1955), as Captain Jean Callaux
- *The Last Time I Saw Paris* (1954), as Maurice
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Karfas, Jean Duclerc, Lustig
- *Run Like a Thief* (1954), as Alexander
- *Valley of the Kings* (1954), as Hamed Backhour
- *The Great Diamond Robbery* (1954), as Louie
- *Kiss Me Kate* (1953), as "Baptista"
- *Give a Girl a Break* (1953), as Leo Belney
- *All the Brothers Were Valiant* (1953), as Quint
- *Ride, Vaquero!* (1953), as Father Antonio
- *Sombrero* (1953), as Father Zacaya
- *Lili* (1953), as Jacquot
- *The Happy Time* (1952), as Uncle Louis Bonnard
- *Glory Alley* (1952), as Judge
- *Lovely to Look At* (1952), as Max Fogelsby
- *Talk About a Stranger* (1952), as Dr. Paul Mahler / Matlock
- *Anything Can Happen* (1952), as Nuri Bey
- *The Light Touch* (1951), as Mr. Aramescu
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Pete
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Sam Ross, Mike Garcia
- *The Web* (1950), series, Acting
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Barlach
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Alexander Ingles
- *King of the Circus* (1924), Acting

## Gallery

- ![Kurt Kasznar](https://film.one/media/person/1029616/gallery-318d530b3973.jpg) Kurt Kasznar — Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Kurt_Kasznar_in_Lili_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![MOMENT OF ANGUISH—From left, Victor Garber portrays Christian, Joan van Ark, Roxane, Kurt Kasznar, Ragueneu, and Richard Chamberlain, Cyrano, in "Cyrano de Berg (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/1029616/gallery-7481efa08710.jpg) MOMENT OF ANGUISH—From left, Victor Garber portrays Christian, Joan van Ark, Roxane, Kurt Kasznar, Ragueneu, and Richard Chamberlain, Cyrano, in "Cyrano de Berg (1973) — Larry Bessel, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Cyrano_de_Bergerac_at_the_Ahmanson%2C_1973.jpg/1280px-Cyrano_de_Bergerac_at_the_Ahmanson%2C_1973.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Promotional poster for Flame of the Islands (1956).](https://film.one/media/person/1029616/gallery-9da5da9963f7.jpg) Promotional poster for Flame of the Islands (1956). — unknown (Republic Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flame_of_the_Islands_poster.jpg/1280px-Flame_of_the_Islands_poster.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Publicity photo of television actors Stefan Arngrim and Kurt Kasznar promoting their roles on the television series Land of the Giants.](https://film.one/media/person/1029616/gallery-fdc2e8e6b512.jpg) Publicity photo of television actors Stefan Arngrim and Kurt Kasznar promoting their roles on the television series Land of the Giants. — ABC-TV, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Land_of_the_Giants_Arngrim_Kasznar_1969.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kurt Kasznar](https://film.one/media/person/1029616/gallery-29e7cc1b7c59.jpg) Kurt Kasznar — Image via TMDB
- ![Kurt Kasznar](https://film.one/media/person/1029616/gallery-d9c2a9eea2b7.jpg) Kurt Kasznar — Image via TMDB
- ![Publicity photo of television actors Gary Conway, Deanna Lund and Kurt Kasznar promoting their roles on the television series Land of the Giants.](https://film.one/media/person/1029616/gallery-2fe097cf3e83.jpg) Publicity photo of television actors Gary Conway, Deanna Lund and Kurt Kasznar promoting their roles on the television series Land of the Giants. — ABC-TV, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Land_of_the_Giants_Conway_Lund_Kasznar_1968.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of the cast of the science fiction television program Land of the Giants. The earthlings try to escape in a gondola attached to a toy balloon. (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/1029616/gallery-9d2cff8b1603.jpg) Photo of the cast of the science fiction television program Land of the Giants. The earthlings try to escape in a gondola attached to a toy balloon. (1968) — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Land_of_the_Giants_cast_1968.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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