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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 was also a widely recognized and recorded folk singer and guitarist. 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.
"A Harvest of Israeli Folk Songs" is the 61's album of Theodore Bikel, a singer of jewish traditional music. Tracks: 1 - Ken Yovdu (00:00) 2 - Ha'avoda (01:43) 3 - Havu Lanu Yayin (04:07) 4 - Tsei'i Lach (05:57) 5 - Shuva Elay (09:15) 6 - Erev Ba (11:49) 7 - Migdalor (14:42) 8 - Emek (17:23) 9 - Plyus (20:22) 10 - Arava Ho Arava (22:56) 11 - Layla Al Hakfar (26:15) 12 - Simchu Na (28:50) 13 - Shabat Shalom (30:24) 14 - Avigayil (33:05) 15 - Har Vakar (36:45)
The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene mourns the loss of Fyvush Finkel z"l - our dear friend and longtime collaborator. Here he is from NYTF's Hanukkah concert 2013, singing "To Life" with another giant, Theodore Bikel z"'l. May their memories be a blessing. He was close to our hearts and he will remain ever so. The legendary theater and television star Fyvush Finkel, died in his home early Sunday morning, August 14. His many colleagues at the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene mark his passing with deep affection and reverence. A vital and vibrant link to the heyday of the Yiddish theatre in New York, Fyvush was by his own admission, the oldest living Yiddish theatre star in New York. He began his acting career when he was 9, in 1931. Fyvush was planning on visiting the Off-...
http://nakaryak.livejournal.com/191064.html Kretchma Words by Gene Raskin When you hear Russian songs, do you suffer? Does your heart start to pound in your chest? If you do then come down to the Kretchma, It costs plenty, but it's from the best. And there is singing, and there is dancing, And the Russian vodka is all right. Come to the Kretchma, that's where you'll ketchma, Drinking vodka every night In the corner is standing a Cossak. You can see him from way down the block. And inside the candles are gleaming, But, except for the candles, it's dark. And there is singing and there is dancing, And the borsht and piroshki's all right. Come to the Kretchma, that's where you'll ketchma, Drinking vodka every night In the middle is standing Natasha, All the men are beginning to pant. Whe...
Theodore Bikel sings My Side of the Mountain. I've always loved this song, and quite a few folks (including myself) have looked for a stand alone version of it, but cannot find it save in the movie itself. I cleaned up and restored the audio as much as possible, so it is much clearer than the original muddy sound. I hope I don't have to remove the upload, and I hope you all enjoy this rare tune as much as me! Lyrics: Be gone be gone to warm and distant shores Who knows if we shall meet another sun Will I escape the wrath of men And you the hunter's gun And you the hunter's gun Fly away little blackbird fly away Spread your wings and fly away If I should live to see another spring Then we shall meet another day Yes we shall meet another day And when you are safe from winter's chilly air...
Fyvush Finkel & Theodore Bikel Perform "too Life" from Fiddler On The Roof during The New York Alumni 2003 reunion honoring Theodore Bikel, in Beverly Hills
At the Freight and Salvage in February 2010, Theo. Bikel was in the audience and agreed to play a Russian folk song with Beyond the Pale, a Canadian Klezmer band.
Theodore Bikel singing "Edelweiss." Photo montage created by Les Is More Productions as a tribute for the 2015 L.A. Actors Fund annual Tony Awards Party, where Bikel was honored with an award. (Not related to this TV forum site.)
Q&A; with Director John Lollos and SFJFF34's Freedom of Expression Awardee Theodore Bikel, and performance by Theo Bikel. Following the World Premiere screening of Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholem Aleichem, as part of SFJFF34. For more information, visit: http://sfjff.org/
Теодор Бикель Местечко Бельц (Александр Ольшанецкий - Джейкоб Джейкобс) Theodore Bikel Main shtetele Belz (Aleksander Olshanetsky - Jacob Jacobs)
A Q&A; with Leonard Maltin and Theodor Bikel, the unstoppable performer whose career spans more than 150 screen roles and countless stage and Musical productions. Not to mention, the foremost interpreter of Shalom Alechem's work.
Singer-actor Theodore Bikel discusses language, dreams and folk singing. CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970's. Watch more at http://www.cuny.tv/series/dayatnight
Alan Alda presents 91-year old international star of stage, screen and folk music, Theodor Bikel, with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s “Lifetime Achievement Award.” JBS’s coverage of KulturfestNYC from The Museum of Jewish Heritage in NY.
A Cantors Tribute to Theodore Bikel, Temple Aliyah, Jan 3, 2016 Featuring: Cantors Mike Stein, Mimi Haselkorn, Alberto Mizrahi, David Lipp, Alison Wissot, Yonah Kliger. Also Featuring, The University of Pennsylvania SHABBATONES, AliyahCAPPELLA, and the Temple Aliyah Choir. Video by Todd A. Marks
From the archives of the UCLA Communications Studies Department. Digitized 2013. The views and ideas expressed in these videos are not necessarily shared by the University of California, or by the UCLA Communication Studies Department.
Originally aired May 6, 1967. This program features: - Gene Barry (host): sings "Charm, Style and "Sex" and "Sunrise, Sunset" - Gene Barry also does a dramatic reading about a father's farewell to his soldier son. - Theodore Bikel (folk singer): "Two Guitars" and "Kretchma" - Burns & Schreiber (comedy team) - Lana Cantrell (singer): "Isn't It a Lovely Day?" & "And We Were Lovers" - Mort Sahl (satirist) - Jack E. Leonard (comedian) - Damorra and her doves
Sad to learn of the passing of legendary actor Theodore Bikel, star of The African Queen, Fiddler on the Roof and The Sound of Music! This is an exclusive interview Bikel did with Mr. Media, Bob Andelman, in December 2014. Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadio For more interviews like this one: http://www.MrMedia.com What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The calm of Charlie Rose, the curiosity of Terry Gross and the unpredictability of Howard Stern! Since February 2007, more than 1,000 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio comedy podcast interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, g...
FOR LICENSING INQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT HISTORIC FILMS ARCHIVE (info@historicfilms.com / http://www.historicfilms.com / 800-249-1940) 00:00 (TC: 01.00.05): interview with folk singer / actor THEODORE BIKEL talks about the 1963 Newport Folk Festival ( he was a member of the Newport Association) and an organizer of the festival
Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor-singer Theodore Bikel Topics include: folk music, immigration, The Sound of Music, Frank Zappa. Segment originally aired Nov. 1, 2009 as part of the "Dave's Gone By" radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz. Please Note: Interview segments extracted from "Dave's Gone By" may have music and other elements removed for timing and media re-posting considerations. For the full interview with all elements, please visit the audio of the complete original broadcast. Complete Original Broadcast: http://www.totaltheater.com/?q=node/4228 All content (c)2011 TotalTheater Productions. More information on Dave's Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com More information on Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com
http://democracynow.org - We spend the hour remembering the renowned actor, musician, composer and activist Theodore Bikel, who died Tuesday at the age of 91. Bikel was known for creating the role of Baron von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" on Broadway and for the role of Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof," which he played more than 2,000 times. He was also a beloved folk singer who co-founded the Newport Folk Festival with Pete Seeger and could accompany himself on guitar, mandolin, balalaika and harmonica. He made more than 20 albums, many of them in Hebrew and Yiddish. But Theodore Bikel, a man so closely identified with Israel and with Jewish life, was also an outspoken critic of Israeli policy, especially a pending measure to forcibly relocate some 40,000 Bedouin Arabs from their ancestral...