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Kurt Kasznar (Kurt Serwicher) was born on 13 August, 1913 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, is an Austrian-American actor (1913–1979). Discover Kurt Kasznar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Kurt Serwicher
Occupation Actor
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 13 August 1913
Birthday 13 August
Birthplace Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 6 August, 1979
Died Place Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Nationality Austria

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Kurt Kasznar Height, Weight & Measurements

At 66 years old, Kurt Kasznar height is 6' (1.83 m) .

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Who Is Kurt Kasznar's Wife?

His wife is Cornelia Woolley (m. 1939-1948) Leora Dana (m. 1950-1958)

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Wife Cornelia Woolley (m. 1939-1948) Leora Dana (m. 1950-1958)
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Children Susan Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kurt Kasznar worth at the age of 66 years old? Kurt Kasznar’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Austria. We have estimated Kurt Kasznar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Actor

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1913

Kurt Kasznar (born Kurt Servischer; August 13, 1913 – August 6, 1979) was an Austrian-American stage, film and television actor who played roles on Broadway, appearing in the original Broadway productions of Waiting for Godot, The Sound of Music and Barefoot in the Park.

He also appeared in feature films and had many notable parts in television, including the science fiction series Land of the Giants.

"A big, glib, dapper man who spoke with an accent, he was almost always cast as some sort of a Continental gentleman," reported The New York Times.

As a soldier in World War II, Kasznar was among the first U.S. Army photographers to film the ruins of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Kurt Kasznar was born Kurt Servischer on August 13, 1913, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.

His family was Jewish.

His father left the family when Kurt was very young.

After his mother married Hungarian restaurateur Ferdinand Kasznar, Kurt assumed his surname.

While working as an apprentice waiter at his stepfather's restaurant, Kasznar met director Max Reinhardt and enrolled in his seminars.

"There I learned to act, write, build sets and live," Kasznar said later.

1924

At age eleven Kasznar appeared in Der Zirkuskönig (The King of the Circus, 1924), the last movie made by Max Linder, which was filmed in Vienna.

1931

Kasznar began working on the stage in 1931, in a performance of Jedermann (Everyman) at the Salzburg Festival.

1936

In 1936 Kasznar left Austria for the United States, with Max Reinhardt's theater company.

1937

He appeared in Reinhardt's production of The Eternal Road, playing the role of Zebulon in the premiere performance July 7, 1937, and performing at least a dozen roles during the three-month Broadway run of the epic production.

1939

Kasznar married American heiress Cornelia Woolley following her 1939 divorce from her second husband.

The daughter of a New York woolen merchant, Woolley was widely known in the theater world for her philanthropy.

1941

In 1941 Kasznar produced a two-act Broadway musical revue, Crazy With the Heat, which ended as a financial failure.

Later that year he was drafted into the United States Army.

He was trained as a cinematographer and later served in the Pacific.

Assigned to a photographic unit, he filmed landings on New Guinea and in the Philippines, and the signing of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri.

He was one of the first Army photographers to film the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

While in service, Corporal Kurt S. Kasznar wrote and performed in his only play, First Cousins, which he dedicated "to the thousands of foreign-born American soldiers."

1943

Kasznar's play was one of five that won a contest for soldier-playwrights and were published in the 1943 book The Army Play by Play.

The one-act plays were performed on Broadway for the benefit of the Sailors and Soldiers Club, and were later staged at Hyde Park for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1950

Kasznar's first major Broadway appearance was in the 1950 production of Samuel A. Taylor's play, The Happy Time.

1952

He recreated his role, that of Uncle Louie, for the 1952 film version and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.

1955

Kasznar also appeared on Broadway as the director in Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author (1955–1956), and he played Pozzo in the original Broadway production of Waiting for Godot (1956).

1959

While performing on stage in Noël Coward's Look After Lulu! in March 1959, Kasznar was also playing detective Nero Wolfe in what would have been television's first series based on Rex Stout's characters.

Co-starring William Shatner as Archie Goodwin and initially slated to air on CBS in September 1959, the Nero Wolfe series was aborted after a pilot and a few episodes were filmed.

Kasznar created the role of Max Detweiler in the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music (1959–1963), for which he received a Tony Award nomination.

1963

He debuted the role of Victor Velasco in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park (1963–1967).

He appeared as Tevye in several productions of Fiddler on the Roof.

1974

In 1974–1975 Kasznar, Myrna Loy, Edward Mulhare and Ricardo Montalbán toured nationwide in John Houseman's production of George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, playing 158 cities in six months.

1978

In 1978 he played Mansky in Molnár's The Play's the Thing with "enormous authority," wrote New York Times critic Mel Gussow.

"It is the kind of character he has played often, and consummately, on stage and in films."

Kasznar appeared in more than 80 films and television shows, and had a regular role in the Irwin Allen science fiction television series Land of the Giants as Alexander Fitzhugh.

His feature films included Lili, Kiss Me Kate, The Last Time I Saw Paris, My Sister Eileen, A Farewell to Arms and 55 Days at Peking.

2000

"When that musical had marked its 1,000th performance, Mr. Kasznar was the only actor who had never missed a show," reported The New York Times.

He was discussed as a possibility to re-create his stage role in the film version of The Sound of Music, but the role went to Richard Haydn.

2004

In his 2004 study, Staging the War: American Drama and World War II, Albert Wertheim calls First Cousins – which tied for fourth place in the competition – "by far the most effective play in The Army Play by Play collection."