Maurice Schwartz

1889-06-18 Sedikov, Ukraine

Biografia

Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960), born in the Volhynia province of Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), was a stage and film actor active in the United States. He founded the Yiddish Art Theatre and its associated school in 1918 in New York City and was its theatrical producer and director. He also worked in Hollywood, mostly as an actor in silent films but also as a film director, producer, and screenwriter. With his successes as an actor, Schwartz was also drawn to Hollywood, appearing in his first silent film in 1910. He appeared in more than twenty films between 1910 and 1953; the majority were silents. He also wrote, produced, or directed several films. Among his major roles in motion pictures were in Broken Hearts (1926), Uncle Moses (1932), Tevya (1939), Mission to Moscow (1943), and as Ezra in the Biblical drama Salome (1953).

Películas

	Salome	Ezra the King's Advisor	1953-03-24
	Slaves of Babylon	The Prophet Daniel	1953-10-21
	Bird of Paradise	The Kahuna	1951-03-14
	Mission to Moscow	Dr. Botkin	1943-04-29
	Tevya	Tevya 'Tevye'	1939-12-21
	The Man Behind the Mask	The Master	1936-08-23
	Uncle Moses	Uncle Moses	1932-01-02
	Broken Hearts	Benjamin Rezanov	1926-02-16
	Jiskor	Leybke	1924-10-26
	Little Moritz épicier	Little Moritz	1912-06-25
	Little Moritz, soldat d'Afrique	Little Moritz	1912-09-07
	Little Moritz chasse les grands fauves	Little Moritz	1912-01-01
	Little Moritz a mal aux dents	Little Moritz	1912-08-15
	Little Moritz enlève Rosalie		1911-10-20
	Le fusil de Little Moritz	Little Moritz	1911-11-16
	Little Moritz fait une course pressée	Little Moritz	1911-09-07
	Little Moritz est un musicien consciencieux	Little Moritz	1911-09-07
	Little Moritz demande Rosalie en mariage	Little Moritz	1911-10-12
	Little Moritz est trop petit	Little Moritz	1911-10-02
	Little Moritz aime Rosalie	Little Moritz	1911-12-16