Maurice Schwartz
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
All in Good Fun
as Archive Footage
Slaves of Babylon
as The Prophet Daniel
Salome
as Ezra the King's Advisor
Bird of Paradise
as The Kahuna
Mission to Moscow
as Dr. Botkin
Tevye
as Tevya 'Tevye'
The Man Behind the Mask
as The Master
Uncle Moses
as Uncle Moses
Broken Hearts
as Benjamin Rezanov
Yizkor
as Leybke
Little Moritz se fait les muscles
as Little Moritz