Biography
Meier Tzelniker (1 January 1894 – 8 October 1980) was a Yiddish-speaking actor born in Hotin County, Romania. He appeared mainly in Yiddish theatre, but was sometimes a character actor in English-language plays and films, such as It Always Rains On Sunday (1947) and Expresso Bongo (1959). Meier Tzelniker was born in Hotin-Bessarabia, Romania, the son of a yeast manufacturer. Meier was a boy chorister in a synagogue when he got his first stage role in Yiddish theatre, and toured eastern Europe with a Yiddish theatre company.
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Filmography
all 16
Movies 13
TV Shows 3
The Killing of Sister George (1968)
Movie
The Jewish Baker
The Sorcerers (1967)
Movie
Israel Bloom
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1967)
TV
Ruben Zapotski
The Human Jungle (1963)
TV
Felix McGregor
His and Hers (1961)
Movie
Mr. Rose
Jungle Street (1960)
Movie
Herman Hartz
International Detective (1959)
TV
Mayer
Expresso Bongo (1959)
Movie
5.2
Mr. Isador Straus
A Night to Remember (1958)
Movie
6
Nat Fine
The Long Haul (1957)
Movie
3.5
Wendl
Make Me an Offer! (1954)
Movie
John Rice
The Teckman Mystery (1954)
Movie
Mayor of Mirave
Venetian Bird (1952)
Movie
Baltin
Last Holiday (1950)
Movie
Solly Hyams, Morrie's Father
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
Movie
6
Mr. Silver
Mr. Emmanuel (1944)
Movie
Ratings
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1944
1954
1959
1960
1968
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1894-01-01
Deathday1980-10-08 (86 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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