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1924 - Born on the 2nd of May in Vienna, Austria.
1951 - His film debut in The "African Queen".
1954 - Immigrated to US.
1957 - He was the U-boat first officer to Curt Jurgens in "The Enemy Below".
1958 - Nominated for an Academy award for his role as the Southern Sheriff in "The Defiant Ones".
1959-1961 - Starred in Broadway musical "The Sound of Music" as Baron Von Trapp.
1961 - Co-founder of the Newport Folk Festival.
1962 - Became the first singer besides Dylan to perform the song in public.
1964 - Played the role of Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film "Goldfinger".
1966 - Played the captain of the Russian submarine in "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming".
1967 - Appeared as Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
1973-1982 - Bikel is President of Actors Equity Association.
1977 - President Jimmy Carter appointed him to serve on the National Council for the Arts.
1992 - Guest appearance in the PBS special, Chanukkah at Grover's Corner.
2007 - On 28th of January, he was elected to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors of Meretz USA.
1951 - His film debut in The "African Queen".
1954 - Immigrated to US.
1957 - He was the U-boat first officer to Curt Jurgens in "The Enemy Below".
1958 - Nominated for an Academy award for his role as the Southern Sheriff in "The Defiant Ones".
1959-1961 - Starred in Broadway musical "The Sound of Music" as Baron Von Trapp.
1961 - Co-founder of the Newport Folk Festival.
1962 - Became the first singer besides Dylan to perform the song in public.
1964 - Played the role of Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film "Goldfinger".
1966 - Played the captain of the Russian submarine in "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming".
1967 - Appeared as Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
1973-1982 - Bikel is President of Actors Equity Association.
1977 - President Jimmy Carter appointed him to serve on the National Council for the Arts.
1992 - Guest appearance in the PBS special, Chanukkah at Grover's Corner.
2007 - On 28th of January, he was elected to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors of Meretz USA.
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