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Marek Windheim(1895-1960)

  • Actor
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Windheim had a thriving career as a character tenor in opera; he sang with the Metropolitan Opera in New York--logging in over 325 performances there from 1928 to 1936. He mainly performed small parts but also some 'character leads' like Smetana's Vasek and Wagner's David and Mime. He took part in four operatic world premieres.
BornApril 8, 1895
DiedDecember 1, 1960(65)
BornApril 8, 1895
DiedDecember 1, 1960(65)
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Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
Holiday Inn
7.3
  • François
  • 1942
James Cagney and Evelyn Daw in Something to Sing About (1937)
Something to Sing About
6.2
  • Mr. Farney
  • 1937
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
Hi Diddle Diddle
6.6
  • Pianist
  • 1943
John Boles, Luli Deste, and Frances Drake in She Married an Artist (1937)
She Married an Artist
4.3
  • Jacques
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Coburn, Richard Hart, and Keenan Wynn in B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
    B.F.'s Daughter
    6.2
    • Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Eddie Bracken and Priscilla Lane in Fun on a Weekend (1947)
    Fun on a Weekend
    6.6
    • Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Virginia Mayo, and Teresa Wright in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
    The Best Years of Our Lives
    8.1
    • Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Anne Baxter, Herbert Marshall, John Payne, and Clifton Webb in The Razor's Edge (1946)
    The Razor's Edge
    7.3
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lucille Ball and John Hodiak in Two Smart People (1946)
    Two Smart People
    6.4
    • Captain (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, and Lauritz Melchior in Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
    Two Sisters from Boston
    6.6
    • Stage Director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Arthur Lake, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Larry Simms, and Penny Singleton in Blondie's Lucky Day (1946)
    Blondie's Lucky Day
    6.6
    • Continental Club Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Acquanetta, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
    Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
    6.0
    • Silk Merchant (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Allyson and Robert Walker in The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
    The Sailor Takes a Wife
    6.0
    • Headwaiter (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Jean Porter and Robert Walker in What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)
    What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
    5.6
    • Louis (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer in Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
    Yolanda and the Thief
    5.9
    • Train Steward (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
    Week-End at the Waldorf
    6.6
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Linda Darnell, Bob Hope, and Greg McClure in The Great John L. (1945)
    The Great John L.
    6.8
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Don Ameche, William Bendix, Jack Benny, Binnie Barnes, Fred Allen, Robert Benchley, Jerry Colonna, Victor Moore, and Rudy Vallee in It's in the Bag! (1945)
    It's in the Bag!
    6.6
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Gloria DeHaven, Van Johnson, and Marilyn Maxwell in Between Two Women (1945)
    Between Two Women
    5.9
    • Headwaiter at Sherry Plaza (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 8, 1895
    • Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
  • Died
    • December 1, 1960
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    In eight seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera between 1928 and 1936, he sang some 328 times, appearing in 42 operas in 56 different roles. During this period, he made at least one recording, a Columbia 78 in which he sang a Polish song on one side and, on the other, "Sonny Boy" in Polish!

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