AKA: Oskar Homolka
Nationality: Austrian
Birthdate: 08/12/1898
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Death Date: 01/27/1978
Austrian actor whose broad "Brezhnevite" features and Slavic accent were exploited in both comic and villainous roles after he settled in the US in 1936. Memorable as the crusty uncle in "I Remember Mama" (1948).
Colonel Nikita Biroshilov
Began appearing in German films in the late 1920s
1935
First English-language feature, "Rhodes of Africa"
1937
First US film, "Ebb Tide"
