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Paul Lukas Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Biography

Paul Lukas Quick Info
Height 6 ft
Weight 85 kg
Date of Birth May 26, 1894
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Date of Death August 15, 1971

Paul Lukas was a successful Hungarian-American actor whose film repertoire includes movies like Watch on the Rhine (1943), The Lady Vanishes (1938), Little Women (1933), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Rockabye (1932), Dodsworth (1936), The Casino Murder Case (1935), The Challenge (1970), Fun in Acapulco (1963), Lord Jim (1965), etc.

Born Name

Pál Lukács

Nick Name

Paul

Paul Lukas as seen in 1950
Paul Lukas as seen in 1950 (NBC Radio / Wikimedia / Public Domain)

Age

He was born on May 26, 1894.

Died

He passed away on August 15, 1971, in Tangier, Morocco from heart failure. He was 77 years old at that time.

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)

Nationality

Hungarian, American

Occupation

Actor

Family

  • Father – Adolf Munkácsi
  • Adoptive Father – János Lukács (Advertising Executive)
  • Mother – Mária Schneckendorf
  • Adoptive Mother – Mária Zilahy

Build

Slim

Height

6 ft or 183 cm

Weight

85 kg or 187.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Paul Lukas had dated –

  1. Gizella ‘Daisy’ Benes (1926-1962)​ – The Half Way to Heaven (1929) actor tied the knot with Gizella ‘Daisy’ Benes in 1927 after meeting her the year before. The couple stayed married for decades until Benes’ death in 1962.
  2. Dorothy Dare (1944-1948)
  3. Annette M. Driesens (1962-1971) – Lukas gave marriage a second try and wed Annette M. Driesens on November 7, 1963. The couple remained married for nearly a decade until the actor’s passing in August 1971.
Paul Lukas seen starring as Kurt Mueller in the original Broadway production of Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine in 1941
Paul Lukas seen starring as Kurt Mueller in the original Broadway production of Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine in 1941 (Vandamm / Wikimedia / Public Domain)

Race / Ethnicity

White

He had Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.

Hair Color

Blonde

However, his hair had turned ‘Gray’ by the time of his death.

Eye Color

Hazel

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Frequently sported a mustache

(Clockwise from left standing) Paul Lukas, Purnell Pratt, Ted Healy, Rosalind Russell, and Donald Cook as photographed together in a picture taken in the 1930s
(Clockwise from left standing) Paul Lukas, Purnell Pratt, Ted Healy, Rosalind Russell, and Donald Cook as photographed together in a picture taken in the 1930s (Rozrussells / Instagram)

Paul Lukas Facts

  1. In 1943, he was awarded the Academy Award for ‘Best Actor’ for his moving performance as the anti-fascist German engineer Kurt Muller in Watch on the Rhine (1943). Furthermore, he also won the Golden Globe Award for ‘Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama’, thus becoming the first winner of the said award in the show’s inaugural year.
  2. Lukas became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1937.
  3. Turner Classic Movies honored his long-standing career by dedicating an entire day to showcasing his films during their ‘Summer Under the Stars’ celebration on August 29, 2019.
  4. Before setting his sights on Hollywood, Lukas enjoyed a highly successful stage and film career in his home country of Hungary as well as Germany and Austria. During this time, he appeared in several movies directed by the distinguished Max Reinhardt, who is widely considered as being among the best German-language theatre directors from the early 20th century.
  5. He received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960, and it can be found at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard.
  6. Lukas starred in 3 films that were nominated for ‘Best Picture’ Academy Awards: Little Women (1933), Dodsworth (1936), and Watch on the Rhine (1943).
  7. According to the gossip columnist Sheilah Graham, he was an exceptionally talented tennis player.
  8. Other prominent Hollywood celebrities born on the same day as Lukas are Helena Bonham Carter, Pam Grier, Lauryn Hill, Stevie Nicks, Hank Williams Jr., Lenny Kravitz, Bobcat Goldthwait, John Wayne, Jeremy Corbyn, Peter Cushing, among others.

Featured Image by NBC Radio / Wikimedia / Public Domain

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