Robert Strauss (actor)
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Robert Strauss as Technical Sergeant Sam Weiscoff in "Wake Me When Its Over"
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| Born |
November 8, 1913 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 1975 (aged 61) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | stroke |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1930–75 |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Deeb (1951–60; divorced) Audrey Bratty (1961–75; his death) |
Robert Strauss (November 8, 1913 – February 20, 1975) was an American actor.
Strauss began his career as a classical actor, appearing in The Tempest and Macbeth on Broadway in 1930. Comedy became his speciality, and he was known best as Stalag 17's Stanislas "Animal" Kuzawa, a role he created in the original 1951 Broadway production and reprised in the 1953 film adaptation, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
His memorable comic characters included a maniac called "Jack the Slasher" in the 1953 Bob Hope comedy film Here Come the Girls and Daisy Mae's cretinous suitor Romeo Scragg in 1959's musical comedy Li'l Abner, based on the Broadway show. He also was featured in the 1955 Marilyn Monroe comedy film The Seven Year Itch.
In more serious parts, Strauss appeared in the 1956 war film Attack! with Jack Palance, Eddie Albert and Lee Marvin. He also had an important supporting role in the 1955 drama The Man with the Golden Arm.
Additional Broadway credits include Detective Story, Twentieth century, and Portofino. Following his appearance in the latter, a short-lived 1958 disaster, Strauss went on to character roles in The Bridges at Toko-Ri and Wake Me When It's Over, plus a number of low-budget films for producers like Albert Zugsmith.
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