Tenen Holtz

Tenen Holtz

Elihu "Elye" Tenenholtz was born in the Russian hamlet of Azran, near the city of Rovne, in 1887 and came to the US at the age of ten. His first appearance in amateur Yiddish theatricals occurred in 1903, in staged readings of the works of Yiddish author Sholom Aleichem, the first person to do that. He augmented his theater appearances by writing for and editing a Yiddish satirical magazine under the pen-name "Moishe McCarthy". In 1916 he made the leap to the professional Yiddish stage and, befriended by the great doyenne Bessie Thomashevsky, helped her pen her memoirs, the first publication documenting a Yiddish actor's life. By 1920 he was appearing on both the Yiddish art stage with Maurice Schwartz and on Broadway, quickly rising to the top leadership of the Hebrew Actors' Union, the first arts union in America. In 1925 he co-founded a theater company with Celia Adler, half-sister of Luther Adler and "Method" teacher Stella Adler. In 1926 he was summoned to Hollywood and given a five-year contract at MGM. Like most Jewish actors, when he arrived in Hollywood he changed his name (choosing to bifurcate it into "Tenen Holtz"). During that time he regularly appeared in films alongside such stars as Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow and Marion Davies and under directors like King Vidor and Victor Fleming. This period would prove to be Tenenholtz's most prolific and would account for the majority of the 50+ films in which he would appear. While in Hollywood he helped jump start its fledgling Yiddish theater, founding a popular Yiddish theater company that included other transplanted Yiddish actors including Muni Weisenfreund (aka Paul Muni, father and son Rudolph Schildkraut and Joseph Schildkraut. When his contract at MGM ended, he moved over to Warner Brothers where he made films with Leslie Howard under the direction of Michael Curtiz. By the late 1930s the only calls he got were from Poverty Row studios, so Tenenholtz moved to nearby Monrovia and opened a chicken ranch. Though he would occasionally go back in front of the camera, he retired from film. By the time TV emerged, he landed a few roles on shows such as Perry Mason (1957) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). He died in 1971.

  • Заглавие: Tenen Holtz
  • Популярност: 0.827
  • Известен за: Acting
  • Рожден ден: 1887-02-17
  • Място на раждане: Volin - Russia
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  • Също известен като: Alexander Elihu Tenenholtz
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Tenen Holtz Филми

  • 1933
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    Bombshell

    Bombshell

    6.5 1933 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Demi-Bride

    The Demi-Bride

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Frisco Sally Levy

    Frisco Sally Levy

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1933
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    Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

    6.711 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    Спортна кръв

    Спортна кръв

    5.5 1931 HD

    Расовата кобила Южната кралица се подхлъзва в калта и при падането чупи крака си....

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  • 1933
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    Hard to Handle

    Hard to Handle

    6.6 1933 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Ol' Gray Hoss

    The Ol' Gray Hoss

    6 1928 HD

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  • 1938
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    International Crime

    International Crime

    5.5 1938 HD

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  • 1926
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    Upstage

    Upstage

    6 1926 HD

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  • 1931
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    Devotion

    Devotion

    6.8 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Смеещите се грешници

    Смеещите се грешници

    5.4 1931 HD

    Красавицата Айви Стивънс се влюбва в заможния търговец Хауърд Палмър. Връзката...

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  • 1934
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    British Agent

    British Agent

    5.4 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    Gentleman's Fate

    Gentleman's Fate

    5.5 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Cock of the Air

    Cock of the Air

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Cardboard Lover

    The Cardboard Lover

    5.7 1928 HD

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  • 1934
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    Money Means Nothing

    Money Means Nothing

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Garden of Eden

    The Garden of Eden

    5.6 1928 HD

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  • 1934
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    Hollywood Mystery

    Hollywood Mystery

    3.5 1934 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Law of the Range

    The Law of the Range

    2.5 1928 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Kibitzer

    The Kibitzer

    4.7 1930 HD

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  • 1928
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    Detectives

    Detectives

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1926
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    Exit Smiling

    Exit Smiling

    7.9 1926 HD

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  • 1933
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    Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

    5.6 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Broadway to Hollywood

    Broadway to Hollywood

    4.6 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    Let Freedom Ring

    Let Freedom Ring

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Mutiny on the Blackhawk

    Mutiny on the Blackhawk

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Henry Goes Arizona

    Henry Goes Arizona

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Trail of '98

    The Trail of '98

    6.2 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    Bringing Up Father

    Bringing Up Father

    3 1928 HD

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  • 1939
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    Bridal Suite

    Bridal Suite

    5.1 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Cipher Bureau

    Cipher Bureau

    5.3 1938 HD

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  • 1930
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    All Teed Up

    All Teed Up

    3.333 1930 HD

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  • 1928
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    Show People

    Show People

    7.1 1928 HD

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  • 1937
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    Nothing Sacred

    Nothing Sacred

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Duke Steps Out

    The Duke Steps Out

    5 1929 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Chief

    The Chief

    3 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    House of Horror

    House of Horror

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Latest from Paris

    The Latest from Paris

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1925
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    Salome of the Tenements

    Salome of the Tenements

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1930
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    Whispering Whoopee

    Whispering Whoopee

    6.2 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    Faithless

    Faithless

    6.8 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Big Executive

    Big Executive

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    Lilies of the Field

    Lilies of the Field

    3.5 1930 HD

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  • 1957
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    Пери Мейсън

    Пери Мейсън

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1958
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    Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

    6.5 1958 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    6.2 1960 HD

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  • 1957
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    Пери Мейсън

    Пери Мейсън

    7.7 1957 HD

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