Robert Strauss (November 8, 1913 â€" February 20, 1975) was an
American actor. He became most familiar in Hollywood films of the
1950s such as Stalag 17 (1953), for which he was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting 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 cousin Romeo Scragg in the 1959 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.
American actor. He became most familiar in Hollywood films of the
1950s such as Stalag 17 (1953), for which he was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting 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 cousin Romeo Scragg in the 1959 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.
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