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1920s
May 2, 1924 Theodore Bikel is born in Vienna

1930s
1937: Moves with his parents to Palestine after the Nazi occupation

1940s
1943: Starts his apprenticeship at the Habimah Theatre, Tel Aviv 1946: Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London 1948: Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

1950s
1954: Theodore moves to the United States 1956: Theo's concert debut at Carnegie Recital Hall 1958: Released Songs of a Russian Gypsy 1959: Bikel is cast as the original Captain von Trapp in the Broadway production of The Sound of Music

1960s
1967: First appearance in the musical Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye

1970s
1971: Theodore appears in Frank Zappa's 200 Motels.

1980s
1984: Played Graham Deauville, "16 Chariot of Gold," Knight Rider

1990s
1990: Played Sergey Rozhenko in Star Trek: The Next Generation 1994: Played Rabbi Lennon Koslov, "TKO," Babylon 5,

2000s