Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979) was an Austrian character actor who often played suave Continental types of different European nationalities, heavies, or eccentrics. On Broadway, concurrent with film work, he originated major roles in The Sound of Music (Max Detwiler), Waiting for Godot (Pozzo), and Barefoot in the Park. On TV, he was best known for playing the untrustworthy Alexander Fitzhugh on Land of the Giants. He did frequent guest parts, usually as villains or suspects, on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., I Spy, Barnaby Jones, and Wonder Woman, as well as Here's Lucy.
Film credits included Kiss Me, Kate (as Baptista), The Happy Time (reprising his stage role), the James Bond spoof Casino Royale (as the Russian spy chief), A Farewell to Arms, The Last Time I Saw Paris (with Elizabeth Taylor), and Legend of the Lost (with John Wayne).
==References==
* Several clips of Kasznar, as guest villain Apollo Zakinthios in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. premiere, were used in a 1966 LaChoy presentation reel, promoting both the show and the fact that LaChoy commercials would appear during it. Delbert the La Choy Dragon hosts and interacts or reacts, via clips, with various characters. Kasznar appears multiple times, laughing exhuberantly. The last time he does so, Delbert addresses the actor by name: "It wasn't that funny, Kurt!"
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