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My Take
What strikes me about Paul Lukas is that he won the very first Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama and an Academy Award in the same year, both for Watch on the Rhine. I find it telling that he carried the role over from the Broadway stage to the screen, because that kind of lived-in ownership of a character usually shows. Born Pal Lukacs in Budapest in 1894, he was a Hungarian who made it in Hollywood at a time when that was rare, and he has a star on the Walk of Fame to prove the staying power. A serious dramatic actor I'd happily revisit.
Overview
Paul Lukas (born Pál Lukács; 26 May 1894 – 15 August 1971) was a Hungarian actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, as well as a Photoplay Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award for his performance in the film Watch on the Rhine (1943), reprising the role he created on the Broadway stage.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Lukas
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・ルーカス
- Reading
- ぽーる・るーかす
- Born
- May 26, 1894 – August 15, 1971
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Budapest, Hungary
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1944 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 1944 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.