Leon Askin
Birthday: 18 September 1907, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Birth Name: Leo Aschkenasy
Height: 179 cm
As a nine year-old boy, Leon Askin recited a 17-stanza eulogy for Emperor Franz Josef in front of the city hall in Vienna's 9th District. Little did the son of a salesman know then that he would ...Show More
It was one of the great chances in my life to become a Dumont actor.
It was one of the great chances in my life to become a Dumont actor.
At the end of my life, I have achieved belated fame and recognition in the city of my birth.
At the end of my life, I have achieved belated fame and recognition in the city of my birth.
My father was an ardent socialist for many years.
My father was an ardent socialist for many years.
The journalists in Vienna and Austria and also in Germany call me a legend. I'm a man who lived thro Show more
The journalists in Vienna and Austria and also in Germany call me a legend. I'm a man who lived through difficult times. I'm a man who survived the monster of all times, Adolf Hitler, and I'm still, at my high old age of 93, successful in my profession and that is the pride with which I live and survive. Hide
A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.
A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.
From that moment on I knew my profession in life was and has remained until today an actor's life.
From that moment on I knew my profession in life was and has remained until today an actor's life.
Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the s Show more
Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the socialist party. But then he became an orthodox Jew. Hide
To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvanta Show more
To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages. Hide
It is a great deal of difference to receive an honorary title or a title in his profession.
It is a great deal of difference to receive an honorary title or a title in his profession.
The interest of my mother was more in the entertainment field. She loved to go to concerts and to th Show more
The interest of my mother was more in the entertainment field. She loved to go to concerts and to the theatre. Hide
We wanted to bring the political situation in Austria on stage. Naturally we could not do that witho Show more
We wanted to bring the political situation in Austria on stage. Naturally we could not do that without pointing to Austrian's northern neighbor Germany. Hide
Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.
Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.
In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of Show more
In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of meat in it, in the evening we had a very thin meat soup with some potatoes in it. Hide
I was put in the Air Corps. I was never educated to serve in the military, but soon my activities in Show more
I was put in the Air Corps. I was never educated to serve in the military, but soon my activities in the American Air Corps became very interesting to me. Hide
1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honor for art and science. These titles an Show more
1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honor for art and science. These titles and the various honors mean a great deal to me, most of all for the reason that they would mean a great deal to my parents too. Hide
Unfortunately I put the opening date on the 5th of December 1941 and on the 7th of December the Japa Show more
Unfortunately I put the opening date on the 5th of December 1941 and on the 7th of December the Japanese bombarded Pearl Harbor. My dream of a theater in Washington D.C. came to a prompt end. Hide
Leon Askin's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (119)
Leon Askin'S roles
Peripetchikoff
