Lou Jacobi

Movie Actor

Birthday December 28, 1913

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Canada

DEATH DATE Oct 23, 2009 (95)

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About

He played Mr. Van Daan in the Broadway production of The Diary of Anne Frank in 1955 and its film version 1959. As a television actor, he appeared in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Dean Martin Show.

Before Fame

He grew up in a Toronto-based Jewish family and made his debut in 1924 as a violin prodigy in The Rabbi and the Priest.

Trivia

He released a spoof album on Capitol Records called Al Tijuana and his Jewish Brass. He also released the records, You Don't Have to be Jewish and When You're in Love.

Family Life

He was married to Ruth Ludwin from 1957 until 2004.

Associated With

He starred as a transvestite husband in Woody Allen's 1972 film, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask).