Mischa Ounskowsky
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Nov 17, 1905 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | Mar 5, 1967 Rome, Italy |
| Age | Died at 61 |
Mischa Auer | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1928-1967 |
| Known for | Eccentric comic characters |
| Top Roles | Kolenkhov, Carlo, Christian in Dungeon, Ticket Taker at Door, Firing Squad Victim #3 |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical, Mystery, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic), Pre-Code Cinema |
| Top Collaborators | Charles R. Rogers (Producer), William LeBaron (Producer), Harry Cording, Cecil B. DeMille (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Rock Hudson, Betty Bronson, Charles Walters see more.. |
Mischa Auer Overview:
Character actor, Mischa Auer, was born Mischa Ounskowsky on Nov 17, 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Auer died at the age of 61 on Mar 5, 1967 in Rome, Italy .
MINI BIO:
Mischa Auer was a pop-eyed, pencil-mustached, anxious-looking Russian-born comedy actor who came to Hollywood with the advent of sound, and stayed to create a memorable gallery of eccentric comic characters, usually flapping over some fresh disaster. He was at his peak in the late 1930's but continued working until his death, in Italy, from a heart attack. He was nominated for an Oscar for "My Man Godfrey".
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Auer was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1936 | Best Supporting Actor | My Man Godfrey (1936) | Carlo | Nominated |
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Mischa Auer Quotes:
Carlo:
Oh! Money, money, money! The Frankenstein monster that destroys souls!
Boris: All I want is to be a cowboy and to wear my own pants!
[Repeated line, whenever Carlo plays the piano and sings]
Carlo: Ochi Chornya... Ochi Chornya... Ochi Chornya!
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Boris: All I want is to be a cowboy and to wear my own pants!
[Repeated line, whenever Carlo plays the piano and sings]
Carlo: Ochi Chornya... Ochi Chornya... Ochi Chornya!
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