“Cuddles” Sakall holds a hat

Actor S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall is seen in a studio publicity photo circa 1950. Cuddles Sakall appeared in 41 Hollywood films from 1940 through 1955, including classics like Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Casablanca (1942) and Christmas In Connecticut (1945). Sakall was born in Budapest in 1883, and was 72 years old when he died in 1955.