By webadmin@aflcio.org (Monika Greenhow)
Longtime stage, TV and movie actor, as well as former president of the Actors’ Equity (AEA), Theodore Bikel passed away at age 91 on July 21, 2015.
Aside from famous stage roles, including Captain von Trapp in the “Sound of Music,” Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof,” Bikel was a tireless advocate for actors and their right to a union voice on the job. He served as president of Actors’ Equity from 1973–1982 and was the longtime president of the Actors and Artistes (4As).
Source: AFL-CIO
