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Leopold Stokowski

Acting Born Apr 18, 1882 London, England, UK 12 credits

Biography

Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was an English conductor of Jewish-Polish and Irish descent. One of the leading and influential conductors of the early and mid-20th Century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed.

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Known for

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
Film

Fantasia

as Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra

Full filmography

  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Fantasia (1940) as Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
  • The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) as Leopold Stokowski
  • Carnegie Hall (1947) as Leopold Stokowski
  • One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) as Leopold Stokowski
  • Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts (2017) as Self - Musician (archive footage)
  • The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past (1993) as Self
  • The Story of the Animated Drawing (1955) as Self (archive footage)
  • Tricks of Our Trade (1957)
  • Clair de Lune (1942) as Himself
  • Leopold Stokowski - Classic Archive (2002) as Conductor
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Historic Telecasts (2014) as Conductor