Leon Askin

Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.

Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.

From that moment on I knew my profession in life was and has remained until today an actor's life.

From that moment on I knew my profession in life was and has remained until today an actor's life.

It is a great deal of difference to receive an honorary title or a title in his profession.

It is a great deal of difference to receive an honorary title or a title in his profession.

A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.

A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.

Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of read more

Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the socialist party. But then he became an orthodox Jew.