Leopold Stokowski
Birthday: 1882-04-18 | Place of Birth: London, England, UKLeopold 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
Acting
Year
Title
Role
1955
The Story of the Animated Drawing
as Self (archive footage)
1942
Clair de Lune
as Himself
1940
Fantasia
as Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
1937
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Leopold Stokowski
