Los Angeles: Oscar and Tony-nominated character actor Theodore Bikel, who originated the role of Captain von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music' on Broadway and starred in 'Fiddler on the Roof' on stage in thousands of performances, is dead. He was 91.

Theodore Bikel died of natural causes on Tuesday morning at UCLA Medical Center here, his publicist Harlan Boll announced, reports hollywoodreporter.com.