# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/anton-karas
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:20:53.141Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/anton-karas"
name: "Anton Karas"
slug: "anton-karas"
description: "Anton Karl Karas was an Austrian zither player and composer, best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed's The Third Man. His association with the film came about as a result of a chance meeting with its director. The success of the film and the enduring popularity of its theme song changed Karas' life."
tagline: "Austrian musician, composer (1906–1985)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anton_Karas_(1906-1985).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Austria"
  isoCode: "AT"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1906-07-07"
deathDate: "1985-01-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15.9361811157365
  historical:           18.73626
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  249
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0438934"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1N6hAy84Nd6KdUhr4BjXWS"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Anton Karas"
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    title: "Anton Karas"
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    title: "Anton Karas"
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    title: "Карас, Антон"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump