b. 1 July 1906, Vienna, Austria, d. 9 January 1985, Vienna, Austria. The man who arguably did more to popularize the zither than anyone before or after him, is best remembered as the sound behind the famous "The Third Man Theme' (Harry Lime). Carol Reed's classic 1949 movie, The Third Man, utilized Karas" music throughout, and it was no surprise that film-goers made the song and its accompanying album a number 1 hit in 1951. Although Karas was a virtuoso, he remains one of the more famous one-hit-wonders of our time.

Listen to Anton Karas at Finetune.

• (2001)  Der Dritte Mann
• (2000)  50 Jahre Kinopremiere
• (1997)  Harry Lime Theme
• (1990)  Wiener Klänge

• Harry Lime Theme (Der dritte Mann)
• Komm' mit mir, ich tanz mit dir
• Herz Schmerz Polka
• An der schönen blauen Donau - Wiener Blut - G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald
• Armer Gigolo

• Andy Williams
• Dean Martin
• Frank Sinatra
• The Andrews Sisters
• The King Cole Trio
• Bing Crosby
• Bing Crosby With Frank Sinatra
• Burl Ives
• Cassia Eller
• Elvis Presley
• Ernestine Schumann-Heink
• Gene Autry with the Cass County Boys; Orchestra under the direction of Carl Cotner
• Harry McClintock
• Jimmy Boyd; Accompanied by Norman Luboff
• Johnny Mathis
• Kathleen Battle
• Nat King Cole
• Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Tex Ritter
• The Burns Sisters