Peter Lorre born László Löwenstein; 26 June 1904 – 23 March 1964 was a Hungarian-American actor. Lorre began his stage career in Vienna before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre caused an international sensation in the German film M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang, in which he portrayed a serial
Fritz Kampers 14 July 1891 – 1 September 1950 was a German film actor. He appeared in 261 films between 1913 and 1950. Contents 1Early life 2Selected filmography 3References 4External links Early life Fritz Kampers was the son of a Munich hotel owner, spent his early childhood in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and attended a boarding school in
Gustav Diessl 30 December 1899 – 20 March 1948 was an Austrian artist, and film and stage actor. Biography Diessl was born Gustav Karl Balthasar Diessl in Vienna. In 1916, he was an extra on different stages in Vienna but was soon recruited into the army for World War I. During his military service, he was held prisoner for
Fritz Kortner 12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970 was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director. Contents 1Life and career 2Death 3Selected filmography 4Autobiographical works 5References 6External links Life and career Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold
Willy Fritsch 27 January 1901 – 13 July 1973 was a German theater and film actor, a popular leading man and character actor from the silent-film era to the early 1960s. Contents 1Biography 1.1Early life 1.21919–1932 1.31933–1945 1.41945–1964 2Personal life 3Filmography 3.1Silent films 3.2Sound films 4In popular media 5References 6Literature 7External links Biography Early
Friedrich Rudolf Klein 24 November 1885 – 29 May 1955, better known as Rudolf Klein-Rogge, was a German film actor, best known for playing sinister figures in films in the 1920s and 1930s as well as being a mainstay in director Fritz Lang’s Weimar-era films. He is probably best known in popular culture, particularly to English-speaking audiences,
Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim born Erich Oswald Stroheim; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957 was an Austrian-American director, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. His adaptation of Frank Norris’s McTeague titled Greed is considered one of the finest and most important films ever made. After
Gustav Fröhlich 21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987 was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis. He remained a popular film star in Germany until the 1950s. Contents 1Biography 1.1Early life and Weimar Republic 1.2Third
Alfred Peter Abel 12 March 1879 – 12 December 1937 was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. His best-known performance was as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang’s 1927 film, Metropolis. Contents 1Early life 2Stage career 3Film career 4Directing career 5Personal
Emil Jannings born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950 was a German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. As of 2021, Jannings is the only German ever to have won the category.